Red Cardinal Family Childcare 1 Whiting Road, Framingham, MA 01701

"Idolina is a loving and understanding teacher for our child. I appreciate that daily activities include lots of outdoor playtime (weather permitting), music and movement, creative play, and arts & craft activities. Her approach reminds me of some of the Montessori practices I grew up with — teaching children to be independent and contributing to their community. I also like that my child spends time in a bilingual (Spanish/English) environment, as diversity and inclusion is something we value and we want him to grow up appreciating different cultures, backgrounds, and lived experiences. The space is kept clean and organized. The teachers really care about the kids. We feel so lucky to have found Red Cardinal!"

"My daughter started at Idolina’s earlier this year and it has been an incredible experience. Idolina is communicative and caring. The space is bright, impeccably clean, and includes multiple areas for different types of play. Idolina plans fun, enriching activities for the children and even sends lesson plans each week so we know what they’re focusing on. I love that they spend so much time outdoors and that they share lots of pictures and videos on the app throughout the day. I can’t recommend Idolina and her assistants enough. We’re so grateful we found Red Cardinal Daycare."

"We love Red Cardinal Daycare! My daughter has been going there for the last 18 months and it is the best. It’s obvious that Idolina adores all of the children and she is so patient and collaborative with them. She also supports them to be independent in their self care tasks (washing hands, putting on coat, etc) The daycare is bright and cheerful and she has a huge fenced-in yard for the kids to run around in, they spend lots of time outside when weather permits."

"Our son loves Idolina and so do we. She makes healthy food for the kids, has plenty of fun and sensory activities each day, and always keeps us up to date on any issues, challenges, or just good days. She is effusive in her praise and her love for the children. She speaks English very well, which is important for us because we don’t speak Spanish, and is close to the parents as well. Her daycare area is cleaner, nicer, and more up to date than most dedicated daycare centers we’ve toured. She also has a large part of her yard sectioned off for the kids to play in. She has ruined us and turned us into snobs who will compare all future daycares to hers :)"

"My daughter has been going to Idolina’s since 2019. We totally love her. She is caring and loving, but at the same time she teaches the kids discipline and independence. Idolina’s center is super clean (for me that is very important). During the pandemic she had followed all the protocols. My husband and I are Latinos, so we wanted someone who can keep up with my daughter’s Spanish, since she would learned English at school. We trust Idolina our biggest treasure and she has exceeded our expectations. We highly recommend Idolina’s center."