First United Methodist Child Care Center

 

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GiGi G.

Champaign, IL

If only I could give *more* stars.  This is a great center. If you're expecting a baby, get on the waiting list now!  I feel sorry for other parents in other towns when I hear about the lack of good child care because we have it here in CU. Highlights include:

*The teachers are all great, but the shining stars are Nina and Michelle in the Infant I room, Julie in Toddler I, Laura in Toddler II and Yildiz in Preschool I. They really love kids and the kids love them.  Nina and Michelle are especially great in dealing with new parents who need advice.
*There's a parent's committee for people who like to be involved in decision-making. It meets once a month.
* The rooms are clean, friendly, full of toys.  
* While housed in a church, the center is not religious. My family is agnostic, there are Jewish families, Muslim families, your random assortment of Christian denominations...
* The rates are fair and include two meals, a snack and diapers for the babies.  As your kid moves up, the prices drop slightly.
* Field trips for the older kids.
* Each class has some kind of event two times a year where the parents are invited in to see some kind of production... ice cream social in Preschool I, a "circus" in Toddler II.

Just a great center. You can't go wrong here. A+.

They are open M-F 7:30-5:30. They are closed for holidays. The center is closed the week between Christmas and New Year's (you don't pay for that week).  The center also closes for 2 weeks in late July/early August for deep cleaning and to give the teachers a vacation (you don't pay for those 2 weeks).  Many of the teachers will babysit kids during the 2 weeks, however.

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