McCandless KinderCare

Reviews

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  nate powers

  Feb 1, 2026
  1.0
  DO NOT ENROLL YOUR FAMILY HERE Our daughter started KinderCare McCandless shortly after birth in 2024. At the beginning of our attendance, we had little issues. She then transitioned from Infants to Toddler rooms. Shortly after transitioning into the toddler room, she was bitten several times to include her shoulder, wrist, arm and even the corner of her eye. Each incident left my daughter with visible teeth marks on her skin which were documented by photographs from the daycare center. When asked why our daughter was being bitten as much and if the other child was being addressed, we were told they were handling it. Our daughter was not walking yet and our concern was that she was a sitting target for this other child to bite at whims notice. With two teachers being present in these rooms, how was our daughter being attacked this much in close succession? Through our time at this location, we went through NUMEROUS teachers due to a high staff turn over. It was abundantly clear that the management was a prime factor in this area. Either teachers were not being managed, applicants were not aware of the pay situation or simply saw something behind the curtains that made them leave within a short stay. On top of this all, this center seems to constantly ask for volunteers to keep your child at home. We work in fields that do not allow us to simply call off work because our daycare center can't figure out their staffing issue. Friends from multiple other daycare centers were horrified by the number of times we have received requests to keep our child home for a discounted rate. That discounted rate does not account for the loss in pay due to calling off work. Since we have been at KinderCare McCandless, we have received requests OVER 24 TIMES. More recently from 8/25 to present, they requested over 19 times alone, with November and December being once a week! There is no excuse at this point. They simply CAN NOT manage their facility and as this has been an ongoing issue, its clear it remains to be a management issue. Put bluntly, DO NOT rely on this facility to be a consistent childcare option for your family. The amount of money you'll spend for them to constantly ask for volunteers to keep your child at home last minute is simply not worth it. Our family is beyond excited to move to another daycare facility who are absolutely disgusted and appalled by the issues we have raised.
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  Grace Wu

  May 9, 2025
  5.0
  We are absolutely delighted by this wonderful place, which offers a clean and nurturing environment for our child. The staff and teachers are incredibly patient and attentive, ensuring that each child feels valued in the classroom. Every season, they host a variety of engaging activities after school, and our child eagerly participates, always bursting with joy and excitement. It fills our hearts with happiness to witness our child learn and flourish within this loving community, and we look forward to many more delightful moments ahead!
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  Seth Ross

  Feb 1, 2023
  5.0
  The teachers and staff here are fantastic! They are all so friendly and genuinely love children. This school is not an old building renovated into a school, it was built to be a daycare school, and it was just built. So it is set up with lots of light, very clean, great flow and has a large indoor gym for the kids to play during cold or rainy days!
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  Andrea Strunk

  Feb 1, 2023
  5.0
  We are so happy with Kindercare McCandless! Our daughter loves attending school there and is really thriving making new friends and learning new and exciting things. The teachers and staff are wonderful with the children and are always available to the parents for questions or to talk about anything at anytime. Look no further than Kindercare McCandless! You will not be disappointed.
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  Zack Jenkins

  Jan 30, 2023
  5.0
  Our little one loves her teachers! We have great communication, frequent art projects, and even soccar on a weekly basis. I plan on enrolling our next kid ASAP!

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