Description: As a ministry of Church at the Way/Camino, our mission is to provide high-quality, developmentally appropriate educational experiences in a Christ-centered environment. We strive to show the love of God to our children, their families and our community. By providing a loving atmosphere, we instill a sense of security and the confidence necessary for children to be successful in all aspects of their development.
Daily at the Keep, we stimulate and challenge the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and spiritual development of all our children. Our teachers understand that every child is unique and approach each one according to their individual needs and learning styles. We know building a sound foundation in the early years is of utmost importance and that a good beginning never ends.
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Minor problems initially - i.e. sunscreen was not applied per written form provided by daycare and filled out by us the parents; when child was injured (bumped head/face) calls were supposed to have been made notifying us (per daycare policy) - but were not. Then problems escalated. Four+ teachers within a four month period - two of whom I witnessed verbally abusing and shaming four year old children (I am not exaggerating with my word choice). I brought this to the attention of office staff (as had other parents apparently) because those two teachers did not remain long. Simple communication that should have taken place (i.e. my child's progress) was not. Most recent teacher literally never introduced herself. I showed up one day to pick up my child and she was there, but never spoke to me directly - only spoke when I addressed her. But things really took a turn when we received a letter thanking us for "sticking with" Kings Keep at "this difficult time." I had to call the daycare to ask what this meant. I was then informed that Pastor Rusty's brother (a convicted child molester and registered sex offender) was allowed on daycare property during daycare hours with children present. wsoctv.com/news/local/co… This information was not shared with us or other parents whom we know. We had to call the Sheriff's dept. to find out that the pastor, the director, and the registered sex offender were "spoken to" and the "misunderstanding/miscommunication" where they all thought it was "ok" for him to be around children, on daycare property during daycare hours was in fact incorrect. And it's also b*llshit. I'm quite sure the child molester and his brother, the pastor are fully aware that being around children is not allowed. If you read the news story - I do not care if he is a member of the church and attends on weekends, he should NOT be on property with children during the week/daycare hours. This was confirmed by Sheriff dept. After this we began looking for a new daycare. And then we were "accidentally" charged over $700 (that we did not owe, we had already paid in full on our account via check two days prior). The bookkeeper should not have had our card information on file. Our bank account was overdrawn and we had to scramble to cover other bills (i.e. mortgage, electric, gas, etc. that were all being withdrawn correctly/electronically for the month). Needless to say the lack of communication at every level small and large is not the environment we want our children to be in and we do not have any trust whatsoever in any of the individuals who are associated with Kings Keep Learning Center in Concord, NC.