I just wanted to write you and inform you how incredibly pleased and impressed I am with my Edwardsville Kindercare experience. I am incredibly particular with my child care--I have looked all over and KinderCare exceeds my expectations in all aspects. As a parent, we are skeptical at putting our child in a new environment, because some places are not always what they seem. I know that from experience, at KinderCare, they are more than what they seem. When I first toured the Edwardsville facility, I thought it was a little smaller from the previous place that I was at it. Now that I have been there I have found that is what I love about this facility is, in fact, its smallness because it's like family. All of the teachers, children, and parents know one another, whether they are the children's teacher or not. I toured the facility multiple times before I enrolled and I noticed the children's art projects are really creative and unique--like art, not just scribbles on a piece of paper with one crayon. My children are so happy to go there that when I pick them up, they make me wait until they are done with their project before we can leave. The teachers go above and beyond, and it's incredible. They truly love their job and love the children and it shows. They do so many activities with the children and the children learn so many important qualities that are essential to life. I really can't say enough about how great it is and how thrilled I am with the choice I made to enroll my children in Edwardsville Kindercare. I would not hesitate to recommend that any parent do the same.

KinderCare in Edwardsville is a great child care facility. We love KinderCare for many reasons--one of the most important reasons is that we can drop of our son daily knowing he is in a safe environment and being taken care of while we are away. Not only do we know that he is being cared for, but he is also enjoying the day, playing with friends, and learning new things. One of the reasons we switched to KinderCare was that we felt our concerns and requests were not being addressed with our initial facility. We have a much better comfort level now knowing that if we request certain things, the teachers listen and help accommodate them. Additionally, we were looking for a stimulating environment where our son would grow and learn. We love that there are daily activities, art projects, sensory and discovery activities, reading time, etc. to help our son develop and grow. Furthermore, we really like the additional field trip activities and water/outdoor play that makes the days even more fun for the kids! We are also pleased with how the teachers keep us informed with his daily sheets and fill us in on any concerns or even interests that our son has. I have kept all of his projects, artwork, and photos that have been sent home with us. It is nice to see what our son is up to during the day and what things he is enjoying. It is nice to know that our son is being taken care of and enjoying his day at daycare. He is learning new things and loves playing with the other kids in his room. Thanks for everything, KinderCare!

When we found out we were pregnant, we took a day off of work and went to seven different centers. We knew right away we wanted a center because we didn't know anyone in the area enough to trust with our baby. We walked in and out of centers. KinderCare was our last visit of the day. We didn't call ahead, of course. We just showed up, because I wanted the real experience. We toured the center and spent time talking with Laura H. We left the center and as we walked to the car, we turned to each other and said "That's it. That's where we're going." I cried my eyes out the first day we left our baby and called probably every day for a week. I would show up randomly just to say "Hi" or "accidentally forgot something." I was never looked at funny and never felt unwelcome. We have had two more babies, and this time each of them went to KinderCare the day they turned six weeks old. Each time we left them in the same teacher's arms, and I had no hesitation. We knew they would be nurtured and cared for and loved just as our first was. And they are. We left our six-week-old baby hooked up to a holter monitor, requiring heart medication and packed away a stethoscope in her cubby, and knew that she would be okay. This center is where our daughter has learned to read, where our son learned to sit still...well, we're still working on that...and where our youngest is loved and given cuddles. We have friends who say they would never leave their kids at a center; only with an in-home center. We are blessed that we can say we leave our children with family.