Greenwood Avenue KinderCare

Beware! All I can say is: it’s either CHILD ABUSE or NEGLECT. Something needs to be done. If you love your child so much, please do heed other parent’s reviews here on Unilocal.
I pulled out my 2 ½yr old son back in 2013 due to their negligence that left my son sick for being soaking wet for a long time inside their classroom after their so-​called waterplay on fridays during summer. He was cold and shivering without even being given a dry towel to keep him warm. When i got there to pick him up, he was still in his wet clothes and no teacher tried to change him even when the asst dir was present inside the room. A mother got to do what she needs to do right: to change my son quickly with dry clothes and cover him up to keep him warm. Staff did nothing. They knew I was upset. I already knew at the back of my head that he’s going to get sick because of it. And i was absolutely right! That very night, he had high fever, rhinitis, then colds and cough for 3−5days. I pulled him out of this horrible school that same week.

I had to give my kid’s two week notice today. My child has trouble opening her lunch containers and I asked her to ask for help opening her juice & the teacher told her no. So she had no juice with her lunch which wasn’t the first. Everytime she had a water bottle that was sealed, it would stay sealed. My child had trouble putting on her jacket so teacher had her wait outside next to her as she did roll before she would help her put it on. So my kid had to wait in the cold & watch the kids play.

I absolutely LOVE this daycare center. I enrolled my daughter at 3 months old and she is now 9 months old and still in the Infant Room. This facility, compared to many that I visited in the surrounding area, is clean, large, and very professional. The infants are changed regularly, every 2 hours, and fed according to whatever schedule you give and EVERYTHING is documented throughout the day — naps, diaper changes, feeding, tummy time, etc and you are able to take home the information for your review.
The ladies in the infant room are very loving and sweet toward the infants. From 3 – 6 months, I was still breastfeeding and went to the center EVERYDAY to feed my daughter and was able to sit quietly in the sleeping area and feed her. There, I was able to observe the teacher/​baby interactions and I have NEVER once witnessed any issues with the way the babies are handled. If anything, being able to observe the interactions for 1 hour per day 5 days a week for the past 6 months, (I still visit her everyday on my lunch hour, even though I am no longer breastfeeding) has proven to me how loving and ABSOLUTELY fantastic the ladies who care for my daughter are.
They keep meticulous information, on who needs to be changed and fed and work together as a team to make sure the infants are happy, healthy, clean and fed. I watch them sing, read and play with the babies. I walk in at various times throughout the day and have never once witnessed anything out of the ordinary.
My daughter comes home happy and smiling every day and when we arrive in the morning, she gets excited just walking through the security gate. She loves her teachers and it shows!
In fact, the Friday before Valentines Day I walked into class and had the best morning EVER! I arrived at Kindercare, business as usual. I went to the kitchen to put away her food and the sweet ladies at her daycare handed me the most adorable picture of my daughter in a chef’s hat with large cooking utensils and the back of the picture has her footprint and is decorated as a lady love-​bug, and tells me that the kids made, «Breakfast on the Go» for all the parents. I look and see an array of bagels, croissants, yogurt, various snacks, fresh coffee and OJ. They even decorated the «To-​Go» bags! I love (Kindercare) and the ladies that care for my daughter, while I am at work, are just so sweet and thoughtful!
They often do art projects with the children, mine has been a little too small, but now that she is standing and able to, she will be more involved in the artwork the ladies do with the kiddos.
All in all, the joy and happiness on my daughter’s face everyday when we arrive, when I visit each and EVERY afternoon, and when I pick her up are all I need to know what a great place this is.
Oh, and I read the child abuse review and feel for the parent and child; but I myself have sensitive skin and after discussing with my husband, as we were talking he took his finger and with the slightest of pressure wrote «hi» on my arm and sure enough in less than 30 seconds the «hi» was a clearly visible red mark on my skin. I even did it on my 9 month old daughter and the same thing happened. Try it on your own skin and you will most likely see the same results. I am in no way trying to discount what the parent felt, and I would most certainly feel the same if my daughter said someone hurt her. But facts are facts, and after doing the experiment both on my, my husbands and my daughters skin and all the results were the same red mark of «hi», I will just say that infant and children’s skin are extremely sensitive.

I am shocked to read all of the negative reviews. My experience with this center has been wonderful so far. My daughter has been going since she was 15 months old (she’s now 20 months old). I have always felt that she’s in good hands at the Greenwood Ave Kindercare. I’ll be the first to admit that the center isn’t super up-​to-​date, but you know what? Every time I drop off/​pick up my daughter, everyone seems like they’re having fun! I have not once witnessed a teacher behaving inappropriately — and, in fact, most of them seem to genuinely enjoy working with small children. Miss Allie of the toddler room is especially awesome. We get a calendar of monthly activities and a daily schedule that’s full of a variety of fun activities, so I know she’s learning and growing while she’s there. I love bringing home all of her artwork and hanging it on my fridge.
Ever since she’s started going (she was previously at home with me full-​time), she seems happier and more outgoing. Every time she falls and gets a scrape or scratch, they let me know right away. So I feel pretty confident that she’s being treated well there.
And if you happen to have a toddler, you’re in luck — the toddler playground is HUGE! :)

We went for a visit to this school since we are looking for a place for our daughter. The person who was supposed to give us a tour called twice to announce that she is coming with parent interested to enroll their child. We came in and there were children sleeping on the floor without blankets. the room has almost no daylight. It is very dirty inside and I am not picky! As we came in the teachers told the kids to sit «on the table» meaning to sit at the table. The teachers do not look like those on the photos you see here at all! They had no uniforms and their English skills are worse than mine. I moved to the USA 3 years ago… They served yogurt and some crackers to the kids. It looked like a snack but I would never eat it. It looked disgusting and cold.
I guess they did not cleaned the tables, cabinets shelf and toys in a while. Everything was full of fingerprints, dust, just very dirty…

This place was a disappointment. Our family was in the middle of big relocation an I thought their week to week plan was the answer for our 2 year old son. What it ended up being was a place my son dreaded and cried at drop off and pick up. Keep in mind I am not a rookie mama he is the third of 3 boys, and I know what preschool should look like. This was dirty, and under equipped. In the weeks he was there he never attended a full week due to catching multiple colds. This place is safe, but it meets only minimum requirements. Would not recommend.