Big Smiles Learning and Care in Belleville, New Jersey offers a vibrant environment where children engage in diverse educational activities and creative projects throughout the day. The facility regularly organizes special events including visits from community professionals, carnival celebrations, and hands-on learning experiences that keep children excited about attending. The daycare maintains a dynamic schedule of activities ranging from arts and crafts to interactive music sessions, while keeping parents updated on their children’s daily progress and achievements.
Day Care Information
Address
540-542 Union Ave, Belleville, NJ 07109
Phone
Reviews
60 Reviews
Day Care Features
Does this day care accept infants?
Yes
One review mentions a child attending since they were 6 months old, suggesting they do accept infants.
Reviews:
No reviews found with the keywords: infant
Does this day care have monitoring cameras?
Yes
One review mentions parents watching cameras, confirming their availability.
Reviews:
Author: tyler nasr Rating: 1/5 Date: 11/10/2021, 7:41:27 PM Review: terrible place to bring your children. extremely unprofessional at taking care of 3 year old's in a class. the ratio at a day care is 6 to 1 for preschoolers. 1 adult cant get 6 kids under wraps?!?!?!?!. The teachers are horrible they say one thing then you watch on the cameras and you can see they have no clue what they are talking about. isn't the first time either. no masks. grabbing kids by 1 arm and actually picking them up. unbelievable!!!
Working Hours
- Monday6:30AM-6:30PM
- Tuesday6:30AM-6:30PM
- Wednesday6:30AM-6:30PM
- Thursday6:30AM-6:30PM
- Friday6:30AM-6:30PM
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Latest Reviews
This daycare is absolutely amazing! The staff is caring, attentive, and creates a safe and nurturing environment where children can learn and grow. My little baby been there since she was 6 months old and now she’s 2 and I haven’t had no bad experiences in all these years . I highly recommend it to any parent looking for a trustworthy and loving place for their little one!
I have a grandchild who attends Big Smiles. Their supervisory staff and teaching staff is top notch, no complaints. I am responding to a recent review posted about Big Smiles. I never knew the school had to pay for a pizza party parents decided to throw for their children. How can a school pay for everyone's party? That doesn't make sense. The amount of parties thrown in the course of a year vs what the budget is for general operating costs is astounding. A pizza pie on average today costs about $15.00. How can any school, private or public afford that kind of cost, it's impossible. Tuition prices should go up if parents all want pizza parties everytime a birthday comes up. The math does not add up. Keep up the excellent work you do Big Smiles!
I give 4 stars because the teachers are amazing. The director and owner on the other hand I’m not too sure. I worked at a private daycare/preschool as an office administrator and when we would have pizza parties the school would pay for it. I seen in class dojo they make the kids bring in $5 for each kid, and each class which is way more money then needed for a pizza party. They also had a trip a while ago for a pumpkin picking and we were told if parents wanted to come we had to pay over $30 because that’s how much the tickets were, but upon arrival when I spoke to the owner of the pumpkin patch the tickets were $8 for adults… it just seems like they are asking for extra money for themselves. Which I don’t understand when they have parents who pay for private tuition out of pocket. The school is very good because of the teachers but the director and owner are money hungry clearly.
I took the best decision to put my daughter in Big Smile Daycare ! She is really happy there even in weekend she askes me to take her to daycare :) Thank you beautiful Team for all the work
Our daughter has been a part of Big Smiles since she was a toddler, and this year she graduated from Prek-4 with them! I have to say, they treat your children like their own! Every day and week is packed with fun, educational, and hands-on activities. Our daughter would come home with the most creative projects, singing new songs and asking me to play them on Alexa! They also organized amazing events at the school, like visits from the ice cream truck, yoga instructors, local dentists teaching about dental hygiene, fire department visits, soccer coaches, carnivals, end-of-the-year summer parties, bowling, and more! The list goes on and on. Our daughter looked forward to going to Big Smiles every day, always greeted with a BIG smile and a warm hug! üòä
My three children , aged two and three go here and I’ve seen such an improvement in my children since beginning 5 months ago. They started being totally more verbal and they are so happy to go to school. The activities the staff does with the children are amazing. Every teacher treats the children with love, this is the first daycare ever my children have went to and I love it and I’m confident I made a great choice for my children! Thank you Big Smiles Teachers and Staff for all you do☺️
Our child has been with Big Smiles for 2 years and I am very pleased with our experience with this daycare. A special thanks to the wonderful staff at Big Smiles especially Ms Mariela, Mr Justin and Ms Angie! They have proven time and again to be truly caring and reliable and for that we are so grateful.
We have sent our son to Big Smiles for prek 3 and 4 and it he absolutely loves it. The staff is very caring and has helped him so much with a ton of different skills. They are constantly doing activities with the kids and involving parents and keeping us updated throughout the day. The hours are super helpful with our schedules too. We definitely recommend Big Smiles to anyone interested.