Kids Turf Academy 2 LLC

i know people who used to work here and I have to agree with many people..high turn over rate...and director on a high power trip...it sad reading all these reviews because I used to work here and it seems nothing has chnaged. my # 1 concern are the kidss, and if the ratio form teacher to student is waaay off that's a concern. on a average there were 20 kids to maybe 2 teachers..horrible..

Posted 10/02/09 | Report Abuse

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My GOD gracious Lord!..thanks everyone for those reviews ..I just move from Utah and looking for daycare...it scared me to death...knowing all these caregivers and directors acting so bad. I would call the labor department to shut it down or give away fliers "Hell DAYCARE", thanks for the reviews. My only son my precious, will never put his feet there.

Posted 08/26/09 | Report Abuse

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Don't even think about this place. The director Connie Harris is rude, unprofessional, and incompetent.There certainly are some good caregivers, unfortunately they are not responsible for resolving any issues. The director is simply an arguementive person and will fight you every step of the way, even on the most simple request. What a nightmare!! I have no idea how this place is in business.

Posted 05/06/09 | Report Abuse

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PARENTS BEWARE!!! This daycare advertised that they took special needs children (although you do have to pay a higher rate). Within a month of my Autistic son attending this daycare I discovered upon picking him up that in the 10 hours that he was at daycare his diaper was not changed ONCE! I brought it to the directors attention and she said it would be rectified. This happened 2 more times and I told the director if it happened again I would contact CPS for child neglect of a special needs child. Then it happened AGAIN!!! And she was still charging me a special needs rate at that! A different teacher every week (they had a high turn over rate) would just put my son in the indoor playground ALL DAY with very little supervision of any of the children. They also allowed my balance to get over $200 without telling me (they have horrible communication skills) then refused my son when I was trying to drop him off to go to work. I do hope that other parents are VERY cautious before picking any provider to care for their child... especially this one.

Posted 01/13/09 | Report Abuse

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I've had my two 1/2 year old at the academy for approx 14 months. I loved the daycare. The teachers that he has I think are wonderful. Just as in any other daycare, things happen. He came home with a bite on his arm from another kid. No one ever mentioned it to me; nor did the teacher know about it. He loves the teachers himself. There is just one problem.... Connie Harris and Eugene Harris, Director, Connie has got to be one of the rudest people I have ever spoke to. She could care less about how she comes across. She forgets we are paying her salary. As for Eugene, he is totally worthless. He does absolutely nothing right. Never gets anything done on time. And they both blame either each other or someone else for their mistakes. The sad thing is my child is going to miss this place terribly. He is accustomed to it. I would have kept him there until his kindergarten or even elementary school. That is how much I liked the school. But with Connie around, there is no way I would keep him there another day.

Posted 08/03/07 | Report Abuse

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This center is not kept clean, there are shoe prints all over the floor in the hallways, dead cockroaches on the floor, exposed metal on the corner of walls in some of the classrooms, the indoor playground smells like poop. The program is disorganized, nobody knows what's going on and most of the time the answer I get is "I don't know." Do they know anything?!?! The teachers are rough(for example shoving the students down when they won't listen or sit down) with the students and I can hear them being yelled at by the staff. I should have withdrew my child when I first started having doubts. I would NOT have my child in this center ever again.

Posted 07/15/07 | Report Abuse

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Like in all childcare centers there is a very high turn over for teacher. It seems like every week there is new faces. I understand that the pay for childcare providers is not the greatest, but something should be done to keep a consistent staff. Several of the staff members are very young, I have no problem with this, but they don't seem very well equipped to take care of children. Many yell at the children or put them time out and have them stay for an obscene amount of time. It should be one minute for every year in their age, they're sitting for almost 20 minutes and many times more. I rarely see the director or the assistant director so a lot of my questions (like what's my account balance or about policies) go unanswered. Which is very frustrating. Check out other centers, before you absolutely decide to have your child attend this school.

Posted 05/13/07 | Report Abuse

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My 17 month old son had been here since he was 3 months old. The first two rooms were pretty good - the lead teachers engaged the children in developmentally appropriate activities - tummy time for the babies, songs and books for the young toddlers. I had a few concerns about some of the assistants being a bit gruff, but I passed them off. My son seemed very loved and well cared for.

The toddler room? Toys are next to non-existant: a slide, a ball pit, 5 or so push toys. WHY so many push toys in a small space - very unsafe. AND no blocks, no books, no stacking toys - NOTHING my son can entertain himself with. And, I've seen no indication that the staff entertains the children. I have never seen them reading to the children, singing to them, etc. When I pick my son up, the radio is blasting some annoying Barney tape, and the children are sitting at the table. Sing along with the tape, at least! This afternoon, the assistant was putting them all in their seats at the table - "I like to put them at the table and give them snacks. It keeps them quiet." Oh, great - so giving my child vanilla wafers before dinner is somehow a GOOD thing to this educator? Saddest, when I pick up my child, several children run to me for attention.

I'm horrified at some of the things my son is picking up. He CONSTANTLY yells "Sit down," and, most recently, says "Bad Boy." I never ever ever say bad boy to my child! He is now starting to act out and bite. Their response to his biting? The put him in time out, which I expect...but if he keeps doing it, they give him a cookie because they feel he needs to bite. That seems to be reinforcing the biting more than anything.

Other tid-bits: overheard a staff member call a child "monster." Another day, the yard gate was wide open - with children playing in the yard. Thirdly, another parent complained that their child had been crying all afternoon - and when they got home, it turns out the child's shoe was put on wrong and his toe was purple.

I am kicking myself for keeping him here. He was so well-loved by teachers outside his classroom and was learning Spanish from some truly lovely staff members, that I ignored what was right in front of me. We're starting a new center next week.

UPDATE: Two days at a new center, and it's a world of difference. The teachers post actual lesson plans - today's theme was airplanes - songs, stories and activities that all related to planes. The center was designed with children in mind - even the windows in the room are child height. No cribs or high-chairs or any other restraining devices - the children nap on cots and sit at child-sized chairs. The director is an absolute dream. The teachers are warm, caring and intelligent. And, most imprortantly, my son loves it.

If you're thinking about Kids Turf, please please look at other centers or homecare. Don't make the same mistake I did.

Posted 03/06/07 | Report Abuse

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There are so many things wrong with this place I don't know where to begin. My one year old was in this place and was sick throughout the whole time. There are way too many children in the class and not enough teachers (caregivers).Ratios are NEVER met. I came into the classroom to pick up my child one day and there were 20 children and only 2 caregivers! I have never seen more than 2 caregivers, many times I saw only 1. The ratio for this age group is 1 to 6. The way things are done are very unsanitizing and there is no education taught to the poor babies. The children are enclosed in built in highchairs very close to eachother (an inch apart), they eat on bare tables with no plates or utensils, the teacher uses her hands and fingers to cut the food and give it to the children. The children are fed piece by piece which means that the teacher cuts a small piece of food off with her hand and fingers and gives it to the child, if the child wants another piece they need to ask (mind you that the babies are between 1 and 2). The babies are constantly watching TV, and no other activity is done with them unless they play in the play room. They are not taught anything like vocbulary or any motor skills. One of the teachers does not speak English. There is no sink in the room which means that the babies do not get their hands washed properly. Another issue is when my baby was brought in, in the morning the special needs children were in there as well. The special needs children are in wheelchairs and there are a few with other disabilities. I do not understand why these kids which were much older then the babies (more than 6 years old) where put together with them. It is a huge concern for the special needs kids since they are exposed to the numerous diseases of the 1 to 2 year olds which were sick a lot. The Director is very RUDE and if you have any complaint she will withdraw yur child or ask you to remove the child from the institution.My advice is stay AWAY!! This place is a huge danger to the well being and health of your child. I have heard of somebody's child getting pneumonia from this place.

Posted 02/20/07 | Report Abuse

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Over the past summer of 2006 my children attended this Private school and childcare center. I have nothing but good things to say. There was a beautiful diverse staff, and I felt it was a great representation of American culture and what I wanted my kids to be around. Because, if you have been in Las Vegas it doesn't take long to realize there are still rich and poor areas, black, white, Hispanic, and Asian parts of town like any city. So, being a beautiful family of African American and Chinese American mixture we didn't want are kids to be sheltered with-in what is the case with the majority of the so called great school and childcare centers in the "Valley". The staff always seemed down to earth. Also, they didn't seem to ever have low spirits. Which, I could bet I would have after dealing with some of the parents they probably come across! Childcare is almost an impossible arena to keep everyone happy in. I have heard stories of nightmare parents who think that the world runs for their child, and that people don't make little mistakes. So, what I am basically saying is this school does a great job at making sure the children are getting the best of what they need in there live when in a childcare environment. And there seemed to be no biases in terms of religious view or weird parenting style preferences being forced on my kids. When it comes to my beautiful babies, they loved going to the school. Of course like any child they where hesitant the first day, and then after that I never heard them say a negative thing. They loved their teachers. also, they liked the fact that a couple of the younger Teachers Aides knew about they're favorite shows and some of the fun things they were into. I actually really liked that. Since every other school was so hot to talk about Ratio this and curriculum that and I wanted to just see with my on eyes and meet the people in the facility. SOOOOO, I give this place two thumbs up. Unless you are a freak out of a parent and you want your child to have "one on one teacher in your face time" consistently.

PROS: Cool staff, hard workers, real directors(not cookie cutter),and willing.
CONS: If you don't liketohearthestraighttruthaboutwhateverthesitua.dont go!

Posted 09/19/06 | Report Abuse

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I am a mother of two children. My son, 5, attends kindergarten half day in the morning and attends the center for the remainder of the day. My daughter, 3, attends all day.

This facility does not deserve even 1/4 of a star, unfortunately it is required for the posting.

On my sons first day of kindergarten - because I work full time, I was unable to take him - the center was to take him along with several other children. They took him 20 mins late. Their response was.."Well, at least he got there."

The director threatened me with the removal of my children from the center if I did not stop and listen to her yell at me. Not because I had done anything wrong or that my children had done anything wrong, but simply because I had changed the hours of attendance for my kids. When I asked to speak with me nicely, her response was.."I'll speak like this if I want to."

The children are constantly yelled at whether it be get in line, stop running, etc...apparently there is no such thing as an "inside voice" at this facility.

Of the four days a week that my children attend, most weeks, 3 days a week, I pick them up in the Multi-Purpose room watching a movie.
I would not recommend this facility to anyone....the only reason my children still attend is due to transportation issues for my son.

Please if you are looking for a child care facility, please just skip this one. It is not worth your time or money.

PROS: NONE
CONS: Director is impolite and not respectful, Constant Screaming by caregivers

Posted 09/14/06 | Report Abuse

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Not sure where to begin with this but if there was a way to give negative stars I would. I was a parent and employee at this center. My first day should have shown me that this was not a safe center for my children. As I left to go home my very first day, I found a child outside on the playground by himself. He has been left out there alone for at least 30 minutes. The temperature outside was 109 degrees. When I returned him to his teacher, she pulled his arm and yelled at him for not coming inside with everyone else.
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My second day I found my 3 year old wandering the halls on 3 occasions with the teacher in his class not even realizing he was missing.
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My sixth day there, the one-year old teacher knocked me my door and asked for help. She was having trouble getting her 13 children inside by herself. There is no way that 13 one-year-olds should ever be alone with only 1 teacher.
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On most days, I was left alone with 20-30 children for 30-45 minute blocks throughout the day.
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Time out is over-used as a form of discipline. I once observed 7 children sitting in time out and when I asked each one of them they had no idea why they were in time out. One little girl said to me: I wont do it again. I asked her: What wont you do again? She said: I dont know but I wont do it again.
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Children are often screamed at by the teachers giving breaks. I have heard teachers yell the following:
Come here or I will tell your mom you were a bad boy!
Sit down right now or I will call the police!
You are being bad!
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I have also seen a teacher grab a child by the ear and pull on it asking him why he wasnt listening.
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If all this doesnt shock you it gets worse during my 9 hour shift, my 5 month old child was only given 1 bottle. I sent my daughter with 4 bottles in the morning and at the end of my shift I came home with 3 full bottles. The next day to compensate she was overfed 3 bottles in 3 hours.
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I have observed the director yell at parents when dealing with confrontations. One parents complained that her daughter watched too much TV at the center and she was told that she can withdraw her child because she doesnt want anyone around with doesnt agree with her program. Another parent was told the same day that her child could not attend that day until she agreed to an assessment. A third parent was yelled at because she complained about dropping off and picking up her child when there was only 1 teacher and 26 children.
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My three year old also learn many words that we do not use in our household like stupid, bad, and an assortment of words that cannot be posted on this forum.
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Stay far away from this center. It can be damaging to your childs well being.

PROS: None.
CONS: Ratios never kept. Babies not fed properly. Etc.

Posted 08/04/06 | Report Abuse

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