North Light Community Center is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 179 Green Ln, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
North Light Community Center receives consistently high praise from parents for its caring staff, clean facilities, and comprehensive programming. Parents highlight the organization's commitment to child development through educational activities, summer camps, and aftercare programs. The center is also recognized for its broader community support services including food assistance and event space rental.
We celebrated my baby shower here! We had a great time and the space was comfortable. The staff is great and the services render were excellent.
They always have helped me as I needed help. Such a great place for learning or activities. Clean and organized too, thank you
Northlight has the best staff! The aftercare program is great! They truly care for the kids and it shows.
Speaking on behalf of a child with an IEP we were not welcomed at this “community center”. The director singled out my son from day one. As soon as we walked him into the courtyard, she immediately asked where his 1:1 was, no hello, no good morning, didn’t even look at my 5 yo son. We were not aware of this policy, that no one has yet been able to provide on paper or guide us to it, any child that has an IEP is not permitted without support. My son has been in a typical school setting since he was 2.5. Never once have we been turned away or have his time in school be limited because of any behavior. No history whatsoever. How does a community center turn away a child with a blanket policy? After we’ve already registered and enrolled. After sending his IEP like they asked, I asked to meet because I feel this should be a case by case situation, did not hear anything back for 3 wks until after sending a follow up email only to be told by the director who in her own words is “very busy” and is “just the director making sure programs run effectively” that “don’t know why this meeting is taking place” not even 2 mins into the meeting. What kind of program are you running Jessica? You have two non-secure gates where younger kids are openly playing and a lot of the times there is no coverage. You’re more worried about my son being a liability but is perfectly fine with those blind spots where anything can happen under your watch? I’ve never been spoken to the way she spoke to me from day one as a parent and I am not the only parent who feels this way. I was simply advocating for my son and asking for equal treatment since his services is contingent on him attending summer camp and everything else was full. NL discriminates against an already marginalized group. Families with IEPs please be aware of this so you don’t have to scramble for childcare or arrange services, it is not worth the stress. Don’t let those prices or flexible days fool you, we barely survived 4 weeks there and will never return. Oh yeah, and their water play is 3 kiddie pools for 20+ kids in the courtyard, a joke!
Amazing organization that helps so many people in so many ways.
Keystone STARS
Level 2 out of 4
STAR 2
This rating is part of the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). Trained evaluators assess staff qualifications, learning environment, curriculum, and family engagement — standards that go beyond basic licensing requirements.
Level 1: Meets basic licensing standards.
Level 2: Exceeds licensing with some quality improvements in place.
Level 3: Demonstrates strong practices in curriculum and staff development.
Level 4: High quality across most assessed areas.