Parent Testimonials

“Always willing to help parents and help kids adjust to their classrooms. Helpful with giving kids a good fit to teachers ”

“KA has been a really warm, caring, enriching environment for our preschoolers. The teachers and staff are so kind and communicative, and you can see that they love the kids. Even kids outside their own classroom—they interact with care and know their names. They foster a real sense of community and help the kids form good relationships in class. They provide a variety of nutritious meals and snacks, which makes parents’ lives that much easier. My kids are very happy, learning a lot, growing as individuals, and having fun every day. We are so grateful for the experience we’ve had at KA. ”

“The staff are wonderful and truly love spending time with the children. They take the time and create fun monthly events to keep things interesting. They are responsive to parent concerns. I see dramatic improvements in my child’s growth in both speech, manners, and behavior as a result of their care. ”

“Everything! Ms. Maria in grasshoppers is sweet and amazing with my daughter! Front desk girls are amazing! All of the staff is incredible! ”

“Great teachers, amazing facilities, so many enrichment opportunities (mad scientist, stem fair, etc)”

“The curriculum focuses on the consistent and scaffolded development of every child at every age!”

“Interactive lessons with children along with age appropriate activities. We especially enjoy the parent involvement opportunities. ”

“We are so happy that we are able to build a community with Kiddie Academy and that our children are happy being here. ”

“What makes Kiddie Academy are the people that work there and the academic standard and programs. Our son has been at Kiddie Academy Urbana since this location opened in 2019 and seen a change of hands since then. This current owner and administrators are great! That said, Kiddie Academy follows an educational standard and the daycare is run like a school. As a first time mom, I expected a daycare would be just minding the child aka babysitting but in a facility. Kiddie Academy has been much more than that. To give examples, as early as 18 months old if not sooner, kids seat at a table to eat, taught manners, taught how to wash their hands and as they grow older, they learn new things and expectations change. Another example, they are expected to wash their hands when they come into school. There is a set schedule that’s followed. Children are given nap time, play time, learning time, and allowed to socially and cognitively develop. Children just don’t seat in the facility, they go outside too. They play with water, engage in science related activities fit for their age such as planting seeds to watch them grow. The children are prepared from infancy for kindergarten. And have a graduation to mark the end of their time at daycare and the beginning of school new. Drop offs and pickups are easy. Everything is computer driven from checking in and checking out, which opens the door to the school. Tuition payments are also done through an electronic payment gateway (on the web). I love that we can log in to watch our child from WatchMeGrow and get pictures and updates of what our child was up to via pictures in Tadpoles. At drop offs and pickups the children are greeted by the administrators as you walk in or walk out. From the interaction, you can tell the administrators have had contact with the children and they know them. I like the fact that the children are fed healthy meals and snacks. Parents get a email advising us of the week’s meal plan. Since dayca”

“Our granddaughter ( Malaynah ) has been going to Kiddie Academy for almost 3 yrs now. They are a great school for early learning. She has done very well here. The teachers are wonderful and caring, her education is important to them. Kiddie academy is very clean and has the best learning tools for each child. We couldn’t be happier with them. Thank you !!!”

“I absolutely love how the whole entire staff goes above and beyond. They show so much care and compassion towards the children. I trust this facility to follow proper procedures. My children love going to school everyday. ”

“All aspects of the school are great. I really like the Character development part of the education. Also I appreciate that most of the teachers know my daughter's name.”

“Quality of care, friendly staff, clean, lots of toys, daily pictures and education.”

“I love how caring the entire staff is! They know each family on a personal level and make the parents feel comfortable with the care that their children are receiving each and every day!”

“I love the friendliness of the staff, the communication and the availability of everyone. I love the camera system and the ambiance!”