Gracie's Childcare and Learning Center, Inc. 1140 Sand Hill Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348

"I would give a negative amount of stars if I could. My wife and I fostered a two week old and placed him with miss Gracie. At first everything was fine, then questionable things started to happen. First we were asked to bring an abnormal amount of diapers every week. The child came home with diaper rash almost daily and I suspect that they were using our diapers for other infants. There were multiple bruises that were inconsistent with their stories. l. So, being a foster child, we had social services pay closer attention to the things going on. After finding that our formula was also excessively used and replaced, we became suspicious that our formula was being given to others as well. The last straw came after a social worker saw a strange mix of formula in his bottle when he came home. The social worker went to investigate and found that they lied multiple times about the bottle, then admitted that it was mixed with a different substance. They found numerous violations of proper record keeping of incidents within the daycare and found one infant left unattended outside on the porch in a high chair. The worst part for us came after social services advised that the infant would be in a new daycare in two weeks. Out of spite, the owner dissenrolled the child the next day without notice. She actually said that they no longer had room for the infant. Can you imagine my wife and I had to take leave during two weeks to watch our infant until he started at a new day care. I dont know about anyone else. That is enough of a reason to show how unconsidered and cruel a person is to do that to an infant. Please, if you value the life of any child, do not ever enroll them here. I know there is a lack of choice out here, but drive the extra minutes to find a better daycare. They are out there."

"My daughter attend Gracie’s Daycare from Aug 2019 to May 2020. She really enjoyed the environment and misses her teachers and friends. I enjoyed the cleanliness of the facility, attention to detail and thoughtfulness that was put into her daycare experience. She would have still be attending if it wasn’t for her being accepted into PreK."

"My daughter started going to Gracies when she was 8 weeks ( now 6) followed by my son ( now 4). What we love about Gracie is that we never truly felt as if we were dropping our kids off at daycare, it felt more like going to grandmas. She has provided a very home like feeling to my children, while also maintaining focus on structure and learning. I also like that the center is on the smaller side because it has allowed for that more intimate experience, i know the kids that attend as well as have been able to develop a relationship with the other parents... it’s just nice to know the people that our kids always come home talking about. We couldn’t be happier with Gracies center, as a parent the most fearful journey is the one in choosing a center in which your kid(s)would spend most their day at, and for years Gracie and her staff have done an amazing job nurturing, caring for and teaching my children."

"My five year old son has been attending Gracie's since he was six weeks old. Gracie has taken care of my boy and always treated him like her own child. I never worried about taking him to daycare because I knew he would be taken care of. From infant until now, I would not change a thing. He has learned so much from Gracie and her staff. They say it takes a village to raise a child and I am proud that Gracie is part of my village/family."