Hand In Hand-Barrington is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 905 Barrington Pkwy, Marion, Iowa IA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Hand in Hand Barrington has mostly very positive reviews from long-term families praising care quality, education, and staff compassion. However, two recent negative reviews detail discriminatory practices regarding children with disabilities, lack of contract transparency about potty training requirements, non-refundable fees, and safety concerns about pick-up procedures.
Our family has been a customer of Hand In Hand for over 10 years. Our three children have, or currently are, utilizing Hand In Hand for our childcare needs. Our children have benefited from daycare (starting at 8 weeks old), preschool, Academy, and the school-age program. Our family has valued the care and compassion that each one of our children has received during their time here. I am so grateful to have such a loving environment for my children to be a part of in times that I cannot provide that personally.
Both my children attended Hand In Hand from 8 weeks to 7 years old. We utilized the daycare, preschool and school age program while they were enrolled at Hand In Hand. The level of education they received at Hand In Hand exceeded my expectations and were very prepared for Kindergarten. I would highly recommend Hand In Hand, not only for the education, but also for the care they receive on a daily basis.
Our family experience of 15 years with all 4 of our children attending Hand In Hand was nothing but exceptional. The staff cared for our children as if they were their own. Communication, professionalism and sincere care for our children was demonstrated in all interactions. I would highly recommend Hand In Hand if you are searching for child care.
Childcare is a very important decision as a parent! As a person in the Early Childhood Education field, I know what quality is and what is developmentally appropriate. After take my eldest child to Hand In Hand and experiencing the quality of care and education my child was receiving, I decided to apply! It was the best choice for my children and myself!!
BAD... my grandsons have been in the Morning Before-School Program at their school through Hand in Hand. I had inquired about it the year before, & was told the younger one couldn't come because he wasn't 5 yet. I said "well, he goes to school here", & the Employee said, he can come after he turns 5. So last year, after turning 5, my daughter signed them up. There were never any issues. Then she signed them up for Summer. We THOUGHT we had everything figured out for daycare, & stopped worrying about it. Then this week, only one week into Summer, after only going to the school for in-house play for 2 days, & then to the pool for 2 days, Hand in Hand basically kicked my younger grandson out, because "He's not potty-trained". This was NOT in the application/contract. And when they were there during the school year, they never questioned it -- AND never had any issues w/it. NOTE: my grandson has an IEP through Grantwood, because of having developmental delays -- so he was able to attend school, wearing a Pull-up. Also Note: they Never had issues. I feel that Hand in Hand is DISCRIMINATING against my grandson! They waited until AFTER cashing my daughter's checks to inform her that he can no longer attend. They said they can't refund her money either. If it's NOT in the contract, they should NOT be able to do this. She is a single parent on limited income. They pulled the rug out from under her, only ONE WEEK into Summer! And now she doesn't have that NEARLY $500 to get them set up w/an alternate daycare. They are money-hungry, & they DO.NOT.CARE