As a parent of 2 children ages 3 1/2 & 16 months who attend ""Grand"" Kida & also the teacher of the 2 year old program I LOVE GKC. I just had to write my own review after seeing the ""other"" review. My oldest daughter has been attending this daycare center since she was 17months old and is currently in the 4 year old preschool program. She has learned so much from all of the teachers & staff, not only academically but socially. We have a schedule that we go by every day...the children are allowed free time to play, but each classroom has their own version of circle time followed by a lesson & a craft every morning followed by outdoor play, another activity, lunch, nap & snack. There are seperate classrooms for each age group.,.,.including the before & after school children who also abide by a schedule in the afternoon including having to complete their homework assignments from school. Often times the older school aged children will offer to ""help"" us to perform our cleaning at the end of the day, but it is definately not requested or required of them...and in my opinion, a child who is offering to help vacuum my classroom is showing a great deal of responsibility & maturity...they feel it is a privledge not a chore, to be of assistance to me & I'm thankful to have the pleasure of being around such a great group of kids every day. When I first decided to put my child into daycare, I looked into the many different options including home centers...but ""Grand"" Kids was the only choice for me. The staff was extremely friendly & accomadating to me & my child's needs and I was allowed to stay for as long as my daughter needed me every morning which was often 30minutes or more and in that time I was able to observe the staff with the other children. The women that work there do so because they love kids and it shows!! When I was offered the opportunity to become a part of the staff last year I gladly accepted and that has been the best decision for me. My 3rd child will start attending GKC this fall and I cannot wait. I encourage anyone looking for day care services to stop in & check us out.
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