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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is at the Silver Spring location, and it's been wonderful so far. It opened in June and he's been there for about 1 month. He loves his teachers and the class size is tiny - he gets a ton of personal attention. It's also reasonably priced in comparison to most other options. Plus, as folks who can WFH, we enjoy the co-working space.

Regarding the Alexandria location, you can (and should) read the report from VA DSS before spreading misinformation. https://www.dss.virginia.gov/printer/facility/search/cc.cgi?rm=Details;ID=47497

MD and VA have daycare investigation records publicly available.

My husband and I think the school handled it well. After the investigation, they circulated a letter to parents with additional information. (DHSS told them to wait until after the investigation.) Staff did report the abuse and Two Birds self reported to DSS.

I'm not sure why anyone would think it's a nonprofit...[/quote]

Just my two cents - we LOVED two birds, until 6 weeks ago. I think you would feel differently about how the owners "handled" the issue if your own kids were implicated.

Just so you know how the owners "handled" the situation... Sure, they fired the three teachers when they claim to have found out. But they let the director, who sat across the hall from the classroom where the abuse happened, stay in her role until this week. The director absolutely knew, and she turned a blind eye. They tried to make it go away. When they referred the issue to VDSS, they didn't think it would blow up like it did.

They kept it from parents, using the excuse that "The issue is under investigation" for as long as they could. They didn’t tell parents what actually happened. We found out from the report before the owner held a "townhall" to discuss it. During the townhall, they deliberately disabled the chat to prevent questions from being asked.

Imagine how you’d feel if you found out your kids were potentially abused, and instead of getting all the information you can possibly get, you have to piece it together? How would you trust the leadership of this brand?

The owners got greedy and focused on expansion. They had a good thing going, and they let it implode. I think anyone who still allows their kids to be cared for by them at any of their locations is a fool, just like we were. The trouble is going to follow them, and trust me, you don’t want to be around for that. You don’t want to find yourself or your kids in the same position we are in. It’s only a matter of time.

Oh and one last thing. They have a PR firm and are deleting negative reviews associated with their brands, so don't trust the reviews you find on the internet because they are sanitized. [/quote]

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