Monica Romero20 days agoFrom
Starting preschool for a two year old should be a fun, exciting experience. As they are still in the age where running around and tickling is fun. I explained to the school that my son had never been in a daycare/preschool and the one time we tried she sent him home on his first day because he was running around & was not catching onto the routine. HIS FIRST DAY. I knew she just didn't want to take the time to work with him, so I thought preschool would be a better option for him. Lil Explorers mislead me and told me that they're patient to help him and understanding when it comes to this, that they don't expect him to catch on in a day. Well, within his first 3 days they were already sending him home with "bad" notes. Saying he's running around and opening doors. He did pull a little girls hair, in which yes, he does deserve a bad note for that. But he's a energetic toddler. I'm not sure what they expected from him, as he just turned two! I don't know a two year old that just sits down for long periods of time. Thursday (his 2nd day) his speech therapist went in to do a session, they sat in on it and were asking her questions on how to "fix" him. Friday (his 3rd day) he was jumping in puddles outside so his socks/shoes/pants were soaked and instead of changing him, she left him soak throughout lunch and nap (3 hours) & dad picked him up she told him she just didn't have the time. He was already catching a cough, so leaving him soak makes it worse. Tuesday (his 4th day) his therapist went in again, and they told her "oh finally we get a break" like if he's this horrible kid? If their ratio wasn't 1 teacher to 12 TODDLERS maybe they would be able to have the patience to work with them. She said he was sitting on the carpet just crying, no one was caring for him. Dad picked him up and my son was by himself in a different area from where the kids nap, crying with a blanket over his head. His cot was soaked!!! Dad picked him up about 2:40pm and nap is supposed to be over at 2:30 but because the teacher is late from lunch they're forced to stay laying down, even though other kids from classrooms next to them are getting up. They don't show any love nor compassion, how could they leave him just crying all the time, instead of calling his parents. They labeled him negative since the first day & had no patience to make him feel at home. They should not be working with kids if they just see them as paychecks instead of innocent, loving children. I'm saddened as I thought this would be a great experience for my baby, I wanted him to have fun while me and dad were at work but instead it was misery. Instead of trying to redirect him to a different activity, or comfort him, they just emotionally abused him and didn't care for his feelings. This was all new to him and they made it horrible for him.
Morgan Groff20 days agoFrom
I absolutely LOVE My Son's Pre School. He's been going here since he was toddler and now he is in the THREE'S! What I love most about this place is how helpful the teachers are when it comes to the kids and even the parents. As a single mom we try and have to do everything for our kids, one thing I struggled with was potty training my son because I just didn't know what was the best way to start it, and being consistent on top of that was a struggle, but luckily his TWO's teacher Ms. Melody along with others worked as a team to make sure my son got potty trained so he could finally go to the THREE'S and I'm just very thankful and grateful for this school overall and all the things they do and have done to help with my son and even me with my son .
Yesenia H20 days agoFrom
Moving to a different county was tough especially not having any family around to trust with my little one. Luckily I came across Lil Explorers! Me. Dawn was incredibly helpful and answered all my initial questions before enrollment. My son was fortunate enough to be in Ms. Lupe's class. Ms. Lupe is such a wonderful, caring, dedicated teacher! Words cannot express how grateful I am for Lil Explorers. All the staff is amazing! Highly recommend. Don't let one person’s bad experience fool you! See for yourself. This place is safe, clean, and caring! Thank you so so much Lil Explorers!
Main location8800 Harris Rd Bakersfield California 93311 US(661) 665-1200
