Amanda's Garden

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• June 2024 by Andrew Neal
  This facility is actually great for kids and free the parents too understand there kids because the teachers actually sit down 1 on 1 with the children and learn there basic everyday ways of playing adhow they each learn differently my 2 toddlers have been going here for 2 years now and they love it im actually writing my review from y husband's phone because mine isn't letting me use the search bar so I borrowed his always this place is famiy oriented and also if you can't afford what the place charges they have a government thing that can help also its called title 20 I do believe but long story short I just wanted too stop by and say how my family feels about this place and the way my kids love it ad are excited everyday too return too the teachers and staff at amandas garden.....×0×0× KAREN STINELY
• June 2024 by Amber Rafferty
  The first day my 3 year old went here she came home with bruises (deep bruising) on her legs, at first I thought since the playground has rocks she just took a bad fall. 2 months in continuous bruising to where I had taken her to the pediatrician in worry she was just getting neglected, in this case she was. Constant bruising for weeks but “being watched” makes no sense considering most if not all toddlers will take spills, get bumps scrapes and bruises occasionally but EVERYDAY she came home with new bruises. She had a bruise on her back, I addressed it with Becky and Destiny both managers of this building and let them know my toddler told me someone was pinching her. They stated “she should have told someone.” She’s 3? If you’re watching the children you’re getting paid to watch why would she need to alert someone? They spoke to my 3 year old and found out who pinched her, never heard how this situation would be addressed until my 3 year olds last day, with no incident report done. I asked to take my toddler to the restroom in the basement where they have a few classrooms, Destiny stated “we haven’t cleaned the toddler restroom, you should probably use the one upstairs.” If my toddler is using this restroom all day, why is it not okay if I take her to use it as well? Miss. Brianna and Ms. Kelly are both phenomenal, no complaints with them. You’ll here Ms. Becca yelling at toddlers in the basement, the children screaming and crying, no reassurance in this room for these kiddos either, just screaming at them to “calm them down.” Anyone who has a degree in childhood education and development knows this isn’t how you address upset children. I picked my toddler up after work, she was on the playground, she ran to me asking if she could have some milk. I look at the afternoon staff and she stated “they need to eat first before they have some milk.” It was 87° outside. They also had an employee working here prior to us enrolling I found out after pulling her out 2 months after, he was accused of sexual misconduct with minors. You can read about it online. Just goes to show who they really hire. Your children aren’t in their best interest. I have more than enough documentation for the bruising and notes in a medical record from her doctors office in regards to the bruising which her doctors told me to continue to document everything. When speaking to the director BECKY about any issues, she shifts the blame on her staff, trying to reassure you she has people who actually have a degree in this field who she’s training (but aren’t on staff.) You’ll find staff even talk about the negligence and when things are concerning, no one actually cares to handle issues. The 5 star reviews are from staff, don’t be fooled. If it’s convenient for you, pick your children’s health and safety over this place. The list goes on, JFS has been contacted as well. If you care about your child, pick them first. Red flags from the start!
• April 2024 by Crystal
  This place is definitely not for babies, toddlers or children under 5 they will not get the care that they need! Especially if it's full time. If your child cannot speak up for themselves or defend themselves don't send them here.
• December 2023 by Ambe Hess
  My son has been going here for 4 years now and he loves it. The staff cares for my son with such patience and understanding. He has learned so much from going here. I decided to pay out of pocket to keep my son here because I know they know my son and what works best with him and I dont trust anyone else with him! The staff do need a raise though for how hard they work!!
• December 2023 by brianna fisher
  I have 3 kids that go there, 2 infants & 1 preschooler, very nice center & very clean!! The staff is amazing!!
• October 2023 by Rebecca I
  So when we first got to Amanda’s garden they were great, no complaints, but that was due to the fact they hide them pretty well. As we continued our children being enrolled my kids have gotten hand foot and mouth from their establishment 4 times in one year, how does this happen if you clean and sanitize like you say you do. The staff is excellent and I love them, but they are extremely underpaid and overworked so I hold absolutely nothing against them. Management seems to be the issue here. With that said Staff members have told me to never leave my diapers or wipes there because they take them and give them to other kids at a cost. Word for word heard a conversation in the parking lot by a mother and a teacher and the teacher was expunged to her that she’s sorry they thought her kid was done with the wipes and diapers ect. My oldest has been bit by the staffs kid multiple times and nothing has been done about it because it is their nephew or something like that. My kids come home with ink pen and sharpie drawn all over them by the teachers. They have dried up boogers on their face that couldn’t have just happened the must have let the kids sit there like that for hours. The bathroom had mold in the corners, used toilet paper on the floor and looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in months. Their charity fundraiser seem like nothing more then them trying to finagle extra money out of their kids and parents, I only feel this way because all the fundraisers they have sent home never have a listed charity, never have what the money is going towards nothing it’s just selling to sell it seems. The class rooms are never at the states ratio, I have picked my child up multiple times and I’m the newborn room is 7-10 children and one teacher, I have asked where the second teacher is because i think I was told it’s 5 kids to one teacher in that room and was told by their staff well becky( the manger ) counts herself as a teacher but she’s never in the room. So your kids safety is nothing more then a checklist to meet to make state happy, actual safety is null and void. To top all this off the recently sent me a bill saying I owe all this money for being late, I asked for the times we were in and out because I have a gps drive tracker for work to make sure customers get the correct time so arrived, come to find out their times are extremely inaccurate( will post pictures if anyone would like to see) sent them how they we’re extremely inaccurate for one of the days. The did apologize and take “accountability” saying the tablets had a miscommunication, when the employees are the ones who clock us out. Then proceeded to show them that numerous clock ins and outs are inaccurate and they still want to charge me 10 dollars for 5 minutes when they are incorrect. I wouldn’t not send your kids here unles you have zero issues with them being understaffed, the owners family kid biting and hitting you children, them not cleaning your kid at all, lying about times you were there and times you left and and overall non professional day care experience. If you like those things I just listed send them here, if not run and don’t look back!!!!!( one more thing while we were communicating about their incorrect times of us being “late” I told them I wanted all communication to be through email that way it was documented because I have definitive proof of them being wrong, I received a call after that with someone named Jessica asking why didn’t I just wanna talk on the phone. I explained my reasonings about how I wanted it to be recited and documented and she cussed me out under her breath and hung up on me mid sentence. If anyone can tell me how to post pictures here I have a litany of bites, boogers, pack of staffing, closed till 10, only taking certain kids. The list goes on. Run run run and don’t look back your kids safety and we’ll being is worth more then this place will ever be able to offer you!
• May 2023 by Samantha Fiore
  I went to pick up my nephew for my sister and they just let me in asking if I was someone (which was me) then she let me walk myself to the back with the other kids to get him he had snots all over his face and his hands knees and face was red like they just had him laying down on it all morning on top of that once I got 30 minutes away and he started fussing. I went to go make a bottle and I asked the lady before I left if she made sure everything was in there his formula etc. she said yes so I gotta check the bag to make him his bottle and then there was no formula or his rice. There was no diapers and the wipes.and I know my sister did not send my nephew like that! I’ve been told her this place is manic and she can’t do anything because she’s a single mom I get it but DONT LET THESE PEOPLE WATCH YOUR KIDS they get paid to take care of our kids and they’re not taking care of nothing but their own needs
• February 2023 by Aunna Burger
  The directors and staff are very nice and did great accommodating my sons food allergies! They use an app that provides updates on my child's day and this gave me great peace of mind.
• January 2020 by Bethany nichole
  This is a good daycare I've taken both my kids there my one son a few year's ago and my other infant now a day's. the teachers are nice and friendly the place is clean. The food is fresh my child always comes back happy and smiling always seems well fed alot a times the teachers will offer to change them right wen u pick them up so there going home fresh this is a daycare that I would reccomend to any parent there open late so you second shift moms can work or get extra hours it's a great childcare center
• January 2019 by Naija Logan
  my daughter started there for about a month Monday I was picking up my daughter and a bed bug was on my daughter book bag and also her blanket I went upstairs and told the director she looked puzzled and said she would check it out she called me when I got home and wanted to know how the bug looked I saw I told her and she stated she looked down in the class room and she didn’t see anything as if it was just on my daughters things my daughter will not returning beware!
• January 2018 by Lauren Miller
  Would give no stars if I could. Used to work there. Don't let them have your children. There are some good teachers there. But it's run awful and not all the teachers are good teachers. Some of them aren't even good people. Used to serve rotten food and the inside walls would freeze over with ice in the winter. Been some years ago but still.
• January 2018 by Casey Mcdaniel
  I would give 0 stars if I could . In 2016 I had taken my son who was 2 years old at the time here, until one day he came home legs covered in bruises!! Had to make a police report and they had no proof of anything due to 2 blind spots. The officer told me this has happened multiple of times and not take him back there. It’s sad when your trying to make a living and can’t truat no one with your kids, especially when there to young to talk and tell you what’s going on.
• January 2017 by Kassandra Love
  I love this daycare. My kids have been coming here for the last couple years and everyone is very friendly and very helpful. My kids have never gotten lice, strep or anything more than a common cold( which is perfectly normal when u have 40+ children) from this daycare. They are very clean, in fact everytime i come theres a lady cleaning EVERYTHING. Lol i literally have to step around her cuz shes working so hard. :) I also love the fact that they are open late letting me work longer hours and being able to actually pay my bills. My only issue is that they have a high turnover rate it seems. They seem to cycle thru teachers. Ive noticed that thru the last few years the head person/director/ boss has changed a couple times. My children would get used to one teacher and they would let me kno detailed updates on how my kids were acting or what was going on in the center and then they would just leave without warning or notice. And i understand that people move on to bigger and better things but i hate that my kids get used to one peraon and then have to start completely new with another person. I feel like there mightve been a management issue rather than cleanliness or anything else. I really hope they keep the staff they have now. My children are responding wonderfully to the teachers now and they are so nice and accommodating to my childrens needs :) Great Job Guys!!
• January 2017 by Susan Fuchs
  I was leary of putting my baby into daycare and Amanda's Garden sealed the deal that she would not be. After 1/2 a day I was ready to pull her out and never bring her back. She came home smelling musty, had to bathe her every night after she was there. She wasn't herself, not the active happy baby just laid there and stared off into the distance. It took 2hrs of being home and interacting with her the first day to get her to start cooing and smiling again. I brought her with a blanket and had to hunt the blanket down when I went to pick her up because they had her wrapped in a ratty old blanket and hers was in a crib that another child used. I had to check the diaper bag before I left to make sure they didn't empty it of all the diapers and wipes I put in it. Imagine my surprise when I stopped at a store on my way home and she had an accident, I went to change her diaper and not a single one was in there and no wipes ... 3 days 2 bags of wipes and 50 diapers gone. There were 5 infants to one teacher, with babies not getting the attention they need. I felt like it was child abuse leaving her there. And after months of not having her there, they sent me a bill.
• January 2017 by AIZA ALQUIZA
  Been year since I have taken my child to this Childcare. Since then I am comfortable leaving my child with there care. My daughter tells me a lot of fun things she did in while she's at the daycare. I am very thankful that I found this daycare that fits my work schedule and same time I know that my baby would be safe under there care. Staff are very helpful and friendly..