Garden of Learning

Love, love, love their programs! Great learning environment. You can tell they love kids! I can see why they have a 4 star rating through the Idaho Stars Quality Rating and Improvement System.

I was a stay at home mom for 3 years with my first daughter. When the time came for me to have to go back to work I was devasted thinking of having to leave her. The garden of learning was a pure blessing to our family. They took the time to get to know her and let her adjust. I appreciated the fact they took the time to learn her personality and her heart. When our second daughter was born they were so sensitive to the fact I was leaving my newborn baby for the first time, I can't thank them enough for the care and love they show my daughters. I can't say enough great things about this faculty and the staff that runs it.

Don't waste your time and money... Our 1 1/2 year old son was only given 1 1/2 days to adjust to their standards before telling us he can't come back because "he isn't adjusting." Sounds ridiculous, right? Welcome to The Garden of Ridiculous Expectations! Very dissatisfied to say the least. One star rating only because it wouldn't let me select zero.

*It should also be noted that this was our son's first time attending daycare. They were aware of this and assured us not to worry and that all kids (especially new ones) need an adjustment period. An adjustment period of 1 1/2 days for a 1 1/2 year old???

In conclusion: If this is their patience level with children. I don't want my kids attending there anyway. I'm not sure I'd even trust them to watch my dog after this experience.

My child has been attending this day care for three years, and it was the BEST money I have ever spent sending here. It is somewhat more costly to have you child attend the garden of learning however let me be clear this is an investment, in your childs future in their safety, as well as your peace of mind. The pre-school cirrculum is fantastic my child came home every with something new to share with me as well as some beautiful art for me to display around the house! Her behaivor and intelligence was fantasic to see each day. She grew so much here, and it truly was the best thing that I ever did for her. Money well spent.

One of the owners frequently plays video games on her phone while working the baby room. Ratios are not maintained (worst was 7 babies with one teacher). "Report cards" are made up at the last minute before parents are expected. Had an incident where the center was unlocked, it was after start time, but there was nobody present. Owner explained that while they state it's their opening time, they may not really open at that time. Shady place that puts a big emphasis on appearances.

We have been using this daycare for almost a year now and my son absolutely loves it!!! He is so much happier at this daycare than the last daycare we used. Everyone is so nice and so good with the kids. We were able to get my son on a nap schedule within the first two days of him being there, thanks to the staff for their help. It was important for me to make my son's baby food for him. I know this was inconvenient for them to deal with having refrigerated food sent, but they were so supportive of my decision. They even washed all of my containers everyday before sending them back home. They made arrangements for those of us moms that were still nursing so we could send frozen breastmilk at the beginning of the week, so we didn't have to remember every day. All of the toys are age appropriate for the rooms and I love that the baby room is brightly colored and so vibrant. They even have a separate "nap" room that is quiet and dark so my son gets a good nap each day. I can't say enough nice things about them! I would highly recommend this daycare and I 100% trust them with my son. We even use some of the employees as babysitters (with persmission of the daycare) on the weekends because they are so great with him. I fully trust having them in our home. There is a code on the door that must be used to enter the daycare which makes it more secure. This is an awesome daycare and I am so thankful we found it.