I am not one to write reviews if they are negative, but I feel compelled to write one regarding Ladybird of Winter Garden. I am writing this from not only a parent's perspective, but also a teacher's perspective. I have been in education for the past 11 years and I know how an educational institution is supposed to operate and I am APPALLED by many things, especially the leadership at this school/daycare. When we relocated to Orlando we had very little options because many daycares were full and I relied on reading reviews online, so I hope this helps parents that are considering sending their children to this school/daycare. I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE.
These are in no particular order:
1. We were NEVER formally introduced to our child's teachers. Many days, there were different teachers that I didn't even recognize.
2. Our child was moved multiple times out of her classroom without notifying us of the move.
3. We had the camera APP and would check in on our child multiple times throughout the day and I would see kids doing inappropriate things- hitting, climbing on chairs, tables, etc. Many times I would only see one teacher and a lot of times they were in the bathroom assisting a child so they couldn't possibly have eyes on the other children for their safety.
4. One time I was watching the APP and I saw a teacher pulling a child (not my child) to the table to the point where the child's feet were dragging on the floor. I was shocked and called the school right away and the first thing they said was "your child is in the other room" because they moved her without notifying me. My response was "I know my child wasn't in the room I'm calling on behalf of the child the teacher was dragging." They thought I was crazy for bringing it to their attention and when I spoke to the director she played it off like I misinterpreted the situation. I KNOW WHAT DRAGGING A CHILD LOOKS LIKE. That teacher still works at the school.
5. There were a few times when our child got hurt and we were never notified at the time of the incident. I received a phone call one day while driving to go pick our child up and the lady at the front desk told me that our child was being "brave" standing on a chair at school and fell and hit her head on the table. She had a bruised lip and a cut on her gums. HOW WAS I NOT NOTIFIED RIGHT AWAY?! When I asked how many teachers there were I was told one and she was in the bathroom with a child at the time.
6. Our daughter was picked up multiple times with diapers full of poop. Also, she had multiple diaper rashes throughout her time here and many days the Brightwheel APP would say that she only had 1-2 diaper changes(that equates to one change every 3-4 hours). When I brought it up to the director she said that she would talk to the teachers, but little changed in that classroom. There was even one time when I messaged the teacher using the Brightwheel APP about the lack of diaper changes and after I picked our child up they entered more diaper changes which I'm sure were fake.
7. After a few times of expressing concerns with the director I felt like the ladies in the front,as well as the director changed their attitudes towards me. There were many times where the director would simply ignore me when I walked in or out and other times they would be talking as I walked in and immediately start talking in Spanish which made me feel very uncomfortable. (The same feeling you get at the nail salon when you think people are talking about you.)
8. I brought fruit in for a class Valentine's Day party and my daughter was moved to another classroom for the day without me being told. When talking to the director she said our daughter had fruit, but that was a complete lie because the teacher posted a picture of the party and there was NO fruit on her plate.
9. Kona ice comes to school every Thursday. One Thursday we were NEVER NOTIFIED that our child's punch-card ran out the week before, so she was not going to get an icy. Luckily I was there to pick her up so I was able to go buy her one. If you do not purchase the punch-card then your child will be sitting with their class outside wondering why they do not have an icy. Little kids do not understand why they do not have any icy when they see other kids and the teachers eating them.I was heartbroken for the kids that had to sit and watch everyone else eat ices.
10. Many times I'd walk in to either pick-up or drop-off and the lobby was left unattended.This is a HUGE SAFETY CONCERN!
11. My daughter would cry with diaper changes at home and refused to let us put diaper cream on her. This was not normal behavior from her which leads me to think something must have happened in school.
12. When picking my daughter up in the afternoons the teachers with the older kids YELLED constantly!
*I have more to say, but I ran out of room on this site. Overall, I STRONGLY DISCOURAGE YOU FROM SENDING YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS DAYCARE! read more