BrightPath Elmer

Reviews

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  Amber Rieck

  Feb 22, 2026
  1.0
  After being with this daycare for 4 years and sending 3 of our children, under the previous owners as Firm Foundations. We made the decision to withdraw our daughter from this daycare due to serious concerns with leadership integrity and professionalism once the new company Bright Path took over. We were informed that the former assistant director — who is now the director — yelled at our child and told her to “shut up.” When we brought this to administration’s attention, instead of accountability, we were met with denial and clear attempts to dismiss and downplay the situation. She admitted to saying something inappropriate just not to “our child”. The behavior that followed was even more concerning. When my husband called to speak directly with the assistant director about the incident, staff members told him she was not there — despite her vehicle being present. We later learned she was inside the building and avoiding the conversation. That level of unprofessionalism and avoidance speaks volumes. When it comes to the safety and emotional well-being of children, honesty and accountability are not optional. Leadership sets the standard for the entire facility. If concerns about how a child is treated are met with denial, evasion, and what appeared to be deliberate avoidance, that is a serious red flag. We expect transparency and integrity from anyone entrusted with our child. Unfortunately, that was not our experience here.
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  Casey Trusdell

  Jan 13, 2026
  1.0
  We absolutely LOVED it at firm foundations we had my son there for a year and it was amazing! Expensive- but worth every penny. Then bright path brought it and it went to hell. Staff were unhappy, it was impossible to get any answers from billing or management- they told us they would allow us to go Part time but then refused to give the director (loved her) an answer or a price after 1 month of waiting we had to pull him out bc we couldn’t wait any longer. So sad when a small Town daycare gets brought out by a big company :(
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  Alaina Dehaan

  Nov 18, 2025
  1.0
  AWFUL. My daughter was there for more than two years - great. Changed owners and became HELL. We gave both written and verbal notices about our daughter not going to this daycare starting September 2025. I am also a veteran and was told COUNTLESS times by the new director she has no control over billing and to contact billing . She told us to short pay and would be fine. MONTHS later they send me to collections for September for the month my kid was not even there ! And for the charges they told me not to pay! They are crooks