Lil Explorer's Preschool

My kids love this school. The staff are very nice and helpful. I like the activities they do with children

My babies, 2 & 4 now, have been attending since August 2016 so where do I start? When we pick them up, we are given a half sheet daily report that includes the day's menu, the focus of the week, if they napped, important notes on behavior or rewards, and even emojis to tell us what their mood was like that day: happy, quiet, tired, excited, etc. As a parent and educator, I find this form of communication helpful as well as convenient. Here is some work we have up this month. I'm always excited to see what they will bring home next! Thanks to the team at Lil Explorers

Starting preschool for a two year old should be a fun, exciting experience. As they are still in the age where running around and tickling is fun. I explained to the school that my son had never been in a daycare/preschool and the one time we tried she sent him home on his first day because he was running around & was not catching onto the routine. HIS FIRST DAY. I knew she just didn't want to take the time to work with him, so I thought preschool would be a better option for him. Lil Explorers mislead me and told me that they're patient to help him and understanding when it comes to this, that they don't expect him to catch on in a day. Well, within his first 3 days they were already sending him home with "bad" notes. Saying he's running around and opening doors. He did pull a little girls hair, in which yes, he does deserve a bad note for that. But he's a energetic toddler and running around should be expected. I'm not sure what they expected from him, as he just turned two! I don't know a two year old that just sits down for long periods of time. Thursday (his 2nd day) his speech therapist went in to do a session, they sat in on it and were asking her questions on how to "fix" him. Friday (his 3rd day) he was jumping in puddles outside so his socks/shoes/pants were soaked and instead of changing him, she left him soak throughout lunch and nap (3 hours) & dad picked him up she told him she just didn't have the time. He was already catching a cough, so leaving him soak makes it worse. Tuesday (his 4th day) his therapist went in again, and they told her "oh finally we get a break" like if he's this horrible kid? If their ratio wasn't 1 teacher to 12 TODDLERS maybe they would be able to have the patience to work with them. She said he was sitting on the carpet just crying, no one was caring for him. Dad picked him up and my son was by himself in a different area from where the kids nap, crying with BLANKET OVER HIS HEAD!!! His cot was soaked!!! Dad picked him up about 2:40pm and nap is supposed to be over at 2:30 but because the teacher is late from lunch they're forced to stay laying down, even though other kids from classrooms next to them are getting up. They don't show any love nor compassion, how could they leave him just crying all the time, instead of calling his parents. They labeled him negative since the first day & had no patience to make him feel at home. They are supposed to be professionals and if they can not adjust then they shouldn't be in this business. Every child is different with different personalities, they should know this and help him cope with this new environment he's in. Instead they alienated him. I'm saddened as I thought this would be a great experience for my baby, I wanted him to have fun while me and dad were at work but instead it was misery. Instead of trying to redirect him to a different activity, or comfort him, they just emotionally abused him and didn't care for his feelings. This was all new to my family and they made it horrible experience.Also When I went over paperwork it says ratio of toddlers should be 1:6, Ms. Dawn (Director) kept trying to push that I was wrong it's 1:12, I posted a picture of what it directly says in the paperwork.

My little girl loves her new preschool! The teachers are all so nice and my child has learned so much. Not only that but I can see a difference in her behavior too. She seems more mature and even cleans up her own toys now!

Update: I battled with posting this review but as a parent I want to know FACTS! Keeping it short and sweet after almost a year my daughter started not wanting to go into class. She'd fall out crying and what not-unlike her. Well, slowly over time we got more and more calls about her behavior and one teacher recommended that we take her to see a Dr., she was barely 1yr old. Twice I showed up and found her screaming to the top of her lungs and the teachers occupied, once I even heard her screaming from outside of the facility. They were not much help and to my surprise as soon as we moved her, not ONE complaint! It saddens me to write this but as I said before, as a parent I want to know the FACTS and the facts are that they did NOT care for my baby accordingly, especially in the toddler class. Parents caution this facility! Also I work nights so that I am free to care for my daughter Incase she's sick, grumpy, etc. The two times I mentioned that I came in to find her in tears with a fever, they didn't bother to call. It got to the point where I begged them to call me if she wasn't having a good day and they refused to. Everyday picking her up was like walking into a dark cloud and hearing how "difficult" she was. I'm so glad I moved her and should have did it a long time ago! Do better!

4/5/2012-Just a bit concerned that on more than one occasion there hasn't been anyone at the front desk to monitor who walks in. Also, the fact that the electronic mechanism on the gate to get in isn't locked so it really doesn't keep anyone in or out. I would feel a bit more comfortable if these issues were corrected. 7/1/2012- I ended up pulling my son out of this school because in the short time he was there not only did he seem traumatized when ever he was dropped off but he came home with pink eye and shortly after getting rid of that he ended up with Hand-Foot-Mouth disease which he passed on to his older and younger brothers. After that, he never returned! They don't seem to be very sanitary. The sleeping cots would be stacked on top of each other with the children's sheet and blankets left still on them. If the child had a runny nose, they didn't wipe their nose until the parent showed up.In regards to the safety, I would suggest that someone test them. Have someone you know, but they don't, go and pick up your child and see if they say anything or if anyone even notices. Chances are slim that anyone will even be at the front desk! It's sad, at first glance, this place seemed wonderful. As time went by, more and more things began to look very wrong! Their prices are very cheap compared to most other places, but what is your child worth to you? I will pay more to have my child safe and healthy rather than be cheap and have to worry about what's going to happen next!BEWARE!!

They don't check those who come in to pick up a child, should be taking them. A simple sign in/out sheet is not very effective. Their billing is incorrect and they charge more than what it should be. One of the children's bathrooms face the entrance, and anyone coming in can see the children going potty and bare bottoms. Any child tall enough can push the button and open the door to get out, no one watches the front. My daughter's teacher(s) are great, but that's about all we liked there.

Be careful with the Director she judges teacher at interview with the transcript. They are better preschool around.

My baby loves coming to school here. All of her teachers are so nice and so are the other ladies working in the front room. She's learning soo much! We are really happy here.

My daughter was traumatized by a teacher in specific Mrs. Lupe (kinder). My daughter is extremely shy, well behaved and strives academically. My child dreaded to go to school each morning and to 1st grade due to the mental damage this teacher did. Each time a child would make a mistake, Lupe would crumble their papers in front of their faces and have them redo the work, without explaining to the child what they did wrong. As a result, my child is afraid to make mistakes now. Also, Kinder grade does not allow naps nor cots as they are not supposed to be taking naps anymore, so Lupe would have them pick a random spot on the bare ground to sleep in! When I addressed this, I was told that they had a toddler class next door to them and the Kinders were being too loud, so they figured napping the kinder class at the same time the toddlers slept was ideal. (i don't have a problem with my kinder child sleeping) but sleeping on the bare ground without a cot or pillow is not ethically right! Moreover, It was brought my attention a year later (now that my daughter can verbally express more, that she was placed on a couch for time out and was forced to watch the other kids play as punishment for simply asking the other kids to share with her. Again, my daughter is shy, she doesn't speak up ever, and when she asks to share, she was punished. She would also give the more behaved kids candy and let the others that didn't behave watch the others eat the candy. I can go on and on, everything this woman has done is ethically wrong and should not be in a teaching position. Fortunately, my daughter has had a great and loving 1st grade teacher that has helped her heal those wounds. Parents listen to your child! if they are crying daily and dread going to school, more than likely something deeper is happening.