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Dino-Might Kids Preschool
5982 SW 18th St, Boca Raton, FL 33433, United States
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Ne
Review №1

This is the BEST preschool that we could ever-ever choose!! Such a Lovely and Friendly atmosphere, professional approach to each child. Amazing and unique activities, which makes our child happier and proud of what she is creating. Our baby girl always running to the school with a big smile at the mornings and before to leave gives a hug to each teacher! One year ago we came to this school and everyday never ceases to amaze us!!Thank you so much for being there for our kids! Thank you so much for your beautiful hearts!! Love it!

Bi
Review №2

I am going to respond to the obscene language and hatred for the school below, as this was not actually Chad, but per the school admin, myself. I am neither obscene nor do believe that my frustration with your school was heard by anyone but you (I was on the phone when I walked out and the school was closed, there were no parents or children around me and saw the $40 charge on a 5 minute delay, which actually didnt upset me, but the note on the bill that mentioned that I was given 2 freebies, one in 2018 and one in 2017, that I found a completely ridiculous in mention). The actual daycare staff handling our child, I had no issue with at all, we were happy campers until the past 4 months. I am quite surprised at the length you went to, to remove our child from your school. As I told you the day when we spoke, if you did not want for our daughter to attend your school, I would have preferred to just hear this from you directly, instead of your new school admin to take every single step to make us feel uncomfortable or cause unnecessary stress. When I called the department of health to check on your statements and found nothing out of sort from our end, you decided to remove our daughter. I can see in the response below to my husband that you will probably respond the same ridiculous way to my review here, but I wanted to share my side as well. If you want your child in a non-educational daycare facility, with very sweet staff (again, no issues with the staff, in the past 2 years) that I felt very comfortable leaving my 1 and now 2yr old with, within close proximity to this neighborhood, this was great. Again, until recently, we had no issues. They are also the least expensive with the most extended hours. If you want more education as part of the plan, I dont think this is the place. I am not sure what triggered the new admin to target us, I should have recognized what was happening when it started, but as a mom of 3.. this is my first experience with this type of behavior. Since there are many positive reviews and quite a few negative ones in 2019 on all the different sites, I think that there was definitely a shift this year for this daycare facility.

R
Review №3

Nothing but excellent care has been provided for my little one. Ms. Marlene (owner for 27+ years!) and Ms. Aismaray are always available to talk if I have any questions and always friendly and reasonable. Their classrooms are over staffed and under state ratio, which puts my wife and I at ease. My baby is always learning new things and coming home with beautiful art projects. We could not be happier with Dino Might Kids and recommend it to everyone we know.

Br
Review №4

We’ve had our 2 kids at a Dino-Might for the past 10 months and we are extremely pleased. We’ve now been in 3 different age rooms and all of them are fantastic. The teachers are so kind and loving to our children. They come home having learned so much! We also get to come to the school for special holiday events, which we’ve really enjoyed. Highly recommend Dino-Might!

CH
Review №5

Best preschool ever! We were so thrilled with the level of care our son received during his time here. We only wish we didnt have to move south so he couldve continued attending. Ms. Marlene and the rest of the staff were so warm and welcoming and provided an excellent learning environment. Not like many other schools where the children are just running around everywhere with teachers trying to corral them. You can tell this is a family run operation and not a big corporate outfit. You can see how much they care about the facilities and the children. Wish they would open something closer to Fort Lauderdale!

Li
Review №6

This is not a school you would want your children to attend. They have a lack of structure and no type of curriculum for the children. Ive never knew of a school that allowed children to watch TV at all. The children lack discipline and are allowed to run amuck. You have kids there biting and kicking other kids but the teachers arent always suppose to speak on the behavior to the parents because the director says its not a good look. How can you correctly redirect a behavior when it isnt told to the parents? Theyve lost teachers in the last couple of months. Why so many turnovers? At the delicate age of 2-4 there should be no reason why theres new teachers all the time. Ask them what type pf curriculum do they offer as far as mathematics, language, reading and writing? Even the basics for the babies. Shapes, Colors or Letters!! How can kids learn language when some of the teachers barely know English?The school is very small and has to many kids per teacher. The ratio is off! Its a fire hazard! Its no reason there should be almost 27 kids in a small classroom with two teachers. Would you consider their classroom a classroom? Ive been to many of school who center their center area perfectly. They just throw things around trying to make it look like centers. EX: Dramatic Play, Science, Cozy Corner, Library, Art. Its no math, science, books or anything on the wall showing what your child did the whole day in school other than sleep, play all day outside, eat and watch TV. Why are you paying these people so much money when you can sit at home and do the same thing they do which is NOTHING! Your children deserve more than just someone using them as a cash cow rather than actually caring and being more productive with your children.Any of the good reviews from this place doesnt come from people who actually bring their children there. The reviews are from the staff members or Marleen (director) herself. Please be aware of this scam. She also has her father come in the afternoon during nap time which is interesting because what exactly does her do there?Please keep your kids far as possible from this place!!!!

Sa
Review №7

Whatever you do don’t leave your kids there. If you left these people a good review, I recommend that you re-examine your parenting skills. The best thing going for this place is the location. The owner knows it hence the heavy turn-over in her staff.

Je
Review №8

The best daycare experience I’ve had thus far for my children. I had a 2 year old and an infant enrolled here and had an awesome experience in both classes. My 2 year old learned so much and the newborn teacher is so great with the babies. I pulled my children out when they no longer needed daycare and now that they do again they will be going back to Dino Mights as soon as there’s an opening.

Sa
Review №9

This daycare is wonderful! They kids and parents in my sons class all are very nice and the teachers truly care about your children. My kiddos run in and sometimes arent ready to leave when I pick them up - which to me is priceless!

Ju
Review №10

The facility is top of the line and the personnel can’t be beat! The staff is caring, compassionate and dedicated to providing the kids with the best preschool experience!

Mo
Review №11

Dino-Might Kids is the best preschool in the Boca Raton area and beyond! The kids truly learn and the teachers, and director Ms. Marlene, truly care about the kids. Youll see your kids come home singing new songs, telling you about their day, and always with awesome art projects to show off! I am so pleased with what my little ones have learned as a result of their hands on curriculum.Ms. Marlene owns the school and is the director (has owned/directed it for over 25 years) which is one of the main reasons we chose this school. She is very kind and you can tell she makes sure that the class sizes are kept low and that your child receives individual attention and lots of hands on learning! Would highly recommend Dino-Might to anyone looking for a quality school for their little one.

Mi
Review №12

Had a terrible experience here. Would not recommend. Only positive was a few good teachers but they don’t last, a lot of turnover. Keep looking!

St
Review №13

This daycare center (not a school where education is a priority) is being rated 1 star for multiple reasons. 1) The school does not focus on learning and education, the children spend most of the day watching movies. 2) The school director is about as unpleasant as they come. If you have any issue at all she is unaccommodating and will threaten to trash talk you to other parents of the school. She cares only about making money and how much she can get per kid, thinks up new ways to up charge you for basic things and then only refers to her handbook which is ridiculous. If you give notice your leaving the school she will not allow you to leverage the days you have paid for - again only referencing her handbook. 3) The teachers change on a constant basis. I believe this is due to the first two points. There are some good teachers there but they are terrified of her and repeatedly apologize for her actions.I truly believe this daycare is a fraud and parents should be warned.

Cu
Review №14

I love this school! After a really bad experience in another preschool, finding dino might was the best thing ever. The entire staff is excellent! From the owner, director, and teachers. They all care a lot about the kids. My daughter has learned a lot since day one from her ABCs, to share, to care, to thank people and to respect others. All of these things are a reflection of the education and care given by her teachers. A great complement of the things she learns at home. I am thankful for the help I received every day from the school. Thank you dino might.

Jo
Review №15

My child attended Dino-Might for just under 3 months. In this time my child and the class had a total of 6 different teachers/teachers assistants. None of the teachers working there are happy, which translates into the classroom. My child was very happy after the first month and so were we, but then the teachers started leaving and being fired. Some of them complained that they are not treated right by the owner partially because they only make $8 an hour.On January 2nd the owner called my wife (we were away on vacation as most are during that time of year) asking where my child is. She threatened us that if we do not come in with that months payment that day she has someone there right now to replace my little one. We made arrangements and got her her money for the month. But were shocked at the way she came at us.On top of all this they post pictures of your children on Facebook open to anyone. I was told they had a Facebook group when I signed up and I specifically asked if it was a closed group only for parents, and she did confirm that it was a closed private Facebook only for parents. This is not true.Last week my wife confronted the owner about all the staffing changes, the owner responded by saying and implying that its really of no concern to us. Which it is, you have our child for 6-8 hours a day and she is no longer happy going to school anymore. Which is very sad.We noticed that the new staff seemed overwhelmed, one of them is older, out of shape, and was holding her back like she couldnt handle what she was doing. (This was seen multiple times a day by myself and wife)That was the final straw.We withdrew our child and of course the owner called threatening us again that shes coming after us for an additional months payment. This is how she does business by threatening her staff and her customers.All of this is very unfortunate because we were really happy at first but things quickly changed and my child was miserable going there.

Ch
Review №16

Directy, run like a prison or actually a baby sitting service with few activities and horrible communications. Supply Demand is in there favor but would be out of business if they had local competition.. DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE

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  • Address:5982 SW 18th St, Boca Raton, FL 33433, United States
  • Site:http://www.dino-mightkidsboca.com/
  • Phone:+1 561-338-1732
Categories
  • Preschool
  • Kindergarten
Working hours
  • Monday:Closed
  • Tuesday:7:30AM–6PM
  • Wednesday:7:30AM–6PM
  • Thursday:7:30AM–6PM
  • Friday:7:30AM–6PM
  • Saturday:7:30AM–6PM
  • Sunday:Closed
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