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August 2023 by Chad
Dedicated staff
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August 2023 by Tamara Covarrubias
Although I have no children attending this facility I know several of the staff members as well as the owner. They are truly a loving and caring staff and only want the best for the children that are in their care. The owner is especially dedicated to caring for the children and putting their needs ahead of everything.
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August 2023 by Jason Gray
8th streets playground is amazing! It really is a hidden gem behind the building! So much room to run, dig, swing and climb! Perfect for little busy bodies.
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August 2023 by Judi DeMoss
Great daycare facility, family owned and operated, from the owner to father of owner, grandfather of owner, sister-in-law of owner, and all the caring staff who treat the children as their own. Lots of love given here.
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August 2023 by Sandra Bradford
Altoona 8th street feels like home as soon as we walk in and better yet- the kids adore the playground!
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May 2023 by Codie Smith
My 4 year old who has had nothing but trouble since moving to their preschool class, has managed to be left alone long enough to stick things in his ears twice in that classroom (when i asked the director about it, she laughed). Preschool teachers will text you all day long telling you how your child is being so bad when in actuality the teachers the ones were not trained to handle anything. Do yourself a favor and look into the history of this place. The teachers claimed that 4 year olds are always bullying them when four-year-olds are not capable of bullying. It's like four year-olds watching four-year-olds and most of the time there are too many there for the teachers. My son didn't even make it a year because I couldn't send him to a place where the teachers allowed a child who hit at least one student every day to continue to come back every day. My son didn't feel safe. Yet they threatened to send him home while I was at work because he was "growling" at them.
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December 2022 by Amber Smith
The ONLY reason I can give 2 stars is because of the teachers for 2s and 3s.Let me start off that my son is medically complex. We were in the process of diagnosis when he started here. We requested as his parents for an AEA evaluation. The aea staff for SE Polk are a joke anyways, but all over his report it said "the center director said she wouldn't have even recommended him for evaluation and services." They then denied us based on this single statement from Kelly(it was all over the report).It took us over a year to finally get this terrible district and the words of this woman who had 0 idea out of his file. It also took the staff at his new center MONTHS to get AEA to see what we had been saying all along. My son is diagnosed Severe ADHD-combined type, anxiety, Working memory impairment, sensory Dyregulation disorder among a few others. He could have benefitted so much from that year of services from aea, except good ol Kelly said he didn't need them. Guess what? Obviously he did, because he now is in school utilizing a 1:1 aide...but don't worry, he didn't need any supports...right? ?For anyone looking for quality childcare, I would suggest looking elsewhere...not only because this center is bad, but because Southeast Polk is a terrible district to involve yourself with.Edited to add:This review is for the center under the previous director, Kelly. And yes, the center is under SE Polk school jurisdiction when it comes to the AEA evals.
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December 2021 by Brenna Fisher
You are never off on scheduled time. when I left they paid me 7.25 an hour when my actual pay was 11$ an hour. No matter how hard you work there, there’s no incentive. no one gets punish for things they aren’t supposed to be doing. All the teachers talk badly about each other. I’ve found hair in my meatloaf and soup there. I could never schedule doctors appointment or leave early was always a big deal was told to make on days off.Teachers in Zoo crew and Bumble bees spray kids with water bottles that they use to put bleach and soap in when they won’t stay on cot they won’t let them get up and play with quiet toys they make them lay on cot from 12-3 and they don’t get up a minute early. They take there food away if they don’t use there silverware
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December 2021 by Amber Nelson
Our 4 year old reported being yelled at and physically disciplined here. Often we would witness teachers yelling at children on the playground. Management was snippy and unresponsive to parent requests. Seldom did we receive injury reports.
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December 2021 by alyssa king
I love this child care center! My son started when he was 2 1/2 years old and my daughter has been there since she was 6 weeks old! They are professional and kind! Mrs. Janet and Mrs. Nicole have been a huge part of helping raise and take care of children throughout all of our years there! I feel like we are family when we walk through the door every morning! My son still enjoys stopping in to say hi to his favorite teachers!
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December 2021 by Brandon
I babysit a child that used to go to this daycare. The child has returned home multiple times with black eyes after going there. The staff say they have no clue what happens, which is unprofessional in itself because you are paid to watch the children, but turns out there are DHS reports of the these occurrences. The daycare tried to hide this from the parents to still get their money from the child's attendance. There are teachers that have records who teach there, I would never trust this place. There was also a teacher, who granted no longer teaches there, that took videos of putting infants in the dryer, that was also reported to DHS. Unprofessional place. Don't send your children here!After more discussion with the child, we were shown five bruises, left by not only one but two teachers. The child stated that she/he does not feel safe going to this center. The child stated that the black eyes came from a teacher throwing toys at his/her face, one of the bruises came from being pushed off a swing, and one was a visible hand print.
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December 2021 by Natasha Davis
I wish I would’ve took the time to do my research on this facility before enrolling my children. Things seemed pleasant and to be going well, despite minor things. Children had only attended for barely two weeks. I was called in the middle of class to pick my children up as I was informed they were short staffed and my kids were having a bad day. I arrive and I’m being given all of my kids belongings as if this was their last day. Before leaving I had to go and ask the head person to confirm this and was told I was going to be given two weeks as she felt my children needed one on one care they couldn’t provide. I was never talked to or given notices of my children having behavioral issues at all. This came as a surprise. Upon calling later to make arrangements to retrieve other items I was told they could return the next day to finish the two weeks. I expressed my concerns of no longer feeling comfortable so I declined . Besides that I had noticed my kids had already been removed from the daycare app. I was also told the staff claimed I always left too quick for them to talk to me. Mind you I have twin toddlers it takes me almost ten minutes to leave the facility every time I pick up and a staff member is always assisting me with my kids when I do come. No one ever took advantage of that time to speak to me about any issues nor did I ever receive an incident report on the Procare app or hand written report. Though she apologized for where her staff messed up at this inconvenienced me. I now have no time to find another daycare and have to drop from school today. I’m extremely hurt and disappointed. It’s not about my kids having to be let go it’s about the inconsideration. We all as individuals are fighting battles no one knows about. I’m a single mother with not a lot of support. I’m working hard to further myself to strengthen my foundation for my children, to persevere in the face of adversity. I was relieved to finally get into a position to complete this part of my education as it would’ve aided in helping me excel in my career. When this facility and their staff dropped the ball on taking the responsibility to communicate they damaged my opportunity and set me back. I’ll never give up on what I’m destined for. However it’s time for people to do their jobs correctly because where you lack at can create a slipper slope for others. Not to mention every time I picked my children up they were completely dirty, pull-ups hadn’t been changed in a couple of hours, and they were rarely ever put in their back up clothes as if the staff never checked their bag. I also caught a staff member warning another staff member to hurry up and change my kids before I come, not realizing I’m standing right there. My kids had been in poopy pull-ups for over an hour. I addressed these concerns upon dropping them off the next day with their teacher. Finally it stopped the next day but they still failed to at least wipe my kids faces and nose. All I can say is do you research when you choose a facility and make sure their staff has great communication. I’ve read the other unprofessional responses that have been written under the other reviews. That alone should speak volumes about the professionalism of this facility.
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December 2019 by lisa hiser
5 stars for this place! I love everything about it. The staff is always so nice. This is the one place my daughter doesn’t cry when I drop her off. The app they have is wonderful also. I can check in on my daughter and see what’s been going on through out the day. Ms.Sue and Ms.Lori are great with the babies. I wouldn’t want to take my child anywhere else.
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December 2019 by Heidi Eklund
When my 4 yr old started here around 4 months ago we quickly got through the adapting stage and I do believe the teachers from both honey bees and wiz kids more particularly Ms. Shelbie played a huge role in helping with this because she would approach my daughter each and every day at drop off time and immediately try to comfort, welcome and distract her and this was extremely helpful for me and just made things much easier on me through the adjustment period. The teachers have also shown interest in my child and her love for superheroes so this has helped tremendously as well. My daughter is happy here and I'm very thankful and appreciative for all that these teachers do with and for our children on a daily basis. Ms. Morgan and Ms. Shelbie: Many thanks to both of you for the wonderful care you provide my child. <3
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December 2017 by Jon Johnson
The 1 star is for the bumblebees class ms.morgan, ms.lynette,and ms.nicole they are nice, and profession the director and the rest of the teachers are rude,disrespectful,racist/prejudice even some of the parents and their children are racist but most of all unprofessional and rude the day care overall is nasty it stinks and every week there is an infection going around sometimes 2 at the same time the teachers don't even speak when you drop-off/pick-up your kids they give dirty looks but I can't stress how unprofessional they are worst daycare and would NEVER recommend to ANYONE!!!!!.........NOW THE OWNER BELOW IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL FOR PUTTING MY BUSINESS OUT THERE LOL YALL ARE A JOKE THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS REVIEW FYI THIS REVIEW WAS STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL NOW IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO ME YOU HAVE MY CONTACT INFO AS WELL AS ADDRESS
