Merced KinderCare

I happened upon the KinderCare on Merced one day in an effort to find a loving, CLEAN, and curriculum based child care for my 13month old daughter. Many of the schools have a very clinic and truly sad feeling environment but this was certainly not my experience here1111 Amanda (assistant director), Carrie (the director), and miss Kathryn and miss Lauren all gave my princess a warm well and I decided to enroll my daughter in their program.
I did not experience the smell of urine as described by other posts, but im sure its to be expected as it is a facility filled with children being potty trained. The director and assistant director seemed truly concerned with making sure the my daughter and I were satisfied and fulfilled with her experience there. MY daughter will be in the infant room as she has not transitioned to walking yet (she is so close). Her first day is on Monday and I will continue to post about our experience to reflect my experiences as placing your most precious assess in someone else’s hands can be a truly scary and nerve racking decision.
To be continued…

I am a new hire here at this site and I want to state it has been the BEST experience for me! The staff are all professional, caring and dedicated to their familes, children and one another. We work together as team players to deliver the best quality care! I highly recommend anyone to enroll their children with us or work here. Pam, the Director is very commited to her families and fun to work with, I enjoy coming to work everyday!

We had a horrible experience with this daycare. My son was potty trained and never had accidents, but for some reason when he was at school he would always wet his pants. He said the teacher would get mad when she had to take him to the restroom.
We final pulled him out when he told us the teacher would squeeze his hand very hard when she would get mad or frustrated. I understand that 3 and 4 year old children can be difficult, but if you don’t have the patience get a new job.
I complained to the facility, but I’m sure nothing was done. I would not recommend that anyone leave their children here.

its the best of the best. I would totally recommend this school to everyone that has infants or toddlers

My daughter has been with Kindercare since she was 6 weeks old. I have to say she has received quality care from both locations she has attended. She was at the via verde location first. Any issue has been resolved quickly and effectively. This location is bigger with more students in all (same teacher to student ratio as in most places) my only complaint would be that Some of the other parents at this location can be a little ghetto compared to via verde since there are more low income and subsidized families here. Parking gets crowded too.

I took a tour through the facility (which I think is generally nice) and listened to the presentation given by the director’s assistant. There are a couple of positive aspects about the facility however the negative aspects significantly outweigh the positive aspects.
Positives– decent amount of toys and materials
Negatives
— staff: student ratio
— I got the used car sales (wo)man vibe from the assistant (information is good but I believe the program should sell itself
— I was provided with the «local competitors» to compare services .the only thing is the local competitors binders has a few companies with little information about the companies (I realize they may not want people going to their competitors but if you offer a binder with the intention that «our company is better than theirs» adequate information should be provided
–the biggest complaint that I have is after listening to the assistant’s spiel about how great the company is I informed her that I went to KinderCare on Lark Ellen and was offered a free day to try the service. I also explained that the classroom that my son was in has a distinct urine smell. The assistant then offered me a free day at the W Merced center due to the experience at the previous center. I called back a couple of weeks later to inquire about the free day and was told by the same assistant that because I used a free day at Nogales location I would not be able to try the service at the W Merced location. When I reminder her of the discussion and the fact that I went to the Lark Ellen location she insisted it was the Nogales session.
I’m not sure if they think parents are just trying to get free days but it’s unprofessional to make an offer and change your mind. I’m considering contacting the corporate office to let them know my experience at KinderCare.