ou even care about your kids , DO NOT bring them to this sick crooked and ratchet school . Looking for a school that is SAFE , affordable and with extended hours is agreeable that it is hard to find. When I came to pumpkin shell I THOUGHT this was going to be a nice school with extra care for the kids due to the fact is a small place. Food and snacks were included in the tuition fee so I said "what a catch". My daughter started going there at 3 years old and became full potty trained . She did not need to use diapers as she now knew how to go to the bathroom on her own. I started experiencing signs of my daughter not wanting to pee or poop in school. She would come home everyday with her extra clothes I would pack in her bag or even still wet in her underwear when i would go pick her up. Teachers would tell me "she just had an accident " ... everyday? Weird. One day I spoke to Mrs Joanne about the situation since it had been about 2 weeks that she kept on with the same issue. Her response? "Oh my 6 yr old still pees in her pants if she doesn't feel comfortable peeing unless it's at home" RED FLAG . Taking it back a few weeks prior teachers would make me sign incident forms due to kids biting or scratching her . Teachers let me know a boy would be obsessed with my daughter and always want to be with her and he would never let my daughter be with the other kids. I told the teacher to make sure she plays with the girls and to NOT be around that little boy. The day I spoke to Mrs Joanne I told her about that boy and said I didn't like the way that boy is with my daughter and I PROHIBIT that boy from being close to my daughter. Her and three other teachers in the room Heard me and agreed to my decision. Fast forward to last week, my daughter kept peeing and pooping and now it became more serious as she did it at home too.. "I'm scared of the toilet" she says to me. I take her in to shower and she shows me something I've never seen her do before (touched her private area) and when I reacted immediately she got scared and closed off. I acted like it was a game and asked her who taught you that? She told me "school" I said .. who?? Teachers?? She said "no, the boy..." immediately I knew who she was talking about so I mentioned his name and she said yes . I then got my phone out and made a video of her explaining what happened and that BOY PUT HIS WHOLE HAND AND FINGER INSIDE OF MY 3 year OLD DAUGHTER!!! Worst part: daughter tells me "mom don't get mad at me" "teacher put j**** and me in time out" Immediately I lost my cool and I couldn't believe a fucking teaching saw my daughter getting abused and did nothing but put my child in time out . NEVER CALLED ME . NEVER LET ME KNOW NEVER CALLED THE KIDS PARENTS . That boy is still in that school and there will be a next victim and that could be your kid if you put them there . DCF AND POLICE are now involved but they are useless . Since it's a minor and minor situation. I'm leaving this review to avoid this from happening to anyone's kids . My daughter is now in therapy and so am I to be able to cope with this. She still talks about it so she defiantly is traumatized by the scenario. By the way. She is now in a new school and even her attitude has changed . She's less hyperactive and more calm. Also she used to talk back to me and now she has been getting better . That school and kids that go there clearly lack manners and Techera could care less to correct them WHILE inside their facility. Do yourself a favor. Do not take your kids here . read more

We like this daycare, my son just finished preK last year and it was they good daycare who helped with language (it's his second language). Juanna always was friendly and supportive. And they have the best price, very miss this place!) read more

Pumpkin Shell No 3 - Graduation - Child Care & Day Care Near Me - Hollywood, Florida

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I have nothing bad to say about this daycare! Sounds like a below review was made due to her own personal issues with custody and what not. Meanwhile, sending cops to the school for whatever reason you could've settled at home, is bonkers. That's my only complaint! Other than that, my son has learned so much from this facility. Yes it's targeted for lower income families but that doesn't mean it's ghetto by any means. I get an "accident report" anytime something happens with my son. Even if he has no cut or bruise, and even if they just give TLC. Every Friday, my son comes home with work from the week. They usually learn a letter, a number, and theme of the week. They are treated very well, and fed. I love pumpkin shell! I am currently expecting another boy and he also will attend pumpkin shell! read more

Long review. I went to 10-12 day cares in Hallandale area looking for care for my two girls: 3 year old and 1 year old. I decided to give a chance to Pumpkin shell after great tour and meeting director Miss Joanne and teachers. Miss Joanne is kind, nurturing, very attentive lady and her own two children attend this day care. It has been four weeks and we are extremely happy. Everyone has helped us transition and minimize kid's discomfort. Miss Maria feeds all children breakfast and she is also the teacher for my three year old. Very kind, very nice lady! What surprised me is that when my daughter refused to eat a muffin with glass of milk for breakfast, she was offered 4 other options until Miss Maria found what my daughter would eat. Even if you missed breakfast timing this school won't let your child go hungry till lunch, they bring them back to dining room after playground and offer breakfast items once more. Food is fresh and prepared/catered daily, yet they still have refrigerator full of other options that I haven't seen in any other daycare and it is included into price. Teaching is remarkable here, every day my three year old comes home signing a new song, giving a new version of alphabet, counting further and further and speaking more and more. Miss Dayami and Miss Lucita in my one year old room do a fantastic job with kids, my toddler comes home clean, happy, bubbly and we did not have any irritation on diaper area! We have been through nightmares of day care where this very basic yet essential function was overlooked, so I write from a comparison stand point and Pumpkin Shell takes pride in changing diapers. Teachers are warm and helpful, they always offer feedback about how the day went, what should we bring, what can we focus on to enhance our children's life. I am so grateful to team at Pumpkin Shell. The building is not new, but it is kept so clean. Give it a chance and you will be happy. read more

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If you love your child do not even think of taking them here, my child is a little delayed in his speech so unfortunately I can not confirm that they are abusing him. But he comes home with a different mark almost every day, deep scratches on his face/ back that left a scar and will probably be there for the rest of his life, busted lip, bruises, black eye, rashes, you name it. And thats only in the four months that we have been back in his life. They refused to give us a copy of all the incident reports, but I remember the last incident report said my son and another kid were throwing hands?!?!? How unprofessional and ghetto. The kids are always sick, they allow kids that are coughing to continue to go to daycare and with COVID in the picture its alarming. I have never seen them take any kids temperature. The front desk staff Joanne is extremely rude and the owner is even ruder. They have no knowledge of current laws, don't know how to obey a 50-50 court ordered decision making. Sadly my childs natural mother does everything she can to go against my husband and I so she refuses to change daycare. Today she (the natural mother) removed my husband from the emergency list so we had to call the cops to get our son, and as you can see by this photo Joanne removed her mask to speak to us. God knows how many times she does it while she is around kids. read more

Pumpkin Shell No 3 - Child Care & Day Care Near Me - Hollywood, Florida

My 3yr old daughter goes to pumpkin shell and for it to be the first school she ever been to, she adapted so well. She loves it. The staff is so welcoming, nice and friendly. read more

Great day care for absolutely unbeatable price. There are lots of children yet they all get attention and learn so much, I have a three year old and one year old daughters attending. My three year old comes home singing new songs every day, she talks more and more every day. Ms Maria feeds all children like they are her own. There are always multiple choices for food and it is included in the price. Every teacher I interacted with is pleasant, professional, helpful. The building is not new but everyone does a great job keeping it clean, organized and inviting. There are wonderful events for children to celebrate holidays, photoshoots, etc. I can't say enough about the quality we are receiving: baby's diaper area is always pristine and my toddler has so much fun there. They are also putting new playground for children to enjoy. Please give them a chance and your child will be safe, nourished, taken care of and learning! read more

It is extremely hard to find a preschool that you can trust. I am so thankful and lucky to have found Pumpkin Shell # 3. My son has been going to this preschool for almost two years and they have been very attentive and hands on with the children. The staff is wonderful and helpful when it comes to the parents and also so loving with all the kids. The school is a clean and safe environment, and I would recommend it to anyone. read more

This is a neighborhood daycare with awesome hours 7am-7pm. They are very affordable and the staff is friendly to my family. They do after school transportation which I use, the place is kept clean, my child is safe, and has fun there! read more

best day care ever i am so happy with them my daughters life changed since she goes to that school! she came from a very bad day care and now she is happy again thank you all for all the love and care you give to all the children read more

The staff is so kind and helpful. The kids love it there. I have a four-month-old daughter and every time I pick her up she is always smiling and she looks so comfortable and I am not afraid to leave her there because I know that she is in good care. read more

I love love love this day care there very kind helpful and the staff is amazing.. the staff knows the parents by name. they offer a great after school transportation program. The place is clean, the prices are cheap in the owner is a very down to earth person. I've never had an issue that wasn't handled the correct way.. my kids love the school i highly recommend this school to parents.. read more

My 3 girls have been going to the daycare since they was 3months old and up. Its family orientated and the staff are wonderful.. Its awesome and the kids love the school. I highly recommend this school to any family in need of tlc of there children... read more

I had my child in this facility for approximately a year, my first thought of the school it was a bit ghetto, parking is horrible...but it was convenient because they are open till 7pm. Ms. Lisa and Ms. Maria are very nice and very helpful I never had any issues with them they are professional, understanding and are willing to help in anyway possible. Recently I received a call from from the director and she was requesting payment (which I pay every two weeks according to my pay schedule which has never been an issue) she starts with letting me know that the owner is demanding payment or I have to go pick up my child. When I said no, she told the director to have me leave my job during my lunch and make the payment or come pick up my child. I told her there is no way I was driving 35 minutes away to make a payment I was planning to do in the afternoon, then the owner asked the director to tell me ask someone to pay it for me or to come pick up my child. At that point, I reminded the director that I was coming in the afternoon to make my payment as I had always done and that my child will no longer be attending a school where the owner is disrespectful, unprofessional and rude. I can only imagine I am not the only parent that feels this way and I know for a fact those teachers do not like her way of running the school. I DO NOT recommend this school to anyone!!! Stay away!!!! read more