Description: BUSY BEE'S PRESCHOOL is a DAY CARE CENTER in ATASCADERO CA, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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Type | Inspection Dates | Reports/Citations |
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Summary | 10/24/2019, 02/09/2017, 01/19/2016 | Type B Citation: 2; |
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After the preschool our 4 year old son attended was closed abruptly, we turned to Busybees with high hopes. Touring the school, the facility and grounds were lovely. The curriculum was great and we were looking forward to having a new place for him to learn, grow and play. We explained that our son was really upset about the change (having only moved to SLO county in June) and that we expected the first week to be challenging. He was walking in to another new school with new rules, new routine and structure. Day1 As one would expect, our son was having difficulty adjusting to the new people, routine and rigid rules (like having a specific spot to sit in the circle, not being able to sit next to his friend at lunch) and by noon, he had just melted down in a complete emotional mess. Meghan left me a voicemail in an extremely emotional tone stating that this was just not a good fit and that she had almost called me a few times that morning. When my husband arrived to pick him up, Meghan and our son were in a separate room. Meghan was standing off to the side with her arms crossed while our son was laying on the floor. She expressed that she had had to walk off to 'cool down' to deal with him. When my husband explained that typically we use a 'calm down' (aka timeout) to discipline when he had an outburst, she explained that they are not staffed for that method of discipline and that this was not a good fit. She offered no details when asked what had led to the outbursts. It was only after I called later that afternoon and asked a few times before she gave me information about what had happened to led to this. She kept expressing that he can't always 'have his way'. Well, duh! However, you can work with him a little more gently given that this is an all new environment. At home that night, our son expressed that he was the 'bad kid' which really broke my heart. Here is a kid that really just needed a little empathy and time from a staff more practiced in regulating their own emotions. We asked for a second day to see if it could work. The second day, Julie was present on drop off. We again heard that the problem was all on our son and that they had never had a child throw a tantrum in 26 years (really?). Upon picking him up, my husband asked how the day had gone. Julie reluctantly expressed that there were improvements but still 'issues'. When he pressed her for details, she was evasive. Meanwhile, our son is now saying he is a 'bad kid' which are words we have never used with him. How are we expected to work together to improve the situation with this lack of communication and basic child care skills?