Growing Kids Childcare Center 17475 Indiana 23, South Bend, IN 46635

"Don't bring your kids. My kid has been hit three times and they haven't removed the child and said to move My child to another class like he's the problem. They do not call if he's been hit by another student either even when sent to the nurse. Will be moving My kids to some place safe. Especially with all the money this place charges."

"I attended this daycare as a pre-adolescent during the summer of 2010, and the way I was treated by the staff and the higher ups was absolutely awful. I was ostracized by teachers and was treated differently by the staff and was painted as a "trouble-child" which led to other kids seeing me as being different and not wanting to include me. I had a very hard time after attending this place when it came to making friends, and lost a lot of self confidence and developed symptoms of depression which carried over into my teen years. I've since gone through therapy and grew out of my insecurities, but I will never forget how awful coming here every single day was."

"It really depends on the teachers your child has here - some are awesome and others are totally checked out. Unfortunately I've heard from their teachers that they're not paid well or given sick days/PTO and for that reason the staff with employment options tends to leave. The center director (EH) is awful to work with as a parent and a real dragon lady. She seems miserable and takes it out on everyone else which is sad to see. Growing Kids is a safe enough place if you just need somewhere to store your kid while at work but I wouldn't recommend it for anything beyond that (look elsewhere for early childhood education, gentle care or happy employees)."

"I love this daycare center. The teachers and staff are very professional and knowledgeable about handling children. I appreciate their transparency and open communication. As a parent who is VERY particular about who I leave my child with, I am able to go to work with complete ease of mind that my little one is in great hands! They are a little pricy, but I pay their tuition happily because it is totally worth it!"

"My wife had to move to South Bend for a 8 month period with our son (1 years old) while I had to stay in North Carolina with the military. Under these circumstances we were unable to visit the Day Care or be able to really search around. This would also be our sons first day care experience instead of spending all day with mom. Let me just say that they were extremely helpful on the phone/email and were very understanding of our situation from the start. The building is very secure and you are always greeted by someone at the front desk. They have a great system of ensuring only you (or someone you have verified) may pick up your child. They also have a great phone App to ask the parents questions or to share information to you about your child which is updated multiple times a day (i.e hes feeling sick, what he had ate that day, any sort of diaper changes etc). My wife was uneasy at first but after a short period of time she has grown to love this daycare. Within a week ALL the staff new my sons name and my wife. There are multiple teachers for each group of kids and my wife or I never felt like our son was neglected or not taken care of. They have a great scheduled with nap times, play time, fine motor skill time etc so you're child is actually developing instead of just in a room with lots of toys. The teachers are committed and really are amazing caretakers. Our son started in the infant room and had moved to the toddler room which was a huge change for him but Growing kids eased him into it over a weeks time so he could get to know the other kids and teachers. Growing Kids has been nothing but the best for our son and my wife and I are very upset that we will have to be leaving here. We wish we could take this day care with us back to NC. I never leave reviews on places but this one is so deserving of 5 stars."