Kindercare - Chambers Street, Eugene, Oregon…read more At its core, Kindercare is a great concept for what childcare should look like. I really appreciate the app, which allows parents to receive updates, pictures, and messages about their child's day. It helps me feel more connected to my children and reassured while I'm away from them. I also appreciate the fun events and age-appropriate curriculum Kindercare provides. Unfortunately, my experience at the Chambers Street location in Eugene has been very different from what I believe Kindercare is capable of providing. In my opinion, this location needs significant changes in staffing, leadership, and the way certain situations involving children and parents are handled. My biggest concern has been the leadership. I have had several experiences with the director, Naz, that have left me feeling that communication and professionalism are inconsistent, and that she can be unprofessional and unpleasant in her interactions. I have also personally witnessed interactions that concerned me regarding how children are spoken to and treated, particularly when parents are not immediately present. I have heard similar concerns from other children, although I recognize that children's accounts should be taken seriously but also carefully evaluated. I have also experienced repeated situations where I was asked to pick up my child because of staffing or classroom-capacity issues. This has happened often enough that it has caused problems with my employment and made reliable childcare extremely difficult. Parents should be able to have confidence that their childcare arrangements will remain dependable unless there is a legitimate emergency or safety concern. Another issue I have noticed is inconsistency in how children are disciplined. There have been situations where children appeared to receive different consequences for similar behavior, which can feel unfair and confusing to both children and parents. I have also seen children being sent to sit in the director's office as a form of discipline. I believe the center should review whether its disciplinary practices are age-appropriate, consistent, and focused on helping children learn and regulate their behavior. I want to emphasize that many of the teachers and staff members are genuinely wonderful. My concern is not that everyone working there is doing a poor job. In fact, I believe many employees are doing their best in a difficult environment. The larger issue appears to be staffing levels and the amount of attention each child can realistically receive. In the older children's classrooms, I have seen children attempt to get an adult's attention when they are being bullied or picked on and not receive timely attention. In the infant and toddler rooms, I have also witnessed situations where multiple children were crying for extended periods while staff appeared overwhelmed and unable to respond to everyone. I have seen babies wanting to be held or comforted and toddlers needing attention or diaper changes while staff were occupied with other children. I understand that childcare can be extremely demanding and that staff members cannot immediately respond to every child every second. However, when an entire classroom appears overwhelmed, I believe that is a staffing and management issue that needs to be addressed. I truly believe Kindercare has the potential to provide excellent childcare, and many of the employees at this location clearly care about the children. However, the Chambers Street location needs meaningful changes. I would strongly encourage Kindercare management to review staffing ratios, classroom supervision, disciplinary practices, parent communication, and the leadership at this location. Most importantly, parents need to feel confident that their children are safe, heard, cared for, and treated fairly when they are not there to advocate for them. That should be the highest priority of any childcare center.

It is clear that the people in charge here are very passionate and dedicated to making this place…read moregreat for kids, and they are incredibly welcoming to new families. I was amazed. The director and assistant director, as well as the lead teacher of our kids' classroom were all great. It was ultimately not a great fit for us, but still, it is rare to see many people in this industry as positive and dedicated as at this kindercare.

We have been at McKenzie Montessori for the past 4 years and have been very happy with our time…read morethere. Both of my kids, now 5 and 8, went through their preschool years at MMI. Thanks to the teachers there, my daughter my potty trained by 2 and has formed life long friendships. The curriculum is always adjusting to fit her needs and she is reading and ready to head into Kindergarten. I am so grateful to the team at MMI for being our safe place during these formative years. We will be back for carnivals and fundraisers and will be lifelong supporters. Thank you!!

both my sons have gone here since they were infants, both 8 and 3. such a positive experience for…read morethem both, from potty training to just an overall great learning environment.

My son has been attending this daycare for about a year and a half, and we've had a great…read moreexperience. He loves his teachers, enjoys his friends, and is always excited to go. Sonya has been wonderful in helping prepare him for elementary school, and I've seen so much growth in him. All of the teachers truly care about the kids, and I'm so grateful we found a place where my son is happy and thriving.

Kid active has been helping me with my son for almost 2 years and he has learned so much and had…read morelove and support here. Its a amazing day care with so many learning toys and amazing teachers and my kid is thriving. They always work with me and my son to make sure he is growing and learning. They provide healthy meals and snacks and they value learning and playing In a healthy environment

My son took private SAT lessons and he really liked working with AAC. They were professional and…read moreflexible with his very constrained schedule. He scored extremely well on EBRW but Math score was so-so. Retook SAT 3 months later and both scores were extremely strong

I sent my grandson to a 3 hour afternoon "Animation Camp" in July. On the second day I dropped him…read moreoff to find no supervisor in the area with the children. I walked around and found one, who did not appear to know anything about his class, and vaguely waved him over to join the other children sitting around. On the third day, I discovered that the children were at the center for only the first 2 hours each afternoon, then taken to a park and left, apparently unsupervised, for the remaining hour. While there, my grandson was bullied, including being physically hit below the belt. After this, he refused to return. I paid $180 for this opportunity for him to learn computer animation, and the result was (possibly) 6 hours of instruction, and his humiliation and physical hurt. Shame on this place for allowing this to happen to children.

Affordable, I absolutely love this daycare and can't recommend it enough! From the very first day,…read morethe teachers made my child feel welcome and safe. They take the time to get to know each kid individually, and it really shows -- my little one has grown so much in confidence, learning, and social skills since starting here. Every day, my child comes home happy, talking about the fun activities and friends they made. The center is always clean, organized, and full of warmth. You can tell the staff truly care and love what they do. As a parent, it gives me so much peace of mind knowing my child is in such good hands. If you're looking for a daycare where your child will be loved, learn, and have fun every day, this is definitely the place!

My daughter has been going here for a year and she loves it. Always doing fun activities and…read moreswitching up the play area with new dramatic play stations. The teachers are all very nice and good at communicating with parents!

When here for my high school years amazing school and amazing staff always do what is necessary for…read morestudents could not thing of a better place graduating class of 2020 thank you all so much

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The training was precisely what I needed because of the experience of Shawn! I have taken several…read morecourses both here in Oregon and in another state and this was the very best!

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I just can't say how much I love this school. Mrs. Heather in the office is beyond amazing. She…read morereturns emails or calls if you questions. If their is a incident she will contact you right away. Mr. Sebastian the principle is a awesome asset to the school and I real believe he is trying his best to make sure no child is left behind. He is always our front welcoming all the kids and you can tell he generally cares. The school is also really involved in your child's learning ability and is always offering solutions so your child gets the most out of their days. The lunches have always been amazing and Mrs.Tracy In the cafeteria is always their to insure the kids get a great breakfast or lunch with a veggie or fruit included. This is honestly the only reason why we haven't moved back to our home in San Diego because this school is so amazing. Also I love there is a ZERO Bully policy and they have a buddy bench for when a child is feeling sad or has no one to play with that child can go sit down and that signals he or she needs a friend. We definitely need more schools like this.