Anonymous
map-marker Columbus, Ohio

Absolutely the worst daycare ever!

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I thought it was just ours in Xenia Ohio. But nope!

I have done some digging and the reviews and complaints about kindercare span many different states and locations. They are the farthest thing from a semi decent child care center. They hire anyone! Ours even hired a sex offender that couldn't pass a drug test.

A teacher lit a trash can inside the building, on fire. The cops have been there for concerned citizens calling about how the teachers can be heard yelling at the kids from the gas station next door. Teachers go to work in pajamas and dingy sweats.

The floor is always sticky and food is everywhere like they don't even clean after meals. The food they serve is a joke.

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User's recommendation: Nope!!!

Nastya S

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Anonymous
map-marker Lehi, Utah

Do not recommend

Tuition keeps increasing. Summer fee and fall registration fee required. Keep to disenroll students for late payments. $60 late fee. Will do give tylenol for minor needs. Teaches are unsatisfied. I could go on. Kindercare is a trap and will cause more stress on your life then peace.
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User's recommendation: Do not choose Kindercare!

Heidi A Ewt

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| map-marker Grove City, Ohio

Compliant

Good morning , my name is Heidi Alvarez my son Crosby Alvarez goes to kinder care grove city 2274 string town rd grove city oh 43123. My concern is they are trying to charge me $57.00 because a 30 late fee for my check not being in well the director DR.Tameka said I could bring it Monday well then they were closed for crosbys class do to not enough staff.

Therefore I took the check Wednesday on my time since dad and I are divorced he was there Tuesday i but I did not pick him up until Wednesday evening. So I have not been late it was do to them not having enough staff my son couldnt attend that Monday to drop off check. Then this week which was the end of August and said tuition went up $25.00 and I had already paid for this week and last week.

So crosbys last day is today September 2,2022 he will be starting preschool next week barb the assistant director said needed $57.00 by the end of today well I just would like this resolved because its not right they charged my a late fee when they inconvenience me do to no staff that day and raising the fee and not notifying me . Thanks Heidi Alvarez my number is (614) 599-****

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Preferred solution: Price reduction

Brittany B Azo
map-marker Anaheim, California

Not the same

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My boys have been going to Kindercare Orem since they were infants. I have never had a concern with their teachers.

However, the tuition rates keep going up which is extremely unfair for a single mom like myself. The director, who held the daycare together, has left. New employees are being hired. The daycare is NOT the same.

The nw employees are not friendly and I feel that I cannot have a simple conversation with them without feeling like I am annoying them. They take care of my percious boys and it is extremely important that I have some sort of relationship with them, as any parent would feel! Prior to the director leaving, I strongly felt that the daycare was like family. Not anymore.

Another frustration I have is that on numerous occasions, I have witnessed the daycare putting prefect good items into the dumpster! This infuriates me beyond belief. I have even told them many times that I will gladly take everything that is not wanted and donate it to the MANY of places that take donations. It is clear that they are unwilling to help the world in regards to homeless childern or whoever else could use the perfectly good items being thrown out.

I don't want to take my boys out of the daycare because they have their friends and have grown with the other childern around them. But at this point, I will have to start looking elsewhere. I have mentioned my concerns to them and they do not care.

What a great daycare. Not.

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Kevin Richards 11233

Your whole childish attitude shows that you are not ready to be a parent.

Anonymous
map-marker Beltsville, Maryland

Calverton in Beltsville Maryland KinderCare

The hippows Jamie is racist been there almost a year and I quit and they try to say they fired me flies without an investigation the place was dirty food was terrible the cook was unsanitary you have employees come in and working with infant smelling like marijuana was brought to the directors attention and nothing was done about it for the eight months I work there the place is unstable and healthy and bad for your mental the infant craves a dirty with mold and other stuff toys in changing tables in equipment is broke taped up glued up used dirty I just would not recommend this place to anybody has me working in the inside and on what goes on really in the center .

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Pros:
  • Off on weekends
  • I used to work there
Cons:
  • Unclean
  • Lack of supervision
  • Bad food unclean kitchen

Preferred solution: Fire Jamie the Head Boss the District boss. Get new and clean cribs and toys. A clean and better cook.

User's recommendation: *** NO !!!!!

3 comments
Kevin Richards 11233

This has NOTHING to do with profiling you. I won't give your name but you were fired for abusing one of the kids in your care and are making all of this up, about the employees being dirty and smelling of marijuana. Admit you were fired for abusing an infant..

Kevin Richards 11233

You are DISGUSTING for wanting people fired. Good thing you no longer work there, you are no more mature than the kids you take care of. I am sure some of the older ones are more mature than you are.

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YOU are disgusting for wanting to look at the genitals of everyone entering a public bathroom.

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Anonymous
map-marker Beltsville, Maryland

I worked at this place for all most a year

The Calverton kindercare in BELTSVILLE is the worst. They have employees working in the infant room coming to work smelling like marijuana and taking care of infants . The head so called Boss Jamie is racist against black employees. The center is very dirty and unclean and this was this year 2022 I just quit about three months ago.
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Cons:
  • Unclean
  • Bad food
  • Races head staff jamie

Preferred solution: Jamie fired and get clean a new things for the center.

User's recommendation: No the one in Calverton is the worst and very unclean !!!

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Kevin Richards 11233

This has NOTHING to do with profiling you. I won't give your name but you were fired for abusing one of the kids in your care and are making all of this up, about the employees being dirty and smelling of marijuana. Admit you were fired for abusing an infant..

Natalie A Vne

Toxic

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Original review Oct 12, 2021
Bad company overall. Does not care about the safety of children whatsoever. Management is very toxic. They do not train new employees They just throw them in a classroom and expect them to know what to do. They also lie and do very illegal things here. TRASH
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Pros:
  • Weekends off
  • Hour lunch break
Cons:
  • Does not train new employees
  • Bad food
  • Toxic management

Preferred solution: Trying to show how toxic it is

User's recommendation: Do not work or bring kids here

Stacey R Uig

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| map-marker Everett, Washington

Making this place Right

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I am not here to complain about this place. I am here too state that the Silver Lake Kindercare is amazing. I had trouble getting my daughter Potty Trained. And they took the time out and got her trained. And not only did they do that. They helped her with spelling her name. That Center was and is a life safer. They are Clean, and Very Helpful. And even now with the Epidemic going on. They make sure everyone in there is safe. I couldn't ask for a better place to put any children. 5 million stars go to that center.
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Preferred solution: I say stop bad mouthing Silverlake. They are amazing

User's recommendation: I so recommend the Silverlake Center too all Parents. They are amazing to the kids. Its Clean. And they actually help the kids achieve in life.

LaPatrick J
map-marker Houston, Texas

To verify check

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KinderCare - To verify check
My check didn't get deposited into my account
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Loss:
$7
Pros:
  • Teachers
Cons:
  • Customer service

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Always make sure your money deposit before you exit online banking

1 comment
Lynne H Mfj

never used and I have no cellphone

Sara F Sef
map-marker Chicago, Illinois

Did not recieve a last paycheck

I have no received a last paycheck. I worked for a week. Quit because I was unable to clock in the entire time I was there.
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Preferred solution: Please send last paycheck.

Anonymous
map-marker Ionia, Michigan

Don't

KinderCare is a joke...they care nothing for thier employees they cram the rooms full of kids with no regard to state standards. Directors may have a degree but are clueless as to run a center. The district leaders are people with no classroom experience. When you make a complaint about things you are told no retaliation but it's not true. You're given the choice of leave or be fired. They pay thier employees so poorly and treat them awful. They hire young inexperienced college kids that don't take care of the kids.
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Natalie A Vne

Completely agree!!

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Taye Mnh
map-marker Framingham, Massachusetts

Resolved: Stay Clear

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Updated by user Nov 27, 2019

What they do with children is awesome and I appreciate what they’ve done with my child, and this is in no way shape or form trying to bash them. But I think there are just way too many children to teachers in the class.

Original review Nov 26, 2019
1. Walked into classroom in September to my son wearing no pants. I asked why he didn’t have pants and she said “oh the girl who was here before me said you had no pants in his drawer.” Opened his drawer and there were pants. 2. Put three bottles in the fridge. I guess one leaked and fell over in the fridge. Went to pick up my son and the girl told me “you knew he had a leaky bottle so he only got fed 5 oz today.” No I didn’t know he had a leaky bottle, you should’ve called me since I’m 10 minutes away. I mentioned this to the director and she said she was going to talk to the teacher about her behavior. 3. Picked up my son. He had a scratch on his cheek and a small bruise under his eye. I had asked how it happened the teacher said she didn’t know. I asked another one she said she didn’t know. I reached out to the assistant and she was going to ask the teacher I the morning. When I dropped him off she said I don’t know how it got there he must’ve scratched himself and I said no his finger nails are trimmed. Oh well it must’ve been the chair or a toy and she literally went around to each toy. I asked for an incident report to be written and in the incident report she said I dropped my son off like that. And that no one knows what happened. I am now fighting this incident with the director. I am looking elsewhere after this. I am tired of being blamed for things that they keep doing. Not only that, but I’ve lost the trust of the teachers. There are just too many children for them to watch what is going on.
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Loss:
$450
Pros:
  • Classrooms
  • Curriculum
  • Hours
Cons:
  • Lack of supervision
  • Way children at treated
  • Lack of communication
Reason of review:
Bad quality

Preferred solution: Not paying for this weeks care

Gina G Rra
map-marker Naperville, Illinois

Biting Incident

KinderCare - Biting Incident
I am writing this complaint out of concern for an incident that occurred with my 5 month daughter. On 06/24/19 at 10:57AM I received a ClassDojo message from my daughter's school stating she was involved in a biting incident with another child and attached the picture. I went to the KinderCare over my lunch break at 11:30AM and spoke with the Assistant director and teacher that was caring for my daughter. When addressing my concern on this incident it was made clear that I was over reacting to this matter. I was told I didn't need to bring my daughter to the doctor. I was told because of my reaction, my daughter will now become a bitter. I was also told kids bite that's what they do. My children have been attending this KinderCare location since my son was 18months and he now 3 years old as well as my daughter that is 5 months old. I noticed over the years this location is under staffed, poor communication, and I'm concerned for my children's safety. Since my daughter was 10 weeks old, she has attending this KinderCare location. Each time I drop her off at 7:30AM, there are older children in her classroom between the ages of 2-5 years. My daughter is 5 months old and should not have been accessible to a mobile child for her to have bitten as bad as she is. Why was my daughter accessible to a mobile child for this incident to occur? This KinderCare has been giving me the run around with the true events that took place at the time of incident. I was first told the child crawled over to my daughter and bite her, then I was told the child was not mobile that did this to her. I was also told the child that caused this injury was not in the classroom at the time I arrived on my lunch break. A new procedure needs to be put in place as immobile children should not be accessible to mobile children. Why are there 2-5 year old in the classroom with infants at the time of dropping off? Why is there only one teacher caring for 10 plus infants in the mornings at the time of drop offs? I am very disappointed and well concerned the way this incident was handled. I have two children that attend this facility and have attended this facility since my son was 18 months old and he is now 3 years of age. The level of my concern is enough to pull both my children out of this facility and move to another location. I would like to be assured something will be put in place for an incident like this to never take place again. My immobile, 5 month old daughter should have not been accessible to a mobile child for her to have the bite marks she has and the trauma she experienced is inexcusable.
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Reason of review:
Poor Communication, lack of accountability

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

Allexis Z
map-marker Cincinnati, Ohio

Change of address

My husband was stationed at fort Bragg and just recently got out. We moved back to Ohio and I have yet to receive my W-2. I cannot access my adp app either
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Anonymous
map-marker Dracut, Massachusetts

Do not work here and do not bring your kids here!

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For Employees: Nobody seems to share the same value as I did when caring about children and their development. Did not receive proper training and the training was located at another center and was practically a course I already took in school about child development. We were required to clean the toys and rooms in which nothing was ever properly cleaned and I was sick in bed all the time. Also children would get extremely sick. Management is extremely unprofessional and picks obvious favorites. I also put in my 100% and at the end of my employment just started not caring and focusing just on the kids and their needs. Although one of my coworkers was rude when I explained to her why she shouldn't use punishment with children all the time and if she was going to then she should pair it with reinforcement and her and a lot of others did not care about what I had to say. The children were mistreated and shamed at times for normal developmental behavior. I was underpaid and asked many times to skip my hour break during a 9 hour shift. For Parents: Some teachers really cared about the kids and put their everything into it but the worst employees outweighed them. If I was a parent I would never send my child here, EVER.
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