They failed to uphold there end of the deal and as a result they scapegoated a 7year old special…read moreneeds boy after 2 hours of care they terminated his care and never provided the aide the received funding for and blamed it all on me when every single piece of information Tara provided was false and misleading If you care about your children find somewhere else.

very happy to find a spot for our baby at this school ! the Teacher Mildred and Miss Lou. are great…read more!! always very patient and professional with the babies . my baby loves going there and having friends !

I have a pleasant experience with this daycare. Caregivers are found to be diligent, loving and…read morerespectful. They maintain a neat and clean and safe environment for the children. They provide good food, education and sanitation. My grandson loves to go to this daycare.

Kids are loved and well taken care of at this Daycare. Staff are friendly. There are planned…read moreactivities for the kids. And most of all its a Christian Day care. :)

You can see the info that includes the legislation rules that were broke (they've been posted on…read morethis site 5x since my complaint) by their daycare since January 2017 on the Daycare Licensing Board website here: http://www.humanservices.alberta.ca/oldfusion/ChildCareLookup.cfm?s=insp&sfid=50002200&sinspd=&sinspc=&show= Worst experience ever. Angie loves to swear to adults in front of the children, she has done it multiple times in my presence. I've even heard her yell at children for not speaking to other staff while using the bathroom. I was never given the parent handbook- but was still forced to sign the intake papers claiming that I had received it before they'd accept my child into their daycare. The daycare smells of feces as soon as you open the door, is dark & dingy as well. THIS ISN'T EVEN THE WORST PART! One day I showed up at nap time to find my daughter sleeping with a bib on and a blanket wrapped around her head. She could have suffocated. My daughter was not given anything to drink for 9 hours her last Monday there. Emma tried to justify it by saying that the daycare needs a consent form to spill out old juice before they'll make a new bottle for the child. I called head office to complain about this that very night because Angie was not around at the time. They told me that there was no such thing as a consent form for that. I was given nothing but attitude from (Babycare Daycare) since my complaint. Head office also tried to justify Emma's actions by claiming that she is young and they have had to do lots of training with her. That is no excuse. If she is not qualified to take care of toddlers- then why is she even working there unsupervised in the first place? My daughter went there for less than a month and I have already pulled her out and placed her elsewhere. She was only 13 months old, and obviously cannot speak up for herself. For her first daycare- I am extremely offended and hurt that they would treat anyone's children in such a malicious manner. Upon sharing my story, I was informed by another mother who lives in the apartment building that she has personally witnessed staff violently pick up children by one arm as well as sit on their phones opposed to supervise the children while playing outside in the playground behind our apartment building. I gave them a bad review on Google Maps- just to have other people try to discredit my review and say that I had screamed at the staff and called them names. I would never act like that- especially if I needed something as important as child care during the week while I'm at work / school. I also didn't even bring most of this stuff up to the staff because I don't feel that it's necessary to have to tell 'professionals' how to properly care for my little one. I've also noticed that my review has been removed from that (Google Maps) site. I just want every child to be safe and not be neglected by people who are supposed to care for our children when we cannot- hence why I've gone to these extremes. Please, do not place your children under the 'care' or 'supervision' of these people. There are way better daycares out there that are very clean, brightly lit, do not smell like feces and actually have kind / caring staff, as well as a proper curriculum for toddlers! Check out Brightpath Best of luck to you! Thanks for reading my review.

I had a very positive experience in Babycare day care. My twins where close to 2.5 years old when…read morethey started, and due to covid had lived a very isolated life until this point, this was the first day care we ever used, and it was a daunting experience for both my kids and me. The staff have been amazing, and I want to especially mention Ms Angela, who was their first (& longest) care giver, she was so kind and patient with them both. My daughter still has major anxiety leaving us in the morning (I don't think this has anything to do with the day care, just she doesn't like being apart from her parents), Ms Angela every morning took time out, to greet her, and sit and cuddle with her until she settled. She was always very content and happy when I went to collect her, I do think this is a separation anxiety and the care Ms Angela showed will always stay in my mind, I'm eternally grateful for her and all the teachers who have taken care of my kids. I've never seen anything that has caused me any concern, and when it comes to my kids I am very cautious. I've no hesitations to recommend this facility to anyone. It is also more affordable than many other locations. If I had to say anything negative which isn't a reflection on staff, is that the back rooms have no direct sun light, I was 100% aware of that when I started the kids, but given the affordability factor, I didn't let that influence my decision. Also there is a new director who started a month or two ago, Ms Leslie, she seems super nice, friendly, organised and is very responsive if you email about anything. I never write reviews but I know how difficult it is to choose a day care for the most precious people in our lives, honestly I would recommend checking this team and facility out. The only reason we are moving from here is it only goes to age 3, so my kids are moving on to another facility ran by the same people. Good luck in selecting the day care that suits you and your families needs.

Brightpath Creekside is a fantastic facility. The educators really care about the children and are…read morevery friendly. They take action when there are issues and work with the parents on any concerns we have. The Management team is open for all discussions and has always been approachable and honest with us. We have never had a worry about our children when leaving them in care at Brightpath because they have an excellent program and fabulous educators. Highly, highly recomend!

It's a shame about this place. Some of the teachers and support staff here are really caring and…read morework hard to do their jobs, but the management is terrible. Employees rate Brightpath 1.7 out of 5 on Glassdoor.ca. Remember, when you're dropping your kids off, you're leaving them with people who feel "bullied", "overworked", and "underpaid". Run by a company who "would rather you fill out paperwork all day than supervise/interact with children". Our older son is special needs (speech), and as such had a team of workers assigned through the PUF program (Government of Alberta). We last met with them for a progress report on the 4th of March, at which time we came up with some new strategies to address issues he was having in class. The teachers reported back over the coming days that he was doing really well and even asked us to reward him at home for being so good at school! On March 11th the management asked us to come in for a meeting at 3pm - with one day's notice. If we were available at 3pm on a weekday we wouldn't need childcare. We responded that we would need to arrange a time that worked for us, like 5pm, or 8am. The management would not agree to this, and so we had to put off the meeting until I had a morning off, on March 21st. At this meeting they told me they were kicking our son out. So to summarize : March 4th we strategize how to make things better. From March 5th - 10th he does great. On March 11th he's kicked out. This decision was made before March 4th, or the progress from that meeting would have been taken into account. I asked the management team about this, but they just said the decision had already been made, and blamed me for the short notice because I couldn't attend the meetings they had suggested earlier. So the decision was made, prior to March 4th, so why wait until March 11th to tell us? Money. The only reason we weren't told about the decision prior is so that Brightpath could get one more month's tuition out of us for our two kids. Brightpath is only worried about their income (another common sentiment from their employees), not about the well being of the families they work with. Our son will now lose his PUF funding for speech therapy. The management doesn't care. We have only 9 days notice to try and find somewhere to take him because neither of us can take time off work. The management doesn't care. I'm going to report all of this to PUF, Calgary Regional Childcare Licensing, and every social media platform I can think of. We'll see if they care about that.

My granddaughter is very happy here and the childcare workers are sweet and loving! They send…read morepictures of the kids doing their activities during the day.

We have been at KidsU West 85th since it opened and will be leaving at the end of the month. There…read moreis absolutely no communication, emails not returned, phone calls not answered, concerns not addressed. Every issue I have ever had has been met with "we are right, you are wrong" from the management. There are a couple amazing teachers, but without the needed support from Management, there will not be able to flourish the program as needed. Anyone looking at KidsU is more then welcome to contact me for my full review.

I just edited this post: I have been wanting to write this review for a while. So I was interested…read morein having my child attend this child care facility but decided to hold off until I felt confident in leaving my child in their care. So I live close to a local park where "Kido Care" staff take the children to play. I, as well, take my child to the same local park and thought this is a perfect opportunity to see how the staff treat the children. So I've been observing the interaction between staff and kids for over a year. And I've come to the conclusion I would never put my child in this facility for the following reasons. 1. Every time I'm at the park which is daily or every other day (during the warmer months), I've observed some of the staff on their cell phones not watching kids, and generally they huddle around this one bench that is circular, chatting to each other versus watching the kids. 2. There about 4 women who I SEE THAT ACTUALLY DO THEIR JOB, a couple of older ladies in their 40's and 2 younger women in their 20's. They will stand at the various monkey bars ensuring kids are being safe and dealing with behaviours. However, I can see them getting overwhelmed because they're not getting the assistance from their coworkers who are chatting to each other. The other day the two older ladies were managing all the children while 4 other staff sat on their butts chatting. Last week I saw 5 Kido Care kids on the merry-go-round, the rough-housing began, four children flew off the merry-go-round, while one child continually turned the merry-go-round. Kids were crying, yelling and screaming , and of course the staff were talking to each other not watching the children. It took two of us parents to notify the staff about the "potential ," of someone getting hurt, however kids were all ready hurt, screaming, yelling, before the staff attended to them. Most of the parents at the park talk about "kiddo care," in a very negative way, and we all have the same complaint about the staff not watching the children at the park. Most of us try to avoid going to the park when Kido care kids and staff are there because we know it will be a zoo. It's usually, us parents that have to talk to the kido care kids/staff about behaviours/sharing rough housing etc. because the staff are too busy talking to each other or on their phones. I have many more examples of kids crying/screaming, getting hurt at the playground with Kido care but these are just a few examples. If I was parent with my child in this facility I would consider taking your child somewhere else because if they're like this in public what are they like taking care of your child when they're actually at Kido care facilities? I gave one star for the 4 ladies that actually do their job. The rest should be let go. My advice to this company is. No cell phone use at the park unless it's an emergency. Each staff member should have a designated area at the playground so they can observe the children playing to deal with behaviours and safety issues. Until they make these changes many parents at the park would not consider your company as a place to have our children. I've also observed parents going to the park to pick up the children and it's funny to watch the behaviour of the staff change when they see a parent coming, the phones mysteriously go away, They stop talking to each other; of course they don't want you to see what they're actually doing. As parents we're trusting childcare providers to "watch," our children not gossip with your co-workers. before you think of putting your child in this facility, just go to the local park and watch the staff for yourself, then you'll see firsthand how some of the staff are using the park as a social gathering for themselves versus watching your children . Go between 1-3pm to 13 ave and 1st SW the park across from Starbucks and see for yourself.

We have been with Kido Care since 2013 when it opened. Both of our children have attended or are…read moreattending Kido Care. The care and thoughtfulness of the teachers has been outstanding. The programming has been wonderful and we have always felt the care they've received to be fantastic. Throughout our 5.5 years at Kido Care, our children have learned so much; they are well prepared for elementary school, are articulate, have made lifelong friends, and love their teachers. We have never had an issue with the care and attention they receive, nor have we had any concerns with supervision at the playground. The children go to the playground to let off steam so they can focus on learning. They will make mistakes, some might be too rough at times, but this is a critical part of growing and learning. There have been positive staffing and management changes in the last few months. While we have always held the program in high regard, the changes are refreshing and I have and will continue to recommend Kido Care to family, friends, and colleagues.

We are currently part-time in this daycare and waiting for the full-time spot. I think it is easier…read moreto get in if you don't need full time right away. This daycare is great, the teachers are very nice and try to make each kid feel special. They know everyone's names and all the parents' names. Every evening after picking my daughter up, I receive a few photos of her with the day's activities and a full report, which is so nice to get and is very helpful. The curriculum is awesome, my 1 year old is active throughout the day, and they are so creative with activities: from art to music to crafts even at this young age. They also go for a walk or play in their outside yard most days if the weather permits. The food at the daycare is pretty good, but is somewhat grains heavy, includes a lot of bread, pasta, rice etc. Of course, kids like it. I try to balance it out at home by giving more meat and veggies.

This is an amazing facility. My twins were on the waitlist for 5 months and got in fulltime in…read moreAugust. It is not easy to get both boys in at the same time. I was on phone with the owner Marlene several times before the enrolment and could tell she was really struggled and trying really hard to make this happen especially in the pandemic environment. No need to mention how great the teachers, food and facilities are. My boys are treated like families and are so happy and leaning a lot everyday. They even ask if they can go to the daycare on weekends :)

I am so happy with the care my children receive at this daycare. They treat my children like…read morefamily while still providing a great learning environment. My children look forward to going there even when my son had to do his school by ZOOM. The owner and staff have been very supportive of my special needs child and for the first time he is able to attend a daycare with his peers. They are an inclusive childcare and I am so fortunate to have found them. My son is no longer isolated and is making friends. I can't say enough about the wonderful care and learning provided by Monkey Ville. Check them out for yourself. Denise