Play Date Preschool

I do NOT recommend this preschool. We had our daughter at this school for almost a year. It was a fun place for her at first, until all the teachers started leaving. Then it was like going through separation anxiety all over again. She did not care for the owners at all and I soon found I didn’t either! The teacher turnover rate was very high while we attended. There was never a notice to the parents when a teacher left or when a new teacher was hired. I did not like showing up to leave my child with some new teacher no one knew, nor did my child. At one point they had their sons high school girlfriend teaching, I’m guessing it is hard to find good people to work for you when you run a bad business. I also noticed on several occasions the ratio of teachers to children was well under state law requirements. Another big thing for us leaving was the lack of communication from the owners. There were several outbreaks of LICE, HAND FOOT MOUTH, STOMACH FLU, and PINK EYE and not once did they inform the parents when these outbreaks would happen. We had to either find out the hard way or find out from other parents. Upon us leaving we were basically harassed by the owner about why we were leaving to the point where we were followed for several weeks after. I don’t appreciate having someone stalk me and my child because of their lack of integrity! These type of people should not be caring for children!

I no longer have children here, but I have to whole heartedly agree with the above review. This place has the potential to be great, but the owners have no integrity and are running into the ground. They have gotten away with their despicable behavior for so long, but the community is paying attention and they are losing families left and right.
Here is a list of the reasons I would absolutely not recommend this place.
–The owners become very combative with parents if a parent questions their teaching or question them about something that may have happened in the school. They believe that, as teachers, they are above parents and should be treated as such
–The school has an incredibly low retention rate on teachers. When we were there, they lost 4 in a 6 month period. And again, if you, as a parent, questions them on why the teachers are leaving they will get very combative.
–Since they have such a low retention rate the number of teachers to students ratio is consistently low and breaking the California laws.
–If you try to pull your child out the teachers will do everything in their power to stop you. I have heard horror stories from parents. Everything from intimidation to stalking. WHAT?! If, as a mom, you tell the owners you are leaving they will tell you that «Before we go any farther, we need to have a sit down with your husband» which blatantly shows how chauvinistic they are.
I can’t believe that this school is still operating. Although they are very nice to the children they are horrible to the parents. And, if any parents do make them mad they will freeze that child out of activities. I walked in quite a few times to find a child inside by themself while the other students were outside playing… and I knew that his (or her) parents must be the latest to have made the owners mad.