A Step Ahead Child Care and Learning Center

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Karma Karma

Who loses 6 teachers in 2 weeks? A Step Ahead Childcare Who loses tons of kids and money per year due to being unprofessional? A Step Ahead Childcare Who doesnt allow parents in the room to pick up their kids and make you stand in the hallway? Yup, you guessed it! A Step Ahead Childcare Who sends a text message to EVERYBODY EVERY MONDAY morning bright and early about making payment? A Step Ahead Childcare...deal with the people who arent paying on time; dont punish everybody. Who sends your potty training child home with poop on them? A Step Ahead Childcare Who hires inexperienced high school teachers every other week? A Step Ahead Childcare Who strongly disciplines a child for throwing a ball? A Step Ahead Childcare Duh, theyre kids!!!! Who doesnt give their teachers a lunch break? A Step Ahead Childcare...um, maam those labor laws are nothing to play with. Who is so controlling that they tell their teachers not to be Facebook friends with any of the parents? A Step Ahead Childcare Who has no video/audio inside or outside of the premises? A Step Ahead Childcare...you will NEVER know the truth here. Whos playground is a country mile away from the building and when your child uses the bathroom on themselves they get frustrated. Duh, theres no way they can make it in time being so far away! If a child expresses that they have to go the bathroom Im those teachers dont stop and walk that one child all the way back to the building to pee. Who threatens to raise the price every time you turn around? A Step Ahead Childcare There is no respect. Beckie Foy is rude, unprofessional and does the bare minimum to get by. She never apologizes for her actions; its always the parents fault. As a paying customer we deserve better! She tells her teachers to hand the parents the daily sheet and not talk to them. Ive witnessed good teachers run out of there in tears and never return! Im sure that mouth gets her in a lot of trouble. Ive been told that she disrespects her husband and her own mother the same way! Shes NEVER physically had children of her own for whatever reason but this is why she has idea how real parents feel. Us real parents have a love/connection to our children in a way she would never understand. Im shocked this place is still open. My child has moved on to such amazing place. I feel bad because I waited so long to move my baby to a better environment. Prayers going up for Beckie, the staff, the parents and most of all those children. Please use caution when choosing this childcare center. If you want the best for your child/children keep looking...this isnt it!!!!! #DONE

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Lindsay Johnston

I had my son here for over a year! We never had an issue in the 2 year old room. Ms. Latoya is wonderful with the children and they respect her classroom rules. After my son turned 3 and moved rooms we started having issues with the owner. It seemed she was always in the room undermining what the teachers did and how they conducted the room. I witnessed her more than once screaming at the teacher in front of children and other parents. I witnessed her walk up to a little boy in time out and just started yelling at him, the child was doing nothing wrong. She Then started calling me at work about my sons behavior telling me I needed to speak with him, how he refused to listen. All typical behaviors of a average 3 year old. On three different occasions I had to leave work to go get my son from the daycare because she said they will not take the time out to deal with one child. (We have now come to find out we are not the only family with this issue) When I tried to talk to the 3 year teacher about what can be done to work on things the owner jumped in and wouldnt let the teacher get a word in unless it was to agree with whatever she was saying. She told me She wasnt going to tell me how to parent but I needed to change what I was doing at home to fit how she runs her daycare. She goes on to tell me that this is not how her 3 years old act. Although I am impressed with the "learning" aspect of this daycare, the well being of my child always comes FIRST! This is not an environment any parent would want their child to be apart of.

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leslie Larkins

Owner is not loyal at all. Been there almost 2 years with my three kids and was threatened they would not get my two school aged girls off the bus while I was at work until they received payment for the current week on Wed. of that week at 12:30pm. She also yells at her employees in front of parents and children and I have also seen her yell at children, including mine. The teachers there are great but she is not. When I approached her about the threat I received on that day she said she had a right to threaten to not to get my girls off the bus that very day because she is running a business and if you go to the grocery store do you walk out with groceries without paying??? how do you compare groceries to children?? and it was the current weeks payment on Wed., which is the last day they receive payment for the week. I was NOT behind, I was current and I had a relationship with her, a loyal one I thought. But then she proved that wasnt the truth. It just hurts, you think you develop relationships with people and then they do this all because of a measely $137...what has this world come to? If you want to trust the owner of the childcare facility you send your child to I would not recommend this place...just very very disappointing and I hate that it has to be this way.

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Emily D

My son has gone to this daycare since he was 10 months old and he is now 3 and still attending there. I absolutely love how my son has learned so much at such an early age. Every room and every teacher is focused on learning everyday. My friends, family and even strangers are always making comments to me about how smart he is when they hear him counting to 20 or saying his ABCs. They even assist in the potty training process in the toddler room, he was potty trained right after he turned 2! The staff is also very friendly and it makes me happy when my son talks about his teachers that become his friends. It makes it so much easier knowing your child is in a loving and caring environment with people who love children. I love this place and recommend it all the time and will continue to send my future babies there.

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Corey Spellman

We have sent both of our children here for the last 6 yrs and since the new ownership has taken over the quality of staff and facilities have declined greatly. My 2 yo son was having a hard time adapting to the "teacher" turnover, about 4 new "teachers" in 6 months. He was made to carry a sign for the entire day that said "no crying allowed". The final straw was when I saw the worker, without her knowing I was there, through the door grab his arm and yank him over to get his pull up changed and then picked him up and shook him while yelling at him. I made the owner aware of the situation and after talking with her "teacher" she informed me no action would be taken. Please be very cautious before choosing this daycare.

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