I was absolutely disgusted with how I was treated at this daycare. First of all the name Sweetland is the name of a grocery store chain in southern states. I scheduled an appointment to tour the daycare with my daughter. As I was about to ring the doorbell a father of a toddler let me in. No staff was around at all. I sat waiting for 20 minutes before a man with an Eastern European accent asked me what I wanted. He was very rude and then ran off leaving me waiting again. Finally a woman with an Eastern European accent came out to take me for a tour. During this time a prospective employee showed up. My daughter and I were dumped off at tiny little plastic tables to sit and wait.
There was a lot of yelling and screaming while the after school students ate snacks. Two teenage girls could not control 50 kids. The 2-3 year old classroom had a 2 year old boy climbing over dividers while his teacher was trying to write on a clipboard. There must have been 60 broken toys on top of a bookshelf. After I waited yet another 30 minutes the man who cannot speak English came back and told me I could not walk around and had to sit. Let me see I had been sitting with my daughter for over an hour. Yes, it is clean but that is because everything is brand new. There are 2 window in the whole building because it was once a storage facility where tractor trailers pull up. Do you want your child to be kidnapped? Anyone can just walk in. The owners didn't look at their cameras seeing me sit there? What happens if your child gets injured? The video footage will disappear!
My impression is that the most important thing here is the almighty dollar. If you barely speak English and you don't speak Spanish then why do you own a daycare in this part of Philadelphia? Oh, let's see! It is easy money because it is right behind a school. Guaranteed pay via the government and money for food! Find a better place to send your child!
Sweetlands Childcare Reviews
I was absolutely disgusted with how I was treated at this daycare. First of all the name Sweetland is the name of a grocery store chain in southern states. I scheduled an appointment to tour the daycare with my daughter. As I was about to ring the doorbell a father of a toddler let me in. No staff was around at all. I sat waiting for 20 minutes before a man with an Eastern European accent asked me what I wanted. He was very rude and then ran off leaving me waiting again. Finally a woman with an Eastern European accent came out to take me for a tour. During this time a prospective employee showed up. My daughter and I were dumped off at tiny little plastic tables to sit and wait.
There was a lot of yelling and screaming while the after school students ate snacks. Two teenage girls could not control 50 kids. The 2-3 year old classroom had a 2 year old boy climbing over dividers while his teacher was trying to write on a clipboard. There must have been 60 broken toys on top of a bookshelf. After I waited yet another 30 minutes the man who cannot speak English came back and told me I could not walk around and had to sit. Let me see I had been sitting with my daughter for over an hour. Yes, it is clean but that is because everything is brand new. There are 2 window in the whole building because it was once a storage facility where tractor trailers pull up. Do you want your child to be kidnapped? Anyone can just walk in. The owners didn't look at their cameras seeing me sit there? What happens if your child gets injured? The video footage will disappear!
My impression is that the most important thing here is the almighty dollar. If you barely speak English and you don't speak Spanish then why do you own a daycare in this part of Philadelphia? Oh, let's see! It is easy money because it is right behind a school. Guaranteed pay via the government and money for food! Find a better place to send your child!