I have never written a review before but I strongly believe people should really know about this daycare. We were just visiting for a few months and wanted something simple for our 2 year old daughter. However the process was just so complicated, soooo many contracts and we had to see a physician (at the end they told us just sent photos of the vaccine records). i understand they literally just opened and very few kids were there, should have known better.
The place is beautifully designed, great place if you need a co-working space.. but honestly when i went to most daycare they provided that kind of space with much less value, just a little less beautiful.
Very disappointed with a lot of things for such an expensive daycare. We wouldn't mind paying if we thought it was worth it. So so overpriced.
1. I was particularly annoyed when I picked up my daughter the FIRST DAY and saw a kid with runny nose, even the caretaker mentioned that he needed a tissue ( I think she saw me staring at the boy) . Guess what... the next day my daughter had a runny nose. What are the chances right? That kid was the first kid with a runny nose I have seen that close with my daughter. Just very annoyed with their appearance of being super professional but at the end neglected the health of other kids.
2. We couldn't "try out" the daycare which I thought was really strange, been to other daycares and they gladly let us tried. So we booked a tour. Upon the tour we were shown a small outdoor space outside of the class and the tour guide mentioned that during the outdoor session we should "IMAGINE" that the space will be filled with fun props this and that. Took my daughter there twice and didn't see anything besides like 1 sensory table and a vespa. So sad for her. So disappointed with Bumo. No wonder they would NOT let kids try out, noone would send their kids there!!
3. We actually enrolled our daughter at another daycare in santa monica (while waiting for her enrollment at Bumo that I mentioned was soo complicated) and wow she has SO MUCH FUN at the other daycare, barely ever cry even her first time we dropped her there she was so into all the activities provided, the caretakers sent me so many photos of her doing activities to ensure we as parents know that they are well taken care of. The outdoor space was soo amazing- At Bumo, they sent like 2 photos. How we dropped our daughter was really strange, it was like a long hallway and she wouldn't stopped crying. She literally would wake up in the morning and said "mama no school ok?" this never happened at the other daycare.And there were like 2/3 kids only, which was nice because she got 1 on 1 interactions with the caretakers but I personally would rather she play with kids her age. We will definitely put our daughter in the santa monica daycare next time we're in LA again- eventhough it is a bit out of our way but she has fun, the value is super reasonable and just better services.
4. We decided to come back home earlier due to family emergency, and we only went there ONCE and they decided to only refunded our money 50%, and while we are planning our trips back we asked if it would be okay to still drop her off the week after even though we cancelled and Christine at that time mentioned "ofcourse" which I thought was very fair. that thursday i was supposed to dropped my daughter off, she had a runny nose (told you the story) so we didn't drop her off but the week after we dropped her off Christine was so "surprised" that we came back (which i already told her to plan the trip back we would need more time so not sure why was she so "surprised") told her that out of the 2 times a week that we enrolled already- her I would need to drop her off the last time on the Thursday and since we paid 50% already I thought it would be okay since we were only there ONCE. She texted me and told me that its FULL. Wow really??? I seriously have only seen like 5 kids there. Such a lame excuse. But Im kind of glad because my daughter really hated going there.
Honestly, Take your money and go somewhere else. SOOO many reputable and fun daycares around the areas. the only good points are only well designed space and in century city. Other than that its just a waste of your money and your kid's time. Go somewhere else. read more