Whistle Stop on Chiesa is about one thing and that's MONEY. I've had my children there for a minute now, and for the longest, we were paying for 2 weeks at a time, to coincide with our pay period. All of a sudden, without warning, they decide to charge a 25 dollar late fee. Remember, these are arrangements THEY agreed too, and never charged a late fee before. When we asked about it, all we got was a ""I'm sirry, but they want us to charge the late fee now."" and the incredible response of ""Can't u pay a week in advance to keep up"". Dumb as that was, I said fine, and paid a week in advance. Since we both get paid on Thursday, we were told as long as the check is in on Wednesday, they would hold it and deposit it on Thursday. Remember, we don't get paid til then so the check wouldn't be covered if they deposited early. So guess what they did? You guessed it, deposited the check early, and cost me a 35 dollar overdrawn fee. I could have just taken the 25 late charge for all that! And then comes these ridiculous supply fees, which are like 45 dollars per child. I've sent my kids to other day cares in the past, and the supply fee was never that high! In fact, for after school care, I've never been charged a supply fee! Supply for what? In the summer they charge all these fees too, and don't even provide a lunch for the kids. You would think for what you pay, lunch would be included, but they charge extra, and you have to supply the lunches. The only reason my kids still go there is because his school doesn't have a bus that will drop him off home. I'm in the process of looking for another provider, but I warn you, unless you have money to give away, stay far away from this place. All they care about is money, and they don't care that they watch your child for just 2 hours after school. They just charge, charge away....
Pros: location
Cons: Everything Else
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