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April 2023 by Stormy J. Blake
Someone else mentioned this very same thing but after two years of twice weekly therapy and eventually enrolling my child into their onsite school, we left there with more questions than answers, ZERO diagnosis of any kind while simultaneously prescribing tons of meds and my child’s therapist was far more interested in my and my ex-husband’s lives than our child’s, who expressed having absolutely no sense of trust in her and was afraid their conversations would not remain confidential. When we inquired about another therapist, THEY acted as if they were offended by the mere suggestion but my child was not getting better. Ironically, after we made the decision to cease therapy there, our child met with a school counselor a couple of months later and she immediately noticed what she’d seen in students that had been treated for autism or spectrum disorders. Thousands of dollars wasted only to have a Wake County Public School teacher do the job certified therapists couldn’t.
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October 2021 by Mly D.
I'm writing this review in an effort to spare another family from an emotionally painful and very costly experience. I strongly urge you to do your research, get more than one opinion, read reviews on local Facebook groups, and listen to your gut before deciding to enroll your child into this school. Dr. Rosenblitt (who is a founder of LDC), deemed my 3 year old as having a severe mental illness after only taking a family history and observing my son playing with legos for 20 minutes. Without any hesitation, he told my husband and I that we should take it as seriously as though we just received a diagnosis of leukemia. We were strongly encouraged to enroll our son into their "therapeutic" school as the only way to preserve his development. We were promised a clinical team that would work hand in hand with us and the teacher to help our son thrive in a social setting and to better cope at home. Unfortunately, the school failed to deliver on all of the promises they made to us. The lead psychiatrist who was assigned to my child and in charge of the care plan, Dr. Kunaparaju, never my son in the month he was enrolled at the school. She also never read his history before our first meeting and didn't know who he was or why he was at the school. On top of that, there was no care plan or goals or any type of formal assessment that the "team" was working from. When my husband or I would press for answers to our concerns, we ping ponged between the psychiatrist, the Educational Director (Jen Reid, who is not clinical), or the lead teacher (also not clinical) - none of whom ever gave us a straight answer. We were told their approach was reflective and that we need to start getting our minds around the fact that there is nothing we could do for our son other than to try and maintain. Unwilling to accept that as an answer, I received second and third opinions and have learned just how incorrectly they diagnosed him and how inappropriate it was for them to tell us he has a severe mental illness without any sort of formal assessment or diagnostic testing. Separately, this school is completely unsafe under their current operations. Classrooms are chaotic and teachers are inexperienced and/or in over their heads. There is no protocol for backup support where there is a student demonstrating unsafe behavior. All classes simply rely on a single person (the Education Director) to come and fill in if needed. Parents and children go freely between the classroom and the main hallway with low to no oversight. Worst of all, there were several instances where the only adults present with the students were parents because the teachers were too overwhelmed with a situation going on with another student! Additionally, the classroom is not structured for pre-k kids; even with a stool they can't even reach the sink or the soap dispenser. And while they pointed to COVID as the reason behind the delay of their new playground, there was not a single age appropriate toy available in their outdoor space. My child resorted to filling an empty bucket with mulch. Worst of all, children were made and expected to play and eat outside when the heat index was above 90. Thankfully I was there on those days and was able to bring my son inside. There was another little girl that asked to go inside because it was too hot and she was told no.As a parent who stayed with my child for 3hrs a day, every single day that he was there (they failed to help me with a transition plan), the situations I witnessed were appalling. This school was very quick to take our money and then didn't support us in any of the ways they had promised. This was truly a heartbreaking experience I hope no other parent has to go through. Please learn from our costly mistake and avoid this school.
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December 2019 by Amanda Murphy
We worked with a counselor at Lucy Daniels for a year and a half with no progress whatsoever. The counselor was more interested in being friends with my ex husband and I than helping our child. Lucy Daniels was a waste of both our time and money.
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December 2018 by Paul Schlosser
Note: the entrance is not where Google Maps takes you, which is up the driveway to Deutche Bank. Lucy Daniels has it's own driveway, not shown on the map, just up from the DB entrance.
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December 2018 by ROB B
I think they are alright for your kids to talk with if they get a little out of hand or unruly and not bad on the price for the visit.
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December 2018 by Zamara Moon
I love the fact there is a school on site. We have benefitted from them greatly.
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December 2018 by Emily Grieco
Excellent
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December 2017 by Renee K.
As a parent to a Lucy Daniels student for past two-and-a-half years, I can attest to the wonderful classroom experience, the remarkable staff, and amazing therapeutic teachers that you simply won't find anywhere else. We are blown away by the progress our son has made since joining Lucy Daniels, and so happy we were able to get him the right support during critical stages of his development.
