Educational Playcare takes care of my two-year-old son 4 days a week. They provide for his educational needs and he is learning consistently. I am satisfied with them, but I do still see room for improvement in some areas- like teacher education and feedback from administrators to the teachers. There are times when I question the teachers' judgement regarding a situation that in my opinion would be common sense. There are times they made a decision I thought was questionable. For example, there have been times when I thought they should intervene in a situation but did not. I wish they were a little more attentive to detail and empathetic with my son sometimes. However, I have had conversations with the director and these issues were resolved.
I like the extra-curricular activities my child engages in every day. He gets motor play of some sort every day, despite the weather, and that is important to me. I like that they send me pictures every day of what he is doing; it makes me feel like I am part of his day. He likes to show the pictures to us and talk about his day. I also like the fact that they provide lunch and snacks. My son really likes Ms. Kelsey, and I really appreciate her laid-back style. Although she still asserts the rules and expectations, she is not overbearing about it. If something goes awry and my son needs some coaching to change his behavior, it is done in a very "no big deal" kind of way. If is grumpy in the morning and doesn't say hello to her, she will say something like, "It's ok, sometimes I'm grumpy in the mornings too." That makes him feel that it's okay and normal to feel that way sometimes. She is very understanding of the kids' needs. She doesn't turn everything into a big deal, she just goes with the flow, which makes the kids more flexible that way. Overall I am satisfied with Educational Playcare.
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