McCoy / Littlejohn Child Care Center

I have had two of my grandchildren attend this daycare. The oldest is in school now so isn't attending but he loved this school and he really learned a lot of manners and had a lot of fun. He always wants to visit and has hugs for all the teachers there and especially Miss Kathy, his teacher. My 2-year-old granddaughter is attending now and also does so well. She is always singing the songs she learned there, even though she can't remember all the words (which is beyond cute)! It's amazing how much she is learning! Sometimes when I pick her up, she's not quite ready to go especially if she is playing with friends. I think Miss Kim hires the most loving staff.

Our daughter has been going here since she was 6 months.She's now over 1yr old and we've had nothing but great experiences with McCoy/LittleJohn. We can tell she is loved and well taken care of. Ms. Alice was a fantastic first caregiver and we were sad when she had to move on but she is just as loved and well cared for in her new class. It's definitely the most reasonably priced daycare in the area as well. Because of Covid I work from home and I still drive 30min each way to make sure my daughter continues to learn, grow and socialize with the kids in her class. Very happy we chose McCoy/LittleJohn.

My four-year old child was reported lost the first day she attended McCoy / Littlejohn. Yes, you read that correctly. I was notified by a a nearby elementary school a few miles away that my child had been found by a bus driver just sitting on a park bench. When they finally found out who my child belonged to, the elementary school called me and relayed to me that my daughter had been found. I told them this was not possible as my child was in daycare. I called McCoy / Littlejohn about this, and they let me know my child was there and that everything was fine, a red flag was when they first said I had not signed in that morning and later said my child was there (my first day was filled with instructions on how to sign in with a pin). I called the elementary school back and they showed a picture of my child! I picked up my kid from the elementary school and went back to inquire about the incident. They shifted the blame to my four-year old and said that it was my kid's fault for getting on the van and that she did not speak up. The owner laughed off the situation when we brought it up further. And when we went to withdraw my daughter after only one day of attending, the owner was adamant of us having to forgo our initial payment as we had to honor the two week cancellation notice, even though they didn't honor the ability to look after my child's safety and welfare. I strongly suggest to avoid this daycare at all costs. It is better to pay a little more and know your child is safe, or at least know the situation will get fixed and rectified instead of blame shifting to a four-year old for owner's negligence. Very angering and disappointing experience.

I would go somewhere else. In all honesty, this is the ONLY daycare center out of 4 that my kids have been to that they cried when I dropped them off. My 18 month old would scream and grip so tightly when I would leave her there. This is the only daycare this has happened with. Upside was that at 17 months she could count to 10 and had started potty training. However, even my 5 year old would cry too when I would leave her there. She said the teachers would slam on the tables and would come home with nothing but disappointment in herself. She would be given a list of spelling words like "dinosaur" (or something like that) and come home crying because she FAILED her spelling test. A FIVE YEAR OLD! She was losing her confidence in herself. She said the music teacher always told them they were bad kids. I feel as though the daycare is more about curriculum than building kids up.

My son started going to McCoy Little John at 2 months and stayed til he was almost 9 months i never had a problem ! Always Happy when I picked him up . His teacher would keep me updated on how he did throughout the day (what he ate, if he had an upset stomach, everything) would definitely recommend!

Avoid taking your sweet child to this center. I have reported them, as have MANY others but I will pursue it until something is done and that needs to be that they are shut down for good. If you're interested in having your child sitting in the cold floor up against the wall in the mornings until around 750 am and in the evening (according to director) at 5 to 5:10 pm but my child says it's after afternoon snack that they get put on the floor up along the wall. They make the children do push ups for punishment. Yes, push ups!!! Kim (owner/director) stole me that's true and it's a team rule and a buddy up situation, meaning one child is to tell another child not to behave or do a certain thing that would get them in trouble so they don't have to do pushups AND that instead of the teachers yelling at the kids, they use the push ups method. I said, first of all, I do not give you permission to have my child do pushups and was told that's what we do here. Secondly, I said it's not a toss up, either teacher yells to be replaced by doing push ups. The teachers should NOT be yelling at the children ever anyway. They DO not serve breakfast and the paperwork they ask you to fill out says no food to be brought from outside but Cassie (front desk) lady told me I could bring my child toast or something. They make all children, ever 11 years old take a 2 hour nap if they are there all day. Don't have to sleep but have to lay there for 2 hours and say it's a state mandate! It's NOT! The mandate an be looked up and is in fact NOT a state mandate. They do not provide a cot for your child, they provide a cheap, think mat for the child to lay on. Two teachers told my daughter they would flick her, one because my child was attempting to put her blanket in her cubby and Ms. Rose said give it to me, my child replied I am putting it in my cubby. She was told give it to me or I'll flick you in the head. UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!!! I pulled her after two weeks and because I did not agree to having her do push ups and be treated so terrible and abused!!! They had the nerve to call me today, not to ask if my child was ok since not being there but to say I missed a payment. I made it very clear to Cassie that I pulled her for what reason and have reported this abusive daycare. If you're the kind of parent that wishes this kind of care for you child then this is the place. If you don't want your child threatened and made to sit like an animal while the little babies in walkers SCREAM, then DO NOT take your child to this awful place. Kim ONLY cares about the money and doesn't pay her staff to come in (being off ratio) because she is greedy and is breaking the law. This daycare should not be in business!!! I would never give one star even but this site makes you put a star to post. Please do not allow your child to be treated this way by this staff. I also know a lady that used to work there and was told Kim doesn't even allow the staff to speak to each other and that they truly are abusive and cruel.

Money hungry. This preschool is awful. Complete rip off. They close snow days, holidays and 3 days over Christmas and New Years when most parents still have to work. They don't adjust for the days they chose to close and Kim takes her staff on vacation, which is completely great, but still charges you for the full week that she chooses to close. I would not recommend this preschool at all. Kims first concern is not the children, it's the money. I finally pulled my kids out after I lost my job because they couldn't provide care in snow days and I didn't have extra money to pay extra sitters and she took advantage of the situation to charge me late fees and even went as far as to try and charge me an extra week, which she corrected only after I went in and argued with her for 30 mins about it. Stating "she was only human and makes mistakes". I would have taken that from someone I didn't think was trying to take advantage of people, but I'm sure she would have gladly taken the extra $400 from me if I wasn't paying attention. I started a new job and now have to take time off work because she served me with a court date 2 days after all of this went down to pay her the money I told her I would I just needed some time to sort out my new job. She is completely unreasonable and I do not recommend putting your children here.

My husband had left for basic training right before the lockdowns hit due to the pandemic. I had my child set up in a daycare that changed their hours from 8-5 which is the exact time that I have to be at work. My other child's school shut down and he also had nowhere to go. I did have the option to work from home but my employer had us sign a contract to not take care of our children while we worked from home. The only daycare that was affordable, available before and after my work schedule, and did not call me every 5 minutes was McCoy/Littlejohn Child Care Center. They happily took my children in and I was able to keep my employment. My children have made friends there and have never had any anxiety about the staff unlike other daycares. My daughter even has some sensory seeking tendencies and it did not phase them. They treated my children right and I do not regret switching to this daycare and staying with them until my children start school.

Best daycare I could ever hope for. The teachers are compassionate and kind. They really love the children and do everything they can to make them happy and comfortable. The director is so positive and upbeat. I look forward to seeing her every morning. They take time to teach the children and really get to know their personalities. I was super nervous about sending my babies to daycare, but this is the best experience I could hope for. They have taken excellent care of my girls every day and are so great with my preemie, going out of their way to meet her individual needs. I haven't had one moment of worry. I am truly blessed by each of them every day.

This place is awful!! The owner is just as awful!! She is abusive verbally to the children. Threatens them and makes them sit near her the entire day as she speaks negatively to them and about them when others walk in. I've seen her with a crying child (natural for some kids to cry the first days) and her response to people was "oh don't look at this cry baby, they are to much of a baby to be in the classroom today, so they will sit by me until they learn not to be cry babies" like wth that's so mean and hurtful to a child who is scared the first days. The staff is just as awful and they never take accountability for there mistakes. They blame your small child (who should be watched over by them) for anything negative that happens. Don't send your kids here I hope they close this place down soon!!! It has no positive reviews anywhere and if they do they are not recent reviews. This place should be investigated it's that awful. Please avoid this school it is terrible!! I wish I could give no stars.