Carousel Child Development Center

Our child spent 1 year here as an infant and we couldn't have been happier regarding her experience. The teachers were remarkably caring and treated our child as if she was their own. It is a very caring and nurturing environment.
Apr 8th, 2021

We love love love Carousel. My older one started at the age of 3 and my younger one started when she is around 8 months (baby rooms waiting list is loooongg). We experienced almost all the rooms in Carousel and each single teacher is amazing. We couldnt say more about how much they care and take good care of our kids. Staff are very responsive and know exactly what they are doing (no drama, no delay, always super helpful). Many teachers have worked in this school for 10+ years and even 30yrs. Low teacher turn over is a good sign for us.
Jan 5th, 2021

We were there for a year - it was very convenient, but decided to look around and found nicer facilities/ more robust teaching philosophy elsewhere for similar cost. Many families that attend have multiple children enrolled, so they certainly have many satisfied parents, but in the end, I didn't feel great about sending my kids here. Childcare is such a tough decision as a parent - writing this review to help others wrangling with this option. PROS: The administrators and many of the lead teachers have been there for DECADES, long hours and stays open for most snow days, reasonable rates, very convenient if you live in the neighborhood, on-site kitchen, large playground backing to trees, special activities throughout the year (especially for holidays + summertime). CONS: they have been open 30+ years and it seems few updates to the interior, furniture, or toys have been made in that time. Some of the teachers were great and very loving, but others seemed completely disinterested in the children and barely smiled at me when I would come to pickup in the evening. After a torrential downpour one afternoon, the infant room (which is effectively in a basement with no windows) was flooded with several inches of water and no apparent remediation was done other than to carry the water out with buckets- normal operations resumed the next day. There is no separate sleeping area for the infants - just one big windowless room.
Sep 30th, 2019

The is center has had workers them well over a decade- unheard of for this area. I have heard countless stories  about kids at other centers having multiple teachers because of the all the teachers that leave during the year. It is a huge comfort to know that your child's teacher is not going to leave, and that the class will not have to combine with another due to low staffing when the position doesn't fill back up!This has been in business forever-many people who went there as kids bring their own now. They also have former toddlers who are grown and now working there. I have never encountered a teacher that was not loving. They truly care about your child. Only con is that is on Woodburn Road, which can flood sometimes and close off, but this only happens a few times a year. You can take back roads from Gallow if that ever happens.
Nov 18th, 2018

Carousel is an amazing daycare center. From the front office to the teachers, we've been thrilled with our experience at the center. The center provides monthly food and activity calendars, provides special classes once children are of a certain age (soccer, Spanish, PE, etc.) and overall do a really good job of keeping the children engaged, on schedule and happy. I've had zero issues with the center and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a daycare. It's also conveniently located right off the beltway at 495 & Gallows.
Jan 15th, 2018