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    Building Blocks Child Care Center

    Building Blocks Child Care Center

    3.0
    (2 reviews)

    I only gave this daycare a star bc otherwise I wouldn't be able to write a review. Since my nephew…read morehas started at this daycare, for 7 months ago we've had multiple incidents with scratches & bite marks on him. I've noticed on 2 occasions where i had to notify the owner Val of the bruising. She was unaware as to what happen. The final straw was her texting me of an incident involving my nephew being clawed in the face. He was neglected while she claims 3 teachers where present in the class. This was the final straw. Where is the supervision of the teacher?! Overall I don't feel some of the staff are trained properly let alone passing a background check. She has a high turn over of new staff ever other week. Not only that she's mixing the 1 & 2 year olds together. I'm assuming bc she doesn't have any staff to cover the 1 year old class room and her strict rules of parent cannot pick up their kids until after 4pm!! Lastly she has been asking the parents to re enroll the kids under some CAPS program. That we should only use a password she gives all the parents Incase she needs to go in and make changes to the application. I'm assuming somebody that will benefit her money wise. ALL PARENT BE AWARE. FREE daycare or not state should be aware.

    Building Blocks is absolutely amazing. I started looking for my son a daycare a few weeks ago. In…read morethat time I called multiple daycares and narrowed it down to just a few that passed my "phone interview." After I had thought I found a daycare, I visiting Building blocks. As soon as I walked in I was greeted with a smile by Ms. Valerie and I was asked to sit down. She was in the middle of her lunch so I figured she would've just answered a few questions and I would've been on my way, but no. She pushed her lunch aside and gave me her full attention. She spent at least an hour giving me a tour, informing me of ways I could become more knowledgeable of not just her daycare, any daycare in Athens, and informed me of all the financial options available. She had so much knowledge of what kids need and how to deliver it successfully. She used terminology that I even hear in nursing school and I was beyond impressed. I knew that's where I wanted him to be. She spent the next week helping me get everything I needed together and got my baby started. He's never been in daycare so I was beyond nervous by by day two, he was already reaching for his teachers who ALWAYS greet me with a smile. We are now on day three and my son is already counting to 10 with no hesitation. I am so grateful for this school and the owner Ms. Valerie. They've had made an intimidating experience joyful.

    Childcare Network

    Childcare Network

    2.3
    (3 reviews)

    Absolutely the best daycare at an affordable rate. My grandson attends and the team of staff is…read moreamazing. They are very attentive and respectful. Ms. Timeka in the baby room is the best. She really cares for her babies. The baby's are allowed to play and get a lot of floor time. I get pictures all the time and I have no reservations about leaving my g baby there.

    As daycares go, this one falls into not the top category (McPhaul's etc) nor into the bottom…read morecategory (I don't know ...) but kind of a middle category. Here are the problems: The principal and corporate management have a set of policies, but the teachers do NOT follow them always. Eg my baby was supposed to have her own crib and it's been 3 weeks - she still doesn't have one. They keep putting her in one used by other babies. We're paying a f/t rate but we cant get what was promised us when we arrived. The teacher is beginning to dislike having me around because I keep wanting to hold them to just the minimum policies they claim to have. When I go, I generally find a couple of babies crying for attention, and they do not have the time to get to them. Today a 2-month old cried for milk for a while, the teacher put a pacifier in her mouth, and attended to other babies. They NEED more teachers than the absolute minimum 1:6. I've seen babies go for long periods without having their snot wiped. I've watched the teachers for a few teachers and very very rarely do they get a chance for any quality play time. Well let alone play time, the babies are lucky if the teachers get to feed them before a certain period of time has passed. I get sad every time I drop my baby off. But if you can't afford the top, this will do. They're not as terrible as some, but the teachers' performance doesn't match what the principal claims or what the corporate organization's rules are. They told me they do fun things with the babies but I havent seen it, except a very very rare occasion. The teacher in the baby room sometimes gets so stressed out she loses it a bit. The policy is to have no toddlers in there - and they keep going in, because the toddler teachers sometimes send in younger toddlers. The toddlers are big, active, and take up the teachers' attention away from the babies. The teacher even kept her 3-4 year old in there all day one day. He threw a tantrum, fussed, and she yelled at him for a long time --- all the while neglecting the babies. As soon as I have an income, I hope to move my baby up to Kids r Kids or something better. I have to talk to them every day about something or the other, and I'm sick of it. BTW they don't keep sick babies away. Several of the staff are pretty rude or curt. the principal doesn't communicate properly with her staff. Often I go in and they dont have enough people in the room. Sometimes I have to stay for 15-20 minutes at a time because they dont have time to watch my baby. Then they start giving me outright hints that I need to leave. I've also found that my baby on her return home is starving. They claim she refuses to eat. If she's there for 6 hours, and you HAVE tried to feed her more than once, there's no way she'll refuse if she is hungry - and she IS hungry at that point. One day she spent 6 hours there - and had only 2 oz of formula and 2 jars of food. She's a baby with a big appetite. She was starving when she returned. It broke my heart. Keep in mind, this review is about the baby category. Since I dont have a toddler, I cant say about them. But I have seen the teachers speak harshly and roughly to the toddlers. I wouldnt put my kid here if I could afford better.

    Dana’s Kidz - childcare - Updated June 2026

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