First Steps Child Development Center is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 3714 Salem Rd, Covington, Georgia GA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
First Steps Child Development Center receives mixed reviews. Most recent reviews praise the improved facilities, curriculum, staff stability, and healthy meals under new ownership since 2016, with parents highlighting quality educators and child development focus. However, some parents report communication issues, billing practices, cleanliness concerns, staff attitudes, and organizational problems.
Very poor on communication and all about money. Say for instance, your child is a before care and after care student, and they are closed two, on the third day they are open and your child has to spend the whole day they don't try to compensate you for the days that they are closed, they are changing you extra for the one day that your child is staying there. ( They are money hungry)... As soon as you open your mouth it's about money. We appreciate the service but please give us a break sometime.
Only Daycare in the area that actually teaches the toddlers. Staff remain the same... Which is a plus in my book. Teaches toddlers starting at 1 years old independence. Ms. Wanda is hands down an amazing educator. Ms.Tawanna the Director is always positive and full of energy.
The center is under new ownership since March 2016 and has vastly improved since then. Playground got a new covered area (for hot sunny or rainy days) and lots of new toys and balls for the kids to play. The center had a complete redecoration and every class received new toys, books and other educational materials. They also stopped serving junk food and snacks like most centers everywhere and now serve only healthy (mostly Organic!) food and snacks to our children. I many times walk in to pick up my child and he's eating tangerines or an apple! The staff remains mostly the same but... they seem very happy and motivated now! My boy seems very happy in there.
This PreK program is by far the best. The teachers Ball and Jones are the truth. The director is just amazing and very friendly and personable When they tell you they will help your child get a great start in school believe it. And it's definitely going to exceed your expectations. They left a lasting impression on my daughter Miyani and our family. And I highly recommend them.
How rude can you be to cut the entire car rider line, to park a BUS, almost blocking people from exiting the lot?! Daycares DO NOT have any special privileges for morning drop off, only in the afternoon, as I see them lined up near the buses everyday. Morning drop off, you get in line like everybody else, when you get there.