The afterschool program was convenient since they picked up my child from middle school. The people…read morethat work the after school program were very nice and I highly recommend.

UPDATE Megan Morgan left a message on my daughter's phone as if I had not left a detailed message…read moredays before. My daughter then sent a detailed email that has recieved no response. It is now June. My baby is afraid of the pool. Sees other kids going to swim lessons and asks if we're going to make him go back to that place and no refund. I don't know what I expected from a place that was so rude and wouldn't suspend my account when I was paralyzed from the neck down in a hospital 2 hrs away. I registered my grandson for preschool swim lessons. I registered him for intermediate instead of beginner so the Aquatics Director, Megan Morgan told my daughter(she's the one that took me grandson) that she would leave it up to the teacher. The teacher allowed him in. Great. He's excited he loves the water and wants to swim. Within minutes of class starting my daughter starts texting me. She said there were 2 kids in class that were acting up the teacher didn't get them under control. One of them stepped on my grandson so he started crying. The teacher picked him up for about 1.5min then put him back in the water between the 2 kids. She then told the kids to put there faces under the water to blow bubbles and bc he was smaller and BETWEEN the 2 kids he got choked not even having put his face under water. At this point he's screaming and coughing and the teacher is ignoring him while he's hanging on the wall. My daughter went and took him out of the pool got him dressed and left. This is a child that rarely cries when he gets hurt. Later that evening he asked his mom several times to please never make him go back. So in the span of 25min we went from having an excited water loving 3yr old to a terrified 3yr old that has had nightmares since. I left a message the next day for Ms. Morgan outlining everything and asking for a refund. I still have not heard back. I called the morning of 3/25/25. #chrisbryant #ymcaceo

Love the new management! The Executive Director , Clarinda Jones-Turner, is a former classroom…read moreteacher and taught in the Opelika School System for 14 years. Ms. Shae (Director) and Ms. Ann (Asst. Director) run the Child Development Center and do an excellent job. The teachers are highly qualified and truly love and care for the kids. They also remind us that they are a mini school NOT a daycare. This is evident in the way the children are learning and growing both academically and socially. The building is clean and smells clean, the teachers do a great job making the building and classrooms inviting. Everyone is professional and has a passion for working in Early Childcare. Visit the center to see for yourself how much of a difference the new management and teachers have made. We love it here!

Our child has been enrolled here just over a year and we couldn't be happier. She loves her…read moreteachers and EVERY employee there knows her by name. They just completed potty training with her and in less than a week she has learned the process succesfully. She also has a food allergy and her teachers, the owner and the cook all took the time to learn what her needs were to ensure she was safe. Great, active owners who are in attendance to make sure their standards are adheared to. Highly recommended

Polka dots has exceeded my expectations when it comes to a daycare center. Ms. Denise is one of the…read moresweetest people I have ever met in my life. I can tell she really cares about my daughter and it is comforting to know that while I am at work, my daughter is being looked after. She is teaching my daughter sign language and at the age of 3, she knows 60 words. Every time my daughter comes home, she is constantly telling me about her day with Ms. Denise and the other children at Polka Dots. In the mornings, my daughter rushes us to take her to school. The director there, Ms. Caroline, she is always helping out and making sure the kids there are comfortable. I remember going in for a tour and she stopped the tour to make sure one of the kids was ok. He was crying wildly and wanted his parents. I believe it was his first or second day there.. She told him to come along with us on the tour and got him to stop crying. Now when I see the little boy, he is always smiling and playing. Parents, PLEASE TAKE YOUR KIDS HERE!! This is coming from a parent who was constantly scared of taking her own child to a daycare center. I would recommend this place to everyone I know!

Do not send your child here! The director is NEVER there. The caregivers do not give your child…read moremedications if they are to have them. The director is running a very shady business and I do not believe the food amounts are enough for a child. They throw foods together in one bowl and hand it to a child such as one orange in a bowl of lucky charms. They do not have a structured curriculum and barely take the kids outside.

I love Childcare Network and my kids love them also. They really care for the kids. It's a great…read moredaycare.

Nasty, unsanitary center. Director is rude and employees are unexperienced and ghetto. Dont put…read moreyour child in this center as they dont know much about child development and your child will stay sick.

They way how they handled both my family and my daughter was amazing! Definitely was looking for a…read moregreat, clean, and caring place to take care of my daughter while my wife and I are at work. Ms. Vicki 25+ years of experience truly does show. Before we brought Quinn, I was given a walkthrough of the whole entire area. Very secure!! And staff was excellent! Definitely they are accommodating with time given in advance. Definitely recommend for anyone looking for a caretaker in the Columbus area.

Most horrible experience with a daycare ever. Stay far away, my child contracted staph infection…read moretwice from this location and I was still charged. When I refused to pay the second time my child contracted staph and was out I was contacted by a collection agency and was threatened by both the collection agency and growing room. I tried contacting the owner many times but every time I called they would tell me she was unavailable. I eventually went up to there main office and was told she was out of town. Don't make a mistake and put your child in danger. Stay away!

We brought our children here at ages 2 and 4. They learned computer skills, Spanish, and a host of…read moreother skills we only dreamed of in other programs. They also had access to enrichment programs such as dance. I only wished that their elementary and other schools had offered such rich programming for them. Wonderful.

One of the best experiences I've ever had with my kids. The owner takes great care of the kids and…read morekeeps the center very clean. Prices are the most competitive in Columbus Ga.

We had a bad experience at this center some years ago. I had recently moved into the area and…read moreenrolled my daughter who had just turned 3. I received daily complaints about her behavior and suggestions from the owner and her daughter. They suggested that I put my 3 year old on medication and change her diet to change her behavior. As a special education teacher, I was very aware of my daughters behavior and I had also owned two daycares previously in New Jersey. It's unfortunate that neither of them had the educational background to know that you cannot diagnose nor treat a 3 year old with ADHD. The way that you treat the symptoms is with constant rewards and or consequences. Which I encouraged them to do but they did not. It's unfortunate that they lack the knowledge base to ensure the proper education for all students enrolled.