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August 2025 by Missy B
Amazing staff, clean environment. Never feel worried about dropping my kiddo off with any of them.
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August 2025 by Elsie Gaffaney
Red Balloon has been an absolutely wonderful place to work! The staff and directors genuinely care about the kids and each other!
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July 2025 by Ashley McStott
We love Red Balloon! Both of our children have attended over the past five years and we've had a positive experience. The staff are amazing and we are truly grateful for everything they do! Our kids have always looked forward to their time there and have built wonderful friendships.
We really appreciate the variety of fun, engaging activities and curriculum. It’s been great to see our kids learning while having fun. We've also loved how much time the kids get to spend outside, which is something they always enjoy.
Over the years, we've seen so many positive changes, especially under the current leadership. I can’t say enough good things about the positive impact Jenny and Rebekah have had. They’re kind, communicative, and have introduced so many thoughtful improvements. It’s clear they genuinely care about the children, the staff, and the families.
Red Balloon is in great hands and we confidently recommend it to any family looking for childcare.
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July 2025 by Brent Burnevik
I would have to say best child care place around. They are very responsive to my childrens needs. Kept my wife and I in the loop if anything at all happened good or bad throughout the days. Also the personal shout out the higher up there Rebekah and Jenny for being understanding with family difficulties that we have had in recent months
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July 2025 by Mackenzie DeSmet
We started sending our kiddos to the red balloon just a couple months ago. From the very first meeting they were extremely welcoming and our kids love going there on a daily basis!
They’ve had so many fun things to do all summer long and I’m so excited to see how their friendships progress.
I highly recommend the Red Balloon to anyone looking for AMAZING childcare!
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July 2025 by Mary Binczik
We absolutely love Red Balloon! Our baby started going here when he was 3 months and it was the best choice we have made as parents! Ms. Jenny and Ms. Rebekah are beyond amazing and make sure to update you on anything that involves your kiddo. The app is our absolute favorite so we can see what our little man is doing throughout the day :) the teachers are absolutely wonderful with the kids and there’s no better feeling as a mother than seeing your baby smile when they see their teachers :)
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July 2025 by Dillon Gardner
This child care center is absolutely amazing! Great staff and great management! I would highly recommend getting a tour from Miss. Rebekah. Answers questions thoroughly and is very caring about the children and the families!
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May 2024 by Andrew Reinholz
Great teachers but terrible leadership.
Our infant attended for about 3 months before we were dropped due to staffing issues. In the short time we attended, the director in charge of the center changed 3 times.
While we attended, there were messages sent out to families multiple times per week, asking if anyone could keep their children home due to staffing shortages. They would offer a credit for the day's tuition for anyone that could keep their children home on these days. We accepted this offer whenever we were able to help, but getting the credits was like pulling teeth. Multiple times we had to track down the director to remind them we were owed a credit (about $50/day) and would get a poor attitude instead of appreciation that we helped alleviate their staffing problems.
When we were dropped from the attendance list, we were informed on a Thursday that we would be unable to to bring our daughter starting the following week. So we only had 4 days (including a weekend) to locate a new daycare, despite the family handbook indicating the center must provide a 2 week notice. Due to this short notice, we opted to have them place us back on the wait list since most other places in the area had wait lists over 6 months when we were originally searching.
After getting dropped, they continued to bill us our normal tuition despite our daughter not being allowed to attend. For at least 2-3 weeks, we would have to contact them to have them refund the charge for that week. Every time we were promised that they would sort out the billing so that we would no longer get charged.
After about a month, they contacted us to let us know that they now had a spot for us to start bringing our daughter again. They contacted us on a Monday but the spot had apparently opened the week before so they charged us for that time even though we weren't even aware we had a spot. Luckily, we had found another center (without all these issues) by this point, but still had to contact them to have a refund issued for the week we weren't aware of.
I strongly encourage any potential customers to look elsewhere due to our experience. The center is currently under a conditional/probationary license due to repeated violations. We regret that we didn't research this on the MN DHS website before signing up, but I recommend you do so before considering this center.
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April 2024 by Carly B
All 3 of my kiddos have gone to Red Balloon. If you've not visited recently, it's changed significantly, for the better. From the exterior to the interior. The classrooms are neat and organized, with great curricula. I feel it's not just a place kids go to be watched. They learn so much and have fun!
Only con is staff turnover and retention. When a child falls in love with a teacher, it's so hard to see them move on.
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April 2024 by Rachel Quast
We were so happy with our recommendation of red balloon. The teachers in the infant room have made the transition to daycare easy on our family. They welcomed our daughter with open arms and made her feel right at home. The staff communicate well and we enjoy the updates throughout our day.
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April 2024 by andrea lodermeier
I have had my two kids at Red Balloon in Becker since 2020. We have gone through the infant to school age without any issues. My son has grown a lot since being there as the teachers work with them and get to their level when circumstances arise. They love Mr. Nic and Crystal but they enjoy all the teachers. They are comforting to them when kids have bad days, they inform a parent right away if something happens and for all the friends my kids have made along with the parents getting along with the teachers. Amazing how much they have learned and continue to learn while in school or in preschool. Glad to have them in Becker.
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April 2024 by Molly Ott
We love it at Red Balloon. We love all of the teachers and it was has been so great to see our girls thriving there.
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April 2024 by Nic Valerius
Great families, great people, and great improvements being made daily. This company is on its way to being the perfect place to work, as an employee your voice will be heard and you will feel valued.
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December 2023 by Joe Odle
We've had all 3 of our boys in Red Balloon over the course of the last 6 years. We've enjoyed all of the teachers and the boys have always loved going. They have also worked with the special needs we've had for 2 of the kiddos. Ms. Crystal has been a favorite and is great with everyone.
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December 2023 by Laura Pelant
We love Red Balloon! The teachers and staff are so caring and engaged with the kids, and our daughter has learned so much in her time there.
