The Growing Years - Burlington

Reviews

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  Courtney Shaw

  Dec 5, 2025
  5.0
  I’ll admit, I was nervous to enroll my baby in daycare. From the moment he started, we felt welcome and like my child was important. He’s been at TGY for ~5 months now and I have nothing but good things to say. The teachers are all kind and competent, it seems like everyone in the building knows his name and knows whose parent I am. Safety and individual parent wishes/child needs are prioritized. The center is always clean and communication is great. They do so many activities with the kids, feed healthy meals, and organize events for the whole family after hours. I am now completely confident in sending my son here. The enrichment, structure, and care he is getting when I cannot be there is invaluable. My only suggestion for improvement at this point in time is I wish the “wobblers” (~9-12 month room) still took 2 naps instead of 1 - and a part time option would be nice.
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  Kayla Bush

  Dec 30, 2022
  5.0
  This is an awesome school! They are diverse and care about my son’s development. I love how friendly everyone is and I feel secure leaving my son in their hands.
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  M. Smith

  Apr 4, 2018
  5.0
  I have two children enrolled in TGY right now. My youngest just turned 1, while my oldest is almost 4 started at TGY when he was 8 weeks old. He has thoroughly enjoyed his time at "school" and loves attending. The teachers do a great job of managing the students behaviors and attitudes - a big thing in my book. Additionally, my 3 year old is beyond his age when it comes to knowledge, language, speaking, sharing, and engaging with others. I'm frequently told by my friends that he is "so smart" and "plays so well with others". TGY does a great job of creating lesson plans and engaging the senses. The activities, routine, and behavioral lessons are exactly what a toddler needs in order to set a strong foundation for future learning. As a parent, I feel educated about what's happening at school. There are frequent updates sent via the PreSchool2Me app, email, and text. School policies are adhered to and are in place for the safety of your child and those in the school. Of course, we all hate the dreaded "fever" call, but understand the rationale. The directors to a good job of managing "the chaos" of a children's facility and all of the regulations that go along with it. Staff are held accountable for their actions and are hired and fired as necessary. Not every daycare can be "perfect" for every family because everyone has different opinions about what is right and everyone places a different value on different things. When it comes down to it, I value a safe place that will return my children to me alive at the end of the day. It's even better that they're alive, well feed, well educated and well LOVED. The teachers LOVE the kids and they KNOW our family. I feel comfortable and confident leaving my children in good hands each day. I recognize that if I can't be with my kids every day, at least they're in a safe and welcoming environment where they can learn from their peers and their teachers.
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  Emily Theriault

  Mar 2, 2018
  5.0
  Our family is extremely pleased with our son's experience at The Growing Years. Our son loves to go to "school". The staff is caring, professional, knowledgeable and diverse. We placed our son at TGY when he was 2 years old, after having horrible issues with a past childcare facility. So, we were extremely cautious in where we placed him. A year and a half later we are still just as happy and will place our daughter in the infant room in November. The director, Ms. Kathleen, is personable, accessible, extremely responsive and makes an earnest attempt to know her staff, families and children. Our son's teachers are wonderful and he speaks fondly of them. The teachers are pleasant, energetic and well-trained in child development. We love the daily communication from our son's teachers. We receive feedback on his eating habits, behavior/moods, instructional goals, what he experienced during the day, and special notes from the teachers. Our son is safe and happy, which is exactly what we were looking for in his care. We like that our son has access to extracurricular activities as well, by far he enjoys the weekly music sessions the best. We are so grateful that we made the switch to the TGY!

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