The Little Country Schoolhouse

We are a military family with dual working parents. I showed up to LCSH with a shy 3 yr old daughter enamored by their playgrounds, staff, and extra curricular activities. The teachers became like family, the administrators dear friends, and my daughter flourished through it all. She's not so shy anymore. I never had tears with drop offs and sometimes got in trouble for picking her up too early. I would do kindergarten here if the military wasn't moving us. We love LCSH! Highly recommended!

I do not recommend Little Country Schoolhouse. The toddler room is chaotic. They do not have a consistent teacher for the classroom. Multiple children have been bitten and their only response is that it is a phase at this age group. They supposedly have a "biting" policy and I suspect they don't follow it. Especially since I spoke with another parent in the same class and their child had been bitten and scratched 4 times as well. This parent was just as frustrated and spoke to the office ladies (which they said they were monitoring the room), but this mom didn’t have any other options because there is no availability elsewhere.



I had to email the director multiple times to express my concerns of not being notified of a bite and also trying to be forced to sign a form saying my child was the “biter”. Once I expressed my concerns about my child being bitten, the director informed me that we had different philosophies and perhaps that I should withdraw my child due to the fact that I wanted the “biter” separated and closely monitored when around my child due to the fact that she had been bitten multiple times. She even said that I was lucky that my child was not the “biter” because the other parent had to have their child suspended for 3 days. I find it very difficult to feel lucky, especially since my child was the one coming home with bruises. She was bit so hard that she had a bruise for 3 days and she was wearing a sweater the day she was bitten.



The director did release me of my 4 week notice contract, but I had to inform her of my decision within that day. I suspect she wanted me to inform her of my decision within the day, so I wouldn't have time to look for other childcare. (Knowing that all reasonable day care centers are booked solid with no openings).



Little did she know that I already had our name on a waiting list ever since my child moved up to the toddler room. I am so thankful I was able to remove my child from this childcare center.



I feel sorry for those parents who feel stuck, because they have to work and they don't have any other options. I know for a fact there is at least one other parent that doesn't feel 100% safe leaving their little one in that room. Don’t send your toddler to this daycare unless you are okay with not knowing if your child will be bitten because it is a phase at that age group.