Pewaukee KinderCare

Reviews

• CB

  Charlie Barbre

  Jun 18, 2026
  5.0
  Great staff!!
• LA

  Lexi Anderson

  Jun 2, 2025
  3.0
  My child was at this KinderCare for 2 years up until a little over a month ago. I did not want to make this review right away just to give them the benefit of the doubt more or less. I’ll start with the positives. All of the teachers are very nice, Ms.Antonette was amazing in prek, and the app is great to have. They do a lot of activities with the kids. I also never had to worry about the horror stories you hear online which is what kept us there as long as it did. For the negatives. From the time my child was three until we left it was suggested multiple times to get my child adhd tested. I asked his primary care provider who said his behavior was not severe enough to test him and to try some exercises at home. They do not test at 3. After being told that was weird because another child was being treated and after constant conversations I went as far as switching my child’s care provider, whom I loved, just to be told the same thing but that we could try play therapy. In the two years we were there, I can’t even count how many times I’ve seen things thrown, kids screaming, play fighting outside. Which no fault to the center but my son was in PreK with a child who had behavioral problems and after that kid my son was not the same. He was angry all the time, acting out, I didn’t recognize him and neither did the center. Conversations almost every day about something wrong my child did. I was mentally and physically exhausted as a single working mother trying to balance everything. The director finally asked me if anything was going on at home and that hurt. I felt like I was failing. They never got to see the tears and effort that went on at home with his emotions or the constant wondering what I’m doing wrong. Or the waitlists of therapists or doctor visits. I decided to pull my son out after that conversation. His second to last day I walked to the play ground to get him and watched a child throw 3 handfuls of wood chips at my son before I finally said something. Just to get to the corner and see three teachers sitting there talking. I knew in that moment I made the right decision. There was no thought of the way the other children act together that I, and my mother, have witnessed on numeral occasion it was always what could I as the mother do better. There were other minor things but I also know no one or no day care is perfect this was just the biggest thing that hurt the most. My son’s been at his new center for about month. I now see a lot of the behavior I witnessed was not normal. They also deal with special needs children. Instantly they told me they don’t see adhd at all and just told me again today. He’s just an active child. I get told all the time how good he is and such a good helper. It feels like I can breathe again. I appreciate KinderCare for being there in a time of need but my biggest regret is not pulling my child out sooner and doubting myself so much. He is a whole different child and happier.
• NW

  Nadia White

  Jul 23, 2024
  5.0
  This is a very family friendly center, both me and my family trust sending our kids! My son attends this location in the preschool room and I always have good experience connecting with his teachers.
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  Chelsea Spangenberg

  Jul 18, 2024
  5.0
  I have a son in the infant room at Pewaukee KinderCare. I started looking at daycare options months before he was born and reached out to dozens of locations. Pewaukee KinderCare promptly responded to my requests for information regarding enrollment openings and tuition. I was able to tour the facility and meet the infant room teachers prior to deciding to enroll. My husband and I selected KinderCare because they offered flexible hours of care, formula/food, and developmentally appropriate weekly activities (including for infants). The cost was in line with the other facilities we considered. The director offered for us to visit again after our child was born so we could talk to the teachers and get any new questions answered. She has always been so prompt on communication. Now that our son has been at daycare for a few weeks, I can't imagine him going anywhere else. Ms. Rachel and Ms. Anne Marie have been so great with him. Even after a few days, they started to get to know our little one and his personality. They've been so helpful with transitioning him from contact naps only to napping in the crib. He's sleeping better at night and during weekends because of it. We appreciate that we get updates about naps, food, and diapers. Even better than that is the multiple photos we get throughout the day. We have a new niece or nephew on the way and I would definitely recommend Pewaukee KinderCare for them too.
• ND

  Naomi Doyle

  Jul 17, 2024
  4.0
  The daycare situation is wild these days! While this daycare was the first one to have an opening for my then 1-year old, I have made the decision to keep him here, even when other openings have arisen elsewhere. First, I can not say enough good things about his teachers! They are enthusiastic, patient, creative, compassionate, thoughtful, generous and they have really been crucial in my son's development! One of my son's teachers is my secret weapon whenever I need something implemented or supported. She is FANTASTIC and right now she has been so great with us going through potty training, which is hard under the best of circumstances, but my son has level 2 autism with global delays, so it's been a journey! Teachers from other classrooms also get to know you and your child, and it's so wonderful to interact with them day to day! Secondly, this center is always doing themed activities, planning outdoor fun, implementing spirit weeks, and putting on fun holiday events for families to participate in. Each week there is artwork and little projects in my son's cubby to be taken home, and the hand made gifts for Mother's Day, Christmas, etc are PRICELESS! The classes are small so my little one and all his friends get to know each other very well and it is the most wholesome thing to see their friendships blossom! In the beginning it was difficult because my son was getting sick all the time, but his immune system has since gotten stronger. I felt the center was not being cleaned thoroughly enough or regularly enough, but I have noticed improvements in this area. My final thought is this: daycare costs are unavoidable. They are outrageous everywhere you go. I am guessing Kindercare costs fall right in line with other centers. They do take state insurance (that's what I am on), which is wonderful, but my one real gripe is the handful of months throughout the year that have 5 Mondays. For those months, on top of my monthly out-of-pocket costs (due to my income), I have to pay an entire week's worth of tuition out of pocket, even if it's only 1 or 2 days until the next month's payment kicks in. So I have essentially paid an entire week's tuition out of pocket just for my son to attend daycare for Monday, then have Tuesday begin a new month and they take another week's worth of tuition from my insurance stipend. Overall, this is the center we have chosen and we have been here for well over a year and we are satisfied.

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