We had our son in GUG from 3 months to 2.5 years before we moved away. We loved every moment of being there. Home cooked meals, caring care takers, activities and a backyard for playing. If you are looking for affordable and high quality care for your kid this is the place! We miss GUG so much.
I had toured Growing Up Giggles when I was 6 months pregnant with my first child. Sam and Kim took their time with me and my husband in answering our 101 questions. The facility itself was spotless, renovated, and organized. I knew that we needed to put our son in GUG. We were put on the wait-list and I would follow up every few months to inquiry about an opening. Finally, there was an opening and we enrolled our 1 year old. I have to say that they cared for my son like he was one of their own. I felt that he was in a safe and loving environment where he could learn and be himself. We recently moved out of state and had to put our son in another facility. I wish that Sam and Kim opened another daycare near us because we have yet to find a daycare with the same level of professionalism, responsiveness, organization, and care that they have shown us. If you need childcare, I highly recommend GUG!!
This is an excellent daycare. It's the third daycare I've used in NYC and the last and it's been the best overall experience of all of them. The owners genuinely care about your kids and are very professional. They get the kids outside, setting up a slip and slide in their backyard in the summer. The food is high quality, home cooked meals. They engage the kids in good activities that go above an beyond; when I saw a picture of my daughter taking apart a toy truck and reassembling it I was sold. The only hard part may be getting a slot.