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So thankful I found PCA Lindsay!

After being a stay at home mom for 2 years, my husband and I discusses and decided it was time to go back to work and find a daycare for our son. We had a vision of the care we were looking for, for our son, so then began the research. I looked around for a few months, reading reviews, visiting schools, and nothing quite fit the bill. I was honestly, genuinely nervous I wasn’t going to find anywhere for my son and was going to be a SAHP until he started grade school. The last appointment I had made to tour a school changed everything. I was so happy and pleased with everything PCA had to offer – the wonderful and caring staff, the beautiful and clean facility, the amazing playground, classroom windows with natural light!! I literally cried when I took my initial tour and immediately called my husband and said, “THIS WAS THE PLACE.” I was lucky enough to get (I think) one of the last spots in the classroom for his age group, and he was able to start almost immediately.

The school provides meals to our son, which has opened his tastebuds to things he might not eat at home; he loves all the enrichment activities, he loves his friends and his teachers. I love the pace of mind I get from the app and the notifications/pictures I get throughout the day. But the biggest kicker of all is how excited he gets when we turn into the parking lot – I hear a big gasp of excitement when he sees his school and he knows he gets to go play with his friends and teachers. Some days he literally doesn’t want to leave. Everyone at the school is amazing. Everyone pitches in to help with a smile. A BIG shoutout to Miss Brianna for our initial start and assisting with the new transition, Miss Cierra for continuing the process, and everyone else in between. I don’t think I can say enough good things about this school – they truly feel like family and friends.

I am writing this filled with sadness and disappointment regarding the recent events at the school. Initially, my son was genuinely excited about attending this school, but now he cries every morning when I drop him off. It breaks my heart to see him feeling this way.

Over time, I have had to report several teachers and bring to your attention their mistreatment of children in toddler classes A and B. Unfortunately, on 7/18, my worst fears were confirmed when I witnessed a teacher, whom I had previously reported issues about, forcefully pulling my son to the ground by his arm. I am now left with no choice but to believe that my son is being retaliated against and bullied.

It is evident that this particular teacher lacks the necessary emotional intelligence, care, and empathy required to work with toddlers. The apathy displayed is disheartening, and it deeply concerns me about the welfare and well-being of all the children under their care.

I must admit that I initially had rave reviews about this school, but due to several unexplained incidents and ongoing issues with this specific teacher, I feel compelled to share my honest review. My son is such a sweet and caring child, and witnessing him being treated in such a manner brought tears to my eyes.

I want to emphasize that I am taking this matter seriously, and I am reporting it to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). It is my duty as a parent to ensure that my child is safe and treated with the respect and kindness he deserves.

I am also sharing this experience with other parents who may want to be more attentive to what is happening in the presence of certain teachers. Every child deserves to feel safe and loved.

No child should endure such mistreatment

We are so grateful for PCA. We’ve loved seeing our son develop such strong bonds with Ms. Jazmine, who is so sweet and somehow knows just the way to soothe every baby in her care, and Ms. Diana, who is such a wonderful person and has helped our son transition through separation anxiety with so much love. You can tell she genuinely cares for her students, and even though our boy has moved up from her class, we still stop in to visit her because he loves her so much. She always greets him with a hug and a smile.

As we’ve moved up to Toddler A, we continue to be amazed by the number of new things our son is learning from Miss Aubri, Miss Julie, and Miss Chandler in Toddler A and B. We’re trying to learn more sign language ourselves because he seems to enjoy it so much, and he comes home trying to say new words every week. It was a tough decision for us to enroll him in care instead of finding a way to stay home with him, but the older he gets, the more grateful we are that we made that choice as we see all of the activities he gets to participate in. We get comprehensive daily updates from the staff and they give great feedback on what our son does and how we can help make his experience at school better. The front office staff is friendly every morning when we come in, and Ms. Caitlin and Ms. Ariane are very accommodating and responsive when we have questions, concerns, or need to make a change.

It is tough to find places where you feel confident your child will be taken care of, but we feel that confidence at PCA. We really enjoy the programs, enjoy being a part of the PCA family, and are excited to see what our son will learn next!