Young Child Science Discovery Center253

Note that there is a new director and only one of the original teachers is still there, so the school may have changed a lot since prior reviews. My son and I are distraught after our experience with this school. The main teacher, who is alone with the kids most of the time, seemed to be very up and down. He would talk right in front of them about things like kids' parents dying and rant about the state child care inspectors, his health problems and inability to get health insurance, etc., very dramatically. On days he was agitated, he would yell at the kids and they'd seem scared. They are left in the care of a friend of his when he takes breaks and leaves the school. My son didn't want to go there because he didn;t like him. On his last day (per my choice, though the teacher had apparently forgotten it was his last day), when I went to pick up my son, the teacher said right in front of him that he couldn't come back because he had peed on the floor and continued to talk about how bad he was in front of him. (He did this after the teacher made him sit out a popsicle party the other kids were having, and after struggling with the teacher for a prolonged period, apparently.) The next morning the director called me and demanded I pay her for new carpet, bashed my son, and said she will sue me in court for the carpet. I have never encountered a more unprofessional and, in my opinion, potentially damaging school environment as this. I am a former teacher and have never had any negative interactions with school staff before anywhere.

My son and I are distraught after our experience with this school. The main teacher, who is the alone with the kids most of the time, seemed to be very up and down. He would talk right in front of them about things like kids' parents dying and rant about the state child care inspectors, his health problems and inability to get health insurance, etc., very dramatically. On days he was agitated, he would yell at the kids and they'd seem scared. They are left in the care of a friend of his when he takes breaks and leaves the school. My son didn't want to go there because he didn't like him. On his last day (per my choice, though the teacher had apparently forgotten it was his last day), when I went to pick up my son, the teacher said right in front of him that he couldn't come back because he had peed on the floor and continued to talk about how bad he was in front of him. (He did this after the teacher made him sit out a popsicle party the other kids were having, and after struggling with the teacher for a prolonged period, apparently.) The next morning the director called me and demanded I pay her for new carpet, bashed my son, and said she will sue me in court for the carpet. I have never encountered a more unprofessional and, in my opinion, potentially damaging school environment as this. I am a former teacher and have never had any negative interactions with school staff before anywhere.

I would give more stars if I could. All three of my children have attended this school (the third is still there) and we have been very happy every year. The kids learn a ton, and have fun doing it. The atmosphere is relaxed and cheerful, and it's obvious how much the teachers love what they do. Highly recommended!