Tuckahoe Childcare & Preschool

Jun 24th, 2020

Belen is a money hungry and shady business owner do not send your kids here unless you want your tuition to fluctuate every other week. She is not accommodating and lacks nurturing skills As well as interpersonal skills refers to kids as lil monkeys I do not recommend
Nov 28th, 2019

My 2 year old absolutely loves Belen, Stephanie and Janel. We as the parents love them also. Its a great private owned family operated business. Our 2nd unborn will definitely be making her way to Miss Belen as well.
Jan 31st, 2019

BELEN! What can I say about Belen, my family and I moved from the bronx into north Yonkers 3 years ago. Desperate to find a daycare for our oldest child at why time, my wife searched online for daycare that wasn't so expensive like the bright horizons. We came across this daycare on care.com, curious, my wife and I went to meet with the owner who's name is Belen,  single mom with 15+ years running this business. Inside while checking the kids and the environment, we met her two assistants Stephanie and Ginel. The daycare which is operated inside of the owner (Belen's) home, was really nice. Nothing to raise any suspicion or worry about leaving my son there. The energy I got off the other kids she cares for were great also. Upon contacting the other parents as a reference they praised Miss Belen, some parents have been sending their oldest kids there which to me was a Plus. Fast forward 2 years and we had our beautiful daughter Gabriella, Belen, Ginel and Stephanie took my daughter in like she was their own. In 2.5 years my son has been there, he's never one time fought us on going to daycare, not one time he's complained about the teachers as the kids call them. The level of excitement both my children have when I pick them up to me tells me a lot. I am one to speak to my son and ask him questions but nothing to raise suspicion or worry. Ans I say all of this to say, no business is perfect, but Belen is an amazing sitter, woman who is also a parent. He daughter is who is very polite and well raised, Belen's mother, OMG a godsend. My son absolutely adores this lady. It's not a structured type of day care. It's a daycare where she lets kids be kids, has activities with them and makes sure they're taken care of with the same level of care a loving parent would do with their own... like I would with BOTH of my children. 100% refer this daycare to anyone. Sadly my son leaves this September but my daughter Gabriella will remain until she is 3 (now 9 months).
Mar 12th, 2019

Business ran by an owner who is unethical with an unprofessional manner. She does not follow her own contract and charges parents for the time she should not be charging and when confronted she does nothing but yells because she does not get her way. There is no talking to this woman as she is uncivilized and truly does not care for the children; she only cares about money. It is not a suitable environment for children as she has a very bad temper and harbors much anger that is exposed to the children. There is also a problem with lack of communication and advance notice of changes. Most parents do not have the luxury of being self-employed and have to plan care for their children so to be told a few days in advance that the daycare is closed is unacceptable. She is very unprofessional! For example, she changed her mind on being closed then blamed it on one of her assistants. At the end of the day, she is supposed to be the boss so accept some responsibility and own up. She should not run any sort of business nor care for children. She cannot write or speak properly so unless you want your child exposed to poor language and sentence structure ... Stay away from this place! I've also witnessed her using the highchairs as a form of restraint for children. There is no reason for children to be in high chairs if they are not eating and certainly not any child older than 6! I made it known immediately that I did not want my child in the high chair other than to eat. My child was NOT to be restrained or sleep in the highchair as other children, EVER. The assistants were fantastic, but she is not fit to run any sort of business and most of all care for children. The majority of the time she is not there. She runs off about 3-4 months out of the year leaving her assistants to run the business. She claimed to "care" for my child but threw my child out like a piece of trash when she was confronted with her lies and cheating ways. She completely lost her mind when it caught up to her and she was busted. Then she has the nerve to harass my family despite our agreement to part ways because her business is sinking. My family and I were happy to part from her and her business but then comes out of the woodwork because again she has been harboring anger and is desperate for money.  We have told her to not contact us but disrespects our wishes. After much thought, I have to warn parents of this volatile, unethical woman. I cannot say it any clearer... Worst daycare ever ran by a completely unstable woman. P.S... Some of these reviews are by her own family that do NOT attend her daycare. Again, trying to lie her way through just for money.
Jan 18th, 2019