St. Matthews Area Ministries Child Development Program

This daycare recently got a new director and she has COMPLETELY changed this daycare. During this whole shutdown and reopen she has done so great at keeping the children safe and happy. They even use an app that shows me pictures and videos almost every hour of the day and tells me when they are fed, changed, and take their naps. She hired amazing teachers and I've never had to worry if my child was safe. They learn so much and have so much fun making new friends. I cannot speak on how things were done before the new director but this new director is amazing and thinks about the child's need first and makes them her number 1 priority! I love it here!!

We love St.Mam CDC, and our son does too! The director does a great job communicating with families and keeping us updated especially during these crazy times. I enjoy getting detailed updates and photos/videos of my child throughout the day. The teachers are kind, nurturing, and they genuinely care for our son. The facility is somewhat dated compared to others in the area, but its always very clean and has plenty of age-appropriate toys and activities. We feel lucky to have found St.Mam.

My grandchildren attend this childcare. In the past year, there have been many changes beginning with the leadership. We got a new Director who has made some great changes for this facility. We have a consistent staff in each classroom daily. The children have a very set schedule and follow a curriculum of learning. Even coming back from the Covid shut down, the children and staff at St. Mam have gotten right back into their routine. We are blessed to be a part of St. Mam. I would recommend St. Mam to anyone who is looking for a caring, nurturing environment for their children.

I would NOT recommend this school to anyone that cares about the well being of their child. There is absolutely no consistency, the turn over speaks for itself. My child was left in a situation that someone could have kidnapped him very easily. It is dirty and bug infested, most of the "teachers" are from a temp agencies and could care less about the kids. Most everyday I picked my son up from school they were staring at their phones, didn't greet me, ask me for ID ( keep in mind most of the time i'd never met them before) When I brought this to the attention of the Lead director she NEVER responded. I had to email her because a call was not returned. I recently found out some very disturbing information in regards to how a child was woken up from his nap. This was not addressed at all when I expressed my concern. I took my child out the very next day. Not all of the teachers are bad, in fact, one I loved very much, but when you fear for you child, they aren't learning anything and the Director cares more about the Golf scrabble that raises money than the safety of a child, you must take your child out a dangerous situation. This has left us in a real bind, finding child care quickly is next to impossible. I just pray all of those children stay safe. If you see something say something!

Don't get me wrong it's ok. But my biggest issue were the people in charge. Ms. Vera the director yelled at me in front of parents and the kids due to being late. While I understand I shouldn't have been 15 minutes late. I feel like there is a way to talk to people she should have pulled me to the side to voice her concerns. My daughter did ok at the begining but she struggled with her behavior. I am happy they worked with her but to what extent I don't know. But it just didn't click. My daughter is happily succeeding at her new daycare. Takes naps, lays quietly, gets along with other kids. Makes me wonder why it just didn't work at this place. I recommend only to kids who don't have behavior problems cause I feel like my daughter was considered a problem child in their eyes.