Google reviewers rate Small Steps Childcare 4.7 out of 5 based on 39 reviews, with the owner not responding to any feedback. Positive comments frequently highlight the warm atmosphere, clean facilities, and strong academic preparation for school, noting that children often arrive ready for kindergarten or pre-k. The center provides daily hot meals and organizes activities like field trips and cooking classes. However, two one-star reviews allege neglect regarding infant care, specifically citing issues with dirty diapers and unsupervised children in the infant room.
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The staff is exceptionally amazing. My son has been here for over a year and now he's headed to Head-start, but I'm going to miss everyone here. Hot meals are provided daily. This is one daycare that I know for sure will always have a spot in my heart. They love on our kids and show them a good time. My son enjoyed cooking classes, field trips, parties, and especially show & tell. Please if you have small kids, enroll them!!
10/10 recommend to any parent looking for childcare. Small Steps are the absolute best!!! My son loves it here and it is the best feeling in the world. My child has been going here since he was 15 months old and is now in PreK. They have an excellent curriculum and nutritional meals. Definitely enroll your baby here!!! ♥️
I love this daycare. Really sad we moved and my daughter couldn’t stay. I would highly recommend and I usually don’t do recommendations! Thank you for taking care of my baby!!! :)
Small Steps Childcare is among the elite childcare facilities in the city. Ms. Ragland and her staff go above and beyond to ensure a safe, warm environment and enriched learning experience. Your little one will be changed for the better by coming here. Please consider!
Greetings everyone! Ms. Tanya and her staff are amazing with the children and the parents! Everytime I drop my son off, he is 3 by the way, he is always welcomed with a warm and hearty hello. I have seen major improvements with my son academic wise. He is speaking in full sentences, recognizing his patterns, and has taken and even greater interest in reading which is extremely important at his age. His cognitive skills are incredible and I know that the curriculum he receives daily proves that the staff are working hard to ensure children are growing their developmental skills! Ms. Tanya is also very personable, which is important when you are caring for children. I will sometimes call just to check in and she will always talk, even when she is very busy. I highly recommend Small Steps to any parent who is looking for child care. We love it here💜💜💜💜
I Dont know where to begin because Small Steps is by far THE BEST Childcare facility that my kids have been to! I've had 2 of my daughters to attend and now have a 1 year old daughter there now. They absolutely love all of their teachers. I have never had to question them about their cleanliness or anything. I would truly recommend sending your child/children to this facility. From the first time I entered into the building , I immediately felt at home with family!!!! Last but definitely not least, the curriculum they have is phenomenal. When you think of daycares , you dont think they have a curriculum for all kids BUT SMALL STEPS CHILDCARE DOES!!! All of my daughters have learned many things from Ms.Tanya, Ms. Ashley, Ms. Keisha, and Ms. Neicey. Thanks yall, I couldn't have asked for a better Childcare Facility to love and care for my kids. Love u all ****P.S. The food that they provide for the kids is AMAZING***😩😩
Small steps welcomed my family and I with open arms. My son is well equipped for school thanks to Ms. Tanya! Small steps is apart of my family and they love all of their babies and make sure they are ready for school whether it’s educational or social skills!
DO NOT! DO NOT! Let your child attend this daycare!! My infant son attending here and it started off good but as soon as I started asking questions about his bibs the problems rolled in. My son came home smelling like sour milk EVERYDAY... they would not change his diaper he came home plenty of times with dirty diapers!! One time I popped up and my baby was in the infant room by himself with the bottle propped up with a blanket!!! They’re liars, money hungry and GHETTO!!! I could go on and on about how trifling this daycare. My baby was only under 6 months and they allowed his bottle to be propped up!! I would rate them a zero but if course I couldn’t. Please don’t allow your child to go to this daycare, There are better daycares trust me!!! **If you didn't know I bought a three pack bib set from NFL fanatics. If a parent requests something it should be addressed in a timely manner. I was on time for every payment. I'm not negative just wanted to let other parents know before sending their child/ children to a poorly ran; unclean facility. I don't know any parent who wouldn't voice a concern if their 4 month old comes home with scratches on his/her back of arms and legs. I never begged you all to continue to watch him you guys had a two week policy before I could remove him or you guys were going to sue. I paid my dues to obtain a clearance letter. My son is now thriving in a center that actually cares about their children. Bottom line is your daycare sucks and should be out of business. The way you responded with lies shows a lot and I hope that parents out there take heed to what I'm saying. I packed a bag for my son everyday with extra outfits, bibs, pampers, wipes and socks. The only thing I asked was for you guys to return the dirty items so that I could wash them. If you guys weren't propping up his bottle because of laziness milk wouldn't have spilled on his clothes!! He came home smelling like sour milk because of that and the fact that you wouldn't change his clothes not that I didn't send any. He hasn't came home with a scratch, dirty diaper, dirty clothes, sour smell from his new daycare! Maybe if you took better care of the children that attended the daycare you wouldn't get bad reviews. I'm sorry that your center is unprofessional and ghetto.***
my sister children attended this daycare and to this day they still talk about Ms.Tonya. i enjoy the stories they tell me. I'm a new grand mom and small steps will be our 1st choice when time comes for my grand bundle of joy.
My 3 girls loved it!! The staff did a wonderful job. Kids were ready for school and reading above the grade level! Great job!!