Day Care in Hillside, New Jersey

Introducing Little Bears Day Care Center

At Little Bears Day Care Center, we provide a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where children can learn, explore, and grow. Our dedicated caregivers and educators focus on early childhood development, fostering creativity, confidence, and a love for learning. We believe every child deserves personalized attention and enriching experiences that prepare them for a bright future.

Attiyah Wooten-Ali

2025-04-07

My granddaughter is learning so much. The staff are all so accommodating and supportive.

Tenisha Apple

2024-07-13

Extremely disappointed, my daughter has been attending this daycare for almost 4 years, and while I initially hoped it would be a positive experience, it has been anything but that. The main issue stems from the Director, who is extremely rude, disrespectful and unreasonable. Her unprofessional behavior is the primary reason this daycare has received so many bad reviews. Over the years, my daughter has had numerous incidents that highlight the lack of supervisor and care. she has been bitten by another student in her face, she has been hit by toys in her face. This level of aggression among the children indicated a serious lack of control and oversight from the staff. My daughter had also fallen due to the staffs not paying attention to her. Moreover, my daughter has come home with dirty clothes, sometimes with poop on them, which is completely unacceptable. On one occasion, she even came home with her diaper hanging off her butt, put on backward. This kind of neglect is just careless. The cleanliness of the facility is another major concern. The place is constantly dirty, and it's clear that maintaining a hygienic environment is not a priority for the management. This brings us to my latest incident, which was the final straw. My daughter was kicked out of the daycare because her grandmother stood up to Ms. Tanya and told her off. Her EpiPen was expired, I was told this My Ms. Tanya the day before, I inform her I would take care of the situation. My daughter was taken to the daycare the next day and within 2 hrs. I was told I need to come and pick up my daughter from the daycare immediately. I expressed to Ms. Tanya that I am currently at work in NY and I would take me over 2 hrs to get her. I also informed her If she has told me that my daughter could not come back the next day I would of made other arrangements. Instead of handling it calmly and professionally, the director threatened to call child protective services if I did not pick my daughter up immediately. This kind of threat is not only uncalled for but also incredibly distressing for a parent. Overall, I am extremely disappointed, I would strongly advise any parent to avoid this daycare and find a place where their child will be properly cared for and safe.

Hasana Caporella

2024-07-01

This place is absolutely horrible. Not only are they very unprofessional the director is rude. They also threaten your kid from being removed if you are more than 2 days late on your payment. PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS PLACE!!!! I wish I listened to the reviews. They have a 2 rating it’s cheap for a reason!

Mind YoBizness

2024-06-20

One of the worst places I ever had to drop my child off to. The Director had no manners or how to talk to people their policy does not benefit anyone place is infested with roaches and bedbugs very dirty and nasty area just like their employees The rating says it all it’s a three-point one for a reason and I expected to get lower. If you really care about your kid you would not drop them off here. There are 1000 places you can go to.

Aleemah Pryor

2023-09-06

Love the receptionist and some teachers. It really is a learning daycare BUT the fact that my child was hit and I didn't get the chance to actually view the footage myself was it for me. I don't pay for my child to be abused.

Vinny DeCarvalho

2023-07-19

My son attended Little Bears at two occasions. First during the Covid-19 pandemic when all public schools were closed and later for their Summer Program. Mrs Tanya was always very professional and had always understood the special individualized care my son needed and received his IEP. Her team of professionals were always there too, keeping the school running.

car wilks

2022-10-13

Honestly so far, I have not been here long but since the time of me bringing my son here, the director and her staff have walked me out of my fear of leaving my son with strangers 🤣. They show support, respect and love. They talk to others with respect, and they handle misunderstandings with grace. This is definitely a good place to leave your kids. They work with you. You can come see how your kid is doing at any time. They allow you to feel comfortable leaving out of there. It's truly awesome and that's the truth of the matter.

Souka Ulysse

2022-07-25

Previous review deleted, so here I go. My son attended this daycare 2019 and the experience there was horrible. The director Tanya is unscrupulous. She has is unworthy of running a business. She threatened to call Child Protective Services because of an EpiPen which was provided. This facility needs a new director. I’m so glad I took my son out of this daycare. The director has no class or sense of people skills. And I do agree with the other reviews. All they care about is money. I hope this daycare flourished with another director that has a better sense of caring for families and their children.

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