CALVARY LITTLE FRIENDS SCHOOL

"LFS has made a big impact on my two children. We are so thankful for their teacher’s dedication to a fun and safe learning environment. The new director has not been there a full year and she has made wonderful progress for the atmosphere of LFS. She knows every child and family that comes through the door. I pray for the best for LFS."

"-5 stars. Do not recommend. We attended here for 2 1/2 years for both kids and it has completely gone downhill. Lack of communication. Teachers are over worked and underpaid. Staff is forever changing. While attending one of my children was having a cardiac episode (very lethargic, rapid heart rate that you could see through their clothes and shallow breathing) and no one called. They "lost" a dechoking device after having it for a couple of weeks. Still no resolution on how that can be replaced. My child would come home several times with bite marks that would take a week to heal from bruising, yet the poor teachers are left with no help from upper management to resolve this issue. I have tried to reach out twice to receive a refund that has been in my account since July, still with no response. They are no longer DHR affiliated due to being on probation and it being advised by DHR...I could go on but I will stop there. The only good teachers there are Denise, Kyla, Vicki & Rita. EDITED AFTER RESPONSE BELOW- I am fully aware of the new director. She was the one that was not sympathetic to any of my situations I explained to her above. NO ONE from this establishment has called my phone in regards to my account. I have even emailed the new director and the board for the church with yet a response. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE. They will lie to make themselves look good."

"Would give zero stars if I could! Calvary Little Friends School used to be among the best in the area, but over the past few years has quickly become one of the worst! Here are some things that have happened over the past 2 years that were reported by DHR, as they are no longer affiliated with them due to being put on probation, PROBABLY because of the following: "Video Footage verifies that on 09/21/2022, a staff member used inappropriate discipline in the 2 and a half and up classroom" " Physical activity/ outdoor play is being taken away as a form of punishment" "Center failed to notify the department in a timely manner of an incident in which the health, welfare, and safety of a child was at risk" They have a new director now, and hopefully are doing better, for the staff and children's sake. Like I said, it used to be a good place, where children learned, and hopefully one day can go back to that!"

"Terrible place to work/send your kids. DHR has been called SO many times they came a lot when I was there. You can report things going on to the director and she does nothing. She will turn things around on you like you said something you didn’t and when you talk to the other person they tell you what they were told and it’s completely different from what happened. Someone I worked with was threatening to hit/bite kids and director was told but nothing was done about it. They constantly change the room you’re in or they’ll close your room and put you somewhere else teachers scream at children and are mean to them all the time. Director will be nice to you at first but will be so hateful to you especially when you’re quitting. They served not fully cooked food a good bit or it was burnt so be some of the kids wouldn’t eat it. That was reported multiple times but nothing was done. That place is not worth the headache it comes with. If you want to save yourself time and stress steer clear of here for a job and daycare for your child"

"Terrible place. Worked here and I can say that so many employees know the real issue with this place. We would have to feed these kids the same snacks everyday which was mainly crackers with such a small amount leaving some of these kids still hungry. Let's not even talk about there lunch. We would also be out of ratio (Not enough teachers) SO MANY TIMES which is not okay. Some of the teachers really go out and beyond for these kids but does the main staff care ? No. They also would promise meals for employees who would come in and work an extra shift and no one would receive anything and I also received a gift card with NO MONEY. They do not care about their employees or safety of these kids. They would beg teachers to not mention certain "things" when DHR would come and play pretend. So for any parent who is thinking about putting there kid in this facility please think twice. There are so many great facilities around and quite frankly this place is not it."