Lighthouse Academy Yorkville

We have 3 kids here, they do a phenomenal job. I am really happy with having my kids partially grow up here, they make everything as easy as possible. Nothing is perfect, but this is as close as you get in my opinion.

I love this place my daughter has been attending here for 2 years and we love it she loves it all her teachers have been beyond amazing they really care about there kids I cannot be more thank full to them they are outstanding ladies all the staff are so welcoming and they make it a point to know all the kids.!!! 100% recommend this place.

As a parent you leave your child with a daycare expecting them to receive quality care. And I can say that up until this recent year before so many of their good teachers left my child WAS receiving quality care. And seven months into this year let me inform you all what has taken placed. Earlier this year my child was ONLY to wearing pull-ups during nap time to prevent him from messing up his clothes while asleep. And then changed back into his underwear as he can use the bathroom just fine when awoke. Yet, he was left in a saturated pull-up that went through his clothes and wasn’t changed until I got there after work 5:30pm, and nap time is around noon. When I asked the teacher why my child hadn’t been changed, her response was “I don’t know they just came down to this room.” And she continued doing what she was doing. During winter my child had an accident and was pickup by my boyfriend when my child came home I was shocked to see my child wearing shorts. I was confused and furious because I had just dropped off several weather appropriate outfits. And yet, my sever asthmatic child was placed in some extra shorts they had at the daycare instead of them contacting me and informing me that they couldn’t find my child clothes. The next day I looked in my child container where extra clothes are kept and what do you know? All of my child extra outfits were there. Earlier this week my boyfriend dropped my child off at lighthouse during nap time and all the children were laying down. He explained that when he walked in the room the teacher was walking around looking at the children to see who was sleep and who was still awake… which I don’t understand the purpose but, ok. My boyfriend tells her “oh he’s probably ready for a nap too because he was falling asleep in the car”. The teacher response was “well he’s going to have to wait because I’m the only teacher in here right now.” And made my child sit at the table. And then yesterday…now my child has been attending Lighthouse since 3 months of age, so Lighthouse management team of all people in the building is very much aware of his allergies and knows that he’s severely asthmatic. Yesterday, while I was in the ER I received a call stating that Fish sticks were severed during lunch however, my child was given chicken nuggets because of his allergies to seafood, shellfish, eggs, and peanuts. I was told that another child touched him, and he was having an allergic reaction. I was told that “his eyes had gotten puffy and he was scratching”. It was made like it wasn’t a big deal I asked had they given him Benadryl? They informed me they hadn’t, I told them I was in the hospital, to give my child them medicine if it didn’t help call 911 and I’d be signing myself out he ER as soon as I could. My child was rushed to the ER and when I got there my heart dropped, my child had hives all over his forehead, his eyes were swollen shut, his forehead was swollen, he was itching his tongue with a wet towel, and had broken out all over his neck. The ER doctor confirmed that there was cross contamination and my child had consumed fish. My heart breaks writing this letter because my three-year-old child nor any other child should never have to deal with such neglect and careless teachers. After addressing management EVERY TIME! After EVERY incident! Nothing has changed for the better! Needless to say, my child will NOT be returning to Lighthouse Academy in Yorkville, IL.