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| - Not a school, but a poorly run daycare. It is not what it seems to be, do not take your children here. The biggest problems: the owner and management have no advanced training in child development, some of the teachers mistreat children, it is poorly managed, and they don't place an emphasis on learning, just on making money and appearing like they do care about your children. Below we detail several issues we experienced when we took our child here:
1) No one here has an advanced degree (bachelors or higher) in child development, the owner used to work in a daycare so she thinks that is a sufficient knowledge base/experience to now be responsible for children from 6 weeks old to 6 years old. It should have been a red flag to us as parents that the owners and director (who don't have expertise in child development) are then guiding the teachers in managing children in the classroom.
For example, when our daughter was 13 months old the owners came to us and said they felt she was "advanced" and ready for the 2-year-old room. The owners said she was bored in her current room and needed the stimulation the older room could offer. We trusted them and approved the move. Right after she transitioned, our daughter started acting out. At that time, we as parents didn't realize that our daughter at 13 months (of course) wouldn't have the developmental skills to manage being with a larger class and older children that could speak and communicate their needs. She started to bite due to the stress she was experiencing. We talked to the teachers about it that told us they did not have any knowledge of how to manage it. We felt terrible and tried to meet with the owners/director to develop a plan. Instead, the owner told me to purchase a children's book about biting and read this everyday, which we did. The biting continued and increased. The owners told us the biting was not normal for her age and they did not know how to manage it. We asked if we could move our daughter back to the younger room, but the owners told us they had immediately filled her spot with a child on their wait list. That is when we realized they did not advance our daughter because they thought it would be beneficial to her, but to make more money. When we confronted the owner about this, she said it was totally developmentally appropriate, which all the evidence-based literature denies. (This is when we started to look at leaving ASAP).
2) All the while, the poor teachers in the 2-year-old room were brand new to working in a daycare and didn't have the ability to problem-solve the situation. We started to witness one of the teachers in the room mistreat our daughter, and other children. We saw her grab children and speak to them harshly. We spoke to the owner and director about it. They said they would talk to her and work with her to develop her behavior management skills. They also told us they would keep it confidential, but the next day the teacher asked us why we said something to the owner about her. She then told us they offered her NO skill development in coping with children. We encouraged her to ask for trainings because it was obvious she was struggling, but she responded that the owners are not interested in the teachers' professional development. She told us the owners say in their weekly meetings with the teachers all they care about is the first 5 minutes when kids are dropped off and the last 5 minutes when kids are picked up, that the image of what is happening when the parents are actually there is what is important.
3) The learning goals for the day are rarely met, which is why on the daily report they list that they "attempt" to make them. I learned that this Goddard doesn't actually have their curriculum accredited by Goddard; they just have the certification to run as a daycare. They owners won't tell you this and lead you to believe they are.
4) When teachers resign or move on to other jobs, the owners force them to leave immediately. Not even allowing them to say goodbye to children or families. This traumatized a boy in our daughter's class. In the mornings during drop off, he would often cry and ask for the teacher. It was devastating to watch.
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