Reviews of Banbury Corner Children's Center (Kindergarten)

Marie Haller

We love going to Banbury! The owner greets each person as they walk in by name, she requires her employees to be enrolled in higher education, and she treats each parent fairly and equally. The rules are laid out in the beginning and compliance is expected, to which we welcome and enjoy. Our child loves her teacher and has shown great progress in her learning. In short, we love Banbury Corner.

Fred Mertz

The owner is rigid and cynical towards children and lacks effective communication skills needed to partner with families. I give this a two recognizing the few bright spots of good hearted teachers. Lots of turnover and lots of kids makes for a free for all amongst and over stimulating environment without proper redirection.

Amanda Joy

My son is 3 and a half and currently attends banburry, he was in teacher Cyra's class (3yr olds) and is now doing preschool in teacher Jayden's class. Our experience has been amazing. Matthew LOVES both of his teachers and always looks forward to saying good morning to Angeline (the owner) whom I might add stands in the front area to greet each and every child and parent that enters the center. The staff was so helpful with the registration process and I was able to get him enrolled and in class within the week which was amazing. My son was a little nervous to attend a new daycare because he had been at the same one for 2 yrs but they made the transition flawless. He was able to sleep with his own blankie and small stuffed animal at nap time and they even play relaxation music. In just 2 months he has learned several new songs he comes home singing and has made many art projects. To put it simply I would recommend this place to any new mom or family needing childcare, after school care, or preschool. They are organized, efficient, and aweaome! And most of all they LOVE what they do, you can tell that each teacher takes the time to really get to know their students and bond with them. This review was a little long but there is just so many great things I wanted to include, I could continue but I will wrap it up by saying you will not be disappointed in this place!

Jessica Furnish

The owner of this center is quite possibly one of the most nastiest women I’ve met in my life. She seems sweet, but I promise you it’s an act. She’s a liar, she’s compassionate when it’s convenient for her... I worked there and saw another staff grab a child and shake him, rather than reporting it to cps she just made us all sign the log book stating it wouldn’t happen again. She cares that the center looks good, and that we were at numbers...not what’s best for the children

Missy Faulkner

I worked here for about 2 days before quitting, the director Angeline is not a good fit. She yells at her staff in front of the children and talks down to them as well. Another one of the teachers, Cyra, is also no good. She screamed at a child with so much anger. If your child currently goes here please find somewhere else this place needs to be shut down.

Brad Wess

My family and I have used many daycare services, since we move frequently, and this daycare is by far the worst in 7 years. My son had been attending this center for three years when it turned ownership and management. Once the new director, and now owner, began working there the care of my son went down. He became anxious at drop off, when previously he was excited to go to school. On what would become our last day, my son became upset when I was leaving, he was 3 at the time, and Angeline, the new owner, told me that his behavior was not normal. Angeline and I had a bit of a conversation, and I soothed my son as best as possible and went to work. About 4 hours later I received a call from Angeline that I was to get my son right away. He had turned violent and was pulling curtains from the windows and attacked the staff. I was flabbergasted. When I said that I am surprised to hear this, that I had never received a report like this in the past, Angeline's response was "I doubt that." When I asked what my son was doing at that moment she would not answer my question, just that I was to get him right away. Then I asked if my son was ok? And again, she refused to answer my question. Just that if I didn't come get him that she would call my husband to get our son. I obviously was not going to leave my son in her care any longer, I just simply needed to know if he was alright. I could not leave work that day and my husband got our son and when he walked in the center, our son was sleeping without his sheet or blankets on the floor. Angeline proceeded to tell my husband that our son needed to be "evaluated". We got him evaluated and he scored within normal limits in every category. This incident happened in 2015, our son is 7 now and has never had any "report" of violent behavior and is thriving in school. Angeline is unprofessional and uncaring. She should not be allowed to take care of any child. The 3 years prior to Angeline's start of the center, I would hear frequently from the then director how loving of a child he is. I cannot say for certain what transpired that day with my son, but I have very serious doubts that this woman was telling the truth. Even if he had behaved that way she should have told me that my son was fine or what he was doing at that moment when I asked. She refused. That alone is troublesome. Having lived in Port Angeles for 4 years, I know how difficult it is to find childcare, please do not bring your children there.

Valerie Higgins

I love Banbury corner. I won’t lie I was hesitant to send my kids there after reading some of these reviews but I was a little confused because my Niece and nephew went there for over 2 yrs & I never heard of any of these complaints.. now my 3 children go here + my niece & nephew , my twins started here when they were 1 yr old and my son was 2.5 none of my kids had ever been in someone else’s care before so I was very nervous. They welcomed my children with open arms and my kids love it there! The first couple days my oldest would cry when I dropped him off but now- they run in every morning with excitement and they even miss their teachers over the weekend. They play outside when the weather is nice, they make cute art every day & do lots of fun activities, the teachers send me pics through out the day of my kids. My children have learned a lot and my oldest has opened up a lot from how shy he was when he started, he loves his teachers & gets excited for show and tell every week. As for the owner, I really like her too! She is straightforward and I appreciate that. She is very upfront about what is expected & the rules that need to be followed she does a wonderful job running the daycare, even through the whole pandemic she did everything she could to help keep our children safe & taken care of. There will be rules set out at the beginning everyone is expected to abide by which any good daycare should be clear in what they expect. I have never had any issues with this daycare at all & like I said I have 3 kids & 2 other relatives that go here. You can even message to check on your kids anytime, they’ve helped my son potty train, my twins learn how to walk, taught them the abc’s & how to count. Over all I’ve had a great experience with Banbury corner.