Debbie S
Since new management has arrived this center has really gone downhill. Teachers and teacher assistants come and go. My daughter strangely only cough and sneezes at this site. I was very dissatisfied with how the acting director followed up. There were no answers or no suggestions. I asked about the building's safety inspections and she immediately turned hostile. I didnt let my daughter return (of course I still paid) until I was able to speak to the person over her face to face. The director above her told me there has been carpet cleaning and "construction" going on to pass inspections. RED FLAG!! Why not a tell a parent this? Especially one who has a child with a weak immune system. We came to the agreement for a "special log" to be put in place. I was shocked when I seen this log and so might've other parents bc it was and STILL is on display for everyone to see. There was no time put into this log. Every week I cringe looking at it, it goes as follows "Time's running nose:_____ Time's coughing:_____ Time's sneezing:____" smh I thought it was TIMES, guess I dont know anything. Also I received a letter Today, August 22, 2017 stating that I've been receiving a "infant special rate" and effective August 21, 2017 (WHICH WAS YESTERDAY) I will be paying a entirely new fee. I wouldnt mind paying this new fee if it was up to par. Unfortunately, my daughter will continue to attend this place until I can find a new second home for her. I trust her teachers however I DO NOT TRUST THIS NEW MONEY HUNGRY MANAGEMENT. There was no newsletter stating there would be new management and for some reason these directors feels the need to put their birthday on the monthly tuition calendar. I can go and on about the red flags going on here.... unfortunately.
Little Stars Child Development Center
We Warmly Welcome You & Your Child To Little Stars Child Development Center!
Our mission is to provide the best care and education for your child in... a loving, nurturing, healthy, and safe environment. We believe that guidance by skilled trained teachers and caregivers promotes your child's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development. Our age appropriate programs encourage imagination and a natural love of learning. Carefully selected learning materials and our trained staff combined to enhance children's skills, and help each child develop social and cognitive abilities through guided learning experiences.
It is our daily mission to have a positive impact on the life of each child that attends Little Stars Child Development Center. Little Stars Child Development Center promotes a schematic design, which incorporates self-discovery connections amongst diverse families to provide real life experiences through providing a diverse curriculum to meet the needs of all children. The fundamental part of this curriculum enhances the uniqueness of each child and family within the center.
About Us – Little Stars Child Development Center
Affordable daycare for your child. Learn more about our evening, night & weekend program.
Little Stars Child Development Center is a child care in Suitland Maryland facility which includes Infant care, Toddler care, Preschool, and Before and After Care classrooms. We have constructed our facilities using environmentally friendly furniture and materials obtained from companies utilizing ecologically friendly methods to produce the most non-toxic and pesticide free products. Our environment is spacious, inviting, beautiful, and well thought out to incorporate a design that promotes learning, self-discovery, nurturing, and the overall health and safety of each and every child enrolled in our program. In addition, our child care in Suitland, Maryland promotes real life experiences while incorporating the customs, languages, values, food & lifestyles that are shared among the diverse families all over the world. The importance of diversity is reflected as a fundamental part of the curriculum, promoting the uniqueness of each child & family within our center and in the world.
Our Facility
Preschool
We use the Creative Curriculum while employing some of the influences and techniques of Maria Montessori and Reggio Emilia, Italy. We believe that children learn by doing and exploring in an environment where they feel nurtured and encouraged to strive for excellence and be who they want to be. Learning isn’t just repeating what someone else says; it requires active thinking and experimenting to find out how things work and to learn firsthand about the world we live in.
The activities we plan for children, the way we organize the environment, select toys and materials, plan the daily schedule, and talk with children, are all designed to accomplish the goals of our curriculum and give your child a successful start in school.
Our Efforts
Going Green/Eco Healthy Child Care
OEC created the Eco-Healthy Child Care® program in 2005 to support child care providers in creating child care settings that are as environmentally healthy as possible. The program allows parents to choose child care facilities that are committed to creating a safer, healthier environment for children to learn and grow.
Reggio Emilia & Montessori
The Reggio Emilia approach to teaching young children puts emphasis on the natural development of children as well as the close relationships that they share with their environment at the center of its philosophy. Alongside this approach, Montessori is characterized by an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child’s natural psychological development, as well as technological advancements in society. We incorporate these techniques into our curriculum in order to cultivate the most effective learning environment possible.
