We wanted to know the most child-friendly products and activities out there, so we asked the experts: real Coast moms. Hundreds of you responded to tell us your favorites in entertainment, vehicles, extracurriculars and much more. Here are the top-rated recommendations that got your seal of approval:
DAY CARE
- Kid Academy
- Nugent Child Development Center
- Good Shepherd Christian Academy
- Lighthouse Learning Center LLC
- Future Scholars Learning Center
- Little People’s Christian Academy
TUTORING SERVICES
- Huntington Learning Center
- Old School Learning Depot
- The Literacy Lady
PEDIATRICIAN
- Dr. Tamara Harper
- Dr. Richard McCrary
- Lighthouse Pediatrics
- Children’s of Mississippi
- Gulf Coast ABC Pediatrics
PRIVATE SCHOOL
- Hope Academy at Florence Gardens
- St. James Catholic School
- Coast Episcopal School
- St. Stanislaus High School
- Treehouse Montessori Christian School
- Holy Trinity Catholic School
- Nativity B.V.M. Elementary
- St. Vincent De Paul Catholic School
- Resurrection Catholic School
ENTERTAINMENT/LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
- Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
- Mississippi Aquarium
- Big Play
- Margaritaville Resort & Family Entertainment Center
- Sweet Southern Party Co.
- Altitude Trampoline Park
KIDS’ CLOTHING STORE
- Wish List
- Sugar and Spice Children’s Apparel
- Riley’s
- Once Upon A Child
- Carters
- Loveleigh
- The Cotton Patch
DIAPER
- Pampers
- Huggies
- Alva Baby (cloth)
- Parent’s Choice
- Luvs
STROLLER
- Graco
- Chicco Bravo
- UPPAbaby Vista
- Baby Trend Expedition
- Contours
- BOB
CAR SEAT
- Britax
- Chicco
- Graco
- Baby Trend
CAR/SUV/VAN
- Honda Odyssey
- Chevy Tahoe
- Toyota Highlander
- Hyundai Palisade
SWEETS SHOP
- Last Minute Sweets
- Chillville Creamery
- Pop Brothers
- Dairy Queen
- Quakes Ice Creamery
DENTIST
- Shearwater Dental
- Gulf Coast Pediatric Dentistry
- Verrett Dental Center
- Healthy Smiles Family Dentistry
- Dr. Eric Hyde
- Broadwater Dental
- Brice & Associates Pediatrics Dental Specialists
ORTHODONTIST
- Frigo Orthodontics
- McCabe Orthodontics
- BayView Orthodontics
- Smile Doctors
- Wakham & McMurphy Orthodontics
- Healthy Smiles
CHILD BEHAVIORAL DOCTOR
- Safe Harbor Clinic
- Dr. Greg Horn
- Children’s of Mississippi
- Mindful Matters
- Joannie Evans, psychiatric nurse practitioner
- Mississippi Center for Autism and Related Developmental Disabilities
MUSIC, DANCE AND ART INSTRUCTION
- Myhres School of Music
- Cheer Zone Athletics
- The Friends of Art
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- Cheer Zone Athletics
- J.R. Hensley’s Tiger-Rock Academy
- Lanier’s Gymnastics
- Biloxi Elite Swim
- The Dance Company
- Cheer Force One
- Bayou View Baseball/Softball Association
- Kelli’s Steps School of Dance
- Ballet Theatre School
BEST PLACE TO VACATION
- Margaritaville Resort & Family Entertainment Center
- Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
- Gulf Shores, Alabama
- Dauphin Island, Alabama
- Pascagoula
- Home
- Pensacola, Fla.