Little Tots’ Manor

Our daughter joined Little Tots in Sept 2015 and we are so happy with the choice. We actually removed her from another daycare, and walking into Little Tots was a breath of fresh air. The admin staff were so understanding and helpful in making this transition — and were extra accommodating given our negative experience at the other daycare.
She’s happy there every day and we love the parent-​teacher nights and other daycare events. The staff are always friendly and supportive — and they threw her a super cute birthday party too! It’s great!

I have had my two children go through Little Tots starting at the age of 1. The programs that the daycare offers are gold standard. Not only are they learning the foundations of reading, writing and math they are doing fun science experiments, learning about nutrition and cooking in the kitchen and doing lots physical activity (dance, gym, yoga, soccer, etc). The teachers are highly qualified ECE teachers that took the time to set my kids up for a successful entry into grade school. The staff are highly involved (and patient) when it comes time to toilet training, proper hygiene and creating good habits for years to come. Very positive experience for our family at Little Tots Manor.

Both of our 2 children «grew up» at Little Tots’ Manor.
I have enjoyed our experience for our children, and appreciated the many things we’ve learned from teachers and management about parenting, that I volunteered to become a parent rep and then served on the Board of Directors. I learned a lot about the complex management of the daycare business through this involvement, and felt even more strongly about the great opportunities that our children have been provided.
Our eldest started at Little Tots’ Manor in September 2008. We had toured many local daycares, and knew, the moment that we walked through the door at Little Tots’ Manor that this was the best spot for our kids. Since that time, we have seen the Daycare through many changes, and been impressed by Management’s thoughtful plan for improvements over the years.
Our children have had the pleasure of learning from highly qualified, ECE teachers. The teachers are compassionate and loving, and have the right high expectations for our kids. Our children enjoyed the curriculum, and learned so much before starting in the regular school program. We appreciated the socialization, teeth brushing and potty training that went on at school and set up the kids for success. And the kids benefited greatly from the outstanding co-​curricular programming (dance, gym, science, French, visits to the local retirement residence and more). Our children are happy, confident, and well prepared kids, thanks to Little Tots’ Manor!

I have had 3 kids attend Little Tots Manor over the past 5 years. Each of them started between 5 – 6 months old — my eldest finished senior kindergarten at Little Tots and my youngest is still in the baby class. I’ve been enjoying it so much, I volunteered this year as parent class rep and board member.
What has amazed us over the years is the consistent quality and caliber of the staff. From caring for them like their own through to preparing them for grade school. The peace of mind it has given me as a working parent is irreplaceable.
Also, knowing the kids get a rich offering of activities (and I don’t have to supplement with extras on weeknights or weekends) is so helpful. The in-​house cooks make sure the kids are fed so well and clothes get laundered on site too. We chose daycare over nanny because it gives us even more freedom from managing someone in our home and setting up schedules. Little Tots Manor has given us more than a daycare service — they treat us and every family as extended family.

DO NOT PUT YOURSELF ON THE WAITING LIST HERE!!! I went in the spring of 2013 and put myself on the waiting list despite that fact that there is a $ 75 deposit. I was told I should be able to get in latest July 2014. Fast forward to 2014 and now I’ve been told that the earliest I can get in is September and even that is unlikely. The person I dealt with has left in the last 6 months.
I explained that if I had known that I would not have bothered with registration. The owner did not care and ｒｅｆｕｓｅｓto return my deposit.

My son was overall pretty happy there. There are some great staff but unfortunately I agree that there were a lot of turnovers as well. He was a little sad when he had to change rooms which they do all the time to make room in the younger age brackets for new clients. There were lots of stimulating and interesting activities for the kids. They were free to be themselves and I didn’t find the teachers overly «controlling» which I liked. I can’t really comment on the quality of the food since I was never there at meal times. Great communication with the staff and I liked that a note was sent home every day about my child’s day. I read some complaints about the cleanliness in another review, this surprised me as I found it VERY clean and a lovely environment. The fees though were CRAZY!