It took me a while to actually get the courage to right this review, but it needs to happen.
I am honestly disgusted. Disappointed. Horrified and angry.
Peppermint is NOT a good place. The directors. The owner. The classes. It all has me in my feelings.
I can tell you first hand that this place is somewhere I will never, ever recommend to anyone. It is bad. So bad.
I really feel like the majority of the staff is just there for a paycheck. Not to educate or watch children. Just to get paid. For years I watched my kids come home with colored papers. Few projects. No school structure..nothing. My kids didn't learn there. They sat there. Hungry. Crying. Begging for attention. You know how I know this? I witnessed it. First hand. My child would come home telling me that he didn't eat anything for lunch. I have heard from countless ex employees about what really goes on behind closed doors. Babies not being fed or changed on time. And please don't let me get started on how many times my children came home with the dirty diapers.... Oh and all the times that they lost their extra clothes. Don't know how clothes just go missing, if you aren't changing my kids dirty butt. Weird.
The lack of compassion, discipline, and education is sickening. There is one associate director named ***** who does nothing but scold and criticize children and their parents...but in the three years I was there, I NEVER saw here get out of her chair and fix things. She just yelled and disrespected people. She is truly an angry, sour person and I hate that children have to witness that everyday.
I called state. I made them look into things. My youngest kids were constantly coming home hungry and my oldest was given things at the daycare that I didn't approve of...candy,soda, ect to hold them over. When covid hit the children weren't able to bring blankets or even jackets in the school. At nap time they weren't even allowed to have a blanket. Nothing. They just laid on a cold cot. They stopped having the kids go outside because they couldn't bring jackets in and so the children weren't even getting their outside recess which is a requirement by the state of Texas.
Their licensing was never posted and when asked about certifications I was never given a list or told anything from anyone. Another reason I reported them.
I have had countless people, including ex employees of the daycare, tell me that the best move I ever did was taking my kids out of that place. Don't get me wrong, there are some teachers there that are truly good and do care, but the majority are just there for an easy paycheck. The owner was never there. I was never able to talk to her about my concerns and the associate directors acted like gatekeepers blocking me from getting to her. In all honesty, it is a get what you pay for place. Let's be real. I witnessed some of the parents bring their kids to that daycare and it disgusted me.
The parents dressed terribly and the kids were never put together. The language that was spoken was just absolutely unreal. Children cussed. Parents let it happen and cussed away themselves. It was just terrible, but I had to work. It opened early and closes late so it helped with my work schedule.
I realized I was doing more damage to my children by keeping them there. My kids now go to a different school. They have a daily schedule. They are fed healthy snacks. I get daily reports. The parents and children are respectful and don't dress like they just woke up out of bed. The teachers are fabulous. Nice, caring, and love all the kiddos. read more