I sent my child to Detour and it was horrible. I kept giving it 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.. chances because the options around were not great. Each time it was something else and something worse. I have had at least 3 teachers ask me if I wanted or if I know of anyone who needs a nanny because they hate it there. That one specific administrator is REALLY NASTY HUMAN! The other seems to be scared of the first. The owner is nearly non-existent after she moved out of state. There are some teachers who are good but you have to get lucky and get one of them. The heat was out SEVERAL times last year and they didn't seem to feel it was a big deal - it was probably 50 degrees in there, not so great for an infant! And often no air conditioning. Old run down building and they only update a couple things a year. They throw teachers into classrooms without ANY training! I could write specifics that would horrify you! And as I saw others wrote... yes, let's close down the school ANOTHER day. This is daycare, NOT elementary school. Isn't the meaning of daycare to care for children while the parents have to work. Well, if you close for every govt holiday and we don't work for the govt then we have take off. And then add your seminars and ""clean the school day."" And oh yes, let's close the school for 2 days to go to a conference and then ask the parents to donate food and supplies. OK< SO... hire a nanny, find another daycare, don't work but don't send your kid here. I know they pay close to minimum wage to the teachers. OH< and they won't let them babysit... what are they afraid of, someone stealing them or the teachers realizing that they are treated poorly? Oh, there's more but I hope you have read enough!
Pros: Plum Catering Lunch, the occasional good teacher
Cons: closed often, fair teachers, management, run down building, no parental contact unless you beg!
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