Little Endeavors Learning Center
95 Laurel Street, Waukee, Iowa 50263
About the Little Endeavors Learning Center
Little Endeavors Learning Center is a premier educational institution located at 95 Laurel Street in Waukee, Iowa. Our center is dedicated to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children to learn and grow. With a focus on early childhood education, our experienced teachers and staff are committed to fostering a love of learning in each child. We offer a variety of programs and activities designed to promote cognitive, social, and emotional development. At Little Endeavors Learning Center, we believe that every child has the potential to achieve greatness, and we are here to support them every step of the way.
95 Laurel St, Waukee, IA 50263, United States
Opening hours of Little Endeavors Learning Center
Monday:
06:30 - 17:30
Tuesday:
06:30 - 17:30
Wednesday:
06:30 - 17:30
Thursday:
06:30 - 17:30
Friday:
06:30 - 17:30
Saturday:
Closed
Sunday:
Closed
Reviews of Little Endeavors Learning Center
"I would not take your children here !! Hidden fees and very impolite. Tina is absolutely difficult to work with. My grandsons went here months ago and there still taking money from her account. Tina takes no urgency in these matters and refuses to give you contact info to get the issues resolved."
"We have trusted First Steps Waukee with the care of all four of our children. They have been so supportive of all of the needs of our kids of all ages. They are quick to answer questions that I have and always willing to listen to … More"
"We had been taking our kids to Little Endeavors since 2018 (Ankeny). I am leaving this review on all pages because it is the same General Manager. It is unfortunate that our experience has turned so negative. Before I get to the recent negative experiences, let me first share that the pros of Little Endeavors (Ankeny). The facility is a good size and includes both an adequate space for use as an in-door gym and good age-appropriate equipment. As for teachers, there are good (Denise, Allie, Maggie, Peg), and there are bad ones (which I will not name). Until a month or so ago, the list of pros included the amazing director (Sara), which really set this daycare center apart from the others. Since her departure, the pros have not outweighed the cons for us (which includes an annual tuition increase), so we decided to leave Little Endeavors. 1. Three minutes before drop off/center opening, we were notified that three classrooms would be closed for the day due to staff shortages. Three minutes! This forced us and other families having to find alternative care at the drop of a hat before we could go to work. 2. Also due to staff shortages, they reduced the center hours by up to two hours for weeks, causing obvious impact to families and work schedules. There were some other minor things that just started adding up that I won't go into detail here, but all of this to say that we felt it best for our family to leave for a more dependable, affordable daycare center. So, we put in our notice on a Wednesday, which gave two weeks of what our youngest (oldest no longer attends daycare) would have been at the center. We were aware of the two week notice policy, which states, "....A two-week written notice is required for families wishing to terminate our services. Failure to provide notification in writing will result in being charged for the two weeks." Since the policy does not provide a definition of a week (calendar week? week of services?) AND because the new director did not give any notice of two-week policy infringement upon confirmation of receipt of our termination request, we were completely blindsided by being charged for a third week of services (for the week after our youngest's last day at the center)! Thinking it was a clerical error initially, we emailed the new director asking for a correction. From then, it has been back and forth with different reasonings and information. First, she said that since we notified on a Wednesday, that the two-week policy would get us to two calendar weeks (another Wednesday), and in her explanation she made it sound like had we notified her one day earlier, then we would not have been charged at all (because our youngest was not attending Little Endeavors on Mondays or Tuesdays). Later, she said that they run their billing cycle on Mondays, so we would to have notified before Monday...like, what? She said that she consulted the General Manager, which also felt that they were justified according to this unclear policy in charging us for a third week! We even looked to compromise; if they would refund us for the two of the three days, then we would consider the matter resolved. That was over a week ago. On top of all of that, the same Parent Handbook that references this two-week policy also states that the initial deposit will be used for final week at LE: "This security deposit will be applied to your account balance the last week(s) you are in the center." This was NOT done. So, we had to pay three weeks for our full tuition, meaning we were charged for an extra week AND our deposit was not used. After roughly 6 weeks after our last day, we finally received our deposit refund. As a business, if your policy is unclear, you don't give appropriate notice, and you give the wrong information, that is considered a mistake (or a few). An ethical business will fix their mistakes. To families sending their kids to Little Endeavors-GOOD LUCK! Be sure to read the nonexistent fine print. I am glad that I am no longer giving my money to LE and its unethical business practices."
"First steps is an amazing daycare to take your kids!!! The staff are so kind and always greeting me with a loving and warm smile!!! My kids absolutely love going to daycare to see there friends and teachers and my son has nothing but great things to say about his day and his teacher he has learned so much my husband and I couldn’t be more happy!!!! My daughter loves her teachers and is so happy to see them in the morning."
"We have trusted First Steps Waukee with the care of all four of our children. They have been so supportive of all of the needs of our kids of all ages. They are quick to answer questions that I have and always willing to listen to suggestions as well. I love the family feel of the center and trust them with my most precious treasures. I highly recommend checking it out and taking a tour. The set up is different than most centers and I love how it allowed all of my children to feel connected to their siblings during their time there."
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