Stefko Child Care

Had it not been for the wounds, and my three-year-old daughter's ability to give a full report on how her day went, I would not have known she was watching Handy Manny on her preschool teacher's laptop or that she'd been attacked by an older boy 3 times within a 3-week period, as staff never documented the incidents, ever; nor were the incidents reported to me unless I asked about them. She wa█████ across the face with a toy her first week, had her hand stomped on the second week, which left an open wound on her finger, and was scratched on the arm the third week. There was persistent bullying by this child as well, though no physical harm was involved during these occasions. I disenrolled my daughter after she returned home with her third unreported wound, but I kept my two-year-old son enrolled, foolishly assuming the older boy that he would have no interaction with was the problem. I mean, it had to be an honest mistake when, on my son's 3rd day, I received a call while at work from his teacher claiming he had a temperature of 104, only to learn 20 minutes later at ExpressCARE that he had a temperature of 98.5. But a line was crossed when I picked up my son to find a lump at the top and front of his head and scrapes across his face on May 1st. The incident report, or "Boo Boo Report," simply stated my son fell on the playground at 3:50, or 4:50; the time on the incident report is illegible, as there is a 3 over the 4, or a 4 over the 3. The lump at the top of his head clearly indicated he fell off of something and onto his head, and it goes without saying, a lack of supervision. My son's pediatrician said over the phone we should have been notified immediately and taken him to the emergency room for a CT scan to detect possible concussion, but at that point we could only observe for vomiting, dizziness, or loss of consciousness. I immediately disenrolled him, too. My wife and I truly tried to be understanding, as the center opened on the 9th of April, 2018, and we expected mistakes to be made. But, 5 incidents/occurrences that we know of in four weeks are not mistakes - it's negligence. When we took our tour of Stefko Day Care prior to enrollment, the center director pitched a Montessori-based curriculum. What we received instead is a daughter who is now regularly wetting her bed and having night terrors and a son my wife cannot look at without crying.