DH and I took a tour of our location today and were favorably impressed (good child:staff ratios, very clean and secure environment, "family-style" meals with all but the tiniest kids sitting in chairs)!
Does anyone have any personal experience with this company (now part of the Learning Care Group )? According to Wikipedia, there are a total of 460 centers in 34 states and D. C.! 
pomegranate / 3921 posts
It's a well-respected company in my area. My friend's son attends one, and they absolutely love it.
eggplant / 11861 posts
We have a local one and they pick up many students from my school for after care! They have a packed bus 
So must be popular!
watermelon / 14467 posts
H is in a La Petite center! I really like it there. We toured it and a Bright Horizons center and La Petite felt very homey and fun. The Bright Horizons looked like a school and was so sterile feeling. It's not cheap, but We are very happy there and H is learning so much.
ETA: Wall me if you want more info!
apricot / 360 posts
We don't use them because they didn't have openings when we moved near one but are at another similar center. My brothers girlfriend is a teacher at one and she is always doing so many fun things with her class (preschool age).
pomegranate / 3533 posts
@mfa_lady: Good to know!
@FaithFertility: Definitely sounds like a good sign! 
@avivoca: Thanks! I know the individual centers might vary a bit...but all of the kids, parents, and teachers we saw today (near the end of the school day) looked very happy. That, in addition to the actual philosophies and protocols, made quite an impression! Which class is your LO in?
@sarah.clarisse: Very cool. Thanks!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I didn't like the one near us because of their open floor plan. All of the rooms are open and flow into one another. We toured at nap time and walked through all of the sleeping children. There was no way not to distribute then as we went through. That part just wasn't for me.
bananas / 9227 posts
I don't know first hand, but I have a friend with multiple kids that were enrolled in La Petite. She seemed to like it. I know there's a long wait list to enroll in my hometown.
pomelo / 5093 posts
@FliegepilzHut: That would be an extremely major plus for me - if everyone generally looked happy and relaxed.
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