I have been looking for a daycare for DD (2y/o)on and off for the past few months. I narrowed it down to two daycares and they happen to have openings while all other daycares in the area have long waiting lists. Is this a bad sign??
Daycare #1:
It was a Heritage daycare (state inspection report was acceptable, no major complaints or issues). The center has changed names and is now a Kinder Care center and I cannot find any inspection reports online. I had a good impression of the center the first time I visited. I haven't had a chance to revisit the place because of car issues but it is on my list of things to do Monday. The rate is slitly lower than other daycares in the area.
Daycare#2:
it is home based, it opened a year ago. My issues with this place:
today was the second time I went to visit the place, the first time around the director was not there leaving one emplyee with a toddler, a 9 month old, a 7 month old and a 6 month old. I went during activity time and there were no activities going on. Instead there a huge TV on, toys looked untouched at 10:45 a.m.
The director was not there both times, the employee told me that she sometimes runs errands in the morning. I just got off the phone with the director she informed me that she goes to traning in the morning. Hmm, who is saying the truth??
I asked the employee if she or the director have any experience working in a daycare, the employee said that the owner used to run a daycare before in another location and that she moved in the area last year and opened this new one.
Well, when I asked the same questions over the phone to the owner, she said that nobody has experience, but they were mothers and have all the traing required.
then I asked the director about part time rates, she said that she did not have them in front of her, but we would discuss the rates on my next visit!! what!!
oh, anothr thing: the employee heard me speak to DD in french , so she said that she was from Gana and that she too spoke french. I asked what other languages where spoken in their center, she said that she was the only one who spoke french. Later the director spoke to me in french.
The employee was so nice and calm that I did not see how bad this daycare was until I wrote this post. Needless to say that my DD will not go to this daycare!! and since I wrote this long post, I am going to submit it anyways.
Daycare # 1 looks better now!!
Thanks for reading!
Daycare #1:
It was a Heritage daycare (state inspection report was acceptable, no major complaints or issues). The center has changed names and is now a Kinder Care center and I cannot find any inspection reports online. I had a good impression of the center the first time I visited. I haven't had a chance to revisit the place because of car issues but it is on my list of things to do Monday. The rate is slitly lower than other daycares in the area.
Daycare#2:
it is home based, it opened a year ago. My issues with this place:
today was the second time I went to visit the place, the first time around the director was not there leaving one emplyee with a toddler, a 9 month old, a 7 month old and a 6 month old. I went during activity time and there were no activities going on. Instead there a huge TV on, toys looked untouched at 10:45 a.m.
The director was not there both times, the employee told me that she sometimes runs errands in the morning. I just got off the phone with the director she informed me that she goes to traning in the morning. Hmm, who is saying the truth??
I asked the employee if she or the director have any experience working in a daycare, the employee said that the owner used to run a daycare before in another location and that she moved in the area last year and opened this new one.
Well, when I asked the same questions over the phone to the owner, she said that nobody has experience, but they were mothers and have all the traing required.
then I asked the director about part time rates, she said that she did not have them in front of her, but we would discuss the rates on my next visit!! what!!
oh, anothr thing: the employee heard me speak to DD in french , so she said that she was from Gana and that she too spoke french. I asked what other languages where spoken in their center, she said that she was the only one who spoke french. Later the director spoke to me in french.
The employee was so nice and calm that I did not see how bad this daycare was until I wrote this post. Needless to say that my DD will not go to this daycare!! and since I wrote this long post, I am going to submit it anyways.
Daycare # 1 looks better now!!
Thanks for reading!
