Smart Cookies Early Childhood Center

My son started here at 3 months. The transition from being with him all day, every day is very difficult for a new mom and the ladies have been extremely supportive and kind to me and my baby. They truly care about him which puts me at ease leaving him for the day. He’s a fussy eater and they have been very patient with him. I receive daily pictures, updates on his progress, and recommendations when needed. I enjoy hearing about the daily activities and book readings when I pick him up.

Great day care! All three of our kids from 0-3 years old were taken care of the entire time at the school. They loved all their teachers. Management is fantastic at keeping parents informed. Definitely recommend!

My granddaughter started here at 12 months. She just turned 4 and is still going each week. This facility is, in my opinion, the best choice for the most safe, loving and professionally staffed Early childhood environments in Charleston. The teachers must take many continuing education hours for different areas to enrich their positions. The entire staff and the director are very dedicated to their job and put their hearts in every aspect of their day. I highly recommend this exceptional facility. I have a degree in Early Childhood from the College of Charleston and I chose this place to be where my granddaughter would get the VERY BEST!

Smart Cookies has been a fantastic choice for both of my kids. It's a place where they've not only been safe and happy but also where they've learned so much. The staff are top-notch, communication is excellent, and the environment is just what you'd want for your children—nurturing, educational, and fun. I couldn't recommend it more; it's been great for our family.

I have worked at Smart Cookies for a little over a year. I have enjoyed working with the Littles and feel as if I have learned as much from them as they from me. It is a joy to see the world through their eyes. I appreciate my co teachers. We all learn tricks of the trade from each other and as well as the Director who supports us. She encourages a positive morale for the center.

I honestly don’t know where to start with this place. My son has been going almost 9 months and it’s been a roller coaster. The communication is disrespectful and condescending every time. It’s almost like they don’t know it’s your child or respect the fact we are the parents and paying them to take care of our child/children. When we first started going there the staff was nice and ran up on some alarming diapers on too long with whelps on my sons bottom that look almost like a mosquito attached him. I notified them and it happen once again and notified them. Then they handed my husband the WRONG BABY and would ask us which one was ours! Super unsafe!! Then one of the ladies offered babysitting on the side to parents and we took her up on it once. A couple days later she ask me and another mom she babysat for money to pay her light bill. Which I was scared if we didn’t give it to her our son would be less treated. They eventually realized she was over her head and had no clue about baby’s and move her to older kids. They move another lady over who organized it up some but she started having health issues and it just started going downhill again. Let alone she’s way too old to be working and lifting babies. I spoke to her about ways to help him nap better and her reaction was so unprofessional and was full of nonsense which seemed from over worked and short staffed. She had the nerve tell me while talking to her calmly to find someone else. Prior even told me if she’s not there working to run from the place. The director was there in the background feeding a baby and seemed so out of it. Why is a director having to help… because she can’t handle it due to surgeries and health. How can she do this job in general?! Different people randomly filling in on days. Let alone most of them shouldn’t even be in child care with how they handle it. They’re so out of touch with when they had children 30 years ago they think they know everything. This place is a sucker for first time moms and always have availability. No decent daycare has openings right away they all are a year plus waitlist. For the facility it’s outdated and so dirty. My son would come home smelling gross and cloths looking like he played outside. The carpet is hunter green and looks like it’s from 1990 and never replaced. The space alone is way too small. They put this rough mat you can’t wash down for the infants to rub they’re face on which is why my baby’s face always was broken out and on weekends would clear up from not being there. We lost cloths and bibs when we labeled everything of his. We would get other baby’s cloths, bottles, bibs and even medicine and they all had labels so not sure how that happened. If you look the place up they don’t even have abc rating and there dss yearly reports are always high alerts. They don’t have any great reviews. The parking lot always has 2 spaces only available to pick your child up as it’s so small and the staff take each spot. It’s off a really busy highway Savannah hwy where you come in hot and their playground for the kids is in the middle of the parking lot where they would walk very slowly the kids in a line at prim time hours with parents picking up there kids. So dangerous! As a mother please do your research and choose better for your child

Thank you so much for taking care of Colm and all the love and care that was given and treated as if they were their own child. Staff is amazing!

My daughter has been going to Smart Cookies since she was 12 weeks old. I cannot say enough good things about them. I trust that my daughter is in the best hands. Her teachers and the rest of the staff truly care about her and the other kids.