Waterford, CT
Ballestrini's Childcare Center

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
THis child care center is amazing the teachers are soo patient with the children and very loving!

Parent #2
I would not recommend this Child Care Center to any parent. I placed my child into this Day Care Center when she was almost 2 years old. For her age, she communicated very well, she was almost potty trained and played well with others. On the very first day, I got a phone call from the center that she had been bitten on her back. When i picked her up, she had a huge welt on her lower back from another child's teeth! On the second day, I got another phone call that she had been bitten again on her FACE! Now, she gets bitten once, shame on the other child. Bitten twice, and its shame on the teachers in the room! Especially allowing a child to bite someone on their face. She had a big bruise on her cheek from this child's teeth. I could tell you how many teeth this child had by looking at my daughter's face. It was aweful. Not to mention that every day, I'd drop her off with one teacher and pick her up from another teacher whom couldn't tell me about my daughter's day at all. The lunches that i'd send her there with would come home with us entirely untouched at the end of the day and every day, she'd come home in tears, totally hysterical. The tuiton was too high for the quality of care (or lack there of) that my child was receiving. I was very disatisfied with this Center and pulled her from their program within 6 days. Find someplace else to place your child if you need day care.

Parent #3
Be cautious... I pulled my child from their care, for the inadequate overseeing of my child, and not only lost my $400 deposit, but when complained about the treatment of my child, was treated very poorly myself, on top of it.

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