Three Bears Learning Center

My daughter has attended three bears since June 2014 and we love it here. We previously had a provider who cared for our daughter out of her house and my daughter and I both did not like her. We graduated her into full time status and she warmed up to the staff within weeks she was having a great time. She’s doing great now and isn’t event three and she is grasping her number, letters and more. I will say they are not the best communicators as far as keeping up with weekly schedules and written notifications to parents but I would recommend them in a heart beat. They are always friendly and approachable and willing to work with you when you have concerns or payment issues. They also have swimming lessons for the kids and a dance teacher that comes to them to teach the kids while at school. That is a perfect options for me as a working mom because most dance classes are scheduled M-​F, 8 – 5 while I’m at work. Love the staff and teachers but most importantly, my daughter loves them and is learning. Isn’t that what you want in a daycare?

We have lived in Aurora for the past 18 months. Our child will turn 4 in January. Soon after moving we toured area daycare/​preschools and were most impressed by 3 Bears Learning Center. When we walked in for our tour our child was immediately greated by the friendly staff, our tour was given by Ms. Kathy. The tour was very through, and all the classrooms very organized, clean, and colorful. The teachers greated us in each classroom. I really liked the way that there is a curriculum and my child is actually learning appropriate things for his age group, and the teachers are very interested in parent interaction. They are approachable & want to address any concern we may have. The management is also friendly, and takes time to answer any questions or concerns parents have. I recommend 3 Bears Learning Center to all my friends with children & anyone else who asks me about where my son goes to school.

Please do yourself a favor and avoid Three Bears in Aurora. In the interest of fairness the facility is in great and most of the teachers are wonderful. Unfortunately, the management ruins what could be a fabulous facility. My family was provided with so much false information, I barely knew where to start once I started reporting them. They have not been Qualistar rated since June of 2013. Much of the information on their websites is fabricated (BBB accreditation, working security hardware, nutrition, etc.) Then there are the things we were told verbally by the director (teacher retention/​education/​distribution within classrooms, menus, care of children, processes, education plans, compliance with CDHS, etc. Our son was happy with his teachers so we overlooked a lot over several months, only reporting outright lies or things affecting son, even bringing much of our own food. Two months before his 2^nd birthday they wanted to move him up classrooms to make room for more 1 YOs and we were told if we didn’t he couldn’t move for 1 – 2 months past his birthday. We chose NOT to have him move. We did not know at the time but they had already enrolled someone to take his spot so they moved him up, without consent or notice. Typically when they move a child up, there is a slow immersion process. In our case our son was taken to the older room moments after I left. He did not eat, drink or sleep while there– 6 hours. He only had 1 wet diaper the entire day and was returned to his classroom dehydrating and starving. (He ate 3 servings of his food immediately upon return.) I was not notified of any of this. I found this out from his Year 1 teachers and the info reported in writing by the 2 YO teacher. When confronted, the director, Kim, offered no apology or acknowledgement of neglect. Obviously we took him out of the school as soon as possible and have sought legal advice to be sure we are reporting them correctly to each agency for the various violations. It’s been a long few months but if we can save one parent from being duped it will be worth it.