Beanstalk

Im extremely upset about the dissapointment of this program. I have two special needs children. My youngest is 2 years old and has epilepsy. Im a single mother working fulltime and trying to make it on my own and received a letter from beanstalk stating they would help me with my daycare needs. I later found out that there was a two page list of providers that i could choose from and that i had only ten days to interview providers and find the right fit. After calling all the providers on the list i found that most of them didn’t speak english or spoke very poor english. I also found that 90% of the providers were full and didn’t accept school age children for my older son who is only 7. I always have the difficult question to ask and that is about my sons specials needs. These providers do not have any knowledge of how to take care of a child with epileptic seizures. A few of then stated they didnt know what a seizure was. Omg it was extremely frusterating. After spending ten days trying to find a provider i had absolutely no luck. What a joke. What a waste of time. Im extremely dissapointed about the lack of care and resources this program is providing. One star is even too much.

One star is too high a rating for a place that contracts child abusers and then instead of helping the victims, they terminate them from the program. My children were physically, verbally and emotionally abused by a caregiver contracted by Beanstalk. I use to believe that a place who receives support from the board of education would be the best option for my children due to their high educational standards, however, I was wrong. Beanstalk contracts people who not only cannot speak, read or write in English, they do not have a clue there are other cultures and religions in the Sacramento area. E.g. on top of being physically abused, my children we’re asked if they believed in God and if they didn’t, they should. Not a very reliable place to leave children!