Mushroom House Day Care Center

I really like mushroom house day care center.
My daughter has been going here since we moved to Astoria from Staten Island. I was first worried about my little one not being able to adjust to the new daycare but everyone including teachers, director, and receptionist are so friendly which made my daughter easily transition. Everyday when we drive here my daughter says «Yay!» and claps. I am grateful to have met such great teachers and staff.
As for the curriculum, my baby learns new numbers and alphabet every week and brings home wonderful art that she did in class.
I am sure everyone has different experiences but so far, my experience with Mushroom House Daycare has been wonderful.

I’m not exactly sure what Kitty C. or Juliet D. are talking about.
This place is amazing and I’ve never met a director that cares more about the kids! The staff is professional, the facility is clean, and the director does listen to parents’ concerns.
I do feel that some parents tend to not want to hear or receive advice (and/​or constructive criticism) and maybe should receive some offered help, rather than offering complaints on a public forum like Unilocal!
I drop off every day and I’m not in the consensus of whatever Kitty C. or Juliet D. are saying.
If there’s a problem with the director or staff — have a conversation instead of trying to speak for all the parents.
#MushroomHouseRocks!

I began sending my son here in September as a two year old and I honestly could not be happier with the care, attention and education that he receives. He comes home each day so happy and full of new information. It is obvious that he is given plenty of time to play and embark on learning through fun activities that keep him motivated and happy. His teacher and teaching assistant are absolutely lovely, and through their interactions with my son, I can tell that they truly care for him and his well-​being and that is extremely important for me to know, as I am entrusting them with my heart and soul.
I believe the director is running a wonderful program. There was a small turnover at the beginning of the year, but I must say that as an educator myself, I would much rather know that my son is being cared for by qualified teachers who adhere to a certain standard than being left with a sub-​par teacher in order to keep a feeling of consistency. Children are adaptable; what they need is quality education and teachers who will work with their individual needs to provide them with the best care possible. My child’s well being is the most important thing to me and I believe that the director acts in the best interests of the child at all times. My son’s smile every morning at drop-​off is proof enough of that for me.
Thank you to the staff for giving my child such a wonderful experience. I am truly eternally grateful.

This place is awesome,
My son attended the day care and i must say that i have no negetive words about the establishment or its staff.
We as parents tend to feel that there is no place that can take care of our child/​children, but as far as mushroom is concerned, its an «A Plus».
I noticed that Juliet D complained about certain things and in all due respect, i feel she may have gone alittle over board with her comments .I was informed a month in advance when a teacher was leaving and it was 2 teachers… not 8 as stated.
Everyone has the right to progress in life and in their career and that should be enough.
Thanks to everyone in Mushroom Day Care, my son misses you all.
Gus Mikedis.

If it wasn’t for the nice teachers, there would only be 1 star. Many issues here but they all stem from the same place, the director. She is extremely defensive and can be very rude. My main issue, and believe me there were plenty, was the staff turnover which I’m sure had to do with their boss. In my childs’ 2 years there we’ve seen about 10 receptionists and, off the top of my head, 8 different teachers/​assistants within her pre-​k year alone. Not only is this hard for the kids to adjust to, but there was never any notification. After 2 weeks of not seeing the first teacher (thought she was sick or on vacation) I questioned it and was told by the TA that she no longer works there. After I spoke to other parents who were also upset with the lack of communication, I spoke to the director. I said, I’m sure you’re making the best decision for the kids and I don’t need an explanation, but it would have been nice to get a letter home or something so that way we can speak to and deal with our 4 year olds who are extremely attached to their teacher. She immediately got defensive, telling me how well she pays them, how they gossip and all this other nonsense that didn’t have anything to do with me requesting notification of things that affect my child. I actually had to walk away because all we were doing was going back and forth with me repeating over and over «Again, I don’t need to know the reason, I am just requesting that the parents are notified». I had other issues with her and thought at a point that maybe it was just personal, until I spoke with other parents who had similar bad experiences. When the next teacher disappeared and a new one started I could not believe that yet again the parents weren’t notified. Hello, these are our children and multiple parents advised the school that this was an issue and she did it again! I could go on and on and will not get in to detail but will also bring up picture day which my child was left out of because they didn’s see the envelope in her backpack. She did get the picture guy to come back (on a day they had a trip to the zoo) but at least she was able to take her pre-​k picture. I also cannot leave out the day my 4 year old said she was getting picked up at 12pm (no parental notification, just the 4 year old’s word), I get a call at 12:30 asking where we are because she had been downstairs with her coat on waiting for us. Are you kidding me??? When I asked my daughter what she was doing for that half hour, she said watching the kids eat lunch from the camera! If I wasn’t completely stuck with childcare I would have pulled her out of there a lot sooner. If you have other options, choose wisely!!!