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Close to Nike, Intel, Columbia Sportswear and Tanasbourne!
Bethany Early Learning is one of 4 State Certified Family Child Care locations within the Bedford Learning Programs family. Located in the #1 neighborhood in Portland, Oregon our Bethany Home is conveniently located right off HWY 26 near Laidlaw and Bethany Village. We have a wonderfully large back yard with landscaping to promote imagination & discovery and inside environments created with intention and extended learning. We are just a short walk away from the Amazing Pirate Park and walking paths. We have a few Preschool spots open and would love for you to join our program! We are a small group providing peace of mind with Covid-19 safety procedures! See our website for more details and schedule a tour today!
Bethany Early Learning has been in the community since 2013.
Join Our Spanish Immersion Family! We encourage cultural awareness through the influence of foreign languages. We teach Spanish & French, through music, movement, dance, cooking & art.
Preparing for Kindergarten Readiness Through a Hand's On Environment! Bethany's Preschool Program is a small group of 10 children who thrive with a meaningful curriculum created to spark imagination, discovery, provocation, self direction and self regulation. With an emphasis on STEAM and Literacy, your child will be academically ready and with our Conscious Discipline, they will be socially ready!
Seeing The World Through Open Eyes! We support Diversity & Inclusion in our program by helping children to feel good about themselves, their families, and their communities, and also exposing children to differences, things that are unfamiliar, and experiences beyond their immediate lives.
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I have had my child in one of Toni Bedford's daycare centers and have experienced many ups and downs. This review is intended solely to help other parents make a safe and informed decision.
The issues with Bedford Learning Programs start at the top with Toni. She is unthinkably awful at communicating with families (and staff). It is near-impossible to get a response from her. In the time that my child has been in care, there have been 3 different site-directors and countless teacher changes. The majority of the teacher (and admin team) hires are unqualified, unprofessional, and look like they came straight from under the Burnside Bridge. There have been a couple of really amazing teachers that have been hired at the BLP site that I send my child to, but those teachers never last more than a year before leaving due to frustration with Toni/workplace practices.
There is tons of screen time (they say they dont do screen time), and while I have not personally seen any instances of inappropriate verbal behavior from teachers, I have heard from multiple other parents at our facility that one staff member in particular has inappropriately yelled at their children, and that their children are now uncomfortable in care.
Sick policy is inconsistently enforced. It seems as if staff members are sometimes looking for a reason to send kids home and have less work to do. On multiple occasions, staff will not arrive on time and leave you waiting for upwards of 30 minutes for someone to show up.
For a while these issues have been tolerated by families simply because the tuition was significantly cheaper than any other daycare option in the area, but Toni just recently raised prices by ~$215/month, so all of the issues/headaches are much less tolerable. BLP is still the cheapest daycare option in my area, but the gap is significantly smaller now and I do not think the cost savings are worth it anymore. If you can afford it, I would highly recommend sending your child(ren) to a more professional daycare provider.