TopDayCareCenters.com is an easy to use, comprehensive directory of daycare providers across the United States.Its purpose is to help parents find the best daycare provider for their children by collecting and logically organizing the key information about each daycare center. Furthermore, we ask parents that have already gone through the daycare selection process to share their opinions of the daycare services they've used.
This site was started because as new parents in a new city we found the search for daycare very challenging. While in many cases a parent might receive referrals from friends and family, we were unable to depend on that resource because of our circumstances. Also, few of our friends were parents themselves meaning that we had little experience to draw upon in our search.
We searched the internet, yellow pages and a variety of publications but were always disappointed: some sites focused on the basics like licensure, while others gave the opinions of parents, and still others seemed to care about a particular specialty or accreditation (food programs, potty training, etc). Few sites tried to offer all this information in one place and those that did couldn't seem to present it in a manner that was easy to read, prioritize or compare. In the end, we were forced to collect information from multiple sources, analyze it, correct it and make our decisions based on the data and standards we'd developed. It was an amazingly eye-opening experience—and one we don't regret—but the stress, time and money involved left us convinced there had to be a better way.
TopDayCareCenters.com takes the data collection and organization methods we developed during our daycare search and applies them to daycare centers nationwide. Additionally, because we recognize the value of experience and the confusing array of choices that new parents face, we try to draw upon the collective wisdom of parents that have gone before us by collecting their reviews and ratings. We feel that the combination of objective data and thoughtful parent input—organized methodically—offers parents an amazing resource.
We hope you find this site helpful, and that once you've made your daycare choice, you will return and share your experience with the community.
Thank you and Good Luck.
