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Little Friends Child Care and Learning Center

CURRENT
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4.1(13)Yelp(0)
Center-based Care

On record in Massachusetts.

58 Daniel Shays Highway, Belchertown, MA 01007

Hours
7 AM–5:30 PM
Licensed for
38 children

Amenities and accessibility

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Reported on the provider's Google business listing, not verified by the state.

The public record

License number
P-261005
License status
CURRENT
License type
Center-based Care
Licensed capacity
38 children
Address
58 Daniel Shays Highway, Belchertown, MA 01007
County
Not listed
Website
Not listed

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  • Licensing: License status: CURRENT

From Google

Recent parent reviews

The 6 most recent of 13 Google reviews. Scroll for the rest of them.

  • My son is a newer edition to the program and we brought him there for more socialization and help with speech. In just a few months his speech has blossomed and he is full of smiles! What a wonderful place.

    Derek DeutschNov 19, 2024
  • We absolutely love bringing our daughter to Little Friends. The new owner, Melissa, runs an amazing program and is so kind and approachable. The teachers are wonderful and our daughter is always bringing home so many cute art projects.

    Kate DJul 26, 2023
  • Terrible terrible terrible. Do not send your child here. The owner is rude, disrespectful, demeaning, belittling, neglectful, and targeting. If I could give this “establishment” a 0 star review I would. Nothing but headaches. Department of EEC is doing a review and an investigation will be pending. If you have children here get them out and find a safe childcare facility that actually loves and enjoys working with children. Betsey the “owner” should not be working with children.

    Michela CalabreseDec 16, 2022
  • My child attended little friends child care for a year and a half. Everything was good until my child needed a little more one on one due to concerns that the owner brought up. At this time she wouldn't allow the help to come in an evaluate my child. Argued that she was doing everything to help him, she was indeed not due to resisting EI services coming in to help. She then kicked my child out and never followed up with speaking with our EI worker. Betsey has been super unprofessional. Constantly rude and targeting my child. Not dealing with toddler behavior in an appropriate way and in no way trying to help his behaviors that she had complaints in regards to. She constantly was bringing up his behaviors but never able to tell me where random marks on his body were coming from. I absolutely do not recommend this child care center.

    Heather WilkeDec 16, 2022
  • The reassurance that comes with having reliable child care can only be described as an immense gift and we have found this at Little Friends. Our children are provided with an enjoyable, safe, educational and encouraging environment where they are learning about themselves, their peers and the world that continues to broaden around them. The teachers are compassionate and consistently support the development of the kids’ independence, which naturally results in their growing self-confidence. It is without hesitation that we recommend Little Friends to families in search of comprehensive child care.

    ShelbyMay 14, 2018
  • My daughter attended "Little Friends" for 2 years. During this time she was happy and excited to go to school every day. The director is amazing, always available to check in with and get honest information about the care of your child as well as what is going on at the center. She experienced both the toddler room and the preschool. Teachers in both rooms were also accommodating to the needs of the children while allowing them to learn from experience and lessons. Sadly we had to leave Little Friends due to a job change, we continue to stop by and visit our little friends and the staff.

    Amy McDonaldMay 4, 2018

Reviews shown verbatim as published on Google Maps.

How the reviews split

The 4.1 average comes from 13 Google reviews. An average hides whether opinion is consistent or divided, so the spread is shown too.

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