Friendship Learning Center

I can’t speak for a bio parent, but as a black foster parent that had black foster children at this daycare- this is not a daycare to use for foster children! They are not trauma-informed and do not seem to be aware of how to manage behaviors that stem from trauma. Also, be careful not to pull up with your music too loud for their preferences - it’ll become a “safety concern” and a false accusation that music was so loud that it shook their building (which was impossible from a Toyota corolla with dealer standard speakers). Another concern as a foster parent was reporting such concerns to a caseworker without once addressing them with the foster parent. Sign up here at your own risk, but I don’t plan to put another foster child here ever again. It was constant behavior reports and issues for children who had been at a previous daycare with not one single issue ever.

I absolutely love Friendship Learning Center. My kids went to FLC and really enjoyed their time there. Kasandra, the owner does an amazing job keeping up with everything going on and ensures a safe and fun environment for the kids. I liked that the school was highly communicative and responsive when I had questions.

My initial experience with the learning center was excellent, two of my older children matriculated through the program and I thought my youngest would as well. Until recently.... I was called because my 4-year-old son had thrown up. I got there within 10 minutes. When I entered the classroom, I was told that he was getting cleaned up in their bathroom, so I walked over and immediately felt something off because of the tone of the teacher's voice. Her back was to me while she was assisting my son in changing his cloths, so she didn't realize I was there. The tone of her voice caused me to stop and listen to what she was saying to my son. She was scolding him because she had to help him with changing his cloths, telling him that he would not be able to go to a normal class amongst other things. My heart dropped because immediately I knew that this was not a person that should be around kids, her tone and lack of empathy or compassion was evident. After I listened in for a while I interrupted her and ask her what she was saying to him, she was obviously surprised because she didn't realize I was standing there, so I preceded to tell her what she said, and her only response was that she didn't say "normal" instead she said "another". Which was a lie. I immediately grabbed my son and all of his belongings because I knew I would never let him return to that class. What was even more disturbing was when we were leaving, she changed her tone with him as if she want not just speaking down to him a few seconds, which allowed me to see that her behavior in public with the kids did not align with her behavior in private. Unfortunately, this was not the first incident where I saw her be aggressive towards one of her students. Upon leaving I spoke with the director about what had just taken place and told her that I would be withdrawing my son for the school. When she called me to check in, she said that the teacher informed her that she didn't say what I told her that she said, and that the assistant teacher also confirmed this. This was another confirmation that it was wise to take him out because that teacher was nowhere around when the conversation was taking place, and because they don't have any camera's they wouldn't be able to confirm or deny it. But the fact that the assistant teach would LIE on behalf of the other let me know that the interest of the children is not their top priority, which is an unsafe environment for all kids. It is hard for me to believe that no one in the facility has never observed this type of behavior from this teacher which means that they align with her philosophy on how to care for children or have turned a blind eye for the sake of keeping a classroom open. I only decided to write this because of the other children in her classroom. I work with children and know what it means to cultivate an environment where children are thriving not just surviving under a harsh teacher. So, if you are considering this learning center, I would not recommend you send your children here, especially if they are not a place where they communicate how they are being treated in the classroom.

So thankful for FLC taking care of our little girl! She absolutely loves her school! She is learning and thriving. The staff is caring and kind. We always feel welcomed and are just really thankful and blessed we got a spot this year!! Thank you all!

Well, honestly, I don't think I could be any happier with the way both my daughter and I are treated (and pampered) here. It's simply amazing how everyone, all the time, somehow manages to make sure not only that my 2 year old feels comfortable and safe, but they also make me, as a parent, feel completely confident that leaving my baby here every day while I go work is definitely the best option. From the very first contact, with Kasandra and Kathie (yes, I do call them by their first names, because that's how close we have become after how cute and approachable they are!), to my day to day interactions with Dinora, (also cute and sweet as ever!) I can say that there's no other place and, certainly, no other people I would trust or want to take care of my child while I am not able to do it myself. So, girls, from the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU! Thank you for being the AWESOME humans you are and thank you for the fantastic work that you do! THANK YOU! :)