St. Albert Day Care Society

My daughter has been going here for almost a year and enjoys it. She looks forward to going everyday. The current staff are amazing. We've never had a negative experience.

STAY AWAY!!!!! Very disgusting experience at this place very recently. All Mezia the “executive director” aka the manager cares about is your wallet! They raised our cost without telling us, took it out of our account. Decided to take my kids out the following month. Mezia proceeded to say the month I JUST paid for the kids will not be allowed to attend. Leaving me 6 days into the month, without a refund as she REFUSED. And NO childcare. They stole almost $1500 from us! No notice and stole our monthly childcare. So we can’t pay for more.Very unreasonable, unprofessional and horrible person. I wouldn’t trust this place. The old manager was a much better person than her. I don’t know how she sleeps at night knowing she stole almost $1500 from two hard working parents trying to support two young children. Don’t let any old reviews fool you. And you can see some of the newer reviews complain about money issues with them. The good reviews are most likely before her working there or only because some of their staff. Maggie, Mason will miss you so much! It sucks she ruins it, for the people we do love there. She stole $1500 from us. I wouldn’t want what they did to our family to happen to anyone else. People need to know how and who this place is run by. They apparently “ have a “board”… that won’t respond. So, stay clear. And read these reviews. And I didn’t take both my kids out! They raised cost without warning, refused service even after I paid for it! This is a warning for parents.

My child goes to OSC at Kino and loves it. Mrs. Ranna and Ms. Haley have created a wonderful environment. My anxious child depends on them

My 2 kids have been going here since April 2021 and they LOVE it. They go to the out-of-school care program at their school. I love that it's right within the school. Makes it easier in the mornings. In the summer they merge to the fountain park location. The staff are amazing! My kids literally Love each of them. We have never had any issues come up. A few minor incidents Love kids bumping into each other but otherwise it's been wonderful! I am usually asked by my kids to let them stay as late as they possibly can. My youngest even asks to go there when I'm off work as she just loves her teachers and seeing her friends. Lots of wonderful crafts and fun times are had!

My 3 kids have been attending the daycare and out of school care here for the past 5 years. I will say that all the staff have been amazing role models and caregivers to my children. The really take the extra time to make the kids feel welcome and give them that extra snuggle at drop off if they need it! Adele is an amazing cook and the hot meals program is the best I could find in any daycares in the area! The out of school care field trips and things to do keep my kids wanting to go everyday ! Keep up the great work and I definitely would recommend any new parents to start out there with their children.

My 2 year old attends SADCS and we have had a great experience. The meals are prepared in-house, varied and exposes my daughter to a wide variety of foods, including things we don't often serve at home. Having high quality meals provided was a main reason we went with SADCS. The staff at the daycare are amazing and my daughter knows them all by name and loves them. The outdoor play area is also fantastic and surrounded by green space, which is rare. The location is in close proximity to parks and Fountain Park makes it easy for outings.

I absolutely love this daycare. My two girls come home so happy and well taken care of each day.The programming by staff is outstanding - my 5 year old came home telling me about Leonardo DaVinci last week as he was the weekly “artist in residence”, and how she was excited for Frida kahlo next week.. Now she wants to know more about artists and has so many questions - it’s amazing!My 14 month old came home using ESL. I was so surprised I nearly didn’t believe it! The staff have been teaching all the babies sign to help them communicate their needs easier! Now at 20 months she does over 10 signs. It’s helped us with her meltdowns so much.The in-house cooking is also a huge benefit. Every day the smell coming from Maggie’s kitchen is mouth watering. Her lunches and snacks have made my kids such healthy and adventurous eaters.The new management has also been so hands on and communicative with us as parents. It’s been so refreshing to have them email and call so quickly and efficiently.My girls are so happy here and and I would absolutely recommend any child and parents to come check them out!

I wouldn't recommend this daycare unless your children are completely independent . Unfortunately certain staff preffer to be on their cell phone then attend to child care . At not point should it be acceptable to pick your child up completely soaked in urine and blue lips from being in the rain . Took me almost 1 hour in a warm bath to get my child to stop shivering. Just be aware if your child goes here and who's watching your child

SADCS is a great facility with exceptional experienced staff! My daughter is so happy to go to daycare every day and I am confident in the care and programming that she receives. The homemade meals are amazing and the rooms are spacious with tons of windows and natural light! The outdoor space has to be the best in the city with a large enclosed area along with surrounding green space! There is a reason this daycare has been around for almost 40 years!

We did not have a good experience at SADCS and had to pull our son after four months. The old ED Mezia restrained him physically and the staff and board hid this from us until after she was fired. He developed a lot of anxiety and overwhelm from being at this Centre. He is a different child since leaving. Some of the staff are good but a few will not take the time to show a child who needs extra support that extra care. I wouldn’t recommend.