Creme de la Creme (Lincoln Park), INC.

Honestly, sending my kid here is a bit of a mixed bag. The facility itself looks fancy and the Lincoln Park location is super convenient for our commute, but with so many kids in the building, it feels like we are caught in a constant loop of daycare crud. The communication when a bug is going around is okay, but I wish they were a bit stricter on the return-to-school policy because it feels like someone is always showing up with a runny nose. It’s fairly clean for a high-traffic daycare, but it’s definitely not the 'pristine' environment they pitch during the tour. It’s fine, just your typical busy city daycare experience where you’ll be stocking up on Vitamin C and tissues.

Honestly, I've been pretty impressed with how the Lincoln Park Crème handles the whole 'daycare germs' situation. The place always looks super clean when I drop off my daughter, and they're really strict about their sick policy—it can be a pain when you have to pick them up for a minor fever, but it definitely keeps the classroom outbreaks to a minimum. My only real gripe is that communication about what's going around can be a little slow sometimes; I'd love an app notification the second a kid in her room gets sent home with something. Overall though, the staff is great with handwashing and they really seem to care about keeping the environment healthy for the little ones.