Happy Elephant Child Care

Both of my children attend happy elephant and they absolutely love it. The staff communicates well and is very accommodating. My children engage in a lot of different activities and learning here.

I posted a review about this place a year ago and for some reason it’s gone, so I’m going to repost my review because I genuinely believe nobody should be bringing their children here. Definitely do not recommend bringing your child here. I had heard bad things before, but I was in a situation where I needed childcare right away and they were the only ones with availability. My son has anutism and they were less than understanding of him. He doesn’t understand a lot of things most kids his age do. I was told he ran out of his classroom a few times and due to this they said it was too much of a liability for him to be in their care. Where were the teachers? Why was he able to exit the classroom so easily? Several occasions that I picked up and dropped off, I would see teachers sitting down and not paying attention to the children. I have worked in childcare previously for years and let me tell you, this is not how a facility should be operating. The front desk and director were so rude and would often be very short when speaking with me even though I was always friendly. My son has a hard time with his speech and communication due to him being autistic, but he was able to tell me his teachers were “mean” and said they were “yelling loud.” No teacher should ever be yelling at students. Each morning I dropped him off he would sob, to the point I could not get him out of my vehicle as he would say “I scared, Happy Elephant scary.” Once he told me that, I pulled him out that very day. This tells me my child was being mistreated and taken advantage of because of his speech/communication and comprehension issues. He was completely discriminated. My child has never been scared of or had such a hard time at daycare/school before. In fact, he absolutely loved school and his teachers did nothing but praise how great he did each day and he had formed very special bonds with both of his teachers. Shame on this daycare. Do not bring your children here, especially if they are special needs as they clearly have no clue how to have a child with a disability in their “care.”

Enrolling my children in childcare has always been my biggest fear ! I now have 5 children and I had no choice with me working from home. I enrolled my younger 3 here and I’m completely satisfied. I drop them off without a worry! The staff is so friendly and understanding. The center is clean and I’m just all around satisfied with my choice. I strongly suggest this is probably the perfect center for a 1st time daycare center!

Of course as a mom you don’t want to send your children to daycare, but of course us moms have to work. My eldest daughter went to happy elephant at 4 months and she’s now 5 and still attend every now and then. Now my 2 month old attends and I wouldn’t have it any other way!! The way they love on the kids and help them find their identity in society as they grow!! Thank you Happy Elephant for always being there for us 🧡 -Brandi R.

My son had been attending here since he was an infant. He is now 3-1/2 years old. These have been my experiences with the new management: A. There were times that when I got him home, that he had a sand filled diaper, B. A couple of times when I strapped him in his car seat, he was soiled, C. SOME staff aren't paying attention to the children, D. My son was hurt twice within the same week (the second injury was really bad), on the same toy and they had twice the number of workers in the room for the number of children in the room. My best advice......go somewhere else! If you could choose which caregivers take care of your child there, that would be one thing because there are 4 there that are exceptional and they are there for the children and they love what they do. All others, administration included are there for the checks. I am so relieved that my son is no longer there.