The Little People Child Development Center INC.

My son has been in this school since he was 1. He is now turning 3; I can say that I would not recommend any other school. The staff is very knowledgeable, caring, and friendly. The owner, Janice has a beautiful heart and demonstrates daily how much she cares about all of the children and staff. She even worked with me to make sure my son had all the resources he needed to be at his level of development. I have never came across a center that was so clean, understanding, and had a low turnover rate with staff. I recommend this daycare to everyone!

My daughter has been attending this daycare for about 4 months. I have nothing but good experiences so far. The one thing you learn early is that Janice runs a tight ship. This is something that I admire and encourage when there are children involved. No exceptions are given when it comes to the schedule for good reason. Everyone is treated the same across the board. Safety and cleanliness are first and foremost, followed closely by a teaching initiative geared towards preparing the children to excel in kindergarten. The staff are well informed and in constant communication with one another about the children. My daughter is making great strides in her fine motor skills and social graces. The centers have been awarded 5 stars by the state of Delawares accreditation system and come complete with meals, before/after care, transportation to and from school and a summer camp. As for the negative reviews, I can see how a disruption like being late for work, or missing a payment can alter our lives as parents, however a business can easily become a circus if rules are constantly bent and children thrive on the consistency of a schedule. If anything, this center has kept me on my toes and on schedule. I have been able to overlook minor inconveniences (mainly due to my own error) and focus on the happiness and learning of my child. I would also like to add that my child has not been sick one time since starting, which was a constant struggle at her previous daycares.

I don't usually post reviews, but after reading some of the reviews I have had nothing but good experiences at this school. My husband and I have been looking for a place for our 2 and 3 year old for awhile and the staff here is very nice and the building is clean. I like that the kids were uniforms and the staff dress professionally. The administrator seems very nice and my kids seem to like it a lot. I am very happy with the service that my family has received and my kids get lots of love when they leave. They say they have to see the principle and get a hug. I would highly recommend this center and my sister will be touring there too.

GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!! I made a HORRIBLE decision choosing The Little People Child Development Center. Was shocked how the director Janice Palmer runs the center like it a dictatorship, being disrespectful and rude at will, to staff, teachers and parents. My child reported actually being hit by 2 of the staff including the "director" and was repeatedly hit by the same children, which I finally witnessed and immediately removed my child from the school. The day I removed her there was at least 2-3 other parents there waiting on the director to show up who was late because there were more allegations of abuse from the teachers. Walking in and seeing this I picked up my daughter and left. I would never ever recommend this horrible place to anyone its torture for kids especially those who can't speak for themselves. We are currently preparing for a lawsuit. I would feel guilty if I did not share my experience.

As a first time mom completely new to this area finding a daycare was ome of the most anxiety ridden and overwhelming experiences of my life. I researched like CRAZY and ultimately went with this facility bc I felt like the administrator-Janice was understandable, compassionate, and ran a tight ship. I was right on 1 out of the three. I started having issues at drop off with having to leave my newborn infant in the office bc there was no staff available in the infant room, as well as other small things, like berating, public chastising of staff, and almost like a tyrant/dictator type of behavior from Janice, HOWEVER my son was being cared for SOOO greatly by Ms.Ayesha(infant teacher), I was afraid to remove him. Ms. Ayesha was with my son from his very first day(at 6weeks old) and cared for him like he was her own. She was the ONLY reason I kept my son there as long as I did, and about 4weeks ago she gave her notice. I'm surprised Ms. Ayesha stayed as long as she did, but from some of our conversations I came to see that she was looking for different work. I truly feel she stayed as long as she did bc of her bond with the babies---Either way ,although she gave a two weeks notice, she was "asked not to return" at the end of the first week...therefore my baby(was placed into the toddler program, HOWEVER we were still being charged at an Infant Room rate. The facility completely disbanded the infant room, leaving the parents with infants that were enrolled either without childcare or forced to take their child to a different location(mind you with no adjustments in tuition although they are now being inconvenienced). When we questioned about our tuition rate, we were told my son was still in the "transition phase" so he was still tecnically in the infant program....HOW COULD HE BE IN A PROGRAM THAT DIDNT EXIST?!? To make matters worse my child was INJURED (to the point that his mouth was bloody when his dad picked him up), and we were flat out DENIED the oppportunity to look at the cameras. During my daycare search, I specifically asked if this was a service provided to parents, and it was ASSURED to me that, if we requested to view the cameras due to an incident--- we would be able to. What makes this so bad is the attitude behind everything. I was chastised for even wanting to look at cameras bc "I should trust what I am being told, and if you dont than maybe its time for you to look into another facility". This was the final straw. I dont feel as though ANY business should treat a customer this way, ESPECIALLY when it comes down to the treatment of your child. To make matters worse when given the required 5 day notice that my son would no longer be attending this facility---he was terminated IMMEDIATELY leaving me without a week without childcare!! I apologize for the looong review and tbh, I could say a ton more!! I wish I was privy to this type of information before placing my son here, but I am blessed that my baby was given a great teacher who loved him. I feel like the staff adhere to her dictatorship and do what they have to do to get paid. I will say this was my experience with Site 2...but Janice is the administrator for ALL sites and I cant imagine that any experience will be any different. Again, thats just my personal opinions based off of my personal experiences and just hope people see through the ignorance... Update:: As a consumer entitled to first amendment rights it is very disheartening to be threatened with legal action based off of me voicing personal opionions from personal experiences....