Allison’s Playhouse

Well so much for an opinion. It actually took longer than I thought but my daycare was terminated yesterday because of my review. I was told that I «smeared» her name and that I «ignored» her when she tried to talk to me. Allegedly, I refused to say one word to the director when she spoke to me. «Not one», I clarified. This makes no sense to me knowing that this person is with my children most of the day. Why would i ignore her or be mean to her when she has that much power over my children? Im not saying that im worried about her harming them but she has the ball in her court if that makes any sense. And I’m a common sense kind of individual. Now do I go out of my way to engage in conversation with this individual like I do with everyone else under the sun? No.
Why? Because she has a problem with regulating her tone and words when she addresses me. And she makes me uncomfortable. What I didn’t address in my review is how condescending and rude she can be. However, I am responsive when spoken to. «Please» «thank you» «hello» in response is always my verbage when interacting with the professional as witnessed by her receptionist (who was mysteriously absent yesterday when I got my walking papers). She also «chased me down in the playground two weeks ago to talk to me and I completely ignored her» i was informed. Mind you, two weeks ago was thanksgiving break and the following week, she was not at the center at all the whole week. So im very puzzeled by this phantom chase. And I haven’t seen her outside of the center in a month or so. She said «good night» and I responded «thank you». Did i shoot off fireworks and do back flips when she spoke to me? Uh no. Every interaction, with the exception of two, with this woman was supervised by her office staff and amicable. (we talked about potty training and yesterday when she couldn’t wait to tell me «now you can go smear my name some more on social media» as I was walking out the door). I just laughed in pity.
I was told monday when I requested a meeting with her and the owner and the receptionist (who witnessed the majority of our interactions) that the owner doesn’t deal with parents, so basically she doesn’t have a supervisor to talk to. I tried. My answer to that was «well I guess there’s no point in meeting with just her, I guess.» I have since had nice conversational exchanges with her. So nice in fact that the call yesterday morning was about continuing my daycare next week! Lol so between 1030 am and 4pm she was informed of my review. My experience with personalities like hers is, they are never wrong and I can only imagine what that meeting would have been like, being that she managed to lie to «me» about «me» as if «I» wasn’t there. Lol
All in all, I thank the person that informed her of my review. Though she obviously doesn’t believe she has personality issues, maybe understanding how she comes off to others «depending the day» will help her to modify her behavior. I wish she would have told me when I talked to her in the morning versus when I picked my children up at 430 (though she requires two weeks notice when you «break up» with her). Very classy lol I feel that some people are not good with constructive criticism. Her failed attempt to inconvenience me failed. A «smear» would equate to a lie, which this is not the case. An «unbecoming attitude depending on the day» is very mild compared to what some of the other parents I have talked to have said. This does not change my opinion of the daycare. I still think the staff is great! But you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. She is gonna be what she is gonna be. I refuse to swallow a lie and allow this person to challenge my integrity and intelligence. She and I and her staff member know the truth. Whatever she has to tell herself so she can sleep at night is her prerogative. My conscience is clear. I took a couple of stars for unprofessional sensitivity and making false statements to validate her personal vendetta with my review. Lol Trust me. I’m not mad because I was already looking for a new center. She actually did me a favor because I was worried about losing my spot because of the «two week notice» regulation and I was trying to figure out my timing. My boys start Monday!
Keep up the great work Allison’s staff! You all were great: Miss Emily, Miss Alba, Miss Ally and Mister Joey
Thanks for reading. As a consumer and American you have a right to an opinion. Exercise it no matter what! :-)

My son is 3 months old and has been going to Allison’s every day for about a month since I returned to work after maternity leave. So far I have been very happy with the care that he receives there. His teacher is a very sweet and caring woman, and my baby obviously likes her. The other babies all seem happy & well cared for, too. I have dropped in unexpectedly several times and every time, my son is always being held, cuddled, played with, rocked, read to, or sung to. The teachers also provide a «report card» at the end of every day showing when my baby napped, ate, and got his diaper changed. Even though the babies in his classroom are so young, the teachers do activities with them every day (singing, reading, tummy time, going outside, art projects). Allison’s is also a great bargain compared to other facilities in the area. I’m a happy mama!