Daycare dilemma -- know anything about Kidazzle?

Re: Daycare dilemma -- know anything about Kidazzle?

• almostanO member

  June 2011

  i don't think any intown center's have reasonable wait lists but we did luck out last year and get a spot to switch centers.  I would check the YWCA.  We love it there.  I get creeped out going into the federal building (the security and trying to get my ss card changed there were a bunch of crazies there ) so I never looked at kiddazle.
  

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• slwprincess member

  June 2011

  We use the FAA daycare in College Park (I work there).  Very similar situation to the Fed building but its a different vendor.  Basically, I love this daycare for the infant room but beyond that... I have mixed feelings.  The teachers are very nice and definitely love the kids, but Gavin was just not getting the kind of attention he needed regarding potty training and speech therapy and they were going thru a vendor change last fall and it was messy, so we had to pull him out and now my kids actually go to separate daycare centers.  Insanity, I know.  I don't know much about kidazzle but I suspect it has similar requirements.  The main pluses about using a Fed daycare are: they have to meet all state/local/fed requirements.  The teachers and parents will all have had a thorough background check (yes, you will have to go through one too!  I don't think they do fingerprints, but I wouldn't be surprised if they did!).  Security is TIGHT.  The facility should be top notch.  Our equipment gets updated frequently- playground is super safe and really awesome.  Since its a Fed building they have to meet higher building standards than most (altho the Fed building is pretty old so they may not have the same options that we have in a newer building).  Anyway, like any other center- you need to thoroughly check it out and visit it.  And don't forget to check out their state reports here:

  https://decal.ga.gov/ProviderSearch/SiteSearch.aspx?childcare=y&newsearch=y

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

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• Mrs.Isis

  June 2011

  Hello,
  My dh and I toured kiddazle while I was pregnant and we thought the center left a lot to be desired. Since it is in a federal building you will have to sign in and out as well as go through a metal detector upon entry of the building. We liked the infant room it was spacious and seemed to be a nurturing environment. The infant room tuition includes formula, diapers, and wipes so that is nice. Our issues with the center were the other classrooms. To us they were to small to house the number of children in the rooms. So small that significant furniture had to be moved in order to accommodate cots at nap time. Children seemed to be laying head to toe and even right a the front door of the classroom. Another concern was the playground, which seemed rather small and when asked about outside activities we were told they pretty much keep the kids inside the playground since they are right in the middle of downtown, meaning they load the infants into the buggy and walk the playground in circles. Last issue, in one of the older classrooms maybe 3-4yr olds were watching tv before lunch that was a red flag for me. With all of those said I encourage you to visit the center for yourself as I went there in 2009 and things may have changed. We were willing to place our infant in this center but knew we would have to transition before he went to the toddler class. We ended up getting a spot at the center our job operates so we never attended kiddazle. Last note please be mindful this center is in a federal building that provides public services to the community.
  
  I know several people who send their children to central Presbyterian on central and courtland/Washington and they love the facility. Also capital hill child development center but I have no idea about wait list.

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