Kiddie Academy of Vacaville

"Very very bad experience,, if I could give 1star I will,, I put in my 2 years old there , had to take out her immediately after 3weeks with them, she will not leave us she cries all the time , she so scared terrified from the teachers or I don’t know!!! Customer service is bad ,, there is only the assistant director who’s good there!!! Very very bad!!"

"I like the daily emails that are sent out to the parents updating them on the daily/weekly focus area’s. I am even more happy about the photos that are included. I think that is a wonderful touch."

"Kiddie Academy really takes time to listen to how you feel/wants and will try there hardest to achieve it for your child you yourself. I absolutely love every teacher they have there it’s constancy is the best, Also the great educational program."

"lack of staff puts a huge strain on kids to where they are being picked as if they are an auction item to whose going to be in a fun class for the day or a babies class do to limited space . Why does this put a strain on the child well if you have an alert kid as I do daily he would have anxiety on rather today would be the day he would be in a fun class or would they pick another kid . Now if your doing this amongst The staff then that’s ok (out of site of the child) but no they sit In Front of these kids and break their hearts picking over smaller kids shifting kids from this class to this one ITS NOT RIGHT. Parents pay all this tuition money and the kids are not being placed in grade level classes they should be in they are placed where there’s room . I don’t blame the young ladies who work there I thank them for their patience but new management is HORRIBLE ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO RUN THE PROGRAM the owner does not care as to what complaints parents may have and it’s sad . instead she goes by the word of these woman who of course cover their own behinds so they don’t get in trouble . What about the kid who went home sad cause he has kids saying send so and so to the baby class because they know when they hear SEND OVER TWO that’ someone has to go . Well IN this case that was my child and it tore him apart he’s sweet he doesn’t cause trouble at all but he has experienced this situation on numerous occasions . when brought to the attention of management every one covered their behinds and came up with excuses. My kid has been here for years and finally the straw that broke the camels back was when I finally decided to speak up on How they talk in front of these children with no regard as to rather these kids are listening . Well like I said my kid is very smart and has came home sad or down because staff is talking bad about other parents or his own parent and that hurts . Why would he be comfortable amongst woman talking about the only woman in his life his mother . It’s not OK . It doesn’t matter what the situation may be between two adults a kid should never experience that type of behavior from trained professionals. (The list goes on ) Pros : dolphin class helped my son a lot with curriculum, and the kids are all amazing. Cons: management lies , they don’t take responsibility for there mistakes instead they make the parents feel as if they are wrong for speaking up . Would I recommend NOPE NOT IF MANAGEMENT IS THE SAME ."

"I'm revising my review to only one star and that's because there are a few teachers in this facility I have grown to like. If your child is in the ladybugs classroom or is a butterfly or really anywhere other than the dolphins class they will do just fine. However, if your child is placed in dolphins please be aware of the older white hair bitty that has been seen yanking kids by their arms, and talking down to them like they're dirt. Her military tactics seem to get overlooked by any of the management (even when there have been several complaints from other parents about her behavior), and is still working there even after she's been caught placing her hands on someone else's child. Don't people go to jail for that kind of thing?!? It is unacceptable as she is a bully to these kids and all management does is "talk" to her. Not okay and I will never recommend her class to anyone I come in contact with...ever!! She needs to be removed and her teaching license revoked. BTW, my review below was when my daughter was a butterfly :) Staff is great, and my daughter loves it!! It can be a little costly weekly, but having said that, you can't put a price on piece of mind and great child care. My child is thriving, learning, and is well cared for, and that is priceless, to me. She has really come out of her shell because of the staff. I would recommend anyone to bring their child here."