We have been super happy with the Goddard School of Wexford, especially under the current owners…read moreand management! The facilities are clean, safe, and well appointed. The staff are great and you can tell how much they really care about the kids and know their little personalities! I've been happy with the community-building activities and enrichment opportunities for the kids. And I've been super impressed with the responsiveness of the directors!

First of all, I have NO idea how this school only has 3 stars. This place is PHENOMENAL. They have…read morehelped my two boys blossom into kind, intelligent, curious and active children. It takes a village and I am so blessed to have them a part of it.

Our son started a year ago and during that time a new director started. We have been so impressed…read morewith all of the new initiatives! From a weekly fun calendar to organizing events for families, to an updated currriculum including phonics/cooking/language specials, to friday cookie day, we are so impressed! In addition to an impressive curriculum, our kid actually loves going to school. The teachers are so good with him and we are truly happy here.

KinderCare Wexford is the most poorly managed daycare I've ever seen. My spouse and I had our son…read moreenrolled in a KinderCare in Sterling, VA where he was happy. When we relocated to Pittsburgh last year, we figured the care would be similar when we transferred him into this KinderCare. We were so wrong! The worst thing is the director. She sends emails at least once (sometimes two or three times) a week asking parents to keep their children home. If she doesn't get enough "volunteers," she will close your child's classroom for a day - or two days - or even three days a week. The reason for these frequent closures surely cannot be that every teacher quits or calls off, but I believe she is a terrible manager, and good teachers leave or do not wish to work for her when she recruits. I fear she's created a reputation in the area, and good teachers aren't willing to take her job offers because she has created a hostile work environment. The children are the ones that end up suffering with all these frequent days off, and working parents (who are paying roughly $18,000.00 per year per child for the service) have to make snap last minute desperate decisions about what to do with their kids on a day that a room is closed. One time she sent at text message to parents at 8:10am. We had our son in the car seat, and we were on our way to the daycare with him when she closed his room with no notice. She appears terribly unfriendly, and we observed her wearing inappropriate political "Make Wexford Great Again" swag clothing to the parents' night. The center director's communication is awful, too. She frequently sends emails to parents with wrong dates and attachments, which causes confusion. Then she sends corrections that are still wrong. Usually she'll send a third message in all caps when she finally gets the dates, times, and spellings right. She even sent us one email that our son's room was closed, then proceeded to send a second email about a fundraiser within that very same hour. Who feels like giving anybody money when you're not getting the services the daycare promised? She also got us to sign up for Soccer Shots lessons on Wednesdays that cost about $130.00. That seems to be the day she closes our son's room most frequently. We paid for eight soccer lessons, and our son has only had one of them. When I asked for a refund on that, she ignored me. This place is dirty. They leave dirty buckets of mop water in the hallways on the rare occasion they actually use them. The kitchen isn't secured, and they have heating elements accessible where kids can wander in. The floors are filthy, and the kids play with toys that are falling apart. We decided on a new daycare center some time ago and only recently worked our way up the waiting list to where our son can start somewhere new next week. The last item is the curriculum. There is none. When other toddler classrooms are learning letters, numbers, and colors, the kids at this center are just being "babysat." At the other KinderCare center in Virginia where our son was enrolled, the teacher in the 12 mo - 18 mo room went over colors, numbers, and letters every morning. Now we get app updates that there is "free play" most of the day, some songs, and basic skills like changing shoes. If we were interested in this kind of babysitting, we'd be going to a non-academy setting that is far less expensive. Our son will be three, and he doesn't even recognize letters or numbers when we try to show him at home. My advice to anybody reading this is to stay away. KinderCare must replace this center's director, and new management must take over before anybody should be sending their children. I called their corporate offices to complain about the frequent closures, and the agent told me, "that's what we do." The agent suggested I call the regional director and gave me her number. I called twice and never received a call back. She only returned my message two weeks later, but we knew we were enrolling our son elsewhere by that point.

On week ends the place is very dirty especially in men,s locker room ,no towels,over flowing…read moregarbage,there is no team work to keep it clean,disgusting

I don't think it's fair for someone to comment with one star on hearsay, especially when they admit…read moreto not even having their child at this center. As someone who has my infant child here, I can say that they do a great job. I absolutely love the cameras which allow me to see what my child is doing at all times. The teachers are very receptive to my instructions and I feel like we have good communication. I would recommend Kiddie Academy of South Fayette to others just based on the cameras and location alone. But the staff have been very helpful and are easy to talk to. I think they do a great job of staying organized and tending to the needs of all the babies in the class. It's not easy to keep track of so many different baby types and schedules! Hopefully people won't let the one star review sway them from exploring this center as an option! I feel very lucky to have my baby here!

All 3 of my girls attended this location at Goddard from 2014-2024. I cannot say enough about how…read morenice my experience was. The family that owns it was so personable and extremely sweet to myself and my girls all throughout. The school faculty is some of the nicest I've ever met as well. Very understanding through whatever we needed. Also, my daughters all tested highly in their elementary school testing in the beginning of the year. Their curriculum is fantastic! I was so sad to leave there this past spring and I will miss it!

Over promised and under delivered. We were so excited to take our child to Goddard; so many great…read morereviews, seemed wonderful during the tour, and great curriculum. After just a few weeks, we saw a completely different side. The team seemed annoyed and frustrated with our child. Everyday the "personalized notes" came back negative about our baby. I had to stop reading them because they were so negative. The Director and Owner seemed heartless and uncaring about our child's needs, which is truly sad for a place that prides itself on "creating a warm yet individualized experience to meet each child's needs." NOTE: I will say there was one teacher who was wonderful and genuinely seemed happy to see our child everyday, so this is not for all staff. This school costs almost as much as the mortgage on your house, but no matter how much money you spend, apparently, you cannot buy empathy, a conscience or a heart. I truly hope no one experiences what our family went through.

The owner of StemSteps is a very reactionary person. She doesn't sit to think and reflect before…read moreacting at all. She runs off emotion and uses intimidation to get what she wants. When you attempt to have an adult conversation about your feelings, she loses her ability to think rationally and asserts her dominance once again. She attempts to micromanage every situation even when she isn't present. There were several situations where she would spit off emails or call before she had all the facts, accusing and pointing fingers. She, however, would not come back and apologize or admit that she leaped before having the facts, afterwards. It eventually got to the point where she was twisting facts and blowing molehills into mountains with untrue statements. She was pushing us to medicate our child when our pediatrician strongly discouraged medicating at that time. The teachers were too passive to set strict boundaries, and they seemed to cower to the owner and allow her to control and micromanage a classroom they were in charge of. The owner made accusatory statements that, when I would speak with other parents, didn't seem true at all. We are not saying that our child was perfect in any way, and he definitely needed some more guidance and stricter boundaries; however, the way things played out here was very disheartening. We even went as far as to have a behavior specialist come in to observe for an IBHS support person; which they requested. I attempted to have a discussion with the owner about feelings towards my child, which is what ultimately ended our time here. She went ballistic instead of being professional and reassuring. It was such a hit to her ego, and she couldn't take it or someone standing up to her false accusations. There was no professional adult conversation, just finger-pointing and blocking. Our son didn't have these types of behaviors in the school before or after this school. He is doing great now in a new school. The behavior consultant discussed what she saw when she observed, and a lot of it was boundary pushing and allowing him to get his way, instead of setting clear boundaries and consequences to teach him, it seemed to be all over the place. Lots of reminders with no consequences, allowing him to get what he wanted, which would reinforce the poor behavior, them being frustrated, and eventually just a target on his back. Again, not that these behaviors were acceptable, but they weren't what was being made out either after speaking to the behavior consultant and piecing things together on our own. I also went in to observe one day. No behaviors but saw him being kicked. When he kicked back, he got caught and in trouble. His new school said they also don't understand because they don't see the behaviors that this owner was saying he had. If you have a very calm, timid, robot-like child, this will be a great fit. However, if you have a rambunctious child with ADHD who goes against the grain at times and wants to be moving, this is 100% not the right fit. The day I observed, they were expected to sit for 25 min doing carpet time. That's a long time for a 4-year-old, let alone a 4-year-old boy who has ADHD. They do wonderful activities there, which is why my son loved it, but there was lots of sitting and expectations of standing still, straight lines, chair work, and not enough strict follow-through. Like I mentioned above, if you have a quiet, calm, timid child, this place is great. If you have a typical hyper, rowdy, strong-willed child, I would find a place better fit because StemSteps cannot and will not be a good fit for your child. I suggest reading the book Raising Lions for this school and some training in consistent follow through, rule setting, consequences and behavior management.

The best daycare around hands down! We have taken our kids to a lot of places and we were very…read moredisappointed. Stemsteps has the best teachers/atmosphere that actually care about kids (not just keep them alive), provide great exposure to veggies at meal times, and give him a variety of experiences to meet his milestones. My son has been attending since 8 months and I wouldn't take him anywhere else. He's very excited at drop off and loves his teachers.

They kept my child safe for nearly 5 years. However, the last two years were awful, staff turn…read moreover was huge, and often times you were not aware of the staff turn over until you dropped off or picked-up your child. Everything costs you extra. If you want your kid to make a craft, it costs extra. By the end of I was paying so much for crafts and extra activities so that my kiddo wouldn't' feel left out or bored. They charge a RIDICLIOUS about for "summer camp". So, on top of your weekly child care costs, craft costs, you also have to pay an additional $300-$400 at the beginning of summer. The "summer camp" activities are nothing special and the kids don't get out in the community at all, everything is held within the school. There are many centers in the area that are offering "camps" without additional fees on top of your weekly child care costs. When I left, weekly rate for a pre-k 4 classroom was $338 a week, plus the cost of phonics or craft activities.

We were so nervous choosing a daycare for our son but it was so clear we made the right decision…read morewith this center! His teachers, Miss Deanna & Miss Michelle, are incredibly gifted educators. Lincoln isn't even two and not only knows his entire alphabet but also comes home every day with something new he's learned! My husband and I are so impressed with the staff, even the teachers in the other rooms know our son by name. Dana, the current acting director, is outstanding. She knows all the parents, kids, and is so helpful whenever we have questions about anything. Its so much easier leaving our son knowing he is in such good hands!

Constant closing, the teachers are inconsistent! No control over the kids at all. Hopefully they…read morecan improve with time. Place has potential if ran by a professional.

My toddler-aged son has been attending Kindercare for 8 months now and absolutely loves it! The…read morestaff are excellent in caring for the kids and keeping us updated on what they are working on each day. We are immediately contacted if there is even the most minor of incidents, such as if he bumps his head while playing or if he is running a fever. They also have specialty programming that you can opt-in to if you choose for a small additional fee, such as a special music exploration program, photo days, etc. The billing office is well versed in working with government and employer subsidy programs to make payments and reimbursements simple. Most importantly to us, this location has a very diverse group of instructors and kids from all different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, which I believe is very important to youth development. My wife and I are very happy to have found this Kindercare facility!

We absolutely love this daycare. The teachers were exceptional, and I feel like took care of my…read morebaby as their own. The staff here are just wonderful. I can't say enough good things about this daycare. I know that whenever I dropped my baby off, he was in good hands- and as a mom, this was so important to me. Very highly recommend!

I drive 45 minutes out of my way every day to bring my daughter here. The owner is wonderful, and…read morethe staff keeps me well informed on a daily basis. I highly recommend this business!