Childtime

My daughter has been going there for almost 2 years, and not once have I had an issue there. The school is clean, organized, maintained and in a great location. All the teachers and staff are so friendly and caring. They all know the kids names. It feels nice to hear teachers she doesn’t even see everyday say hi or by to her by her name. Makes me feel like they really pay attention.
She LOVES her teacher Ms Vanessa. She looks forward to going to school everyday just for her. Ms Vanessa is great really takes the time to teach my daughter so much. They have the kids take part is not only fun but educational activities. My daughter is 4 and her teacher already taught her to write her name.
I love this school and would recommend and do recommend it to all the mommy’s I know.

I love this school! The teachers are amazing and you can tell they not only love what they do but they take pride in teaching. The director has always been so helpful and is very approachable and same with the assistant director. The school is always clean and I love the feeling of security you get when leaving my child there, you have to have a code to enter.

I live in walking distance to this daycare and was having lunch with my 16 month next door so I decided to walk over. I wanted to see if they had a brochure or flyer I could take home. The lady who answered the door, a chubby woman with shorter brown hair, had a really annoyed look on her face and asked if she could help me. I asked her if she had any information on the program I could have. She said she didn’t and was really busy and I could call to set up an appointment. I didn’t want a tour or a sales pitch, I just wanted a brochure to look over. She never introduced herself, ask our names or even smiled. As busy as she claimed to be, another woman walked in as I was leaving and she started gushing about her outfit or something and gabbing away. I got a really bad vibe from the lady and the center in general. I thought she was unwelcoming and unprofessional. I would never bring my baby there after that first impression. I understand a childcare center being busy, but a brochure, a smile and an introduction would have gone a long way. I’d give one star, but since I don’t actually know how they are with children, I’ll be fair and give two.

This daycare is well-​maintained. It is always clean and very safe. There is a locked door with a key pad for entrance. The women who work there are kind and caring towards the children, at least in all that I’ve seen. The playground is not at all private, so anyone walking by can check out the kids while they play, which is slightly disconcerting, especially since it’s a high-​traffic, commercial area. The biggest draw-​back is the cost.
For our son, under 2 it was almost 330 $ per week. That’s every Monday, so if you end up with 5 Mondays in a month, you’re basically paying a mortgage. I know childcare is expensive, but this is the most expensive childcare I’ve ever heard of. If I could continue to pay it, the money wouldn’t be such an issue, but for the cost, I expected more. There was some turn-​over in the short time we were there, two of the three women in the toddler area are part-​time. Seems unimportant, but consistency is key with children this age. They refused to help with potty training, even though my son was already diaper-​free at home, they said they could not take him to the bathroom because of staffing issues. Thankfully, the ladies who actually care for him, worked it out to take him whenever they could. The ratio is 1 – 4, but when we signed up, we were told there would only be 8 toddlers at a time in the room, really there were up to 12. still a 1 – 4 ratio, but big difference between 8 and 12 kids in a small space.
They do serve food, but we preferred to bring our own. For the cost I would expect better quality, organic foods, fresh fruits and vegetables… the works. The food was more like school cafeteria quality.
My biggest qualm with the cost is that I’m sure it goes to pay some corporate owner who is driving a Bugatti and living in a mansion in La Jolla Shores. If I thought the women who actually do the daily labor of caring for my son were making a fair wage, i wouldn’t be as upset about the cost. That’s not the case. You could find the same, or better, quality daycare at a much lower cost. My son will start a new school in February, it’s literally less than half the cost and a wonderful preschool.
They say you get what you pay for, but in this case, I’m not so sure.