Pediatrics Plus - Van Buren 2010 Chestnut Street, Van Buren, AR 72956

"I truly believe that this company is great and has the right heart and intentions, when it comes to helping children with special needs. However, the van buren location is the bad egg out of the entire company. The preschool director has absolutely no hands on experience with special needs children, has never worked in a classroom, has never been a preschool director prior to this, and has multiple autistic children in classrooms with teachers who have no experience in working with ASD children. If she spent less time worrying about her image/the outer image of the facility, and put more focus into the children and their needs, this could be a great facility. The potential is there, it just lacks the right kind of leadership."

"Pediatrics Plus looked wonderful on paper, but once we got into the thick of things, it became very clear they were in it for the money and not the children, much less the employees. Countless times I requested proper assistance for children who I clearly knew needed therapies, no matter how big or small. I was shoved off with "oh it takes time", "we'll work on that" and other empty statements that did not benefit our children and their families. Many children were grandfathered in from the previous company. Those children were quickly "tested out" and kicked out leaving many families without childcare or therapy that their child needed. Why? So that they could get more severe children in to make more money. Several times, I brought to my director's attention that a child was being abused and neglected at home and nothing was done about it. The child's therapist echoed my concerns based on what they saw and they got in trouble for going to DHS. As child care providers, especially to children of special needs, is it not our job to protect and provide for these children at all costs? The meals provided were awful, even our hungriest children wouldn't touch it. They refused to allow teachers to eat (model eating) with the children. I got into teaching, specifically special needs preschoolers because I wanted to help children from a very early age, with therapies, early intervention, and an adult they could trust and count on. I was unable to do this and it broke my spirit, broke my heart. I've been doing this for 10+ years and never have I worked for a company that was so heartless to both employees and families. Teachers do not get into teaching for the money, they get into teaching to help children be the best they can be. I highly recommend NOT giving this company your business."

"The girls at this place are phenomenal! I rate them 1 star because they took my money out of my bank account even after my daughter stopped attending school there. I was told I will not get it back either so unless you want to be out a lot of money don’t go here."