My Curious Monkey’s Childcare

I was given a weeks notice from my son’s previous daycare that they would no longer be picking students up from Kindergarten at his school, so I had to make a quick decision. I was going to be out of the state in a few days for a week as well. Which made my options and time very limited. My son attended TLC and I loved the staff and school so much. They are amazing! We were very sad to leave. I came across My Curious Monkey’s Childcare in a general search. I had never heard of it and was in a bind, so I was hopeful it was a good place. I checked reviews and there was not much to go off from what I read. I called to check availability. I was happy to hear they pick up from his school and had an opening. I was able to meet with the staff and get him enrolled. The first impression when I met the staff was okay. I just didnt feel the kindness and warmth I am used to. The first impression of the property was it was very old and not clean like Im used to at his previous day care. I tried to over look the cosmetic appearance. The lack of cleanliness really bothered me though. It didnt smell clean and it was below my standard of what I prefer. Not to mention 2 seperate outbreaks of lice with in 90 days of each other was making my feelings worse regarding the cleanliness. Aside from the things I just mentioned, those are small compared to how awful the staff are. The owner is very abbrasive and gives off the feeling like she is doing you a favor by taking care of your child. The Winter break was horrible for my son. All the kids were in a small room across from the facility in the church next door. I was so sad to leave him there. The owner greeted me in the manner a teenager would when you wake them up in the morning! Not happy to see you… and you better not bother her. Ive never felt so un welcome in a place. When I would pick up my son it was just as bad. Everyday there was no «Hello» it was «Your mom is here» and the staff had a report on all my son did wrong. I started questioning if my son had behavior problems. He was great all day in Kindergarten. No reports. No talks from his teacher. I would check with his Kindergarten teacher everyday because I was becomming very concerned. He is not perfect and occasionally he would have an off day… as most kids do. Then I realized there was no structure at this day care at all. Any one knows that a 6 year old needs a plan. You cant just let them run wild and expect them to behave. Day after day of the same thing… it was time to go. My son deserved better. He was treated poorly and was acting out at this facility. I felt horrible he was there for 5 months. Having to feel un welcome, treated like he was a bad kid and getting disclipined daily (tv time taken away, early bedtime, toys taken away, priveliges taken away etc) My son is at Great Begininngs now :) He is on his third week and he has not recieved one report of bad behavior. In fact the staff say he is a great kid. He helps out. He has made friends easily and is doing awesome! The enviorment is warm and kind. I love them! They have structure and are clean. I am so happy I left My Curious Monkey’s!!! Please think twice before you bring your child to this facilty.

Well I’m glad they worked with Christina and her child. Yes my child was having issues with biting but for whatever reason it only happened at school and never at home or with other children he was around outside of school! We do everything we can to work with my child on this behavior as it is not acceptable. We had a very bad experience with my curious little monkeys they did not work with us at all and talking with other parents and childcare facilities they are shocked at how they handled the situation. In fact there were a lot of red flags that I saw whenever I was there dropping off or picking my child up. Why was there a 3 year old child wondering by herself crying in the back playground? When we alerted the teacher all she said was oh that’s not good there was no urgency! My child is not perfect by any means but my child is also 2 ½ learning right from wrong and I don’t feel as if they cared. My child is in a new childcare and she is absolutely fabulous and believe it or not actually communicates with me unlike my curious little monkeys. I’m glad other parents have had a good experience with them but I did not so therefore I shared my thoughts on them.

I wish I could leave a comment under the last user review so they could be notified but I can’t. So, to the last 1 star reviewer I must say this:
I was alerted to this review by a friend whom I referred to this daycare. I’m a parent of a child who is currently enrolled, who had behavior problems (she was biting other children around the same age as yours). Not only did the staff and owner act appropriately in communicating the issue, but on their final attempt of correcting the behavior they called me to come pick her up from school because they couldn’t have her harming other kids. I brought her home and made sure the behavior was corrected, I refused to have a kid that was biting others because my son who also attended previously was being bitten by another child! I was happy they rectified the situation, I know what it’s like on both sides of the fence while My Curious Monkeys! I’m not sure what behavior your child had but I have to wonder if it’s the same because my daughter was recently bitten by a child who is no longer there. I greatly appreciate how the staff cares equally for all kids and protects their welfare. Again, as the parent of a child who could’ve have been expelled for violent behavior, I would have never expected them to give special attention to my daughter for behaving the way she was, that’s an issue that I’m responsible as the parent to resolve. I wish you the best of luck with a new facility that can provide the care and attention your child needs.

Love this place… But most important my kids loved this place they spent the whole summer always on the go doing fun stuff. My little one had a great time also learning her preschool stuff before she statrted school… GREAT PLACE