Carousel Early Learning Center

Category: Day care center in Ocala, Florida

Address: 1842 SE 11th Ave, Ocala, FL 34471, USA

Phone: +13523512369

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 6:30AM–6PM

Tuesday: 6:30AM–6PM

Wednesday: 6:30AM–6PM

Thursday: 6:30AM–6PM

Friday: 6:30AM–6PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Hope Slattery

Aug 10, 2022

The staff at this location are far from the best. Also, if your kid has a disability like mine, I DO NOT recommend. My son is deaf and was the only hearing impaired child there. He wears cochlear implants to hear and they always acted like it was an issue. Once they even told me he "needs to be hearing" because they didn't want to take the time to get him in an emergency. That would be amazing if he was "hearing" but he's not, and it's their job to get him if there was an emergency, just like they should with every kid. I'm happy circumstances made me switch daycare.

Sour Patch

Jul 22, 2022

Do not bring your kids here. The front desk worker is the director and she claims she has worked in the business for 13 years and quite possibly she has and it shows. Shows it is time for her to change careers. Absolutely rude and unfriendly. Center opens at 6:30 and staff is consistently late then shows up with an attitude and without apologies for their habitual tardiness. Many times I'd drop my daughter off and the front desk/director was cold and unwelcoming, would not even say hello or greet my daughter. This place has a serious lack of communication and an overabundance in subpar professionalism. I can list examples but I'm hoping my point is clear enough please heed my warning and do not take your child here. Save yourself the frustration. Building is unkempt and smelly. Front desk is often messy with piles of paperwork. Good example of how unorganized the business is. Last straw was my daughter came in on a monday with a stye developing, at pick up I spoke to the staff and we addressed how she has allergies and gets styes and nosebleeds (also discussed at registration). I advised the staff that it was a stye and was taking her to her doctor that same day. I kept her out of school for the next three days for healing and we came back on Friday. The director/front desk called for us to pick her up stating "I don't know if you noticed but she has a stye or something on her eye and if it gets worse you will need to pick her up." Then after we reassured her that we knew it was a stye and she had missed three days recovering from it and had taken her to the doctor already she proceeded to ask us to pick her up. If this doesn't prove that these people are not here in the child's and parents interest and their issue with communication I don't know what will. Please do not take your child here. Save yourself the trouble and stress.

Amanda Sias

Jan 24, 2019

My daughter used to go to daycare where they forgot to feed her , she would soil her clothes everyday going through two-three outfits each day and the staff called me an “over protective mom “ if I ever pointed these things out . I would even pick her up and she would have a rash from crying so much . This daycare has been such a blessing for our family! I couldn’t say enough good things about them and how many good experiences we have had . My daughter gets dropped off with a smile on her face and picked up smiling as well . She is always greeted by loving teachers and blows them kisses goodbye and comes home in a dry diaper every day with a list of how many times she went potty that day , what she ate , what art they did and what she needs for school the following day . I love the 24 hour camera access that I can watch her any time of the day to check up on her too ! (Nothing hidden from parents ! You have access to your child all day !) The staff are amazing and very caring as well . Coming from someone who worked in daycare for 5 years I was very hesitant about enrolling my child in a place I had not worked myself . I was proven wrong everyday for the last year . The staff and owners have been nothing but amazing to my daughter and she is very attached to her teachers as well . I would recommend this daycare to anyone wanting their child to feel loved and well treated on a daily basis ❤️

Ayukazi V

Feb 17, 2017

Everything about this daycare is amazing! The facilities, the teachers, the management and the food served all exceeded my expectations. After pulling my daughter out of a school that was much less than professional, I was very picky when picking a place for my daughter. I was worried about everywhere, but I took a chance with this place with the security of knowing I could watch my daughter on the cameras. I am very happy with the development of my daughter with her intelligence as well as her social skills. Anyone who wants a real daycare should look into this place. They are also opening up a new daycare so they can expand their care. Expect that the environment will be just as satisfactory in their new daycare.

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Questions & Answers

Does this place provide transportation?

Amanda White | Sep 8, 2020
Blaze | Sep 8, 2020

Yes. If you call the center, they can give your further information.

Does Carousel offer a 1/2 day program for 2-3 year olds?

paula kirby | Sep 8, 2020
Desiree Jackson | Sep 8, 2020

No they don't

does this daycare accept infants?

Jayme Griffin | Sep 8, 2020
April Rowland | Sep 8, 2020

Yes it does

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