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Review of ABC Child Care Center

My 3 yr old loves his teachers and staff. I even f...

My 3 yr old loves his teachers and staff. I even find time to hangout in the class just to see him play, communicate and develop. There are pros and cons for me.
PROS:
This is a child-care center not a school. Manners are taught, lots of repetition, art daily, lunch & snacks provided, fruit trees all over the school so kiddos can eat, class cameras, late night care till 10pm(extra $, but worth it), separate cozy room set up for sick kiddos (extra $) in case you can't get the day off, your bigger kiddos can be dropped off/picked up to local schools in case you can't, owners are always there (lovely folks), they host family events throughout the year, 2 personal cooks make fantastic healthy lunches low in sugar and fat with veggies in their very own kitchen, outdoor misters for hot days, separated play areas for the different ages, no computers or electronics for the kiddos, and did I mention the super friendly staff from the minute you walk in.
CONS:
Wish this was a bit of a rigorous school with child care involved so our kiddos could be even greater when getting out of this day care. Tons of art time, no late fee excuses- ever!, you can only be excused 2 vacation weeks out of the entire year to not pay (I sometimes have traveling to do with work and even though staff knows that I don't get a $ break for my son not being at school) <<<---- my biggest problem with this center. Yes, you still have to pay regardless if your child is or isn't sitting in day care, would be more beneficial to the kiddos if boxed snacks (like cheezits) were replaced with fruit and veggies, and finally no bilingual communication from staff to kiddos even though more than 1/2 the staff speaks Spanish (utilize what you have ABC).

To wrap it up here, this place is great for children. ABC is very grounded, earthy, beautiful and the children learn some crucial basics that should be learned otherwise. A little more education implementation would be greatly accepted :)