The Growing Tree Day Care - East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Corina B.

I filled out 3 applications for my children, waited a couple days for a response weather either via email or a phone call and received nothing. I then called during normal business hours 3 times and no body picked up. On the 4th call someone finally picked up. I told them my name and that I had 3 children I was looking to enroll in the daycare. She said she would have the owner/manager call me back as she tried to rush me off the phone I asked her was there even room for my 3 children I even told her their ages and she says again with an attitude that the owner/manager would call me back. It’s been a week and no calls back. If they ever do call back id love to hear their excuse. If they treat people like this before they even have your business I can only imagine the head ache it would be once the children are actually enrolled.

Priscilla I.

My daughter has attended here for a few years and the teachers, assistance and mgmt office are all fantastic. Halloween trunk o treats, garage sales, parent teacher night etc. no complaints.

Julie M. D. O.

My two children (toddler and preschooler) attend this daycare, and I cannot even begin to describe how wonderful this facility is. My children are loved and cared for in a way that brings so much joy and peace to my momma heart. They come home so excited to tell me what they did and about their friends and teachers. The staff is so helpful and the teachers are so great about their communication.
I am so thankful for the love and care that goes into what they do. The owners are the best of all. They are here every day and are just as hands on as the teachers. They love these kids like their own, and it shows in everything they do.

Aubrey W.

Our daughter has been attending here for the last year and a half. She started when she was 6 months old. Staff is quick to address any issues and takes all concerns we may have with a seriousness. This is our only child thus far but I would definitely recommend this daycare to others and enroll my next kid. It's important to me as a parent to feel heard and they are extremely responsive.

DARLENE H.

My grandchildren been with the growing tree since they were 3 months old. They have a great program that allows your child to grow. Also all the staff feels like family. With all the centers in the area I feel they are the best.

MrAxel125

My son required surgery after nearly dying from negligence on their part. He was a year old when it happened. He is now 9, a little late, yes, but better late than never, and to warn someone so nothing possibly happens to their kid. After the surgery, they called, but not to check on my son and how he was, but to tell me I owed money!! They never got paid and he never went back. The only thing that kept me from suing them is that my parents were still using them for my sisters and they begged me not to. If I choose to I can still report them and the incident and they can be shut down, which might be safer for the kids.

K A.

The best daycare learning center in the area. The owners address your wants and needs quickly. The teachers care and want to teach. The kids are separated by age greatly. My son went from not talking to talking greatly in a few short months at 18 months.

Ana T.

This is a four keystone (star) Daycare. This means they meet the State criteria and have entered into their program to meet those requirements. This and location is why my family had chosen to use this Daycare. Unfortunately, our experience was less than satisfactory while paying around $15,000.00 per year (combined) for two children ages 2 and 3. The one to six State ratios are the minimum requirements for a Daycare. The State also believes that $7.25 an hour is a wage that will sustain a person’s financial security. Best practices may not be to use the State minimums, but to use due diligence on deciding what is an appropriate staff size for each class. If you have planned to use this Daycare, you’ll understand the above within the first six months.

One of my children is high functionally delayed. The State is excellent in providing care for disabled children. I am happy to say that since his first diagnosis, with State intervention, he is now only 6-months behind his peers. As part of the Pennsylvania Health Law project he was assigned a TSS (Therapeutic Staff Support) worker part-time at the Daycare. Their job is to intervene and modify behavior when needed as a result of delayed communication abilities. Communication between the Daycare and the TSS workers was non-existent as per the State funded workers. They are supposed to work together to keep each party informed which means as parents we can work both ends to correct any issues. Complaints I’ve received from multiple TSS workers and IU20 staff is that when they are there, the Daycare teachers hand off the child to the State funded worker. That is not what they (TSS) are there for. The Daycare is still responsible to watch your child as much as any other child. The TSS and IU20 workers have a specific job and it’s not to take over the job of the Daycare. They’ve also reported that once handed off, other children would gather around the State funded workers and the Daycare staff would allow the offset of their duties of watching the other children. The Daycare is paid to manage its staff. The teachers are managed to watch your children. Somewhere there was a break of expected responsibilities.

On one occasion our 2-year old saw me in the parking lot coming to pick him up. He escaped through a closing door, but was intercepted by me at the doorway. Another time a teacher complained to me that my other son ran from the Daycare playground area into the parking lot with traffic. Do we blame the kid or the teacher? This statement speaks for itself.

More than once I’ve had one of my two sons come home saying (as well as a 2 and 3 year old can) water, water, water, and slamming the refrigerator dispenser for a drink. They’re kids, it happens. Their juice Sippy cups were full to the top untouched all day. I found it strange that a child would not drink their juice for 8-hours and then come home to run directly for a cup to get water.

We started to look for another Daycare for the new school year while their grandmother was visiting from overseas and my wife could take some time off from work before we regretted not acting sooner.

Corina B.

I filled out 3 applications for my children, waited a couple days for a response weather either via email or a phone call and received nothing. I then called during normal business hours 3 times and no body picked up. On the 4th call someone finally picked up. I told them my name and that I had 3 children I was looking to enroll in the daycare. She said she would have the owner/manager call me back as she tried to rush me off the phone I asked her was there even room for my 3 children I even told her their ages and she says again with an attitude that the owner/manager would call me back. It’s been a week and no calls back. If they ever do call back id love to hear their excuse. If they treat people like this before they even have your business I can only imagine the head ache it would be once the children are actually enrolled.

Priscilla I.

My daughter has attended here for a few years and the teachers, assistance and mgmt office are all fantastic. Halloween trunk o treats, garage sales, parent teacher night etc. no complaints.

Julie M. D. O.

My two children (toddler and preschooler) attend this daycare, and I cannot even begin to describe how wonderful this facility is. My children are loved and cared for in a way that brings so much joy and peace to my momma heart. They come home so excited to tell me what they did and about their friends and teachers. The staff is so helpful and the teachers are so great about their communication.
I am so thankful for the love and care that goes into what they do. The owners are the best of all. They are here every day and are just as hands on as the teachers. They love these kids like their own, and it shows in everything they do.

Aubrey W.

Our daughter has been attending here for the last year and a half. She started when she was 6 months old. Staff is quick to address any issues and takes all concerns we may have with a seriousness. This is our only child thus far but I would definitely recommend this daycare to others and enroll my next kid. It's important to me as a parent to feel heard and they are extremely responsive.

MrAxel125

My son required surgery after nearly dying from negligence on their part. He was a year old when it happened. He is now 9, a little late, yes, but better late than never, and to warn someone so nothing possibly happens to their kid. After the surgery, they called, but not to check on my son and how he was, but to tell me I owed money!! They never got paid and he never went back. The only thing that kept me from suing them is that my parents were still using them for my sisters and they begged me not to. If I choose to I can still report them and the incident and they can be shut down, which might be safer for the kids.