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| - I feel a background story is in order. My son was previously at one of those large (300ish children) Day Care facilities. It very much had that "Mad Max Beyond the Thunder Dome" type of atmospheres. There wasn't any real structure in their day to day activities, particularly the toddler room. Overall, it felt like an 8 hour holding facility for the kids. God help you if your kid did not fall within the 'norm', i.e., my son has a non-mediated diary allergy. There were countless times when they would give him food that contained diary proteins. Of course we wouldn't find out until we got home and my son would start vomiting and writhing in pain. Not to mention he would come home with some serious looking bite marks and bruises. I understand that can and will happen with kids in daycare, but some notice would have been nice. Long story short, a change was definitely in order.
I wanted to place my son in a smaller facility and most importantly find a caregiver that really enjoyed being around kids. When I first encountered Bring'em Young Academy, I was a little apprehensive due to the name. I mistakenly thought they were a Mormon Day Care (They are not) due to the name sounding very similar to Brigham Young. Not that there is anything wrong with being Mormon and/or having a day care ran by Mormons, I just figured that a Mormon Daycare facility would want to primarily cater to Mormon families. Back on topic, the initial interview went very well. My family (especially my son) clicked very well with Mrs. Gloria (owner of the facility) and her philosophy on children. Most importantly, I could feel how much she loved children. It was a welcome sight to see someone so passionate about the welfare and well-being of the children in her care. Most often you see caregivers who treat their profession as just a job.
In the beginning, I was a little embarrassed when I dropped my son off at Bring'em Young Academy. The children were way more advanced than my son. If my memory serves, there was a little girl (15 months) that was already potty trained and (from my perspective) knew a lot of words. My toddler was a bit rough around the edges. Hey, he just came from the Thunder Dome what do you expect! Right?!! Right?! ... *sobs in corner*. The awesome news was that I was able to witness the transformation of my little wild man into a respectable member of toddler society. Translation: He went from 'Destroyer of Worlds' to 'Destroyer of Cities.' Let's be honest here, there is only so much good behavior one can expect from a toddler. *opens up bottle of scotch* In all seriousness, Mrs. Gloria had him potty trained at 18 months, increased his vocabulary substantially (from a handful of grunts and what I imagine passes for sign language in chimp society to one that makes mama and papa very happy to say the least), and improved his behavior greatly. All in all we are very happy with the development of our son.
We also have a baby in the infant room. I am a big fan on the amount of different stimulation they do for the babies, e.g., flash cards, painting, crafts, sign language.
My recommendation is to give this place a look through. You won't be disappointed.
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