Solarz's Child Care

Gretchen Hasting Google

Aug 23, 2025

Obviously does not follow Minnesota childcare guidelines. No confidentiality.

Misti Ganz Google

Aug 23, 2025

Great daycare! My son loved it there and she does so much with the kids!!

Jerika Braaten Google

Aug 22, 2025

I had 4 kids who attended her childcare last summer. She did great with all of them! They did crafts, went outside, and had lots of fun!

arin platz Google

Aug 22, 2025

This daycare turned out to be one of the worst mistakes we’ve made for our son. What began as something that felt like family, where he made little friends and was even invited to overnights, has spiraled into drama, instability, and heartbreak for a 2-year-old who never should’ve been caught in the middle. His care was terminated with no notice, all because we questioned a doctor’s note she suddenly demanded minutes before drop-off. Had she asked earlier, we would have gladly provided it. But instead of handling it with a conversation, she cut him off cold. No discussion, no warning… just punishment that landed on a toddler who loved being there. When we went to collect his belongings, she went so far as to tell an officer she would withhold his clothes and toys until she sought legal advice about “slander.” Imagine that… an adult threatening to keep a toddler’s things out of spite. The instability had been there from the start. Out of 33 weeks this year, only 7 ran a full Monday through Friday. There were 14 unplanned closures - often announced barely an hour before drop-off. Sometimes she told us the daycare was closed, only to remain open for other families. Reasons ranged from a sick dog to her own “personal anxiety.” At one point, she even called my partner asking her to talk her through the day because she was too overwhelmed to manage her own business. Nearly every Friday was covered by her husband, who is licensed as her backup - along with at least one day per month during the week. She also had her mother assist her several days, who is not licensed. We showed compassion, because anxiety is real and human. But the truth is, if you can’t manage your own wellbeing, you should not be entrusted with other people’s children. And instead of handling things professionally, she fueled gossip. When we shared our experience, she “liked” comments online saying my son deserved to be kicked out. Other adults joined in, openly ridiculing a 2-year-old child. No matter how you frame it, that’s not just unprofessional - it’s cruel. Parents deserve honesty. This provider is unstable, unreliable, and more concerned with her own pride than with protecting the children in her care. My son lost people he loved because of her choices, and no family should ever have to go through that.

Tiffanie B Google

Aug 22, 2025

I’m so sad to be writing this, because for a long time I truly believed my son had a second family here. He stayed for overnights, he bonded with her and her children, and he has already cried asking to go see them and his friends. That makes this experience all the more heartbreaking. While I acknowledge my own misstep (I did initially refuse to provide a doctor’s note when she requested it, but only because it was asked of me just 15 minutes before drop-off instead of the day before) what followed has been devastating for my son & is entirely unjustified. With no notice, his care was terminated. And when I went to collect his belongings, she first told the officer who came to help that she was keeping them until she could seek legal advice on how to do so because of “slander.” These were items belonging to a toddler & while she did eventually return them, it should never have come to that. The lack of reliability has been extremely difficult. Out of 33 weeks so far this year, only 7 weeks have been fully open Monday through Friday. Brittany has already missed 14 days of care just this year, often with closures announced an hour or less before drop-off. Sometimes I was told she was closed, only to find out later she was actually open for other families. The reasons given (things like a sick dog or personal anxiety) would be considered unacceptable in any other professional setting. What hurts the most is knowing my son is the one being punished. A two-year-old doesn’t understand sudden loss like this. He just knows he can’t see people he loves. And to make matters worse, I later saw that she had liked comments online where someone said my toddler “deserved to be terminated sooner for hitting.” Not once was I told his behavior was that severe… instead, she had always reassured me that his occasional hitting or pushing was developmentally normal for his age. I wish I could write a glowing review like I had once hoped to. Instead, I’m left writing as a heartbroken parent whose child lost people he thought were family suddenly, without warning, and in a way no toddler should have to experience. Edit: it’s also been brought to my attention that she will gossip about everyone in her care. But at least she doesn’t beat kids, so we should all be grateful that she meets that bar - which is apparently on the floor. Also added ss of me “being rude” Edit 2: Just to clarify, Arin is my fiance. The blue name blurred out is my son. This happened on Wednesday, with my fiance having been on antibiotics since Friday afternoon & my son being in daycare Monday-Tuesday with no concerns mentioned at pickup or drop off either day. She had been aware of our family having a cold since the week prior, when my symptoms first developed. My sons symptoms had developed the Wednesday prior to her terminating.