Crème de la Crème School of Maple Grove

Reviews

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  Allison Deal

  6 days ago
  5.0
  Fun daycare!
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  Chyna Whitaker

  Nov 6, 2025
  5.0
  Wonderful school, truly is a god send. Very nice staff and teachers that genuinely have a heart to teach and care for children. They go the extra length to accommodate for your child if the need arises. They have so many activities for your child to do and have fun, all while learning. It feels more of like a family if anything, I feel my child is safe and well taken care of when I drop him off. They have a very secure building for pick up and drop off entry. This school truly has done so many things for my family and I’m proud to say my child goes here.
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  Emma Schmidt

  Jul 16, 2025
  5.0
  Both our kids started at CDLC when they were 3 months old, now they are almost 4 and 2 yrs old and it has truly become a second family to us. The teachers and staff pour so much love and care into our kids and it shows in many ways. They have engaging curriculum, so many fun activities and expanded classrooms -- everything is top tier. We’ve also been impressed by how open they are to feedback from families. We feel seen, heard, and supported and most importantly, our kids feel safe and are always excited to go to school every day!
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  Aaron Poff

  Mar 25, 2024
  1.0
  The only positive I can share is that there are some really amazing teachers and aides that truly care about their job and the children they take care of. It was because of these people that we stuck around for as long as we did. Otherwise our time at CDLC was mostly disappointing and not worth the rates/prices they are charging. They charge about 30-40% higher than average licensed childcare centers in MN for their toddler programs without offering anything to justify that price. In the ~18 months there, we saw 2 rate increases as well. I've included some specifics below, but the tl;dr is if you're considering this daycare for a toddler or infant, be very cautious about what they sell you. They like to think of themselves as going "beyond daycare" but in reality they hardly offer the bare minimum. High turnover, lack of training, unsafe ratios, inconsistent processes and policies are all things to consider when looking at CDLC. /// - Teachers themselves are wonderful people, but would often lack experience or credentialing. Most of the toddler/infant teachers their do not have any formal child care education. According to staff I've spoken with, they rarely offer training and don't offer any support for getting additional education outside of CDLC. - Turnover was high as well, including an odd and mishandled exodus from executive leadership (several people leaving to go to a different care center). They are slow to replace staff as well. There were often times I would drop off or pick up my child from a complete stranger due to someone calling in sick and another staff member from another classroom helping. Things happen and someone needs to cover, but it'd be nice to know if a teacher was going to be out and even nicer to know who's watching my child then. Even something as simple as name tags are no where to be found. - Staff/Child ratios were never consistent. There were clearly times they would have an aide in the room and use that to go to a higher ratio. This is clearly a common practice for CDLC as there are several investigations related to aides/ratios on the MN DHS license look up. - Nothing special/unique about their curriculum/learning program. At one time they were relying on "Frogstreet" but they've abandoned it for some time now. Things like sign language, Spanish, arts, STEM were rare. Our child came home with a total of 8 different colorings/paintings over the course of 18 months. So that should give you an idea of how often they're engaging in "arts" or anything else. - It was difficult to know anything about our child's day, despite using an app for logging. Often times we would have to ask if he had meals or diaper changes that day because nothing was logged. The excuse was because of the app/technology itself, but when the app was replaced, the reporting didn't improve. - Inconsistent processes surrounding incidents/concerns about the child. There were several times our child would come home with bumps, bruises, bites, etc... and no explanation or record of what happened. Other times, we would get a phone call about the incident. Other times, an email or in-app message. To clarify, I know a toddler will find a way to get bruised or scraped. The issue isn't the scrapes themselves, it's that the staff has zero idea what happened and has no process of prevention. One time our child was bitten on the hand and it broke skin. There was no communication about this until we checked out. When asked "what hand was he bitten on?" the staff member shrugged and said she wasn't sure. Our child was bitten several times after that as well.

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