Hickory Ridge Little Playhouse, Columbia

This daycare is an excellent daycare full of love and personalized attention for children. My daughter started going to daycare when she was two years old and now she is going to turn 4, and so far the experience has been wonderful. She has very good communication with parents, she is respectful and an expert with children, she has a lot of experience, and she is very empathetic with the little ones, so we will leave our daughter there until she turns 6 years old.

She is the most loving and caring provider. She is attentive to every detail when it comes to the care of my infant, intentional about her curriculum, and constantly communicating with us. I feel comfortable entrusting my baby under her care, her warmth and loving nature is very visible with the interactions she has with our baby.

Ms. D. is wonderful, she provides everything I could have asked for my kids and more. This summer they have water play at least once a week, they go to the playgrounds quite often, everyday my older son gets to dance and even practice yoga poses. My younger child just started walking, and is also thriving under her care. He gets sensory playtime often and seems very happy everyday. I love that she sends us pictures of the activities they are doing and sends lunch schedules and activity calendars out as well. Additionally, the home is set up so well for a daycare environment, her dedication to the kids really shines through. I'm very happy I found her.

We are so thankful to have found this provider! She has been such a blessing in our life!! we moved from FL when baby was 2 months, then Covid happened and I stayed home with him for awhile. When it was time to go back to work, we had to find daycare since we have no family on this side of the country. This provider was fantastic from day one. She was all about piece of mind for me, since I had never left our son before. She constantly sends pics all day, and is great about updates. She provides a educational curriculum and healthy meals and snacks. There is excellent communication with her, and she keeps a log of daily activities our boy did that day. Our son adores her and is so happy to see her on the days i work! I was so worried to send him to daycare, but this provider has kept our minds at ease! Can't thank her enough! She is the best!!!!

Our daughter has been with this provider for only 2 weeks and she loves it. This facility is clean, organized and safe. She has taken our daughter's learning to the next level and is doing a fantastic job. I highly recommend this daycare.

This provider loved our daughter as if she was her own. She is moving onto kindergarten now, but we miss her terribly!

What a wonderful place for my daughters to grow

We were referred to this daycare by my sister. My young niece was initially enrolled in a large daycare center where she cried every day. My sister switched her to this home based child care and she LOVED it. She happily referred to the providers and her friends and actively looked forward to attending each day. When we were looking for care for our three month old daughter (and first child), we were thrilled that this facility had availability. This provider is wonderful with her. She allowed us to bring her for a couple of hours each day the week before her start date to ensure a smooth transition. We get frequent photos and updates throughout the day. It is reassuring to see her having fun on walks and with a variety of stimulating toys. The provider records the details of her day in a journal so we know exactly when she ate, napped, and played. This daycare is also very flexible with drop off and pick up times, which is helpful as I am a physician with a changing schedule. With this provider, I feel like my daughter is getting far more personalized care than she would have gotten at a large center in the city we moved from - and at a much more reasonable price. I highly recommend this daycare.