Kiddie Karehouse

After telling the assistant director and Tania the owner that my child has a formal autism diagnosis, I was given an enrollment packet and told that my child could start on the following Tuesday. The classroom teacher called 2 days later to ask if my child was potty trained and I explained to her that due to his cognitive limitations listed in his ASD diagnosis, he does not learn things like potty training at the rate of a typical child. She then told me they would not be willing to accept him in the program anymore. I sent an email to the director Tania highlighting the DCFS policy that states that reasonable accommodations must be made for children with disabilities and that they cannot use screening tools (i.e. potty training for developmentally delayed children) that weed out children with disabilities. Tania then called me to say that she was "puzzled" as to why I was sending her this policy (which was unprofessional and snarky language but nevertheless,) She claimed that they were not discriminating against him but I explained to her that if his potty training is limited by his learning disability, this is discrimination. If every center didn't accept unpotty trained children where would children with mental impairment get childcare? Outside of cognitive impairments, my child does not have behavioral issues and is a happy, playful child. If you have a child with a disability, please do not send them to this center. Another parent on Google had a very similar experience where the director gave her the run around after telling her that her child had a developmental delay. This is heartbreaking and unacceptable.

I repeatedly asked if they would comply with DCFS licensing policy and make an accommodation, and they made the excuse that there were no toilets or sinks in the classroom. My mother politely called to ask if accommodations could be made for my child and the assistant director hung up in her face. That is completely unprofessional and unacceptable. The director called my mother to say that we were basically doing too much because shes a "small business". I will be making a formal complaint against this center. DCFS policy is there to protect children who have disabilities from this type of disgusting, ghetto, uneducated behavior from "business owners".

Please check the google reviews about other children with disabilities on Google.
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