Creative Childcare Academy and Camp

I have found this daycare center to be outstanding. I have had children attend here since they opened. In fact, we were one of the first families to register to this school. Our children love going there and we have never had any issues. The tuition prices have stayed affordable for us, so we are happy too.

This is not a the place you send your child to the owner is fake and the co-owner they will smile in your face and they are not about their word. The children are served basically the same thing everyday with water down apple juice. Some of the employee's ate rude the owner mrs.B knows nothing about childcare all she's does is regulate and throw out demand's I've had a friend that's sent her child there and has came home plenty of time not having knowledge of anything her child has came home with red marks and stracthes on her back. Its just horrible all around but of coarse they will smile in your face at first like everything's ok when the whole day the child learns nothing. .

Being a working mom is hard! Finding people to leave you children with is even harder! We decided to leave an in-home daycare and look into some of the local centers in the area. I received two recommendations for Creative Childcare from people I commute with. From the first phone call, to my tour of the facility, and the days up to my girls starting, I knew I had made the right decision. I have one child in the school age room and another in the toddlers. My 8 year old loves it there! She started with the summer camp, which was filled with fun activities every day of the week, and now does the aftercare program during the school year. The teacher in that classroom is awesome. The amount of time they spend on art projects and creative things is amazing! My daughter absolutely loves everything they do there and I am floored by the projects and activities they have! In fact, she was sad we went to the beach during the summer because she missed a week of camp. That definitely has to mean something! My youngest daughter started off in the infant room. The teacher at the time was wonderful. I could tell how much she loved my daughter and how much pride she took in making sure my daughter was happy. My daughter is now in the toddler side and we love that! She is not walking yet, but they work with her every day to practice. The children do the cutest art projects and I am excited every evening to go in the room and see what they have done. The teachers are amazing and I can see how much they love my daughter and I enjoy talking with them every evening and finding out how the day went for her. The daycare manager is so sweet! She is always there to answer any of my questions or my concerns. She truly cares that not only your children are happy, but the parents are happy too. I enjoy seeing her every evening when I pick my girls up! The owners are kind and always welcome you with a smile. It's truly a great place and they all work hard at what they do. They provide exceptional care and love for each child. I am so glad I found this place and feel more like it’s a family and not just a daycare! Each day I know my girls are safe and happy and that's what matters the most to me!

BEWARE OF THIS DAYCARE!!! Before I go through my experience with them, please take a minute to review the following inspection websites that have found numerous violations on them and then compare them to the surrounding daycares in the area and you will see why they have such low prices and low enrollment. Also check out the reviews and violations on their other center in Tidewater and you will see that they are consistent with their low standards across the board.



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As far as our experience goes it was horrible. My wife and I were lured in by their low prices and small class sizes. After having our 3 year old son in their care we decided to pull him out after 2 weeks and put him in a more expensive and responsible day care. One day when we went to pick him up they had just come in from the outdoors, and all the kids faces were beat red because it was about 12 degrees outside. This was the first red flag, then another day we came to pick him up he was outside playing with a gate trying to leave and the daycare didn’t seem to mind. Every time we go there the caregivers all look disengaged like they would rather be anywhere but there. The saddest thing about it was that he used to come home singing songs and talking about all of the things he learned but after being at this place for a week all he knew was how to say “no” and “I don’t want to”. So we decided to tell them on a Friday that he would not be returning the following week. They to this day have never asked why. All they wanted to ask for was money from us because we didn’t give them two weeks notice. They were more concerned with making money for care that our son wasn’t even there for then to know why parents are leaving them for better daycare. All they care about is money and not the kids they are supposed to care for. If you are considering using their services I would strongly recommend that you spend the extra $20-$30 a week somewhere else for your kid’s safety.