My children were both at Yellow Brick Road (YBR) before they started elementary school. My youngest was there from the time she was 9 months old until she started kindergarten. And my oldest was there from the time she was 2 years old through the time she started kindergarten. Prior to coming to YBR, they were home with a nanny. As any working mother knows, choosing a child care option is a brutal process. It's expensive and you're considering strangers to watch your children. I remember that feeling of uncertainty and stress. I also remember how quickly my kids settled into YBR and how genuinely different it was than other centers. The owner and directors have been committed for many years to caring for children. It is owned by a family who is greatly invested in their business and knows what goes on, day to day. (This is a big difference from the corporate chains.) I don't recall one bad experience with my kids at YBR. The staff was loving, communicative, approachable and attentive. Further, my kids were more than prepared to start kindergarten. Both of them transitioned academically and socially with no problems, ahead of most of their peers. This rating was unprompted by YBR. I was looking at their new web site to pass along information to my cousin and saw that I had an opportunity to publicly rate them. Hands down, they are the best option for the western suburbs.