Educational Play Care Ltd

We had a lot of debate about if we wanted to use a daycare center. EPC completely changed our views. We enrolled our son full-​time at Education Playcare as an infant and have never regretted the decision. The staff is helpful and communicates well, and the teachers are amazing. Our son is almost two and has been ahead of the curve on all of the developmental steps. I credit EPC for most of that as they work things like sign language in at an early age, making communication at home much easier. They also recognize where a child is in their development and are willing to stray from the rigid age based classrooms when appropriate to make sure you kid is happy and in the appropriate classroom. We also love the Tadpoles app which gives up pictures throughout the day. Even with all of this good stuff, our favorite part has been the communication and handling of challenging situations. With kids there will always be bumps, scrapes, falls, bites, more falls, etc. This is especially true with our little monster trying to run and jump before he could balance his giant head. The entire staff is open about anything that may have happened and responds appropriately whether that means simply giving you a quick heads up when you pick up your child or giving you a call at work when something may need your attention. Unfortunately we had an issue where our son’s finger was broken during normal playtime. I do not thing the teacher could have done anything to prevent it, but at the time we wanted to make sure we felt safe keeping our son at EPC. When we expressed concern, the EPC team from teachers all the way up to the owners were a complete open book helping us understand what happened and making sure we continued to feel that our son was in a safe and loving environment. They are truly exceptional.

Now that I pulled my daughter out of the program at EPC after only 1 month, I gave myself a couple months to «cool off» before deciding to write this review.
Upon touring the facility, my 3 year old had a wonderful time. I even left for an hour and came back to find her happy as ever. Let me be clear: I felt that the only people who DID care, were my daughter’s teachers. And unfortunately, you could tell they were only able to do so much.
In a matter of 3 weeks, I had 3 separate communication issues with EPC — after paying close to $ 1400 to just get my daughter into the program (she was only attending 2 full days if you can believe that), she started to become increasingly aggressive at home. My mornings on days I would drop her off were horrendous — gone was my sweet little girl who would want to make friends wherever she went. I dropped her off screaming and crying and I would pick her up screaming and crying. She was «fine» during the day but I would never receive pictures until almost 3pm, some days not even receiving a picture of MY child but some random picture of an activity they would be doing.
My daughter was talking for weeks about how she was told she was being «naughty» in school yet when I asked several people, I was never given an answer. The only thing I was told was «Well, the boys in her class are a little rambunctious.» I took that to mean that they were somehow making excuses for children to hit and be violent. Some people see that as kids being kids however, I see it as «Hey, you’re kid is a little a-​hole and their ruining my kid’s emotional well being.»
Between uncharacteristic behavior from my daughter and the directors who couldnt even be bothered to smile in your direction when you passed them, I had it. This place (as someone suggested in another review) is simply an overpriced puppy mill for children.
It took me close to 2 months to forgive myself for putting my daughter through that. I had her in another school within a week after I took her out. In fact, I was so adamant about not sending her there any longer, I gave them their 2 weeks notice and kept her out of EPC the entire time.
They’re concerned with money, the teachers are hit or miss and you’d be doing your child a disservice by sending them here. Nothing is individualized, children are «let loose» on the playground to do whatever they feel like and once they have your money, you are just a check to them.
It’s amazing to see my daughter where she is now — she has grown tremendously, loves her teacher and asks to go to school on days she doesn’t have to. Sometimes «bigger» isn’t always better.

Educational Playcare is such an inviting and caring environment. There are very few people I trust my children with. The teachers and staff at EPC is attentive and truly show they have the children’s best interest at heart and I can feel confident they are in good hands while away from them. The programs and educational activities my girls have experienced at EPC have helped them learn so much. I love getting the photos and day updates allowing me to interact with the girls about their day. I cannot recommend EPC enough to parents looking for a safe and caring place for their kids.

Educational playcare has been great for my son. He enjoys going there every day and is always excited about meeting his friends and teachers. The daycare has a great mix of educational and fun activities for the children. I would recommend to any parent.

EPC has a great staff that really shows how much they enjoy taking care of children. I completely feel comfortable with my children attending. Love the updates and pictures they send daily.

EPC has been unbelievable from the first day my now-​14-​month-​old son began attending. The center itself is clean and well-​organized, and they provide slippers to go over your shoes to keep the floors (especially in the classrooms themselves). The diaper program (pay per month) is fantastic, and life is SO much easier for not having to remember to bring in diapers and wipes, especially because they make sure to change diapers every 2 hours. The center is very supportive of both breastfeeding and formula feeding babies, and very encouraging when you switch to solid food.
The teachers take care to treat your little one with the utmost care, and they don’t hesitate to call if they are concerned with your child’s health, especially if there’s an illness going around.
Now that my son is eating solid foods, one of my favorite things is that they provide ALL food (pending parent approval) and milk. Parents are always more than welcome to provide food, but it’s wonderful that the center will help in this way.
And as a teacher, they will save your spot over the summer for a nominal fee (as opposed to paying the entire fee like some places make you) and won’t charge you for school vacations. Amazing!
I simply cannot say enough for how comfortable I feel having my son, my little nugget, at Educational Playcare.