Kiddie Academy of Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

While this Kiddie Academy location may initially appear to be a great place to send your child, I would give it serious pause before you commit and sign a contract. My wife and I initially enrolled our daughter in June 2017 and paid upwards of $900 in advance tuition as a nonrefundable deposit. In the end we did not allow her to attend Kiddie Academy, and had to forfeit the money we paid up front as a result. The center director refused to refund us any money. We also emailed both owners (Sonya and Joseph Haikal) who chose to simply ignore our emails rather than even providing a reply. Hardly professional behavior in my opinion. So, we did not recoup our cost, which we understand is a contractual issue, but nonetheless decided it was worth the monetary expense to ensure our daughter had quality daycare and supervision.

After the enrollment, but before our daughter actually began attending, we were given access to the security camera system Kiddie Academy provides all parents. Upon reviewing daily video of the classroom we were unhappy with what we saw based on the quality of care this location provides. The office representatives, all of whom are very nice and professional, present this as an educational and interactive daycare. However, it is just an expensive babysitting service. Most of the teachers we observed did not interact with the children and choose to sit on the floor and allow the kids to freely wander about the room. One teacher we observed did not move from her seat on against the wall for over 40 minutes, all while kids wandered around without any interaction or the proactive activities promised by the brochure (we have screenshots to prove it). Other times children appeared to be off playing by themselves while teachers talked amongst themselves or were on their phones. We also observed generally unsanitary conditions in which kids were fed crackers directly off the table top by a teacher who used her bare hands to scoop the crackers out of the box. Overall it’s a fairly sad environment for any kid, especially when you consider how much it costs.

Furthermore, on the Friday before my daughter was due to start attending we visited her room to stock it with the necessary supplies. Two children were present with extremely runny noses which had not been tended to by the only teacher on duty. Needless to say, two days later my daughter became sick with a cold, after having been at the center and interacted with those kids for 15 minutes! It’s a certainty kids will get sick in daycare, but apparently Kiddie Academy’s policy is that they don’t send kids home unless they have a high fever. I would say that your child attends Kiddie Academy Huntington Beach you can fully expect for them to be quite ill very quickly and very often.

So, if you are considering Kiddie Academy Huntington Beach I would recommend you thoroughly review this location before contractually committing to enroll your child. Perhaps try to view the camera system a few days before signing any documents. If they won’t allow this, I would use caution – I believe part of their business model and overall profit is to get your money before you can realize the true level of quality behind the care they provide.

I absolutely love Kiddie Academy! They took both of my girls when my youngest was exactly 6 weeks old and my oldest 18 months. I was transitioning back to work after being a stay at home mom and the staff made it sooooo much easier. Always open to telling me how the girls day was and showing me their arts and crafts they would make. I loved how the teachers actually get down on the floor and read and play with the kids. My kids were always clean and because of Kiddie Academy my oldest loves all foods including broccoli. 🙂 I can’t say enough great things about Ms Alex, Ms Stacy,( they potty trained my 18 month old) Ms Samantha and Ms Kelly! Just a few of our favorite teachers. Thank you Kiddie Academy!

My daughter has been going to Kiddie Academy HB since April of 2015. I absolutely love the teachers and the owners. They are helping raise my child while I am working and I never have to worry about her. She loves going to school everyday too. My daughter is also learning so much because Kiddie Academy places much emphasis on learning and development. I couldn’t be happier and more relieved that I found quality daycare in a loving environment. If you are looking for excellent daycare, do yourself and your family a favor and tour the beautiful facility.