My two sons have been attending Sunshine Learning Center (SLC) for a couple of years. The first born started when he was 10 weeks old - after I removed him from a terrible center. The second born started at 8 weeks after we returned from maternity leave. From the moment you walk into SLC, it smells like the windows are wide open because the air smells fresh and clean. The caregivers that are in charge of my kids (now 3 and 2) are genuinely caring and sweet people. Most of the caregivers have worked there since we started. My kids have a great vocabulary and they have regular activities. They have an onsite cook and a large playground. My boys have been very happy and that also makes me happy since this is their ""home away from home"". \r
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If you are searching for a daycare center and considering this one, please keep the following things in mind:\r
- how does the center smell? An old daycare center that my firstborn attended smelled like a dirty diaper as soon as you walked in the door. It was terrible and a sign of uncleanliness. SLC always smells fresh and clean\r
- how active are the caregivers in taking care of the kids? One of the things I noticed about the old center was that the caregivers would sit in chairs and watch the kids play. At SLC, I've noticed that their caregivers are actually involved when the kids play\r
- Does your child seem happy at the end of the day? At the old center, I noticed that my newborn son would come home very often with puffy eyes....it looked like he'd been crying all day. At SLC, both of my boys seem well-adjusted. They still are excited to see me, but don't show any signs of having a sad day\r
- How do you feel inside? Trust your gut. My gut told me to call and check on my son every day if I couldn't actually get to the center to check on him at the first center we went to. At SLC, that stopped. I never felt a need to call or visit unexpectedly because I felt much more comfortable there.
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