If you are a Black or Brown parent- I would recommend that you look for other daycares. Although the teachers are nice- unfortunately for this to be a church there is no grace or acceptance of all people.
On the tour of the school, I should've went with my first mind- and decided on somewhere different but everywhere in Glouster had a waiting list. The director Whitfield said they didn't provide any food or drinks for the children-which is fine. But she followed up by saying we just ask that parents don't bring koolaid. If she would said "we don't allow colored drinks that have the potential to stain the floors like koolaid, v8, and other highly dyed drinks" I would've been okay. But she assumed because our family was black we would have him bringing koolaid everyday.
Then the 2nd week of class we arrived at 9:08. Instead of explaining the late policy - which is children are not to be permitted after 9 am and letting my child in the classroom due to this being his second week- she refused to let us in while it was pouring down raining- and told us "we should've read the handbook"
My son also had many unexplainable bruises. I would ask his teachers and they would say they didn't know. They thought I brought him in like that. I take pictures of my child everyday before and after he attended school and I showed them that when he arrived for the day he had no marks on his face. And I asked why was there not an incident report done. There was no explanation.
The last straw for my family was that his teacher would be out and there would be a sub. They asked only my child to stay home "because he doesn't deal well with change". I don't know where she got that assumption from because everyday when I picked him up they told me had a great day. Either way I've never heard of a teacher being absent and they ask only the black kid to stay home. They also said they asked him to stay home because he would not sit down when he eats and he likes to climb on furniture-which to me is typical 2 year old behavior. Never once have they said my son was violent, has hit other students, or misbehaved. Yet- opposed to other students in his class where I've witnessed pulling of hair and hitting- they were not asked to stay home.
After that incident- they did not reach out to apologize or explain their position.
There is only one black child in each class. They even moved my son from the two year old class - so that the one year old class, two year old class, and three year old class - could each have one student of color. And disguised it as my son was not ready for the two year old class.
As I have toured other daycares since - they said they would never move a child down but instead meet them where they are.
This review is intended not to bash this daycare but spread awareness to other families who may look like me. I'm sure if you are Caucasian you'll have no problems here! read more