Please anybody that is reading these reviews please don't listen to Kenzie B. Review she is false…read moreclaiming me and other staff and also the director. Let's state she verbally assaulted me. started yellow brick road 3 years ago and stayed with the company ever since . The moment I walked in the door I felt at home. The director is an amazing person inside and out. My child also attends here and I love the care they give my child and wouldnt put him in another center! I would 100% recommend sending your child to yellow brick road or coming to work with us at yellow brick road!! Jessica you are doing amazing!

As an employee at Yellow Brick Road in Norwalk, I want to offer a different perspective. I have had…read morea very positive experience working under our Director, Jessica Lopez. She leads with dedication, high standards, and a strong commitment to both the children and staff. While no workplace is perfect, I have always felt supported and valued here. Safety, compliance, and communication are taken seriously by our team, and any concerns are addressed through appropriate channels. I've personally seen firsthand the care and effort that go into maintaining a nurturing and organized environment for both the children and staff. Unfortunately, like many workplaces, we occasionally encounter challenges that can disrupt the smooth, safe, and nurturing environment we strive to maintain. Issues such as frequent call-ins, difficulty following established guidelines, or failure to remain engaged and present in the classroom--such as through improper phone use--can impact both staff and child well-being. To better support our team and ensure the highest standard of care, we are implementing a policy that removes personal phones from the classroom. This change is intended to reduce distractions, prevent avoidable incidents, and increase meaningful engagement with the children. I also want to take a moment to recognize Jessica Lopez, our director. Since I began working here in February, I've never had a leader who shows such genuine care for her team. She ensures we have the tools and support needed to succeed and checks in with us regularly to see how we're doing. Jessica consistently acknowledges and rewards hard work. I started as a full-time floater and was promoted to lead teacher within a month. By May, I was asked to mentor new teachers, and now I'm in the process of becoming an On-Site Supervisor--an opportunity she offered because she sees potential in me and values my contributions. Simply put, when you put in the effort, Jessica notices--and she makes sure it counts. It's unfortunate that someone had such a negative experience, but I encourage families and potential team members to visit the center themselves, meet the leadership, and see the environment firsthand before making any decisions. I'm proud to be part of the Yellow Brick Road team! Blake Gooding Two Year Old Lead Teacher

Addy loves coming to school because her teachers have created a safe & loving environment. We know…read moreeveryday she is well cared for & is learning so much!

I started working at crayons 2 pencils at the beginning of 2024 and it has been amazing. I truly…read morehave never worked at a place that has made me happier. It feels like one big family here. If you are searching for a daycare or are looking for a job crayons 2 pencils is the way to go!!

Great with my 4 kids very accommodating. I absolutely love this daycare and they always give my…read morekids the best snacks ever you should totally check them out.

They do not care about the children. Money hungry management. Horrible communication. Absolutely…read moreno sort of curriculum or learning. Supervision is nonexistent. It is a free for all, all day long. My child genuinely did not feel safe at this center. And before i was able to line up other care, I'd tear up after dropping him off out of mom guilt, knowing he was genuinely not in a safe place and was not cared for or nurtured at all.

If you are looking for high end locker rooms and super modern equipment this isn't the gym for you…read more If you want to feel comfortable, welcomed (regardless of your fitness level), supported and feel like a part of a community, you'll find that here. The people who work and teach here and the services this Y offers to the south side neighborhood make it 5 stars for me. It isn't ever too crowded, I like that the spin room is smaller so it feels less stuffy and suffocating than larger spin classes I've attended, and I have seen the same familiar faces working here for years.

From the owner: The South Suburban YMCA strengthens the foundations of community by focusing on youth development,…read morehealthy living, and social responsibility.

Our family loves A Child's World. We get daily report cards and the kids are learning a lot. The…read morekitchen is very accommodating of specific dietary requests for our children's meals. The teachers and staff are all wonderful. Great facility with a nice large gym to play in.

Theres tons of staff turnover because they cant pay good staff what their worth or even at all…read more There are cases of "payroll turned in late" so some staff get skipped on paychecks. They aren't allowed any sick or vacation days. And the people in charge of the business are never there and can't be reached at all. Maybe someone should turn them in for what kind of business they run. The only thing that keeps them afloat is the good teachers that do as much as they can before they are abused and find a better position.

I wish I could give this place 0 stars. They exclude kids and claim to be trained on children…read morewithin the spectrum. I complete lie, they did not know how to handle outbursts (common with children on the spectrum and they treated my nephew terribly. I understand biting can happen but there were multiple bites within a week. It's obviou the children are left unattended. I have never seen him act out as he did while attending this terrible place.

My husband and I found Little Sprouts on the Iowa Department of Human Services website. They were…read moreselected after visiting several daycares in the area. We selected Little Sprouts after being impressed by their location, affordability, the Drake Head Start Program and Speech Therapy Program. My daughter was a little behind in her speech. So, we thought this school was prefect. Red signs started to present themselves when I was providing my daughters' immunization paperwork. I walked into the office and children's PHI was exposed for anyone to view. When it was bought to staff's attend, she immediately begins making excuses. "Oh, this is not my office". "I did not do that." I told her, she is a representation of her employer and she was in the office. Everyone that works there is a representative of Little Sprouts. Then, she started removing the papers from view. That concerned me. However, we moved forward and enrolled my child in the school. In September 2017, my daughter started Lil' Sprouts. The first day, she was hit in the nose by another child. That night, I notice my daughter's nose was dark red as if she was hit by something. This couldn't have been prevented. However, the matter in how I was inform could have been better. I was told the next day about the incident after addressing with the staff. I should have been told of the incident the day it happened and not the next day. The second incident happened a few months later. My child was bitten by another child. As you can imagine, this was horrifying for a parent. I never thought this would happen, especially with the amount of staff working. I did my researched went back to the daycare with questions. What are you going to do to prevent this from happening again? Has the other child's parent's been informed? The staff told me how they would prevent an incident from happening again. However, she didn't know who had bitten my child. Consequently, she did not know how to protect my child. No notes of the incident had been left to inform her of the previous day. Since, she was unaware of the incident, we didn't feel safe leaving our child with her. My husband and I waited for the manager to arrive. Once present, she started apologizing and saying they had made a mistake. It appears my daughter was put with a well-known bitter and the inevitable happen. As parents take home their kids, the group gets smaller and smaller, so they don't need as many staff members. As a result, my daughter was placed with the other child. Again, my husband and I forgiven but never forgotten. The last incident was the breaking point. I picked my daughter up on Thursday (February 18, 2018) and the staff was acting weird. The volume of the music was much too loud to hear anyone talking and the staff looked nervous. I notice my daughter's hair looked very neat because normally it's a mess. (She likes to play with her hair.) However, her curls can be deceiving. That night as I was brushing her hair, my heart stopped. Her hair has been cut!!! I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I didn't want to believe it. I couldn't fathom someone cutting a little girl's hair. The people that I had trusted my child with, had betrayed my trust and my daughter's. I stop brushing my daughter's hair and tried to shake off the stomach-turning feeling. I know in the morning, I would be able to confirm my fears when I get her ready for daycare. In the morning, I tried getting my daughter's curls into a ponytail as I had done that Monday. My fear has been confirmed, someone at Little Sprouts has cut my daughter's hair. I sat on the couch in a state of shock and disbelief. The very people we have entrusted to keep our daughter safe, had taken scissors to my daughter's head without parental consent. Again, my husband and I made a trip to Little Sprouts. Not to find out who did it but, WHY did they do it. Again, we talk to the same manager. When we told her what happen, she showed no emotion. As if, this had happened before. She told us that she could review the surveillance cameras and find out who did it. But I knew it would not bring solace to our concerns. The damage had been done. We stood waiting in the office for about 15 - 20mins, for the manager to complete her scan of the surveillance cameras. I wasn't shocked at all when she turned to us and said there was nothing on the cameras of my daughter getting her hair cut. I asked about then she went to Speech Therapy. She told me that Speech Therapy is done in the office and they don't have surveillance in the office. So my daughter was taken out of view of the surveillance cameras and returned hours later. I could only think that whomever cut my daughter's hair was smart enough to do it off camera. The manager told us that she would re-review the surveillance cameras again and call us if she finds anything. She never did!!