Loving Touch Nursery School

I put my son in their «Summer Camp» program for just three weeks and all I can say is, NEVER AGAIN!
Just looking at the outside of the building you can tell it’s not worth even HALF of the exorbitant amount they charge per month. It was the middle of summer and their decorative flags were still set for Autumn. There’s very little care taken in the driveway or landscaping and it’s clear that the upkeep is unimportant to the owners.
Walk inside the building and it’s just as you would expect from the outside appearance. It smells musty, is rather dark, even the decorations and posters on the walls you can tell haven’t been updated in a long time.
Unfortunately, I had very little options because my top choices were already full for the month of August, so I had to suck it up and register my son. I kept telling myself, «it’s just three weeks» and «at least he’s older and more self-​sufficient».
When I registered, I asked what payment method they preferred for the registration fee and I was told «whatever was best for me», so I wrote a check. When I went back to pay my son’s tuition, I was told they «didn’t take credit cards» when there was a card reader literally ON the desk I was sitting at. Fine.
So, on his first day I asked about the biometric entrance system and if we would be able to open the door that way. The director tells me, «no, it’s broken right now and I don’t think they’re going to fix it». This, of course, was another lie. Every day the other parents scanned their fingers and opened the door while I had to ring the doorbell and wait for someone to open it, often making me run late for work. I would have appreciated the truth, even if it was just that they were too lazy to add me to the lock system for three weeks.
Three weeks cost us just shy of $ 900, which, from my experience, is insane for a child over the age of 3. This price included meals that my son said were disgusting and he is NOT a picky eater. I had to pack him snacks and lunches even though I already paid for all his snacks and meals because he said the food was gross. He’s never had this experience with any hot lunch in any daycare, school or camp before.
Then, there’s the matter of the teachers. Not a single classroom had a teacher over the age of 20 in it. My son’s class had two girls who were only 18 years old, and if I had to guess probably had no certification or licensure of any kind.
Worst of all, the last week my husband went to pick up for the first time and they just let him in and let him take our son. They didn’t ask for ID or check with me before releasing my son. Good thing we don’t have any marital issues or custody agreements, but how would they know that? I never filled out any release paperwork for others to pick him up, and even if I did, shouldn’t they check ID the first time they meet someone?
Thankfully, we survived the three weeks and I’ve already contacted schools for next August so that I never run into this problem again.
There are other daycares and schools in the area that are both more affordable and overall safer for your children. I can personally highly recommend The Learning Experience in Rivervale and Bell’s Little Learners in Westwood.