Polliwogs Child Care 6521 North Sheridan Road, Peoria, IL 61614

"So. My son is 2, almost 3. He has a speech delay. He started at Polliwogs and has blossomed. I'm unsure if it's the teachers, atmosphere, curriculum.... Whatever it is, I'm staying here as long as we possibly can. Oh did I mention he LOVES attending?? The toddler who would scream and cry at the other daycares drop off.... He just walks to his room and waves bye to me. I cannot express how awesome Polliwogs is. Terri, Rachel, Meagan.... There are so so many amazing people there but I cannot name them all.. I'm just beside myself with joy that my son gets to enjoy his time this much AND become an even smarter little nugget. THANKS EVERYONE AT POLLIWOGS. ❤️"

"Our son attended Polliwogs from 12 weeks until 4 years of age. The owners Terri and Mo were very helpful and responsive to our scheduling and billing needs. The teachers our son had through every age level were very caring and child-focused. Our son always loved going and we were grateful for the care they provided. He was educationally and socially prepared as he transitioned into his next grade in school. We highly recommend Polliwogs Child Care!!"

"I'm editing my review and I hope it shows up to be more up to date. I called polliwogs for a print out or emailed copy of my bill and not only did the owner refuse, she refused to answer my questions as to why. She kept interrupting me and asking questions that didn't make sense to my asking about the bill. I have not, in recent memory, had such a weird and nonsensical business conversation. Not only that, she recommended I subpoena Polliwogs to get information regarding my own account. I have never posted a negative review in my life, except for the 2 here. Of course the caretakers of our children is an issue of top importance, however my entire experience with Polliwogs, it's owner, and employees make me so concerned with my child's safety, I'm hesitant to leave him anywhere at all. My son attended polliwogs from age 8 MO to 2 years. We had no issues until he entered the toddler room. Often, I would pick up my son and all of the children in the room were left crying in their cribs (late in the day and were not napping) while their teacher was sitting in a chair and not interacting. In the times they were out of their cribs, she would quickly grab the remaining children and run out of the room without speaking to me. We let the daycare know that we were breaking him of his pacifier, however when my husband picked up our son at a time that differed from when we usually did, he found him with his pacifier months after we broke him of the habit. Additionally, we had a relayover pick up our son once. Without knowing who this relative was or why she was there, this same teacher had her watch a child who was on the changing table with no diaper on, while she ran out of the room. The final straw came now. When I called to pick up our sons belonging's after switching to another daycare, they were given to an employee. When I said they needed to get it back, the owner said "that is your problem." Response to the owners response: I am gratedul you were able to print something out for me. I am glad that you stated before we enrolled that it is not company policy to charge parents if they are slightly late, however if it becomes a bad habit they will be asked to enroll elsewhere. I must not have been late too often, as that was never asked of me. And if I was charged, I would've been more than happy to pay. However what I find unaddressed are the serious issues I had presented above. I am not one to complain, which is why you didn't hear about it much from me. I've actually never written a Google review before. That is why I just enrolled my child elsewhere. With such top of the line video monitoring, these issues should have been viewed without my having to being them to anyone's attention."

"My children have been attending Polliwogs since they were 4 months old and they are now almost 4 years old now. I couldn't be happier with the care they have been given at Polliwogs. Most of the children in their class have been their since they were babies so their parents must agree. The classes are very small and healthy meals that do not consist of mac and cheese, hot dogs, or chicken nuggets. I could not teach my children all the things they learn at Polliwogs. They are always coming home singing new songs, bring new art projects home, talking about yoga they did that day, or the visitor they had in their classroom. They are getting a great start to their education in the Pre-K classroom as well as great care. Whenever there has been an issue, Ms. Teri (owner) was always the first to tell me about it and that it was being handled, that was very comforting. When my children (twins) were younger, one would be taken to the next classroom before the other one if there were not 2 openings in the room. I know of one particular instance where the teacher took my son to see his sister. He gave her a hug and a kiss, saw she was ok, then they took him back to his classroom. That meant a lot that the teachers took the time to do that to comfort my children that are used to being together. When my daughter moved classrooms at a very young age, the previous teacher walked around holding my daughter all afternoon because my daughter missed her. I never have to worry about what is going on with my children, I can always text Ms Teri and she will text me back with how my children are. They also have cameras in every room and are monitored at the front desk. They have a fingerprint system to check kids in and out as well as a coded front door for security. Couldn't ask for a better place to send my children while I'm at work!"

"Very friendly, caring, family atmosphere. Personal attention given to students and parents. great socialization skills taught, awesome values instilled, plus educational activities daily. I LOVE Polliwogs and the kids do too!!!!"