Lightbridge Academy

"If I could give this daycare -000 stars I would. I think everyone should be aware of where they are sending their children! My daughter attended LightBridge Academy in Delran for 5 months at 1 1/2 years old. My Fiancé went to get her bookbag at the end of the day and found my daughter in the dark classroom by herself. The teachers condense the rooms at the end of the day and forgot to count her when they were leaving. When he went into the room where the teachers were "looking" for her, they were looking around the room like "where is she". If that's not alarming, I don't know what is. When I approached the director and assistant director, they stared at me for 10 mins with a stupid look on their face with nothing to say besides the teacher was fired. That wasn't enough for me. How do you leave a 1 1/2 year old child alone for over 8 mins-- do you know what could've happened to her. They also wouldn't let us see the cameras of when she was alone in the room, claiming they don't record. I come from a security background and know those cameras had a DVR hooked up and record for insurance purposes. The state was supposedly contacted, but I have yet to hear anything from them about this incident. Also, the only accommodation we received was "free cameras" for a year. Well those free cameras mean nothing. I went on after the incident, just checking in on my daughter and see she's about to get a diaper change. The teacher had her STANDING next to the "blacked out" diaper changing table and proceeded to pull her diaper off - NOT WIPE HER - and put a new diaper on her. I thought I was going crazy UNTIL I continued watching and saw her do the same thing to the next 3 children waiting to get a diaper change. I called the school immediately and their solution was to tell the teacher that "that's not protocol" and "don't do that again" What I wanted to know was "does that teacher wipe herself when she goes to the bathroom and why isn't my child being wiped properly" I didn't get an answer to that. The owner was never around for a formal sit down meeting, all she said was "sorry" in the hallway when I was picking up my daughter. She was always "out of the country" "on vacation" when I requested a meeting. Needless to say my daughter was pulled out of this daycare ASAP. It makes it hard to trust "big name" daycares now! They make it look great during the tour and to your face but the saying is true "you never know what happens behind closed doors" I wish our experience was better and pray this never happens to another family again."

"My daughter has been at the center for almost 2 years and we have had nothing short of a wonderful experience. Ms. Phoebe has done such a great job teaching her writing skills, and her communication with me is awesome. This center has really nice activities for the families to get together, making it feel like our own little community. Thank you LB Delran, we love you!"

"If I could give this Daycare 0 stars I would. If you have another option to take your child to another daycare, I advise that you do. We made the mistake of enrolling our toddler here. He attended this daycare for two weeks and was ignored when he cried and he always seemed to be upset when we picked him up from daycare. I was recovering from surgery and had family members pick up my son from school and each person told me he was so unhappy when they picked him up. Every person told me I should take him out of the daycare and when I was well and able that’s exactly what I did, I had to call numerous times about why he was being ignored and the directors instant defended their staff before hearing or seeing what was going on. The camera access is a fascade because you have to watch your child because the teachers clearly don’t and the directors don’t pay attention to the cameras. The cameras are just there for show. There were teacher on their phones and socializing during the time they should have been caring for the children. My child always seemed to be hungry right after he left school to the point where he would cry for it. My toddler is such a happy kid and he only cries when there is something wrong, which is rarely and to see him always upset even when at home broke my heart and still does when I think about it. This was our first experience with putting him into daycare and this was the worst experience. If you care about your child look for childcare elsewhere."

"Me and my son LOVE LOVE LOVE Miss Tyana! She makes school feel like a home away from home. She’s so nurturing and loving towards her kids. Definitely makes my day go smoother knowing my son is with a loving teacher. Everyone greets you the moment you walk in & leave. Very nice atmosphere at LightBridge."

"It has been a great experience since the beginning. My child has been attending Lightbridge Academy in Delran since the fall 2021. It was scary at first as a new parent to trust others with my child, but Lightbridge staff were very accommodating, and in many ways, loving towards my child. They have many activities that made my child and family feel special. The monthly rate is very reasonable and very much worth it! The teachers are great, and very involved with the kids. Shout out to Ms Haley, our family is going to miss you."