Little Hands On Learning Academy

My step-​son attended Little Hands from age 3 –6 (in the later years it was for day camp in the summer). He is 12, but the teachers who still work there still remember him! I thought that was nice. Now my son, who is 1.5 years old has been going since he was 8 months. The infant room is amazing! It’s not anything special in terms of the décor, but the teachers are so loving, happy and caring. I felt so comfortable leaving my son there. They work with your baby’s schedule and are always in tune with them. Now my son is in the 1’s room and is still doing well at Little Hands. The owners are very personable, professional and respectful. I would recommend Little Hands so far.

I had my son at this daycare for 7 months. Being the first daycare we ever used, we were happy at first. Our son initially was in the toddler 1’s class. The teachers were loving and nice, and there was a good teacher/​child ratio. Once our child was moved up to toddler 2’s is when we started to have enough. Our son constantly was getting sick with horrible viruses accompanied with long fevers. Every 2 weeks our son was sick with fever. Well one day after school, I picked up my son and the soap dispenser in the class did not work. I checked the other dispenser in the class, and that dispenser was empty. The teacher checked both, and appologized, she had no excuse. I was very upset and told the front office. 20 minutes later I received a call from one of the owners telling me that there is soap and the dispensers are fine. I said they may be fine now that you fixed them, but they were not fine when I was there. She said «I must not know how to use a soap dispenser». I answered back, «I guess the teachers don’t know how either, since they couldn’t get it to work.» She said «Your memory is wrong, the teacher was using it fine.» This was not true, and the fact that the owner was trying to cover up for her schools lack of cleanliness and attention was ridiculous. In fact, I never ever seen a teacher ever wash a child’s hands. And the fact that there was no working soap in a bathroom and classroom, is absolutely dispicable. The toddler 2’s class is completely overrun with too many kids per teacher (22:2). Not too mention, my child always ended up with unreported bruises, bites and scratches. Not too mention, I’ve picked up my son and he had an unreported fever.
Since leaving this school, I’ve had my son at Cambridge School in Pines. Cambridge is immaculate. The classes are interractive. The teachers are constantly washing childrens hands. And get this… my child has not been sick since. I could not be happier with Cambridge.
I would never ever ever recommend Little Hands. The owner blatantly lied to me, and when I questioned anything, her answer is… «I comply with State Laws.» Little Hands is cheaper. That is the only benefit I can see by putting your child here… But my child deserves more than being ignored… Did I mention, the teachers give the children snack on the table with no plates or napkins? Yeah… this place is a joke. Only reason I am giving them 2 stars, is because the teachers in Toddler 1’s deserve better than this place.

I take my kid since Jan. 2010 and I couldn’t be happier. She’s learning a LOT daily, getting potty trained and enjoying it.
Small classes, friendly staff, everybody speaks English and Spanish (a plus for me).
The place is the cleanest @ any time of the day.
The teachers and owners are very familiar w/​every single child and the main door is watched all day long, priceless these days!
After visiting MANY child cares around the area I decided to go with this one and… I don’t regret it!