American Child Care
| Address: | 4218 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 37211, USA |
| Phone: | +1 615-331-1507 |
| Site: | accnashville.com |
| Rating: | 3.6 |
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christine hernandez
Do not walk. RUN From this center!!!! I am still horrified by my (then 3 year old) sons experience there. In the beginning it was great. But my son has a speech delay. After 4 months I noticed a drastic change in his demeanor when it came to school. He didnt want to have anything to do with it. It broke my heart to leave him in the morning. I finally asked the Director if everything was ok. She leaned back and said with lots of attitude "Well, I didnt want to tell you this...but since you asked..." First of all, it is her JOB to tell me the moment there is an issue!!!!!!!!!!! "Your son spends 90% of his day in the corner screaming. The teachers dont want to have anything to do with him, the kids dont want to have anything to do with him... it is the general consensus that your son is a spoiled brat." She described a child I have never known. At home my son is not a spoiled brat, he does as he is told most of the time, and is goofy, and laughs all day, and while he would become frustrated with his lack of communication skills, he was not the child she was describing. My heart was broken for him. I stood there crying in the lobby as I listened to her horrific story. Everyone, including adults, had alienated him. Simply because they couldnt be bothered to show him a little extra patience he needed with his lack of speech. "That child needs counseling or sumthin." Was another comment she made to me that morning. I immediately removed him from ACC and moved him to a very loving, incredible program. Within 4 weeks he was a completely different child. He has caught up to his peers with his speech, has lots of friends, is learning on their same level and right on track. No more behaviorial issues. No more screaming in the corner of the room 90% of the day. He helps to clean and teachers younger kids how to use the swings, he learns at the preschool level, he prays, he smiles, he laughs... and he loves school. At American Child Care, unless you are fortunate enough to have Ms. Nicole who was an angel to my children, I guarantee your child will be screamed at all day by women who act like they dont even like children. That was what I witnessed in every class, every day, (especially what appeared to be the 2 year old class) except the infant class. What is wrong with this program?!!!! Do NOT send your child to this school. Im not sure I will ever forgive myself for letting that go on for so long without asking questions. This Director should NOT have this position. It is her management style to manage through intimidation. She uses it on employees, Ive seen her use it on parents, and now she and most of her staff use it with the children. How is that healthy for growing minds?! I will send this letter to her boss as well as I fear for any other child that this might be happening to.
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Anonymous User
My daughter has been coming to this daycare for 2 years now and im going to cry when she has to leave, (they stop taking kids after schoolage). The child care providers are wonderful with my daughter. She talks about how much fun she has with them everyday. At age 3, she has started spelling her own name! And twice a year they have picture day where a professional photographer takes the most beautiful pictures of the kids. Ive bought them every year. For the summer, they have a wonderful program, which includes, Mcdonalds Day, Circus Day-they get theier faces painted, and ice cream/movie day. The fact that they are sitting in front of a TV for hours is simply NOT TRUE! The older kids get to pick a movie to watch at the last hour of the day, while the other children get to go outside and play on the playground. Ive been good friends with the director there since my daughter first enrolled and we just love her. She is stern and will not put up with unruly children, but that has never resulted in yelling, she will just simply remove your child from the list. Everytime I walked in there, the kids were happy, and my daughter ALWAYS left with a smile on her face. The best part is, the director is always sitting by the front door to greet everyone that comes in and if she hasnt seen you before, will immediately phone the parents to verify who that person is. I dont know about some people, but alittle extra security never hurt anyone. I love it there.. that other person that left a review must have been one of THOSE people that find something to complain about. I recommend this place to EVERYONE who has a child. they will love it there!!
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A Jai
Miss Mena (the Director) and the American Child Care staff have been AMAZING!!! Even when I first toured the center, the young lady giving me the tour had an excitement and a love for children that instantly made me want to enroll my son (and I was just a walk in). My son went there briefly after he turned 1. Due to him having some health issues at the time, I had to remove him. I returned him to the daycare maybe 4-5 months after removing him. They embraced my son with open arms. My son, at the time was speech delayed and had other issues. Miss Mena, Miss Denise and the rest of the staff did everything in their power to ensure that my son was thriving. It was later discovered that my son was Autistic. Miss Mena allowed outside therapists to come in and to have sessions with my son. Now at the age of 3, my son is still in their care. He is being challenged on a daily basis, and is currently meeting milestones that I dont think he would have met at any other center. More importantly, he LOVES going. He wakes up every morning asking is we are going to see Miss Mena and Miss Denise. I trust this center so much, that my second child, an infant, is now attending. I also love the fact that I can visit the center any time I want. I did this from time to time after my son first started there. Even when I just "pop up", every thing is decent and in order. I cant speak for anyone else, as I do not know their experiences first hand, but I would recommend American Child Care to any parent, ESPECIALLY a parent of an infant, or a child with developmental delays. My sons growth and success is widely attributed to ACC.
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cecilia guerrero
So I came here for a tour, the director was kind of creepy, she asked one of the teachers there to tour me around and her exact words where "do I have to?" She took me to the infant room, there was another teacher there and she told her that I was there for a tour. That second I knew it wasnt the place to take my 9 month old the infant teacher made a mad face and rolled her eyes. Like she didnt like the idea of having to tour me around. I acted like i didnt see her, but i did! I dont know but all I can say is dont take your kid here. I asked if they had a schedule for the babys she said no.