Hanson Blvd KinderCare

We absolutely love this KinderCare! Our son started here when he was 6 weeks old. He is now in the toddler class. We have watched him grow into such a happy, healthy, and smart little man. He sometimes amazes me at what he says and knows at his young age. When we talk about where he learns it, he says in school with my friends.
The teachers at this daycare are amazing. I can’t even imagine the amount of patience and compassion it takes to care for groups of youngsters. I have watched teachers tear up when a child they have taught and love has to move to the next class as they grow older. They put so much love in to teaching these kids and they become a part of their lives. I will ask my child who his friends are at KinderCare and he will list a bunch of names but always includes the teachers as well.
If you have children then you know that means everything coming from a 2 year old…
We highly recommend this KinderCare to anyone who’s looking for child care.

Very. Frustrating. My wife and I enrolled our 2−½ year-​old-​son in early November 2011. We pulled him out and enrolled him in another daycare by the end of the month. Here’s why… I would drop off my child in the morning with no issues. Picking up, however, is where we had problems. Nearly every day there was an issue with misplaced belongings or some unexplained physical ailment. At the end of the day, my son’s hoodie or coat ended up in another child’s cubby. Parents shouldn’t have to search other students’ cubbies to locate their child’s items despite labeling each of his items. After the first snowfall, I brought in his snowpants and boots. 3 days later, again at pick-​up time, I was looking for his boots to ensure that they were still there. His boots were not in his cubby so I asked one of the teachers for help. The teacher responded that every student’s items are put back in their corresponding cubbies. I responded that this was untrue because the boots clearly were not where they were supposed to be. The teacher said that they would locate the boots the next day. To my frustration, they could not locate my son’s missing boots so I had to purchase new boots.
There were several days where our son came home with a diaper rash due to not cleaning him well enough after bowel movements. There were also days where he developed a rash on his face which the teachers couldn’t explain. The final straw was arriving to pick up my son to find that a bright, red ring had developed around his entire mouth. Again I asked the teachers what had happened and again they could not offer an explanation. When a parent leaves their child in an established daycare center, one would expect that the child is receiving proper attention and care. Clearly, this was not happening. I can’t speak for all KinderCare locations but our experience at the Hanson Blvd, Coon Rapids location certainly was not pleasant. My wife and I now refer to this location as KinderDontCare.