“Little Kid’s Academy”

I took my son for about a month to this daycare. I think the two teachers who were trying to handle an average of 25 kids in the room where my son was, did what they could to distribute attention to the kids. But it is a daycare, I was expecting this. There were some things that I didn’t like but accepted. However, there were 2 things I could not accept.

The daycare allows parents to park to drop off/pick up their kids on the fire lane and emergency spot. The parking lot is huge and always empty, parents are lazy and daycare doesn’t care that those spots are for emergencies. I let know the daycare’s owner twice that someone parked there but she didn’t care. Every day, I would see cars parked on the fire lane and emergency spot. Those spots are for emergencies and parents are giving bad example to the kids. I am not bringing my son to a place where he will grow up thinking that it is ok to do that.

The other issue I had: The week before I decided not to bring my son anymore, a kid was sick. I could tell and I also clearly heard the teacher saying “This kid is sick but the parents have to work, they can’t take care of him”. I thought it was odd because in the 20 pages contract that I signed, it was clear that the daycare will not allow parents to leave their kids if they had shown sickness symptoms, which this kid clearly did. The contract even said, in case of sickness symptoms, parents must pick up their sons immediately. I know picking up their kids is hard for some parents but at least do not bring them the next day. When I picked up my son the next day, I saw the sick kid next to mine again. I understand maybe the day before the parents could not picked up their kid, but the daycare allowed the parents to drop off the sick kid again the next day. Then my kid got sick (Friday night). He was sick until Wednesday. I, as a responsible parent and considerate of other kids and other parents’ time, kept my son at home. It was awful to see my son so sick. My son and I were not able to sleep for a week. I had to go see the pediatrician twice. I was already disappointed with the daycare because they let my son get sick, but I was willing to give them another shot if they at least understood that it was their negligence for letting a confirmed sick kid stay at the daycare, and specially allowing the parents to keep bringing the kid the next days. I went back on a Thursday after having to stay with my son three business days and missed many business appointments. I talked to the daycare’s owner and explained that maybe if I would not have seen the sick kid in his pack & play next to mine, and then that same kid being brought to the daycare the next days, I would give the daycare the benefit of the doubt and realize that my son got sick there but they did what they could to keep him healthy. But the whole thing happened in front of my eyes, and it was their negligence 100%. They could have prevented my son getting sick. So I told them that it would be unfair for me to pay the whole week $170 for my son to stay only Thursday and Friday, because the other 3 days he was sick due to their negligence. I told them that I was willing to pay $55 (their daily fee) per day for the 2 remaining days of the week. Before, I had understood that I had to pay the $170 even if my son attended only one day of the week, but in this case it was different. It was their mistake. But the owner didn’t want to take responsibility for it and kept on and on talking, rephrasing nonsense and excuses that didn’t explain their negligence and inability to comply with their own rules. That day I had an important appointment. So I had to go ahead and pay the full $170 for Thursday and Friday for that week. I was very disappointed but kept it inside, I didn’t have time to hear more nonsense. Greedy, incompetent to explain and understand, and unable to follow the city’s rules and their own rules. I knew my son wasn’t coming back. That Friday was his last day.

Excellent daycare , my daughter started with 6 months at the daycare can complain they are like family and thats my daughter second home ..The teachers and staff are excellent they treat the kids with love and respect , always with a smile . Daycare and classroom in perfect condition . Definitely would recommend …

Hello to everyone reading this review I truly beg to differ with the man who wrote the last negative review about little kids academy. No one knows better what a child needs then there mother. My kids have been going to this daycare for almost a year now and when they started they were little , my kids love to be there love the teacthers & never want to leave , my daugther is only 11 months old and already knows her teacther and throws her hands at her to leave with her in the am. I have arrived at the school in my lunch with out calling the school , and my kids have been in perfect conditions in the am I stay there til my kids after there breakfast and they have NEVER done anything wrong to any child. They treats them all with lots of love. My son is 3 going on 4 and is a very smart child says everything he does all day what he eats and loves his teacther , If my son is sick to his stomach or feels bad for any reason they call me right away. This school is amizng very family orientated and the OWNER is always there in and out. It is VERY CLEAN and my kids LOVE THE FOOD . My son has learned a lot even how to share.plus btw there is cameras that if there is ever a problem , the owner plays them back for you. I love this school and I’m blessed to have found you guys. THANK YOU LITTLE KIDS ACADEMY from tina & Marios mom ❤️

This company doesnt even deserve a star, i just put it in order to write this review! This has to be one of the worst of many day cares out there. Reading the past reviews convinced my wife and i to take our son to this specific daycare, we were wrong. My son was enrolled for only two days and weve noticed a couple of thing that were off. First walking in to this place it felt really cold for a day care. We had to take out son which is only 1yr and a half looking like it was december in new york. Second thing was on his first day of pick up (5:30pm)our son was sitting in a high chair crying his life away while no teacher paid attention to him, i spoke to my wife and convinced her that maybe the teacher was doing something and told her to him the next and maybe this wouldnt happen again. Today was his second day in this daycare and we were hoping that it would be a different experience, we were wrong. My wife had her mother intuition that something was wrong with our son so she left early to pick him up (4:30pm) and upon showing up she saw the samething as the day before, our son was crying in the high chair, but only this time he was crying intensely like hes been in that chair for more then 30minutes. This is a treatment that no parent should go through especially first time parent like ourselfs. We went from interactive and passionate daycare called Ikids (crossings) to a downgrade place like this. Please read this review, our kids deserve better attention and better treatment!

Excellent daycare, One of my daughter went to little kids academy and graduated from pre-k there, and now I have my 7 month old attending little kids academy since she was 3 months. I have no complains they are like family to me and they take good care of my girls. I have never had a complain I would definitely recommend it.