Barb'S Care-A-Lot

Barb runs a pretty tight ship with her staff. Not only did my oldest son attend this childcare. My younger brothers did as well. Barb does a lot with her children. There are plenty of outside activities and stations for the children inside. She takes the school-age children on trips during the summer. I love that she does not sugarcoat things. I had a parent try and accuse my son of something outlandish that did not, in fact, happen. Barb handled that very professionally. I highly recommend to get on the wait list as it tends so fill up quickly.

I don't think miss Barb fully understands what I need for my children. She seems super nice but really old to my children. My oldest tried telling her younger siblings that was unkind to say but they said no we telling you the truth. It has been many years since my children went there but that still plays out in my mind. Onetime my youngest was have a bad day in daycare and the teachers all told me how bad he was I then decided that we wouldn't return. I will never go back and I am now pregnant again and plan on looking for a different day care center. I think this place should be shut down for many reasons if you have questions just ask and I will tell you why.

The price is par with others in the area, but with many extra benefits that others don't offer. It's on a large "farm" and the kids take daily walks (when weather appropriate) to see the pigs, bunnies, horses, etc. They have multiple playgrounds for kids of different ages, as well as a wooded area for supervised exploring. During the summer, they have a pool (with certified lifeguards) and kids can go splashing in the creek on property (supervised and with water shoes on to prevent slipping). The staff is very friendly and personable. My oldest son is SO smart, and it's mostly due to Barb's. They finger painted with him since he was 3 months old. Something that if I'm honest with myself, I never would have done if I were a stay at home mom. They do so many activities that make learning fun. They have a Talent Show and picnic in the summer with families invited, and a Christmas Show in the winter, also with families (and Santa) invited. This place feels like a second family to me and my boys. My oldest son is always asking the teachers if they want to come to our house on the weekends to play with him. As for the review below, I'm not saying he's lying, but my nephew is mixed race, and the owner has always stood up for him in every aspect of his life. I have younger brothers who used to go to Barb's, and they are African-American. She loves them dearly to this day, and still gives them hugs and asks how they are doing and is genuinely interested in their lives. Ultimately, Barb's is like an extended family to my kids. They're a safe place to go, and I can't think of a better way to spend that kind of money on my kids.

Very unprofessional and barb is very rude and disrespectful. Highly recomend not taking your children to a place where they might get turned away because people call off and they have poor planning and staffing. Now I am forced to call off work and find new place for my kids to go during the day due to their poor planning. Poor planning on your part shouldnt account for an emergency on my part! Wish them the best but this was not right

Nice facility but the entire staff is unprofessional. The use fowl language in the immediate vicinity of the children is unacceptable and never addressed. Also the owner called my mixed race child "ditsy and blonde" to my face. I don’t recommend if you want more than warm bodies helping your child.