Tiny Tots Playroom

There was a 7 month waiting list to get in as a newborn. I put down the $ 100 and waited out the waiting list. Since our baby started we have been very happy with the quality of the care and the staff’s attentiveness.

I can’t say enough good things about this place. We moved to Old Town when I was already ~6 mos pregnant, and of course managed to stress out immensely about not being on the «right waitlists» for daycare. Tiny Tots had a space open, and every time I dropped in (unannounced) to check it out, all the kids seemed incredibly happy, so off my son went! He started here when I went back to work (he was 5 mos), and he’s now 15 mos. Our experiences in both the infant room and the toddler room have been *wonderful*. They did all the hard work of getting my son on a consistent nap schedule, teaching him to feed himself, and supporting many of his big milestones (including teaching him a couple key words like «outside» :)). The teachers are incredibly caring, and my son literally runs into the room every morning to go give his favorite teacher «Ms. Gaby» a huge hug — a bit depressing for Mom :), but hey, if your kid is happy, go with it! :) We are so happy to have fallen into this place. We are moving at the end of the year and my big regret/​fear is that we won’t find a daycare as loving and caring as this one! This place is clean, organized, flexible, and just lovely overall.

Tiny Tots is hard to resist since it’s the cheapest place around and doesn’t have a wait list, but with an 8 – 1 (if that) child-​to-​teacher ratio, this is not the right place for all kids, especially 2 year olds. My daughter was there from 18 mths until 2 yrs of age, and never got comfortable. In the last couple of months she was bit, hit and scratched by another kid or kids in the classroom, and this seemed to do it for her. She literally started acting afraid every time we brought her there. To make matters worse, the director of the place is not a nice woman. She insinuated that it was abnormal for my daughter to be acting scared, crying and asking for mama, even after we signed three forms in the past two months basically saying we wouldn’t sue Tiny Tots for the biting, scratching, etc. that my daughter endured under their watch. None of the teachers speak English, which is difficult when you’re trying to understand what happened to make your daughter suddenly so afraid. I even took my daughter to a pediatrician after speaking with director who affirmed that she was both behaviorally and physically healthy. Furthermore, the pediatrician explained that Tony Tots is notorious for over-​packing the classrooms and that it sounded like there was someone in the class who scared my daughter and the center didn’t have the space or resources to make her feel safe.

Tiny Tots is a wonderful day care center. My son has been attending «school» here for six months. It is clean, safe and the teachers are awesome! They are so loving and caring. My son smiles every time I drop him off. The price is very reasonable, especially because Tiny Tots provides diapers. Woo hoo… one less thing to worry about. I love that they have multiple locations but all the kids at this school are under three. The location of the school is convenient. I can’t say enough great things about this place.

My son has been going to TT since he was 5 months old, and he is now a boisterous 2 yr old. I’ll be honest, it wasn’t my first choice, as it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of a Bright Horizons, BUT I have really come to love them. I really appreciate their flexibility (don’t lock the doors at 9am), their lowkey approach and positive outlook. If I’ve ever had a concern I can raise it openly with the teacher or the director, and I’ve always been taken seriously, and they’ve responded «OK, let’s see what we can do». They are affordable compared to other daycares in the area, and you really get your value for your money. The teachers all genuinely care for the kids, its not just a job to them. If anyone has questions, I’m glad to respond offline.

My husband and I could not be happier with our choice to have sent our son to Tiny Tots. The staff is friendly, helpful, and they’re excellent teachers. They really go above and beyond and you can tell they genuinely care about the kids. Our son, who started there when he was 7 months old and is now 2+ years old, loves it. We really feel like we lucked out with Tiny Tots.