Primrose School at Candelas

"We love this place! Between our three kids, we've been at several different day cares. Our littlest has the best days at Primrose, and it shows."

"It was a night and day difference from our last daycare. The teachers in prek2, miss Anna Kay and Mr PJ, are absolutely amazing. My son was struggling at the last day care because the teachers didn’t know how to maintain order in the classroom with a bunch of three year olds. The structure and what he is learning everyday, I couldn’t be happier. Thanks for taking such good care of my son. After a few really bad experiences, it is nice to finally have found a place which brings out the best in my 4 year old."

"Posting bad reviews is such a touchy subject, but when it comes to the safety and well-being of your child, I'd say its worth it. After reading many of the reviews, it is clear to me who has been possibly "asked" to write a good review of the facility versus who is writing a true review from their experience. This facility is the ultimate definition of smoke and mirrors. Their number one priority is bringing in the money, and they will disregard how they treat you and your children to do so. How is the staff? The teachers (in the actual classrooms) are incredible. They care for the children and treat them like their own. Based on the extremely high turnover rate however, its clear the staff is treated very poorly. (I know from experience. My high school daughter painfully worked there temporarily). The administrative staff on the other hand is horrible. Absolutely horrible. They are fake, never seem to be working even when the classrooms are short staffed, and could care less about the well being of your child. Example you ask? Our son was hospitalized for pneumonia (which he got from a bacteria at the daycare) for three days, and missed two weeks of daycare. How many times did the daycare check on his well-being you ask? Zero. Being a place that prides themselves on the care they provide and how they treat your child like their own, don't you think they'd be just slightly worried about one of their students being in the hospital and missing several weeks of care? Nope. They didn't care at all. They were paid for their two weeks, so why would they lift a finger more. If you look further into reviews, less than 50% of the staff would recommend working here. That's a horrible statistic. Not to mention, they are still under investigation for an incident that happened several months ago. They claim to be "working hard" to increase their skills and safety within the facility, but I and other parents have yet to see it. Oh! I forgot to mention the countless times our POTTY TRAINED son was sent home in a disgusting diaper, full of pee and poop because "they were too short staffed" to be bothered to change him? (I know this seems contradictory to my statement about the classroom teachers being amazing. The times he was sent home in a disgusting state was when his teachers were not present) And starving. He was always starving. It took me months to get the daycare to actually feed him, since they have a strict policy of no outside food. If your child doesn't eat like a non-picky grown adult, don't expect them to be fed or eat anything they'll like here. There are plenty of daycares in Arvada....do yourself a favor and DO NOT send your child here. You will absolutely regret it."

"I absolutely mean it when I say the ENTIRE team at this school is amazing! It’s a real community and everyone actually cares about the happiness and success of the kids. The communication is great and our kiddo is absolutely thriving. For being a naturally shy kiddo, he now loves going to school. The teachers did a fantastic job with his adjustment and helped us feel comfortable along the way. I never thought we would be this happy putting our son in a daycare~ and Primrose Candelas has exceeded our expectations since day 1. We are very grateful for everyone at Primrose Candelas!"

"This past year we were forced to look for another child care option after we had it with our last place. My wife and I couldn't be more happy with Primrose School at Candelas. It was night and day difference compared to our last place. My only regret is that my girls weren't in this school from the beginning. It is clean. Everyone is nice and professional. And the communication is outstanding. If there is an opening, don't hesitate to fill the spot with your most important gem."