Wheaton KinderCare

Flexible schedules are available– our child attends only one day per week, so I can get some work done around the house. Staff is friendly and the kids seem to be pretty happy.

EDIT: I ended up never taking my child back there again. While I was there, I saw a baby spit up on the floor and they cleaned it with a bit of carpet cleaner. When I got home, my son had rotavirus. I missed my first week of work staying home with him throwing up and having just ungodly amounts of diarrhea. Then I caught it. Then my mom caught it. Then a babysitter got it. I’ve had him in home-​based daycares since then (it’s 2015 now), and we haven’t had anything like this since… I’m sure it’s a good place, but when your regulations state that a child is allowed back with diarrhea as long as it is «contained in a diaper,» I’m not sure it’s the best health policy…
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I’m giving this place 5 stars for the infant care, as I don’t know much about the older kids. My regular home daycare lady had an emergency and canceled daycare at 11:00 the night before the first day of school (I’m a teacher). I managed to get my son into Kindercare the next day, and the staff was very helpful and understanding. I dropped him off in the infant room, went to fill out the paperwork, and when I went back to peek into the room from the window, he was smiling and sitting at a little table while a little girl had her hands on his table and was smiling back at him.
My baby has issues with too much noise and light and loud children, and he was happy as a clam here. The fact that all the babies were at his developmental level was good for him. He even actually napped in a crib in the same room, which is pretty unheard of as he usually requires quiet and darkness (it is darker in the corner where the cribs are, but there’s still sound).
The two ladies in the infant room were wonderful. One lady has been there for 12 years and she seems to really enjoy the babies. There were only 6 babies the day my son was there, and they all seemed to be having a pretty good time romping around on the floor.
At the beginning of the day, you fill out a sheet about how the morning has gone, and at the end of the day, you get a report about your child (naps, diapers, food, etc.)
The only downside is that at around $ 85 a day, it’s pretty steeply priced compared to home daycare. You get what you pay for, in this case, though. I’ve gone through a few home day cares now, and it’s hard to know what’s really going on there unless you have someone super-​wonderful.
I’ll see how this goes as my son keeps attending (assuming I can keep affording it as a single parent with no other parent financial assistance) and will edit this as necessary.

The director here is very friendly. She will talk to you like she has known you for years. The center has a very nice open floor plan.

My 2 year old goes here, and the ladies are WONDERFUL. It is a amazing feeling to know your child is so excited to be dropped off in the morning and that they are safe and fully attended to. Worth every penny!!!