Kid Kountry

I’m pretty happy with KK. It wasn’t my first choice, but they had availability. I do appreciate the care that the teachers give to my kids. They know what the kids had to eat/​drink and how their behavior was during the day. The food they serve does seem substandard, but you are welcome to bring your own food/​drink. The facility appears clean and is cleaned on a regular daily schedule. It’s not the top of the line, but I don’t worry about my kids when they are there.

My wife and I sent our child here as a last resort because the daycare we were looking at was full. Multiple problems with the Administration. Lots of code violations, looked them up on the state of Texas website, and you will not be impressed.
The food they serve is unhealthy. Its mainly sugary cereal and processed foods like pancakes and such. The care they give children is akin to babysitting at best. Every day I would walk in to pick up our infant, and I would pass a giant group of screaming, out of control children «playing» on the playground outside, and the care givers were sitting down on the bench, not paying attention, glued to their phones. Children would be huddled around them in a group, either starving for attention, or looking for protection from the rougher children pestering them.
One day I picked up our child and there was a huge bounce house in the walkway, which is a violation of state regulations in itself, but the one person watching the kids was sitting down on the sidewalk where she couldn’t see them, and was looking at her phone. She did this for a good 15 minutes while I was inside, and was still sitting there when I left.
Most of the time our infant was left to lay in a bouncy seat, and we were concerned she was developing a flat spot on the back of her head. We asked more than once for her to be left down so she could crawl around, and only after insisting, did they do as we asked.
They have a schedule for the infants, but they don’t follow it. Only after we asked when the infants were being taken for a walk did they start following it. They were scheduled to be taken out twice a day. We were suspicious they were being taken only once, in the afternoon, so the parents would see it.
There’s a reason this facility always has room, and in our opinion, they should have their licensing pulled.
The caretakers are not the problem here, but the supervisors are. The ladies who care for the infants work hard, and communicate pretty well, but in this type of daycare, the workers are only as good as their supervisors.
The only saving grace for this place is that if you are late, or have a financial issue, they will work with you, allow you to pay a few days late.

I don’t usually do reviews, but figured I might as well start here since I have a daughter there and we’ve used Kid Kountry for 2 years now.
We originally wanted to go to another place that we heard many good things about and LOVED the facility, but were not able to get in when our daughter was born. We checked out a few other places and Kid Kountry was just down the road for us so we decided to pick this day care as it was under the cost of most of the others and very convenient.
Let me tell you that we waaaayyyyyy undersold this place. It is fantastic. Ms Tiffonie and Ms Ruth are in charge of the newborns that come in and are amazing. As a first time parent who considers himself as having always been up on the baby and child raising issues, I consider myself pretty darn good. But what I thought I knew from reading Child Magazine or Parents was very different from actually knowing things like when it is time for your baby to switch from a soft nipple baby bottle to a hard nipple. Or when they should start practicing drinking out of a sippy cup and different tips and techniques for working with your child to sit up on their own and rolling over. Not only are they great with this, but they are extremely proactive.
My wife and I say that we are «accidental» good parents. Our daughter has really learned a ton because of them and I wish we could say that it was because we are so amazing. My mother in law is a retired 1−4^th grade teacher and is amazed that our daughter does things that her 2^nd graders couldn’t. Now, they are potty training her and working on the days of the week.
Soooo… I guess I want to say that although the facility isn’t as new and shiny as some places you see, they make up for it in love and attention to your child. The director Miss Connie is great and I want to give special recognition to Ms Tiffonie, Ms Ruth, Miss Martha and Ms Jessica. They treat my daughter like their own and are truly a part of my family. Don’t hesitate to bring your children here. In fact, this is the first place you should bring your baby.