Young Stars Child Development Center at 207 South Houston Street, Dallas

Reviews

• Amber Williams

  Oct 03, 2018
  ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
  If the "Fair" wasn't linked to "Poor" the score would have been "Fair" instead of "Good." I was not impressed by Stars & Tykes but did not have any experience with the staff physically abusing my child per the other reviews. Please also note, these were my experiences for 10 months and ended in the summer.
  
  My concerns were the staffing ratios. Too many times there would be 12 - 16 children in the infant class room and I would stay around until the older children were shuttled into their rooms. In the mornings/late afternoons they combine rooms to save on labor so the state staffing ratios are not always followed. That's a concern for me when my child is one of the more low maintenance children and easy to forget.
  
  In addition, many times the Assistant was standing in as a teacher for the classroom where her own new baby was a student. So, now you have higher staffing ratios with a woman whose child is in the class she's supposed to be caring for with other children.
  
  It also depends who your care giver is on what services you will receive. If you receive Care Giver A - your child will eat all of their food and be changed 8 times that day. For some reason Care Giver B - can never get your child to eat and their diaper only needs to be changed 3 times... (No, I don't think my child prefers A, I've watched B and her lack of patience with other children during meal time) The consistency just isn't there.
  
  I mentioned my concerns to the director many times and I believe she did truly listen. However, nothing ever changed and it was business as usual.
  
  My perception is my reality - and I do not believe Stars & Tykes was a child-focused environment.

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