Schools in Deerfield, IL

“Ever since my husband and I brought our son here we’ve been so happy with the environment and experience! Everyone is so welcoming and always supportive. His teachers and everyone else is amazing and helpful when needed! We are beyond grateful to the amazing teachers, caring staff, supportive administrators, and dedication owners. The Goddard School of Deerfield truly feels like a second family to us, and we couldn’t recommend it more highly.”

“I cannot say enough wonderful things about Mon Jardin. All three of our children attended for various lengths of time, starting in January of 2022.

In between Christmas and New Years 2021, I reached out to Mon Jardin, sight unseen, on the recommendation of a fellow mom in a local mom's group, because we had an urgent and unexpected need for childcare for three children, aged 2, 3, and 4. Although the center was on their winter break, Sergey responded to our request and remained communicative to ensure that we were able to enroll and begin as soon as the center reopened in January.

The care and instruction our children have received while at Mon Jardin is so unparalleled, we continued to commute them from Wadsworth when we moved in 2023. The staff is exceptional and well trained to handle any situation. The curriculum is robust, my older children who have already moved on to elementary school excelled in Kindergarten and beyond. Our youngest, who misses the deadline to start kindergarten, was so far advanced we were able to have him evaluated for early kindergarten entry to our school district.

The staff is friendly and welcoming, willing to listen and collaborate with parents. They use a parent communication app to relay meals, toilet/diapers, naps, etc. The kids receive home-cooked meals and snacks, and always come home with vibrant projects as well as age-appropriate academic worksheets.

We've never had any issues with drop off or pick up, always received a phone call when something arose (ie, my son tripping and bumping his head,) and are always quick to respond to communications.

I would without hesitation recommend Mon Jardin to anyone who is looking for childcare/preschool.

Thank you, Sergey, Ms. Stephanie, Ms. Nandini, and everyone at Mon Jardin!”

“I don’t drop my son off at daycare; he’s with his Christian Beginnings family all day. That is what everyone at the school feels like. Every teacher and administrator knows my son, me, and our entire family. It’s because they care and are happy to be at work everyday. They have a high standard for how they treat people and that serves as the foundation for teaching the kids how to do right and be right in the world. That’s the most important thing a preschooler needs to learn.

They emphasize social development with a play-based approach and boy do they deliver. The 5 year olds don’t recite the ABCs backwards while tying their own shoes, sure, but when I hosted a birthday party for my son with all his CB friends, the party helper said it was the best behaved room of kids he had ever seen. The kids are all kind, patient, and happy. It’s not a coincidence. It’s their teachers.

They don’t have a fancy app for sharing updates, reporting absences, and checking the kids in and out. Nope, I get a 500 word email from the teacher everyday recounting their adventures and what they are learning. I have her phone number for emergencies. I see her everyday as I sign him in and out on a plain sheet of paper. Communication is better when it is not managed through an app you’ve never used before.

All the stuff I wrote about above is the important part, but it is hard to see this stuff on a tour. What you will more easily evaluate are concrete things like the facility and the food. The building is probably over 100 years old with stone walls and stained glass windows. My son thinks his school is Hogwarts. He tells everyone that it’s bigger than anyone else’s and ‘can you hear my bells?’ when the clock tower chimes. Guess what he has never once commented on? The food because preschoolers aren’t gourmands. They all love the lo mein and beef nacho day.

I wish this review and five stars could truly capture how much I love Christian Beginnings, but it never could. I’ll end with saying I trust them with more than my life—I trust them with my kid. Dropping him off every morning is the best review I can give.”

“We couldn't be happier with Bright Horizons. We've had amazing experiences with our 2 teachers so far, Amy C. and Rachel K. They take such good care of our son and are on top of everything! We really see him thriving and growing at Bright Horizons. I also love how everyone seems to be on the same page- the communication is excellent, and it is an extremely well-run center. Thank you for everything!”