Infant room at Tudorka Tots
We are considering Tudorka Tots on Campus Dr for our 6-month-old. We had a good impression from the orientation, but became a little concerned after reading the licensing reports and violations (ex. site lacking water due to a burst pipe without parents being informed). Are there any parents who can weigh in with their experience, particularly in the infant room? We looked at other daycares but Tudorka was the only one with availability and hours/location that worked for our family.
Sep 22, 2022
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Our 15 month old has been at Tudorka Tots since he was five months old and we’ve had no safety concerns there and will put our next baby (due March 2) there as well next year. Sometimes I wish their communication was better with parents eg our son got COVID there in March and we had been informed another child got COVID but then it wasn’t clear how widespread the infection was until we got an update in august that 9 kids total got it. There are also some extra fees/weeks that they are closed that I missed when signing up that I wasn’t crazy to learn about but most importantly my son has been happy and safe there everyday and I get an update at the end of the day on how his day went plus some photos and videos during the day a couple times a week.
Hi! My son is currently in the infant room at Tudorka and has been since January of this year, when he was 4.5 months. To be honest, we were unaware of the burst pipe issue - and there have been some other snafus with licensing in the past 6 months. Actually, one of them was caused by the licensing inspector catching my son sleeping on his stomach (he rolls over to sleep on his stomach every time, not sure how they expect Tudorka to stop him from doing that). Anyway - besides that, I have no qualms about the safety of my son in Tudorka's care. The infant teachers really seem to care about him, and we get cute videos of "circle time" and such many days. It took him a few weeks to get used to it, but he seems perfectly happy every afternoon. No daycare is perfect, I'm sure, but my husband and I are satisfied with Tudorka and have no intention of moving him to another daycare. Hope this helps.
My child attended tudorka tots, although not in the infant room. I really liked it and the only reason I switched to a different preschool was distance from my home. Some things I like about the center:
-a diverse student population
-very sweet and warm children; my child was always greeted with multiple hugs when they arrived
-when seemingly every preschool director in the east bay was making toddlers wear masks, the TT preschool director, with her international outlook and common sense noticed 'hey! the entire rest of the developed world is not forcing two year old babies in diapers to wear face masks, and the WHO does not recommend it before age 6! For this conviction of hers, I am forever grateful
-my child says that she got to interact with the teachers a lot
-cheaper than many other preschools offering full time care
I didn't observe any deficiencies with regards to childrens' safety or comfort.
Original poster here. Thank you so much for your responses! I feel much better about Tudorka, really appreciate all of the perspectives and experiences shared.