Description: Scribbles And Giggles in Tumwater, WA offers fun and exciting learning activities for children 6 weeks to 12 years of age. Our director Carrie Beirman has been in the child care industry for over 16 years and is licensed in Tumwater for 7 years. We are committed to offering your child every opportunity to grow and develop emotionally, socially, morally, physically, and intellectually. We believe that children learn through hands-on activities, that is why we have a teacher-based learning curriculum for every group. We have a "Parents' Night" once every month to showcase what the children have learned.
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| Report Date | Report Type |
|---|---|
| 2021-03-16 | ChildCareMonitoringChecklist.pdf |
| 2021-03-16 | Licensing CCC Inspection Report |
| 2019-12-23 | ChildCareMonitoringChecklist.pdf |
| 2019-12-23 | Licensing CCC Inspection Report |
| 2018-09-27 | Child Care Center Abbreviated Checklist.pdf |
| 2018-09-27 | Facility Licensing Compliance Agreement.pdf |
| 2017-10-06 | Child Care Center Abbreviated Checklist.pdf |
| 2017-10-06 | Facility Licensing Compliance Agreement.pdf |
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It’s very interesting to see all of the poor reviews, which are also a little bit old but my daughter has been attending since August. We have had nothing but an amazing experience when I first met them and did the tour the paperwork Everything was really easy to get her started 9/10 if I call somebody does answer the phone and if not, they will call you back, my daughter absolutely loves it. I feel like she is very well taken care of. We’ve had a few other experiences with childcare previously and some of them were not good at all. They’re very attentive to her and her needs and in regards to some of the reviews that I’ve seen with the babies , that’s not true we go by that baby room every single day and anytime I see anybody go in and out of that room. Their shoes are covered as well as the ratio for Care naturally babies cry, but I’ve never walked by there and heard babies screaming as if they were being ignored. They do a lot of different learning, activities and crafts, and a lot of fun stuff for the kids. It’s a very personal experience in my opinion . I would 10 out of 10 recommend scribbles and giggles, and we plan to keep this permanent place for my daughter to go.
Scribbles and Giggles is amazing and has always treated my son and my entire family with respect and love. My son has attended this daycare since he was about 5 months old and I have nothing but positive things to say about it. His things are always clean and he is always happy when I pick him up. He has also developed irreplaceable social skills since attending Scribbles and Giggles. He recently moved to the pre-toddler room and has had normal toddler issues (i.e. scrapes, bumps, bruises), but the staff is great about notifying me if something goes awry and there is always an incident report to follow. I have nothing negative to say about this place...I seriously love it, my son loves it, and I would recommend it to anyone for childcare! All of my future babies will be placed in Scribbles and Giggles care, as well.
The above post from Amber is all untrue. Her care was terminated after online threats from the babies father. After all these negative comments she still brought her son to drop him off in our care and is upset her care was terminated. If you have any questions about Scribbles and Giggles talk to a current parent, stop by or call. Thank You
WORST DAY CARE EVER!!! STAY FAR FAR AWAY! I went to visit my son every single day during my lunch break (for the entirety of the 8 days he actually attended), and on several occasions I witnessed 1 person in the infant room watching 6-7 babies all by themselves, meanwhile, multiple babies were left screaming on the floor because the 1 and only person available was too busy handling another child. WA state law is a 4 to 1 ratio for infants. Please keep in mind that some of these babies cannot hold their heads up, cannot sit up on their own, and cannot crawl. So they are left helpless and screaming, because they do not have enough staff coverage and/or the proper communication regarding coverage during staff breaks to handle the amount of children left in their care. I brought this to the director Carrie Beirman and her husband’s attention and was told that, “they are allowed breaks”, “they have walkie-talkies”, that it “might not be the right fit” for myself and my son, that “it couldn’t possibly be happening for longer than 10 minutes increments”, and that I have “made their staff feel uncomfortable” and that I “should make sure and not move out of WA state because the infant to teacher ratio is worse there”. Again, I told them that I spent my lunch break there every single day and had witnessed it happen with my own two eyes for 10 minutes or longer (it’s illegal regardless of the time length, per Department of Early Learning staff). In addition, every single morning, on almost a daily basis, I have seen and heard the main teacher ask another mother (while breastfeeding her own baby) if she would be okay if she ran down the hall for a minute, while there are other babies she is supposed to be watching! And this is apparently okay with them?? I cannot believe they even tried to justify this. Who knows how many other times it has happened when I wasn’t around? Who knows what other shady actions they are pulling? On top of that, this daycare and their cleanliness practices are severely lacking. The very first week, I was sent home with filthy bottles, according to them that were cleaned and sanitized (I could literally scrape a film of formula off with my fingernail) that had other babies’ bottle nipples attached (I noticed because they weren’t even the same brand and didn’t fit the bottle correctly). I was assured when I toured the facility before starting there that they kept all of the baby’s items separated and cleaned and sanitized the bottles after every use. Come to find out, they had absolutely no organizational practices in place to ensure that the pieces weren’t mixed together. Surprise surprise, my son came down with the flu (and a diaper rash I might add) within 3 days of starting at this location. Maybe because he was sucking on another bottle belonging to one of the infants who just came back with Croup or the Flu?!?!? Again, I brought this to the attention of the director and was told that my son “was going to get sick after being exposed to other children at day care”, to which I told her that I completely understand that it was bound to happen sooner or later, HOWEVER, their staff should be taking preventable measures to ensure they are doing all they can to stop the spread of germs, i.e. not using filthy, germ/bacteria infested bottle nipples and popping them into another babies mouth. GROSS!!! Not to mention, my husband went to visit our son one day after he got off work and asked where he could take his work boots off at (he works outdoors in oil, mud, etc. and half of the room is carpeted and the babies crawl all around on it and put toys that go directly into their mouths on the carpet) and he was told not to worry about it because they wear their shoes in there all the time (violation with Department of Health standards). ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I pressed them further as to how exactly I have made their staff feel uncomfortable as I have been nothing but friendly and professional with the infant room staff and have brought all these issues up with the director only. I was told it was because I was “rummaging” through things while looking for my son’s missing blanket, bib, and Oxy Clean stain treater-all of which are my personal property (and clearly labeled with my son’s name) and were found in another baby’s bin. If I’m told by staff members that “they can’t find them” and they keep getting “misplaced”, then I’m sorry you are either extremely disorganized or you are trying to get away with stealing and hoping I won’t notice. I shouldn’t have to hunt down items that I bring in for my son. If I bring something in and you tell me you can’t find it and I am helping you try and locate it, I don’t consider that “rummaging” or going out of my way to make staff feel uncomfortable. If anything, I am helping you do your job. Items going missing is just more money out of my pocket. If I was not allowed to open the cupboard to look for these missing items (where all of my son’s property is located), I should have been told so by the teacher that I was assisting to locate the items, not after the fact and as a way to penalize me. I don’t find these actions “hostile” or anything that would make someone “feel uncomfortable”. I have already seen them “borrowing” diapers and wipes from one child to give to another and that is bad enough (again, more money down the drain). Within 8 days my son had fallen twice and hit his head on their carpet covered concrete (yes, concrete) floors, to which I can only assume happened due to not enough staff being around to monitor the infants. It seems to me that my presence and constant checking in on my son was the real issue. They were uncomfortable because they know they are doing the bare minimum and breaking the law and they know they have to be on their best behavior when a parent is present. Sorry but I’m not sorry for being a pro-active and concerned parent. After leaving last night and talking with the director for the second time I was disgusted with how I was treated. I proceeded to post on Facebook about how terribly unprofessional the staff handled the entire situation and that I was planning on looking into other child care options. When I went to the daycare this morning to drop my son off, I was told that they were terminating his care due to “comments made online”. I’m sorry, but if your staff are seriously stalking my Facebook profile and using this as grounds to terminate me after 8 total days of lack-luster care, $850 paid out of my pocket, and countless personal items going “missing”- it is just not right. It is blatantly apparent that these people play favorites and refuse to address ANY issues that are brought to their attention, because as they clearly told me, “staff are their number one priority”, not the children or the concerned parents. And to top it off, they then called the local police department and reported my Facebook post as harassment and wanted me banned from stepping foot on their property. The police officer was completely on my side and saw absolutely no signs of harassment on my end, and even provided me with all of the contact details for reporting the day care for the law violations indicated (already have filed a formal complaint with DEL and DOH). Sorry staff at Scribbles and Giggles, but apparently no one told you that in order for what I said to be considered harassment, I would have to say it directly TO YOU in a harassing or threatening manner, or repeatedly try to contact you after you establish that the contact is unwanted. What I said was my personal opinion and venting on my personal Facebook page and is frankly none of your business, especially if I’ve given you the opportunity to correct the issues at hand! If you are snooping and find something you don’t like, then that’s your problem. The truth apparently is too much for you to handle. Heaven forbid other parents find out about the way you are running your day care. It’s called freedom of speech and I will not be bullied into keeping my mouth shut about my terrible experience or how I feel about you or your staff. And that is why I am writing this review. These people DO NOT care about the welfare of your children. They care about making money and continuing to skate by doing the bare minimum. It is blatantly apparent that they do not care at all about the law or safety of the children in their care. I will make sure that this review goes onto every possible website I can find in hopes that another parent doesn’t have to go through this same ordeal. Absolutely unprofessional, unorganized and uncaring staff running a filthy daycare that is in no way, shape or form safe for an infant or any child in my opinion. I would not recommend this daycare facility to anyone I know and would strongly advise you look elsewhere. My husband and I are just two hardworking people who were looking for someone we could trust to watch our son during the day and we apparently chose wrong. If you enjoy having all your things “lost” or “misplaced” on a continual basis and you want to be accused of being hostile and making staff feel uncomfortable for bringing legitimate issues to their attention, then by all means- put your child at risk with these people. How would you feel knowing that your precious infant is being left either on the floor or in a swing/crib for long periods of time crying because they only have 1 person watching 6-7 infants? I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they were shut down after a thorough inspection.
This is a great daycare aside from some of the childcare teachers. The lack of supervision from some teachers has made it easy for children to get hurt. 3 times my 2 year old daughter has gotten hurt with no incident report or notifying me. I had to go to them and ask what happen. Nothing has been done about this teacher or the same kid who keep hurting my child. I will be pulling my child from this daycare.
I have had my son in this daycare facility for close to two months and have nothing but positive things to say. The staff genuinely cares about all the children there and makes an effort to bond with each of them. The facility is clean and has a very positive environment. If ever somebody is not at the front desk it is most likely because they are back with the children and working with them, but there is a bell to ring to get their attention up front. Theres also a coded door where nobody can get back to the children unless they know the code. My sons speech has taken off since attending this daycare and has also become very social. I would highly recommend this facilty for it has eased my own mind about having my son in daycare.
The staff is awesome! They work hard to make sure the kids are well taken care of. Like any new business they have some bugs to work out but I think they are doing a great job overall.
First off, they don't answer the phone and will call you back anywhere between 1 and 3 days later. Went in to get a packet to fill-out for my child and could not find anyone to help me. When owner calls back she is hesitant to answr questions which made me suspicious. Would not send my child there.