MU
Melanie Urizar
Dec 17, 2025
5 Stars for the gym equipment, the workers there, friendly environment, but 1 star for the kid’s club.
I was coming in to pick up my 10 month old son after my workout and as soon as i walked in the room, i hear his cry. i look over and he looked like he needed attention. His cheeks were red and it looked like he was crying for awhile. There were two ladies, looked like high schoolers to be honest, not paying attention to him, or not even comforting him. there was a blonde lady that was sitting in same spot when i dropped him off an hour after i picked him up. Stared off into space.
I understand babies cry for all sorts of things. They can cry for the littlest things, for the unknown, but i know my son, and i know that he is a happy baby. he enjoys playing with kids and playing with people, most of the time he will do his own thing.
Maybe he was tired, maybe he needed a diaper change, or maybe he was hungry i am not sure, however NO. ONE. CONTACTED. ME. OR the dad while i was working out, when he was crying. They let me know that they will contact me or the dad if he is crying or possibly hungry. LIES. As i got my son, i held him and he has those paused breaths, as all moms know, the breaths they’re taking when they have been in distress/crying for awhile. And then i started crying bad because i can’t believe they would do that to my son, let alone a BABY.
I am sharing this because i do believe daycares are beneficial for all parents so they/we can continue our careers or work or go workout, etc, but if the majority of the staff are teenagers who do not have a sense of urgency or neglect certain kids, that is certainly not going to make me feel comfortable for my son to be under their “care.” I’ve never taken my son to daycare at ALL for my own reasons and this is the first daycare setting i’ve taken him and now i feel like i can’t even trust it anymore, unless and sincerely i do apologize, if they have older aged people who have more experience with babies/kids.
I also understand the age group the kid’s club staff are watching over and I can’t even imagine how they can handle all kids at once or let alone, watch each one with care. (6 weeks old-11 years old age group btw)
I’m hoping there are some changes in the staff that can be made because the impression i got when i walked him there from the kids club staff is “i work here because this is a job, not something i care about.” and definitely more friendlier kids club staff. Third time my son has been at that daycare and probably will be my last, especially under the care of the teenagers.
Daycare is not a place to have a “chill” job. Daycare is something serious and should be taken seriously, especially watching over many kids a day. Those parents are trusting you and if you can’t comply let alone listen to a baby’s cry and let a parent know, then you should not work there. Please save the time and find a job that will benefit how “chill” you want your job to be.