I gave Sunshine a try because it was within a couple of miles from my home and since we had just moved to Austin I didn't have much time to look around. This was the first daycare that had an opening for my son and daughter, and so we gave it a shot for a few months. While at this centter, my kids learned to talk back to me and give me nothing but attitude, even screaming at me when I asked them to do things. If you knew my kids before this place, they were very peaceful and happy kids. I should've listened to my son who told me a couple of times that he wanted to go to a new school, and after asking him questions, I could only conclude that he was being picked on by someone at the school. I tried talking to the director on two separate occassions but was told that she was busy or found her behind closed doors. I tried talking to the teacher, but a squabble among kids interrupted our conversation. It seemed like they had one teacher for over 12 kids and she had a really hard time controlling all of these kids in her care. I tried observing the kids when I'd drop off my kids to see how they interacted with the teacher, and the kids I saw were very loud and unmanageable. As soon as I moved my kids out of this place, I noticed an immediate improvement in their behavior. Gone was the screaming, talking back and attitude they'd give me, and it was replaced with the happy & serene kids that I had before. I'm really glad that I moved them out of Sunshine and would never recommend this place to anyone.
Pros: Close to home
Cons: Older playground equipment (looks like its from the 70s), rowdy kids, low staff ratios
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