Little Sproutlings Daycare & Learning Center

17700 Bishops Castle Court
Olney, MD 20832
17700 Bishops Castle Court, Olney, MD 20832
202-567-7861 202-567-7861

Little Sproutlings Daycare & Learning Center

17700 Bishops Castle Court
Olney, MD 20832
17700 Bishops Castle Court
Olney, MD 20832
At Care.com, we realize that cost of care is a big consideration for families. That's why we are offering an estimate which is based on an average of known rates charged by similar businesses in the area. For actual rates, contact the business directly.

Details and information displayed here were provided by this business and may not reflect its current status. We strongly encourage you to perform your own research when selecting a care provider.

Details and information displayed here were provided by this business and may not reflect its current status. We strongly encourage you to perform your own research when selecting a care provider.

SPECIAL OFFER
Infant and Toddler spots available.
In business since: 2014
Total Employees: 2-10

LICENSING INFORMATION

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Hours

Monday :
8:00AM - 5:30PM
Tuesday :
8:00AM - 5:30PM
Wednesday :
8:00AM - 5:30PM
Thursday :
8:00AM - 5:30PM
Friday :
8:00AM - 5:30PM
Saturday :
Closed
Sunday :
Closed
Program Capacity:
8

Cost & Availability

Costimate
$298/week
At Care.com, we realize that cost of care is a big consideration for families. That's why we are offering an estimate which is based on an average of known rates charged by similar businesses in the area. For actual rates, contact the business directly.
OFFERINGS
Full Time (5 days/wk)
Part Time (1-4 days/wk)
Drop-In
Half-Day (Morning)
Half-Day (Afternoon)
Full-Day
Extended Care (Before School)
Extended Care (After School)

Ratings & Reviews

( 12)
Rob
02/22/2023
We have had our daughter with Ayesha since she was 4 months old. After extensive looking, we were blessed to find Little Sproutlings Daycare and Ayesha! Our experience has been nothing short of wonderful to say the least. She treats our daughter like her own and we have felt nothing but warmth since we started here. I never was worried about the care we received for our daughter and our daughter loved being there. She currently is in pre-k but continues to ask when she is returning to Ayesha! I cannot say enough about how much we appreciate all the times Ayesha has been more than accommodating and understanding. She helped us through Covid when my wife lost her job too. All I can say is that we couldn't imagine our daughter being with anyone other than Ayesha and Little Sproutlings Daycare. Best decision we made with childcare!
Sayo
06/05/2022
I would not recommend this daycare to anyone looking for a stress free and easy going provider. My son was enrolled here for three months. During that time frame, we were always worried about some reason or the other she would come up with as to why he couldn't come in. Sometimes valid but overall, it seemed like every little excuse or opportunity to keep him home. While she did try to be nice about it, I don't think she was able to deliver on the services we were actually paying for. Either she did not have the patience or the capacity to care for the kids. Providers have an advantage now because there is a demand for child care, she makes her own rules and will let you know she has a waitlist of kids if you don't abide by her rules. Luckily, we were able to find a good place for our son. I waited over a month to write this review because I wanted to compare the experience. It's night and day, a lot more peace of mind and they are not constantly trying to get us to pick him up. I'm writing this review not because I have any personal issues with the provider but wish I knew this before we signed up.
Reply from Little Sproutlings Daycare & Learning Center
Little Sproutlings Daycare takes the health and safety of its children and staff very seriously. We have a strict sick policy in place which we review with each parent during our tours and also have them review and sign off during enrollment. Our handbook is very detailed and goes over all our policies.

This family toured our facility twice and we reviewed this policy with them thoroughly and they understood and agreed to it as well as signed off on it.
On a few occasions their child displayed symptoms and the parents were called/texted with no response and or timely pickup.

Due to various instances where the policy was neglected, even after having follow up detailed phone conversations with them, we had no choice but to terminate this family from care only after 4 weeks of enrollment (with not only a standard two week notice but went above and beyond and accommodated them with six additional weeks until they found care elsewhere).

We tried our best to accommodate them without jeopardizing our standard of care, but unfortunately this was not a good fit keeping in mind the well being of everyone else in care.
08/22/2022
Julia S
03/13/2022
I cannot speak highly enough of Little Sproutlings, and the negative review posted below couldn't differ more from our experience.

Ayesha has cared for our daughter for the past year (since she was about 1.5 years old), and she has thrived in the activity-filled, structured yet warm environment. Ayesha clearly bonds with all the children in her care, understands their unique personalities, and partners with parents to make sure that they thrive in her care.

On the issue of compliance with Covid procedures/her conduct throughout the pandemic: In my experience, Ayesha has adhered strictly to all the required protocols (mask-wearing, temperature checks, keeping children home for any symptoms of illness, etc.). We have never been charged for any time that was not already agreed under the terms of our contract, and I believe on a couple of occasions we were not charged when Ayesha would have been within her rights to do so.

Ayesha has always behaved responsibly, transparently and taken her role as caregiver to our daughter with the utmost seriousness. Little Sproutlings is clearly more than a business for her-it is her vocation. Any family seeking a loving, in-home daycare experience for their little one in the Olney area would be lucky to join Little Sproutlings!
Melissa W
09/15/2021
I strongly urge any parent considering this daycare provider to read this review. As parents who have moved several times and had our children enrolled in various daycares and liked every single one, I strongly recommend against enrolling your children in little sproutlings, particularly during COVID.

Pros:

Teaches children independence
Warm affect with children

Cons:

Provider travelled internationally to several locations in a two-week period without using COVID precautions, i.e. masks in large crowds indoors (a wedding) contracted COVID, shut down for a month and then tried to pass that costs onto the families. When we disagreed with provider's decision to pass those costs down to us by withholding our security deposit, provider retaliated and requested that our children be disenrolled in her care.

Children paint and do creative activities but there is a lack of education as in prior daycares.

Provider is unprofessional, unaccountable and often harsh in her communication. This was the feedback provided by at least one other parent reference but because we desperately needed care in the pandemic, we did not weigh this advice as heavily as we should have.

Do not recommend.
Reply from Little Sproutlings Daycare & Learning Center
This review contains actual falsehoods and distortions of the facts by a former client of my daycare, "Little Sproutlings". We have been a part of this community for the last 13 years and have nurtured positive, loving relationships with each family that becomes part of our daycare. The person posting the review may be disappointed that I, the owner and operator, ended our relationship after just a few weeks of enrollment, but that does not justify her posting a false and injurious narrative.

If you are making your decision based on this review, please do read the positive postings by our other clients, and feel free to contact us directly with any questions.

To set the record straight:

Our daycare does its due diligence and is scrupulous in following all Covid related state guidelines and protocols, including masking, greeting masked parents and children at drop-off and pick-up, taking and recording the child's temperature each morning with the parent signing off on the temperature reading, and closing down the daycare for days at a time when any parent or child has been exposed to Covid until a negative test result is provided.

My family went on vacation for 2 weeks at the end of July 2021 (All parents were given at least 2 months notice; even though our policy requires 1 month notice, we try to give our families ample time for planning). No family was charged the tuition fee for this 2-week period.

Upon the return from our family vacation, we kept the daycare closed for an additional 2 weeks in accordance with our scrupulous adherence to Covid policy and protocol. No family was charged tuition fees for this 2-week closure.

We did not "try to pass those costs" onto any family, including this former client. Rather, while daycare was shuttered, she requested I apply the security deposit for her one child who was moving to another daycare to the tuition of her remaining second child. I explained why this was not our policy and after that she demanded the security deposit be placed in escrow, I decided to return the security deposit in full and gave her more than the required 2 weeks notice to find new daycare.

The safety of the children enrolled at Little Sproutlings is my paramount concern, and I am committed to forging transparent, collaborative, and warm relationships with all our families.
11/10/2021
Mazneen H
09/01/2020
We put our son in Little Sproutlings when he was one year old! We were very worried about the transition since he was used to receiving a lot of attention at home and he hadn't been away from us. But he adjusted really well and seemed very much at home in the daycare! Ayesha, the owner is wonderful! She really took care of our son and made sure he was happy there! Her youngest daughter is also in the daycare and she and my son played very well together!! Her daycare facility was the best in the area - very clean, bright, and well ventilated. She had a variety of age appropriate toys! The kids could also play outside in the backyard. We felt that our son was safe and very well taken care of with her. She gave us an update of the day each evening and also sent pictures! We pulled our son out when COVID hit because we had help from family for childcare, but we strongly recommend Ayesha's Little Sproutlings Daycare to all!
Sophia
08/16/2020
Little Sproutlings Daycare is everything I ever wanted in a daycare! The owner, Ayesha, put me at ease immediately as this was my first experience with daycare. Our daughter has been with Ayesha since she was 3 months old and has received the best care. I would recommend this daycare to everyone and am very pleased with the cleanliness and standards that go above and beyond standard!
Mary A
06/24/2020
I have had both of my sons at Little Sproutlings Daycare for over a year and highly recommend Ayesha! She is wonderful with my boys and provides excellent care and communication. Its a very positive, cheerful and clean environment. My boys have learned so much and truly enjoy their time at Little Sproutlings. I am so thankful we found them!
Kit
09/17/2018
We had an infant at Little Sproutlings Daycare and were very pleased with the care that he received. Ayesha, the owner, is warm and communicative and our little boy was clearly loved and taken excellent care of. We highly recommend Little Sproutlings.
Kristie
06/25/2018
My son went here for a year and we only left because we no longer needed care. He loved everyone there, and learned so much! He was so well taken care of and loved. I highly recommend Little Sproutlings!
Katie
06/04/2018
We can't say enough nice things about Little Sproutlings. The environment is very loving, caring and clean! We looked at several other care givers in the area and nothing came close to Little Sproutlings!
Michael J
06/04/2018
Little Sproutlings is a wonderful, loving and welcoming daycare and preschool. The care given to our daughter during our time as clients was first rate and we wholeheartedly encourage anyone looking for care to consider Little Sproutlings.
Christina B
10/16/2017
Our son has been at Little Sproutlings Day Care for over 1 year now. He started at 2 months old and is now almost 16 months. He has really grown and flourished here and is currently learning how to talk. We can tell that he loves Ayesha and has a great time daily. We would definitely recommend to others!
SPECIAL OFFER
Infant and Toddler spots available.
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