Good Shepherd Center is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 603 Greenwood Dr, Iowa City, Iowa IA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Parents consistently praise Early Explorers for its caring, attentive staff who treat children as their own and create a nurturing, safe environment. The center is highlighted for its spacious facilities, enrichment activities (music, literacy, dance, soccer), nutritious meals, favorable teacher-to-child ratios, and strong sense of community among families.
We absolutely loved Early Explorers! The center offers a wonderful food program with diverse, healthy meals that our kids enjoyed every day. The indoor play space is large and perfect for those cold winter months, and each classroom has its own outdoor area in addition to a huge playground for everyone to explore. The location is also a big plus—especially if you live on the west side or work at UIHC or the University of Iowa. Most importantly, the staff showed unconditional love and care for our children day in and day out. We always felt confident that they were in a nurturing, safe, and happy environment. Highly recommend Early Explorers to any family looking for a great daycare experience!
As a mom (or parent), there is literally nothing more important to you than making sure that your kids are safe and happy, so choosing a childcare center where they'll spend so much of their day felt very high stakes for me. When choosing a daycare for our first, we visited several and by far were most impressed with Early Explorers. Since then, our oldest has gone through almost every classroom and our baby started at the center a few months ago. The most important thing for me is that the teachers and administration at Early Explorers are all so caring and good with the kids. The center also stands out for the physical indoor space which is bright and open and allows for interaction amongst the different age groups, outdoor spaces for each classroom, the enrichment activities offered (music, literacy, soccer, dance), the teacher:kid ratio (lower than at other daycares we visited), etc. I could go on and on! We have been very happy with our experience at EE and would highly recommend!
I have had children at Early Explorers for the past 6 years and I am so appreciative of all they have done and continue to do to help raise my children. The teachers treat my kids like their own and care so much. It is such a relief to leave my children happily playing with friends in the morning. The internal and external enrichment programs and great and I continue to be amazed by the things my kiddos come home knowing how to do. Additionally, the community at the center is really amazing and I am so grateful for friendships I have formed with other families as well as teachers.
We've had our son at Early Explorers since Oct 2024. We have been so impressed with the teachers and the care provided to our son. Even in the smallest infant room, the teachers plan activities for the children and kids to age appropriate art projects. There are enrichment activities weekly, which include music, reading and movement activities. The full time staff is wonderful. Several of the part-time college student teachers have babysat for us after hours. I highly recommend this center.
Early Explorers has been a great center for both of our kids over the past 6 years. It’s great to know when we drop off our kids that we are leaving them with people who treat them like their own! Our kids love playing on the large playground and it’s very convenient having extra activities(dance and soccer) offered right at the center.