Gardengate Academy is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 249 North Main St., Natick, Massachusetts MA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Gardengate Academy is a highly-regarded center-based daycare in Natick with consistently excellent reviews. Parents praise the caring, engaged staff, strong communication, enriching curriculum, and warm community atmosphere. Leadership changes under new director Yahshannah have been well-received, with parents noting the center feels like an extension of their family.
My son has been attending Gardengate for 2.5 years now and my infant daughter now for 2 months. Over the years it’s definitely had some ups and downs, but the new director Yahshannah is incredible. She has turned the school around completely. She has implemented new programs and activities for both the kids and parents. My son loves going to school everyday so much that we have trouble getting him to leave in the afternoon. The teachers are great and send consistent updates throughout the day with pictures and videos. We couldn’t be happier with Gardengate.
We started sending our son to this daycare when he turned 10 months old, after touring more than ten centers in the area. From the moment I met the director, Amanda, it was clear why this place stood out. Amanda spent a full hour showing me the school and infant room —she even sat down with me in the infant room after 5 pm (when it was quiet) to patiently answer every question I had. At pickup time, I saw smiling parents greeting joyful children, and I knew immediately this was the right choice. It’s now been five months, and I honestly have nothing but praise. Every morning my son is happy when drop off, and few times he he even cries at pickup—he wants to stay wrapped up in Mrs. Fanny’s hugs! Mrs. Fanny is absolutely wonderful; she clearly loves each baby in her care and gives the sweetest snuggles. I’ve seen the same warmth and professionalism from the teachers in the toddler, preschool, and Pre-K rooms. Communication here is fantastic. Amanda always lets us know about staffing changes—new teachers joining or others moving—and the monthly newsletter on the app keeps us up to date on everything from upcoming events or changes. As spring arrived, I love that they take the kids outside whenever the weather is nice, and the daily photos in the app are out favoriate. My husband and I knows how my son is doing, does he love the food or not, how was his sleep, and what fun things he did. I have seen lots of enriching activities. I was impressed by a STEM project the Pre-K kids did this Febuary, they also dis some plantting event, my baby do lots of painting things, he even crafted a little wooden heart with his little hand prints on it in Valentine’s Day, . Overall, this daycare has exceeded all of our expectations. The genuine care, transparency, and attention to detail make it a truly special place. We couldn’t be happier with our decision!
Under New Management : We have been at Garden Gate for a little over 9 months. As a public school teacher , I appreciated the intimate feeling , especially since I teach in a large school . I've experienced how disconnecting a big school can feel. Yesterday , we had a meet and greet with the new director, Yahshannah, and after a long conversation with her I feel confident and happy in my continued decision to have my child here. Yahshannah is already delivering on new promises and I can't wait to see what she has in store! Definitely check them out !
My children have been going here for almost 4 years and we love it! Both have started as infants and now our oldest is in pre-k. The place has a very homey feel, the teachers love the children, and foster a place of learning and development centered around play and age appropriate activities. They really care about the well-being of children and we trust them wholeheartedly with ours. I have seen both my boys thrive here- learning numbers, letters, expanding their vocabulary and learning how to play and interact with other children and adults. They dance and read and play outside and in the summer they have tons of water play and different seasonal activities. Highly recommend this program!
We love Gardengate! It was a challenging transition for our little one but they helped her get acclimated to the new scenario and friends fairly quickly. The teachers are caring, creative and engaging. They are following all guidelines from the state and we felt very comfortable on having our toddler back in the center. Unfortunately we are moving to another state and we can only hope we will find a place as fantastic as Gardengate. Thank you all for everything!