Kiddie Academy of Brier Creek

My Daughter was here for very short period of time. It is a wonderful place where my kid enjoyed being there. Teachers are consistent and schedule/​routine is very consistent unlike other places where we noticed teachers kept changing. there are cameras in each class and it is very nice to watch how your kid is doing. In short, it is a decent, people friendly care centre. We had to keep her here for short time because wr moved out of the area.

The teachers are wonderful and they take such great care of my son. Trusting people with someone who is your world isn’t easy but I can say that I have not worried about my son at all since he has been at Kiddie Academy. You can tell that the teachers genuinely care and love what they do.

Okay, so I would like to start off by saying the director and director assistant is very fake and sneaky! One minute they will speak to you and the next minute they will walk pass you like they don’t know you! When I wanted to tour the infant room you couldn’t beat them grinning and smiling so hard I thought there teeth was going to pop out! Once my child was enrolled it was a hit or miss with them speaking at all! I have even encountered them talking to some of the staff members in a rude and disrespectful way! They keep losing staff which to me is a red flag! Especially when they are good teachers! Oh, and when I asked them why so many are leaving there response was «they wanted a change», I see why they wanted a change! This place has the potential to be a very well ran center once more professional and caring people are placed in leadership positions. I would vent on a couple of the teachers out there, but I will save that for a later day! Please excuse my grammar, but this is how I feel about the leaders of this center.

Removed my child from the infant program after five long weeks. He was sick for entire time, they took him outside on the playground in the sun even though he was too young for sunscreen and he got a sunburn. Had him in a bumbo seat at 9 weeks old, in a jumperoo at 11 weeks old. Not breastfeeding friendly. Head teacher is very hard to talk to, acts like she knows everything when she doesn’t even have kids of her own.

Many great teachers, several could use improvement. Communication definitely could be better. Convenient location for 540 and 40. Facility is clean, although many notes are sent home for communicable diseases. I have heard/​seen plenty of crying with other kids and it doesn’t appear that the teachers try to resolve quickly or in a caring fashion (kids are usually taken to a «cozy corner» until they calm down). The older children are learning and are ready for public school Kindergarten. For younger children, this is only a daycare, little done to help development. Parking lot is inadequate for size, although it is only a big concern during bad weather or a few select days a month. However, SUVs are allowed special parking in the handicap spots. Rates are reasonable for RTP. Owners are on site once per week for a few hours… translation — this is a side adventure for them. There is a lot of solicitation for gift certificates for the teachers and staff I never met or supplies for the classroom. Ratios are said to be lower than for state requirements, but they are not always maintain at the better ratios. The rooms do seem cozy (read: small)
Update: I’ve moved my child to another daycare and I’m quite surprised at the differences. I’m pretty upset with myself that I didn’t move sooner or start at the new place initially. The new daycare offers far better sanitation than KA (note: few sick kids), along with much more emphasis on development and learning. The staff is overall friendlier at KA, but I am interested in paying for quality learning and care.