Child Abuse! Classes are segregated based on financial background! My son was a student at the Sheltering Arms Model Teaching Center from 2014-2018. We left because he was acting out in response to his teacher pinching him and cursing at him. There seemed to be a mass exodus around that time. When we left, I was only aware of the cursing he was hearing and repeating from his teacher. Although he was only 3 years old, he had enough language skills to tell me what his teacher was saying to him. My claims were investigated and I was told, by the then director, that they were inclined to believe the teacher over my 3yr old son. Mind you, she told me this via a voicemail. After the investigation, his teacher treated me poorly. I complained and was told by the director that she would handle the situation on a personal level. Who knows what that meant. A few months after leaving, my son’s language skills improved. He was then able to tell me he missed his old school and “Ms. A only pinched us when we were bad, Mommy”. I was shocked and tried to fight back tears when he told me this during a random trip to the park. I asked him where he was pinched and he pointed to his underarms. The perfect place to hide a bruise, smh. At a play date, I confided in another former parent and Sheltering Arms employee. She informed me that his teacher had been accused of pinching and bad behavior in the past and the center was well aware of her mis-behavior. Before our departure, I remember the other teachers being flabbergasted by my son’s new behavior. He was cursing, spitting and saying awful things ( ex: Stupid MF, Ugly A.H.) We had a conference and one of the teachers was almost in tears because every time he was sent to her class she never had issues with him. However, when it was time for him to go back with Ms. A, he would act out terribly. I remember the parent of another child saying she believed her daughter was scared of Ms. A and she could not figure out why. I write this to point out there were signs of inappropriate behavior. This organization knew and that teacher still remained employed. That teacher endangered our children and left me traumatized as a parent. At the time, I was a student and my tuition was subsidized. I believe that also played a role into how our family was treated. Thats another thing! The classes were segregated by financial background. I hope by now that teacher has been removed and policies have changed. I regret it took me so long to write a review and warn other parents. I pray no other families had to experience this type of abuse.

If you're looking for a place for your child(ren) that's more than just a day care, this is the place to go. The kids are learnings things daily & have fun doing so. They also have a wide variety of resources within in the center to not only help with the child but with the entire family. Do yourself a favor, check them out if you're looking for child care.

My son attends & they the best so far