Garden Pathways Downtown Education Center is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 1130 17th Street, Bakersfield, California CA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Garden Pathways Downtown Education Center receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Three parents praise the friendly, caring staff and faith-based environment, while three others express serious concerns about staff engagement, behavioral support practices, safety protocols, and inclusivity for children with special needs.
The teachers don’t want to be there and it reflects onto the kids. They complain and placate kids with “behavior” issues to kids they don’t like. They wanted my child to go to ABA therapy and had me convinced he had issues but since my child started public school I’ve had no issues with anyone about his “constant bad behavior.” And no he didn’t go to ABA therapy. Only one teacher was okay with him and he loved her. Miss Mary, a Hispanic lady did wonderful with him. I wouldn’t trust them with my kid again. They’ll tell everything that’s wrong with him but won’t tell you what happened that started the behavior. They’re very judgmental. Made me feel like I was a horrible mom. They have no structure to run a daycare.
This preschool does not do background checks on any of the volunteers! Don’t send your children here you don’t know what type of adults there going to be around. I would rather be safe then sorry
They call themselves a Christian based preschool, but will not work with children with disabilities nor special needs if they have and IFSP and need assistance with feeding despite accepting government assistance from community connection.
I switched my son some months ago now and it was the best decision I made! They are all so friendly and caring. My son loves it and so do I! ❤️❤️
I used to go there when it was called The Garden Preschool. I even have my face in a frame in there.