The Voyage Early Learning Journey is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 1101 Se Gateway Dr, Grimes, Iowa IA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
The Voyage Early Learning Journey receives universal 5-star praise from parents who highlight exceptional staff consistency and qualifications, structured curriculum with developmental benchmarks, and small class sizes that enable personalized attention. Parents report smooth transitions for their children, strong emotional connections between staff and students, and a warm, welcoming environment that feels like home. Leadership is described as hands-on, responsive, and supportive of both children's development and teacher professional growth.
Our family has been so satisfied with The Voyage! We noticed a few things that set them apart from other local centers: The staff- they are consistent and highly-qualified. We have seen very minimal turnover of the teachers, which is refreshing. The owner and assistant director are both friendly and informative, along with supporting continuous education to the teachers in the classrooms. The curriculum- there is structure to the curriculum, along with benchmarks for the kiddos to reach, which we have found to be SO helpful Class size- our son has approximately 8 students in his room, with 2-full time teachers. We love the investment these teachers put in, along with the small classroom sizes The Voyage could not be a better fit for our family!!
My son has been attending The Voyage for nearing 2 years. He joined about 5 months after it opened when he was 2. He was previously at an in-home daycare with his aunt, so this change was quite big for him. I was very nervous the first week as it was my first experience with people caring for my child that was not family. The staff at the Voyage very quickly became family to my son. He adapted very well, and would soon cry when we would drive by on the weekends because he wanted to go there and see his teachers and friends. I have always felt the quality of the care was top notch, and I’ve always felt extremely secure that my investment towards the care of my child was well worth it at The Voyage. If I had a question or concern, it was always addressed very quickly. My son is about to transition to the 4 year old room, and knows all the teachers, and they all know him, by name. Both Kristen and Candice take a caring approach to all the children, and my son speaks very highly of every one of the teachers there, specifically Miss Amra and Mr. Zach. He always runs into the arms of his teachers in the mornings for a big hug and tells me about all the fun things he did in his day. As a working mother who cannot be with her child each day, it is comforting to know how much he is cared for and loved by the staff and how much he loves them, too. The teachers know my daughter’s name (who does not currently attend The Voyage yet) and any time she comes inside she is greeted by name. My husband and I discussed at dinner this evening how grateful we are to have a daycare center so close to our home that feels like home to our son.
We are so happy to be at The Voyage! We were previously at another local daycare center, where everyday my 18 month old son would cling to me at drop-off and sob as I walked away. Within 3 days at The Voyage he was getting down willingly and running off to play. That alone was a huge win, but that is just the beginning of our experience there. The center has a calmness about it, that other centers that I have been in do not. The kids are sweetly reading books, doing puzzles, interacting with teachers and peers, and playing in the gym. The facilities are warm and inviting, with amazing places for kids to explore and learn in a natural environment. The teachers are smart, sweet, and care for my son, like he is their own. They also have a really great curriculum. High Scope focuses on all facets of child development including, social, emotional, problem solving, physical development and academic areas such as literacy, math and science. The thoughtful teachers are taking notes on each child’s development, beginning at the youngest infants. It is so refreshing that they are spending the time to really get to know my child and find what skills need to be nurtured. As an educator myself, I know how important this is. I highly recommend The Voyage for anyone looking for a high quality daycare!
We absolutely love this daycare! My son is 5 and we moved here from the East Coast and he left his school that he adored. After a nightmare situation at another local daycare in Johnston, he was scared and upset about trying another school. The Voyage faculty and staff was absolutely amazing and patient with him. They were so loving and understanding. He loves school now and never gives us a hard time about going! All the staff is genuinely happy and extremely professional. Couldn’t be happier!
My son has been at the Voyage since the day it opened and I am so happy with how far he has come! The curriculum is based on each child and their way of learning. I've never been more impressed with any other center from the communication with his teachers to the quality of food and the owner that knows each child by name and is also hands on in every classroom. I am so glade that my family is part of the Voyage.