My husband and I were looking for childcare for our 2 month old son. We visited all the centers in Mentor that didn't have glaring write-ups by the state. Kindercare North Mentor was a great facility. Lisa, the administrator, was very professional and knowledgeable about her field. She was well organized in scheduling a tour for us and acquainting us with what to expect from this facility. We visited the infant room twice. It is probably the smallest play are of the all the ones we saw on our search. The first day we visited, there were 10 children and it was a little chaotic. Some of the enrolled toddlers were very much climbers and were climbing all over my son's car seat and diaper bag during the visit. The two caregivers that day, though very good at what they do, seemed to be having a slightly hard time keeping an eye on everyone. They relayed to me that they had two additional children that they usually wouldn't because of a change in their parents' work schedules.
The second day my husband and I visited was much quieter. There were only 6 children and it seemed much more manageable. One of the caregivers was there both days, I regret that I forget her name, but she is a wonderful teacher, able to redirect children when they would go to climb on things explaining that the behavior was not safe and giving them something better with which to play/interact.
Not withstanding, we would have chosen this facility, except, of the children enrolled in our son's age group, there was only one that was not mobile while the others were very active. We found a different facility that had more non-mobile infants in the ratio which we found we were more comfortable with in that there would be less children possibly climbing about our little one. It was not necessarily a better center just a better fit for us. I would recommend this facility to my friends or consider it for our future children. read more
