Leap N' Learn

My daughter loves it here - especially the big baby room! She started when she was 4 months old in little baby. I was definitely nervous at first, and there was inconsistency in staff in the little baby room but I feel like it’s just really hard to keep staff with that age babies. Overall I felt safe leaving my daughter there and that she was well cared for. When she moved to big baby around 7 months old we have been SO happy. A lot more consistency and attention to detail. They do lots of art projects and provide good updates and follow my requests. They seem to really care about my child. I had my reservations at first but I am so glad we stuck with Leap n Learn.

I saw that they almost closed and reopened claiming that an outpouring of support inspired them to lovingly up their prices by $75 a week. I stopped taking my first son here after about half a year and thank god we were able to find another provider. We were willing to drive 30 minutes out of our way to go anywhere else but here and we’re lucky to find a good provider. The final straw for us was the third time that we showed up and our infant son was in a rocker screaming crying with a blanket over him, each time with the staff saying that was the best way to calm babies down sometimes…by ignoring them and covering them with a blanket…I’m not exaggerating or kidding here. Each of the three times we had shown up earlier than we usually do, so I’m fairly confident this was a normal thing. We chose to forfeit our deposit to never bring our son there again. Also worth noting that they have had multiple led safety hazards there over the years and my guess is they have not properly abated. Our son coincidentally tested positive for led while in their care and our house was in very good shape.

I unfortunately had to remove my daughter from here for a few reasons. My baby started at 12 weeks and when she first started she had a primary teacher who was very attentive, engaging, and constantly had the kids doing activities. Unfortunately this teacher left to be closer to family… very sad for me. Next lead teacher comes in, a bit scattered brained but ultimately wanted what was best for the kids. We start to get comfortable with the new lead and then one week she just wasn’t there on time for 7am drop off. There was one day in particular that sent me off the deep end… I showed up at 7, got my daughter changed, set up with a play activity, etc. Around 715, still no teacher. I grabbed my daughter and went looking for someone…..no luck until a kind, very frazzled looking teacher from another room approached and said “sorry nobody is here yet, I’ll take Jane” (she had called my child the wrong name). Fast forward two months, we have gone through 2 lead teachers (both leaving for personal reasons) and I have noticed changes in my daughter that I was not happy with. She was sleeping more during the day, only being changed at the two hour intervals legally required and she would come home with matted/sticky hair from being on her back/ stuck in a swing/ bouncer all day. As a side note, the tub of Vaseline I provided was only used by me when I changed her diaper at drop off and pickup. All of this led to her not sleeping at night, getting sick, and having a large, tender diaper rash. A few weeks before finally pulling her out there were various new teachers in the little baby room who clearly did not have the desire/ skills to be in that room. I do not think the fault is on the teachers in this situation; from what I have learned they are “assigned” a classroom at the beginning of the day, so someone with NO little baby experience could be caring for them. The day I gave our “2 week notice” the teacher in my child’s classroom said “I work in the toddler room, I’ve never been down here, hopefully it won’t be all day.” As an already anxious mom, let me tell you this is not comforting to hear. First, I do not fault any of the teachers here because I truly think the issues are management based that then fall onto the teachers and ultimately the children are the ones who suffer. As a first time mom, the final 3 weeks I dropped my daughter off for daycare I left with a pit in my stomach wondering “is she going to be ok?” At the end of every day, she was absolutely fine, but I feel like Leap N Learn is a “glorified babysitter”. My baby may be young but there is so much they could be doing to help her learn and develop that just was not done. I met with management many times, they were calm and understanding of my concerns and yes I do think they tried to help, but at the end of the day I feel that this daycare is too big for the staff they can keep. I wish they would be more child centered and stop pushing for more kids that they CANNOT accommodate.

My nephew has attended Leap n Learn for the last 2 years. He LOVES going to school, some days he doesn’t wanna come home! The teachers have done a great job communicating his needs/his accomplishments. I feel he is safe in their care. Management has been great in regards to communication and any inquiries I may have. I find comfort in knowing he is going somewhere that cares about his growth and allows him to reach his maximum potential. I HIGHLY recommend this facility and their amazing staff.

I have been bringing my daughter here since she was 3 months old. As a first time mom I was so nervous leaving her all day. All of the staff are friendly and upbeat. My daughter is almost a year old and I cannot express the amount of gratitude and appreciation for ALL of the teachers at this facility! It’s a really good feeling to see your child smile and immediately crawl to the teachers in excitement. I also LOVE all of the footprint artwork we get- our fridge is full of our daughters artwork! :)