The Kids Corral At Savannah

631 Magnolia Blvd, Savannah, TX 76227, USA

Address:	631 Magnolia Blvd, Savannah, TX 76227, USA
Phone:	+1 972-346-2100
Site:	thekidscorral.com
Rating:	3.8

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Jason -Steven

The Kid’s Corral enjoys a monopoly along the 380 corridor, so we didn’t have much choice other than enrolling our son there, and hoping that things would be ok. They were not. Here is a list of things that I observed, and believe to be lacking at The Kid’s Corral: • Too many kids in the classroom. The legal ratio always seemed to be maintained, but the teachers always seemed to be run ragged, with kids running around, and many of them crying. • The overall noise level of the place is too loud. There is no carpet, which is good for keeping the place more sanitary, but there is also no ceiling tile. This means that all sound has absolutely no place for absorption. Instead, all sounds are amplified and echoed off the floor, ceiling, and walls. This means that teachers have to yell to be heard, and when kids are crying, the atmosphere is miserable. • No evidence of Potty Training. The classroom our son was in was considered a transitional class, where kids enter in diapers, and graduate to the next class once they’ve been potty trained. However, the amount of potty training that actually occurred seemed negligible, and with the amount of kids in the room, I can understand why, as it’s simply unrealistic. We never once received a report of our son using the potty at school. However, after only 2-days at his new school, our son successfully used the potty. • Food provided is cheap, processed, and unhealthy. Breakfast never changed, and you had to make a plate for your child during drop off. The choices were cold cereal, donut holes or muffins, yogurt, and orange slices. The worst offender on the menu that I witnessed was what looked like canned chili on Fritos, with a side of canned pineapple. I know kids are picky eaters, but there are plenty of whole food based items that kids will eat, if the effort is put forth to prepare such food. The Kid’s Corral seems perfectly content offering the bare minimum of what the USDA’s requirements are, and that’s not good enough. • No enrichment programs. The Kid’s Corral offers no extra enrichment in their curriculum. Other schools, including our son’s new school, offer Spanish, Gymnastics, Dancing, Music, etc., all included in the tuition. • Tiny parking lot. The parking lot at the school is tiny, and is shared by the parents and employees, meaning that there are very few open spots to begin with, not to mention during the hectic drop off and pickup hours. There were numerous times when we had to park in the street and walk. • No bank auto draft. It’s 2015, and The Kid’s Corral still insists that one pay with check or money order. For us that don’t use checks at all, this is very inconvenient. We set it up with our bank so that a check was sent monthly, paying for the whole month up front. There was once when our check arrived a day late, and we were charged the late fee anyway, besides them getting 3-extra weeks of tuition upfront. • Never met the director. In the 7-weeks that our son went to The Kid’s Corral, we never met the director. All of our dealings were with the assistant director, who was very kind to us, and to all of the children. However, it was odd to us that in all that time, the director was never present. To us, that says she is hands off, simply collecting a check while her subordinates run the place. Ultimately, we withdrew our son because of the classroom environment. The noise level was so excruciatingly loud at times, it’s no wonder that the teachers always seemed beat, and the kids cried a lot. We felt that this caused a lot of stress to our son, and it carried through to our home at night. We kept hoping it would get better, but it didn’t. It broke our heart that even after a month of attending The Kid’s Corral, our son would still say he wanted to go back to his old school. Well, he may only be 2, but we think he knows what’s good for him, and the Kid’s Corral is not it.

Nyman Coderre

Our family has been attending the Kids Corral for 6 years now. As with life and most daycare centers in general, they are not perfect and may lack some of the amenities you may find at some of the newer daycare centers in the area. There is always room for improvement, no matter where you go. With that being said, the one thing that has kept us here is the security in knowing that our children have always received great care from the center and thier employees. For our family, the piece of mind in knowing that your children are safe and well taken care of has always taken center stage above all else. If we ever had an issue or concern, the school was always open to the feedback and addressed and/or resolved our issues/concerns quickly. The Kids Corral has been a great partner to our family and we will continue to use them until the need is no longer there.

Monica Arunkumar

Our two-year old triplets and six-year old son attend The Kids Corral and we are extremely happy with their services. Our toddlers regularly come home singing the songs they were taught by their teachers and they wave goodbye and blow kisses to the staff whenever we pick them up. The facility is bright and clean and they toys and equipment is modern and fun for the kids. The director and staff have always been very attentive to all of our needs and they communicate any concerns or news to me and my husband in a kind and professional manner. I would recommend this daycare to anyone.

Victoria Leija

The staff here is amazing, everyone is kind and loving to children. All my kids went to Kids Corral at one point and we were very pleased. The summer program for the school kids could be improved - my kids always complained they got bored because there werent enough activities for them, and they were asked to stay quiet while the smaller kids napped. Other than that, it is a great place and affordable compared to other daycare centers. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a daycare.

Jacqueline Fair

I have just started working at the kids corral, I also have a son here. Ever since I walked in the door I felt like family here. They always welcome me with a smile every morning. I am the toddler teacher, and make sure to have structure and schedule in the room. My son is very comfortable in the twos classroom and I absolutely love his teachers. They are always teaching him something new. It is truly a great facility and I recommend all to come and join our school family.

Mary Griffin

My son is in the the toddler room with Ms. Kim and she is amazing! I like the fact that the center is clean and the staff really cares about the kids. We are expecting and we plan to take our new bundle of joy there as well.

Jeremiah Hale

Both of our kids go here. We really like the center.

Gladys Hardin

Great granddaughter loves this daycare/ school