"I love the teacher and environment, the curriculums, the parking it’s really hard because there’s no parking lines"

"I just want to start out by saying that I know my 3 yr old son is not perfect, but he did not have any real behavioral problems before he got to La Petite about 5 months ago. Before that, he had been in another daycare in Maryland since he was 8 weeks old.

Within the past month, the school called me 3 times saying my son was hitting other kids and he needed to be picked up because he was a danger to other children. Once again, my son is 3 and small for his age. If they cannot handle him, they shouldn’t be working there. What am I paying for? Plus, all kids act up and hit each other. It’s what little kids do.

The most frustrating part is that they have terrible teacher turnover. They had a teacher assigned to his class, but she wasn’t in it most days. She was covering in one of the other classes. Every day we went in, there was a different person in his room. They do have some truly wonderful teachers there, but also some real nightmares.

They also have only baby gates in between all of the classes after they hit 3 yrs old. Not safe and there is no real structure between classes. Naptime they keep the lights on all the way and blast music. My son constantly complained of not being able to sleep.

Cut to the 3rd time they called me to come get him after he hit kids again. I told them that I could not come and pick him up. I couldn’t take more time off work and my husband and other family members were also not available. I was told that since I wouldn’t pick him up, they would be removing my son from their school and he would not be welcome back the next day.

THEY KICKED A 3 YEAR OLD OUT OF DAYCARE! When I went to pick him up, he said “Mommy, I’m not a bad boy.” It broke my heart.

I have talked to other parents who are having similar issues with the school. They don’t have the proper staffing or training, so it is just easier for them to send kids home.

This left me scrambling to find care for him for the next day. Luckily, I was able to find a spot at Goddard, which is a lovely school with structure and he is so much happier there.

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"We love this school! We are so proud if what our son can do now! He can use his fingers to count! And we love his classroom teacher! She is the best!"

"Mostly good. I am self-pay and previous directors more willing to help keep costs down for the weeks my children are not in attendance."

"I dislike the fact the school keeps changing Directors. I also don't like how some young girls working there look so raggedy"

"When my oldest was first enrolled I adored all the staff members. And five years later I’m disappointed with how the center has changed. He’s now in kindergarten and not going anymore. And I have withdrawn my two year old"

"The best part about this school has definitely been the teacher, Miss Ethel. She took an immediate interest in my daughter and they had a great relationship. Miss Ethel was kind, responsive, and was great at posting updates for our daughter. We loved knowing exactly what was going on throughout the day. We wish the administrative staff was more friendly. It was obvious some of them did not enjoy their jobs. We also wish there was a lower teacher to student ratio. Many times the teachers were overwhelmed, especially in the afternoon when one of the two teachers had left. There were some kids in the class who were unruly and physically harming our daughter, and they made that ratio seem even more unbalanced."

"Do more to engage parents in the classroom and rule definition - help establish positive relationships with administration and re-issue the newsletter email & class calendars."

"It is not a school I would recommend."

"The location is ideal for us which is why we chose this facility. I love the app they use although in some cases it doesn’t have sound. I don’t really see a curriculum which is one of my main concerns. SOME of the teachers at the school seem friendly and caring and others are cold and aren’t any help with bad drop offs. I wish the curriculum was better and the parents were made aware of what was being focused on that week and the ways it was being taught so we can further that education at home."

"Not impressed. Feel like it's a babysitting facility, not an educational school. Concerned at times with the safety and quality of care for our child. Concerned that classrooms are not appropriately staffed at all times. Some are not friendly, but management is very friendly for the most part. Have had many ongoing concerns. Price is high compared to other places that might be a bit more, but with much higher standards for safety, communication, and education. Communication is terrible at La Petite. Teachers are very unprofessional. If it was less expensive we'd have lower expectations, but price is too close to something of clearly higher quality, however not as much convenience. We may come back bc but here are a lot of great things, but need to try elsewhere to realize the benefit of what we're getting, bc not convinced we're getting the best value at this time."

"You get the minimum requirements from this daycare. I feel my kids are exposed to unnecessary germs and experiences but my kids are mostly happy there."

"The school feels like an extension of our family."

"It has ,I'm will continue to be a good experience for my child and I ."

"I love the staff, though I wish there was less turnover. My girls have been there since we moved away from all our family so the staff has become a sort of new family to the girls. The facility is bright and inviting. The girls are surrounded by kids of many different ethnicities and backgrounds. They consider all the kids their friends, which is heartwarming. The teachers welcome them with warm hugs and smiling faces which lets me know they care for my girls almost as much as I do."