Little Ranch Preschool

Address:	1125 E Glenn St, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
Phone:	+1 520-884-9893
Site:	smallmiraclesaz.com
Rating:	3.1

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Alia LeDay

DO NOT ENROLL YOUR KIDS HERE. If I could rate this place half a star or no stars I would. The only helpful staff member is Renee and she is new. This place cares more about money than they do children. My daughter has been coming to this school for 4 months now and has gotten sick EVERY WEEK. We enrolled her full time into their Javelina class (2-3yrs) and she has probably been able to attend 3 MAYBE 4 full weeks. The rest of the time she has only been able to go for 3 days or less. Why? because the people watching the children dont pay close enough attention to kids who are SICK. On my daughters birthday I came to pick her up, she looked like the energy was drained out of her (not in a good way). I touched her HAND and it was on FIRE. I didnt have to feel her forehead to know she had a high fever. On top of that her teacher ,(Miss Celeste) who I find to be the most incompetent child care "professional" Ive ever crossed in my life (I used to work in childcare.), wouldnt take off her jacket.... in 85 degree weather!! When I took my daughters temperature it was 104 degrees!!! That was extremely dangerous and had I come later my child would have gone to the ER. They are also obviously under staffed. But do they stop accepting new kids or cut down class sizes? NO of course not, because they care more about money than children. My child had a HUGE scratch on her face (that turned into a scar) and since I had not picked her up from school that day I did not ask her teacher what happened. So the next day when she came home she had MORE scratches. I was determined the next day to ask Miss Celeste what happened. The next day when I picked her up and asked what had happened. Her response was "Oh I just noticed that today." What do you mean you just noticed it today. Shes had a huge scratch right next to her lip. Anyone with eyes could see it or are you not paying attention? Then her reasoning blew me away. "She was probably picking on some tougher kids." Well first of all if my daughter is having behavioral issues let me know, THAT DAY. Not 2 days after Ive said something to you about you not noticing whats going on. Second of all do not blame a 3 yr old because your not monitoring your class correctly. Lastly, I was finally fed up and found a wonderful in home daycare for HALF the price and TWICE the quality of care. Knowing that most places need a week or 2 in advance I let Deanna ( one of the asst directors) know that I was going to be taking my child else where because she keeps getting sick, she said it is 2 weeks and that she would make a note of it (with an half eye roll that she thought I could not see). I said perfect because in 2 weeks is when she will be starting her new daycare. So at the end of her last week I called Little Ranch to confirm that they would not be charging me next week because I had a feeling that Deanna did not handle it correctly. Well come to find out I am supposed to sign an official form saying I am taking my child out of their program. I spoke to Renee who insured me she would look into it. Since this last part of my review is current, I will be updating it in a few days when I retrieve my daughters belongings. BOTTOM LINE. IF YOU WANT A PLACE THAT CARES FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND DOESNT COUNT THEIR MONEY LOOK ELSEWHERE.

Good TO Know

PlEASE DO NOT LET THEM FOOL YOU! Understaffed and the majority of the teachers are not well trained in the social, emotional or development of children and definitely do not have what it takes to provide quality care or deal with children. They do not have any structure what so ever and the kids do not have any positive guidance. Every time I walk into the class room there is straight chaos. There is a new director Bobby and he is horrible. He put hands on my children and seems to think it is okay. Another teacher also put hands on my child and left bruises and scratches. I must agree that little ranch cares more about the money and not about the children. They admit to not having structure or enough staff to tend to each child but yet they are not trying to solve that. There are constantly new teachers coming in and out so there is no stability for the children. There are alot of safety concerns and they do not follow regulations. The directors would like to think that children are the issue but really the ones operating it are. I would not recommend this preschool at all as they DO NOT care about the children attending. What reason would I have to write "complete falsehood"? I am a Mother of multiple children who attended & am writing my review based on my experience as well as what my children told me. Yes, it may be shocking to read the truth but clearly the defense must be internal. I attempted to call the owner etc. regarding these concerns and was completely ignored! When asked for the contact information for the person in charge of saftey and training I was told she could not help me and that I could not have her information. May I add that the previous director and an infant teacher were fired for placing blankets on the infants in the infant room? That is just to name a few issues with that center. Read some of the other reviews! Multiple people with similar reviews just says it all. I would give it no stars if I could.

Nadezhda Andreeva

Our family was new to Tucson, so an acquaintance recommended Little Ranch for my, then, three-year-old. My son has been attending Little Ranch for almost four months now, and we definitely plan to stay. Ms. Jeanettes classroom is warm, kind, creative, but does not lack discipline. Everyone has their responsibilities. The administrative staff is always involved, always helps out in the classrooms, and comes up with fun creative ideas for the parents to be involved. The Childrens Christmas Concert and Day with Santa are coming up, and I am really looking forward to it. Also, being a busy full-time student, I find it amazing that I can watch my son at any point in the day through the "Watch Me Grow" video system that Little Ranch offers to all parents. Thank you, Little Ranch!!

Jasi B

Ive had so many problems with the ladies in the office and a couple of the teachers. Im a young mom but Im not an idiot nor am I incompetent. Im belittled and talked to like I dont know how to read the signs posted around the doors and in the classrooms, I was lied to by Maria and Deanna about my daughters scholarships and was charged for a week that my daughters did not attend and then recharged for a week I already paid for. They do not address problems that are brought to their attention and it is incredibly frustrating to deal with that on top of being a single mother who works full time. I am definitely looking into different day cares and options for my daughters.

Lloyd Reed Jr

Recently it was brought to the attention of the staff of one particular boy constantly calling another child the "N" word. This has been happening all week long, during this Christmas vacatio This is a verbal hate crime which I feel , I maybe wrong that this school is condoning. This same boy has been abusing a toddler too. Which was also brought to the attention of a staff member. This would not be tolerated nor happening in other communities here in the western states, why here in Tucson Arizona.