Little Ranch Preschool

Very good school! I highly recommend. The directors interact with the kids and always willing to work with you. Very friendly environment.

My son had been enrolled full time for over a year and I experienced numerous issues with the daycare during that time. My son has medical issues that requires closer supervision and a gentler touch but other than that he is a normal toddler.
I feel that the quality of the daycare/​preschool has steadily declined since he began attending. There seems to be a constant change of staff which makes it hard to get to know or trust any of them.
My son started requesting to be in a certain classroom because he was familiar with that teacher. We were informed that he could not remain in her classroom because he was being moved to an older classroom although the week prior we were told he would remain in her classroom for another 4 weeks.
There is one child with serious behavioral issues that we were told was being addressed. She kept biting, kicking, and pushing my son and one day she bit him hard enough that she broke the skin on his hand. I immediately sat down with the director to discuss keeping him away from her and what they were going to do to address the girl’s behavior to keep the other children safe. Nothing seemed to have changed and my son would tell me about her biting other children and staff.
There were many times that I picked up my son and he was soiled or his hands and face were still covered in food. I don’t expect him to be squeaky clean when he comes home but it’s as if by the end of the day they just simply don’t care or take time to wipe the kids clean.
Among many, many issues, the final straw was my son’s injury. We immediately pulled our son out of this daycare following him being misplaced and having broken ribs. I went to pick him up that day (Oct 2015) and the «teacher» on the playground admitted not knowing any of the children or their names because she was only filling in for the day. She told me that my son was inside with another teacher. I went inside and was told that he was outside. This kept going back and forth until I spotted my child on the playground. I was incredibly upset with the daycare at that point.
I took him home and bathed him due to how filthy he was– red saucy food covering his face, hands, hair. While filling the bathtub I noticed that he had a very large mark across his back.
As he bent over I could see that his marks lined up with his rib cage. I immediately took him to TMC to be evaluated and xrayed. We were told that he had one hairline fracture on his rib and possibly more and that xrays two weeks later will show us healing fractures. The ER dr suggested we pull him out of that daycare because it was clear that there was lack of supervision at the school. My son told us that he fell off of a very high playground onto his back. When asked if any teacher or staff saw this or helped him after he told us «no».
The very next day we pulled him out of Little Ranch. The director told us that she would review the playground camera footage and let us know what happened to our son since none of the staff were even aware that he had been injured. She said she would call us the following morning and by the following afternoon I called her because we had yet to hear from her. She informed me that the camera wasn’t on or working at the time he was hurt. How convenient! We still don’t have any clear answer as to what happened to him!
I would not recommend this daycare to any parent for any reason until there are major changes made. Some of the staff members have been outstanding from day one and remain at the center. I hope changes are made before they lose all of their good staff.
We have since followed up with his regular pediatrician, a social worker, and the health department. We will be taking our son back in next week for follow up xrays and will know at that point how many ribs were fractured. It is very clear that this daycare is understaffed, has way too many children, and is declining quickly. I hope the health department reviews this daycare a little deeper.
**It’s also a bit concerning that the parents are paid in gift cards to leave positive reviews throughout the year. I was happy with the daycare previously and was given a $ 10 Starbucks gift card to leave a good review.

This Preschool is amazing I have all 3 of my children enrolled; ages 7years 3years and 7 months. I couldn’t be more pleased with the staff and the fact that you can watch your child on video any time of day from all different rooms :) I have tried two other daycares prior and this blew my expectations out of the water. WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND! :D

My son has been going to little ranch since he was 2. It was the best decision I’ve ever made! The staff is wonderful and caring! The programs are amazing for each age level, and the staff really pays attention to each and every child’s educational and social development! My son is now in Pre Kindergarten and thriving! I have no doubt he will be fully prepared for elementary school! Thank you staff at Little Ranch!

We have been coming to the Little Ranch for several months. Everyone here gives my son lots of love and affection. Every week we get his art projects and he love Nala who is the pot belly pig mascott. Teachers and staff have gone out of their way to help this working mom even when I run a little late, there is always someone engaged with my kiddo and he feels safe and loved.