Hazel Dell KinderCare North

My daughter has gone to this daycare for 2 years and I have had the pleasure of meeting most of the staff. Having a 18year old son and a 4 year old daughter I have done the daycare game. I was pleasantly surprised at how involved and caring the staff is. I have not had a bad experience with this daycare. The communication is wonderful and I really appreciate how they keep me informed on what is going on. I realize leaving your child for the first time came be difficult but the teachers care and help with the adjustment period when a new child comes in. I wouldn’t choose another place to send my child.
For parents that want one on one attention they should hire a nanny or stay at home with there child. It has been a pleasure working with the staff. I have found that sometimes a child can be difficult but if you work on the problems at ho. e it helps. They are not there to raise your child but they are there to give a safe place with love and nurturing to every child. My daughter goes around and says bye to all of her friends and is excited to go back the next day!!! What more could I ask for?

My son attended this center full-​time when he was 3 for 3 months. Not only was it his first time away from home, but his dad and I were divorcing, so his young life had been turned upside down. They had not one, but 2 of his teachers quit while we were there. So they circulated other teachers into the room. There were no consistent rules from day to day and there seemed to be no amount of compassion shown to my young, confused and upset son. There were several times I picked him up to discover him sobbing so hard, he could barely breathe, with his eyes red and nearly swollen shut — an indication that he had been crying for quite some time, something that never occurred at home!
Also, they not only did not help with potty training, but I often picked him up in a heavily soiled pull-​up. I dropped off 21 pull-​ups on his first day and they didn’t ask me for more for 2 months! He is allergic to Huggies and they sent him home in one once. And he can’t have apple juice and was given some several times. Both allergies were listed in several places in his registration packet! :-(Thank GOD he doesn’t have a life-​threatening allergy they ignored! This experience was SO traumatizing for him, that he is now terrified of going to another daycare! I have been unemployed since then and recently obtained employment and he is freaking out about having to go to daycare!

I am currently the preschool teacher here. The management is excellent they really care about the children. Curriculum really prepares your child for kindergarten and I’m always taking the extra step we are currently working on writing our names. Is a great little school with staff that really care. Trust me we don’t do this for the huge paycheck.

This kindercare was an unfortunate stop. I went there to get a tour, with the intent of finding a great place for my infant son. When I visited, I had to wait for a tour (which wasn’t a big deal), but the director seemed very scattered.
When I got into the classroom, the head teacher basically ignored me, and the other teacher was rather bored. She answered my questions, but it wasn’t anything special. The one thing I liked was the head teacher eventually asked if she could hold my son, and she was very comfortable with him. The room was cluttered and dirty looking.