Kindercare Learning Center

33788 Yucaipa Boulevard

Yucaipa, CA 92399

6 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK-7
Type

private

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 12, 2018

Horrible horrible horrible corporation and director. I had to pull my children immediately and my son often asks me to make sure I'm not taking him back to his old class.
Submitted by parent on August 09, 2010

We removed our child from the private K in 2010 to enroll him in public school because it was clear he was receiving much less than the facility promised, what we paid for, or what he would need to succeed. Once in the public school system, the deficiencies of KinderCare s curriculum became more than obvious. While KC s kids did letter books for the entire year, the public school kids were reading, doing science, social studies and more complex math. Although my son has made great strides at overcoming our giant mistake of keeping him at KC, my son will be going into the first grade below average according to his kindergarten teacher. She only recommended he proceed because he has the intelligence to catch up eventually. I wonder everyday what kind of long-term damage has been done by my mistake of leaving him in this school as long as I did.
Submitted by parent on August 08, 2010

My child attended this K, and our issue was that the school made claims that turned out to be false, and these claims were the basis of us selecting KinderCare over FREE public school. They claimed that there is 6 hours of Learning Time (directly stated on multiple flyers). I don't think that a 2.5 hour nap, snack, playground, or hand washing qualify for learning time. Also, every time I would pick up my child during the 'Kindergarten schedule' they were NEVER doing what the schedule indicated that they should be doing. My thinking was that it had to be equal or better education with 6 hours of learning time and the smaller teacher to child ratio, but once I started to make surprise visits, I questioned whether they were even receiving the instruction time of a public school. They also claimed to be aligned with public school curriculum & weren't.
Submitted by parent on August 07, 2010

I am also a parent of a child previously enrolled in this same KC's Kindergarten program and agree with the first comment. My child was reported to be "exceeding expecations" on all three report cards during the year, yet tested average to below average on the non-Kindercare readiness exams. It's my responsbility as a parent to deal with that, but the comment posted below is clearly a personal attack rather than a review of the school and therefore has no merit on this site. Fact is, the facility itself is nice, and when it opened was a place that fulfilled it's promise. However it has steadily declined because of increased focus on the almighty dollar and decreased attention to the educational well-being of the children. It is unfortunate, because there are well-meaining teachers at that facility, but they have left over time due to the suffocating atmophere that has developed.
Submitted by other on July 28, 2010

if your child graduated this year from Kindercare they would not be in public school yet so how can they be severely behind. sounds like you need to spend more time studying with your child and less time writing letters and gossiping. All children learn at different rates and your child might need extra help
Submitted by parent on June 20, 2010

Many of the children formerly enrolled in the Yucaipa KinderCare Kindergarten curriculum have been found to be severely behind when placed in a public school environment. When tested by an independent source the remaining 8 children (decreased from a total of 18 at the start of the year) as a whole tested at a barely average to below average level; certainly not what you would expect from a private kindergarten that you pay over $200 a week to attend. Center and District management have been completely ineffective in instituting changes in curriculum after numerous requests from various parents. The teachers seem to truly care for their students but receive no support from management as a result morale is low and the turnover is high. PLEASE do not consider KinderCare in Yucaipa as a viable option to the public school system.