Creative Kids Learning Center 1535 Southeast Delaware Avenue, Ankeny, IA 50021

"I have a 4 year old (Pre-K) and an 8 year old who have been attending Creative Kids Learning Center for almost a year now. For school aged kids, they offer drop-offs and pick-ups at the local Elementary School. I never have to worry about transportation from school to the center. If the schools are closed (Professional Learning Day), they are still open (besides major holidays). During the summer, they have fun events/field trips planned for the school aged kids. For Pre-K room, they utilize Seesaw to communicate with parents and are always sending updates/photos throughout the day. Lessons/activities are planned and the kids seem to have fun learning. Overall, the staff has been friendly and understanding. They are great to work with and follow up to any concerns parents have quickly. It takes a special person to work with a group of kids nowadays, so I greatly appreciate the patience with all the children. In my opinion, a perk about this center is that if your child is gone for a week, they would charge for half the tuition that week. I've been at other centers that charge the entire week even if the kids don't show up, so this helps!"

"My daughter has been going to Creative kids for almost two years now. She loves going to daycare and all of her teachers. The staff is amazing and they let you know if there is anything they are concerned about. She has learned so much since starting there and I love to watch her continue to learn and grow while she is there. They have an app that makes it easy to communicate with staff and even send you pictures of activities they are doing. I know she is in great hands when I drop her off. At the end of the day she goes around and gives hugs to her teachers! I love Creative Kids learning center and I am so glad I found a great daycare!"

"Creative Kids has such a fun and welcoming environment! As an employee, I felt very welcomed starting out, all of the staff are amazing at their jobs, and the kids always have a blast! Compared to other daycares I have been employed at, Creative Kids has been the best to me! The owner, Shelley, as been an amazing boss & has been understanding any time I can’t make it in to work, I always get paid on time, and my schedule stays consistent. Jenn is also amazing at her job, all of the kids adore her and she has been so kind to me since I started working here. She always makes sure the kids are having fun, learning something new, and being kind to one another."

"I have worked at Creative kids for almost three years. I have loved every bit working here from being an assistant teacher to being a lead teacher. I enjoy being around the kids because they bring their laughter and smiles. I enjoy my coworkers cause we can talk to one another to figure out the next step and we can lean on one another. Shelley has been nothing but supportive and helpful. I would never change my job because this is where I have grown so much"

"I cannot say enough positive things about this center! I started working at Creative Kids back in October and I couldn’t love my job more! I left a very toxic work environment when I came to work for Creative Kids, and I absolutely made the right choice! Jenn and Shelley go above and beyond for the kiddos and us staff! I speak for all of my coworkers and myself when I say we love and care for all of our kids like they were our own!"