People were nice, and I really liked Ms. Sandy(she was director at the time). My child started in Nursery 1 which we were very satisfied with the teachers. However at move up time things started going downhill and I had some concerns. My child was getting sick frequently in their care(temperature was always normal at drop off). When Ms. Sandy was not there structure seemed to be affected significantly. In one instance, staff seemed very overwhelmed and acted like they just wanted kids home to keep ratios down. I was also a little disappointed in their parent communication. Confidential information was often put into indirect notes which really needed to be discussed in conferences(if in person was not possible then it could have been simply by phone). I would get informed important information at drop off 30 minutes before work rather than text, email, phone, or social media(which I check daily) ahead of time, and it would often cause inconvenience. After a few episodes of my child getting sick 3 weeks in a row there, I had to.withdraw my child. Staff was very caring toward my child, and I hope with strong leadership they will make these tweaks to provide excellent care.

I have had my children at Happy Hippo for 7.5 years and this place is going downhill quickly. I had to remove my child from there in the past month because he came to me and told me that his teacher is grabbing them by the face, popping them on the butt, and hitting them on the head when they are in trouble. I went to the director and she confronted the teacher. She admitted to hitting them on the head with a pointer because another teacher saw her do it. She was only suspended for one day. When she returned she confronted my 3 (almost 4) year old and asked him what he told me. Why would my child tell the truth about one thing and make up the other two? Also, he physically showed me what she did to them. He has never been grabbed by the face before and would have no reason to know to show me that. He actually asked me if I would tell the director. I have loved this place and the staff for 7.5 years. Most of the teachers I loved so much are gone now. Do not bring your child here.

The teachers are very rude to the kids my three year old comes home and plays like she is the teacher and the things she repeats are very disturbing. I cant believe the would talk to the kids the way my daughter talks to her babies. And yes I have actually walked in on the teachers all to the kids in a rude way. So I took it to the office director and she didnt do anything. So I went to the owner and he told me there kids they need to learn somehow. But I will say there teaching skills are good, my daughter learned a lot.

I am a parent of one child and I absolutely love the Happy Hippo on Hwy 80!!!! The facility is well ran and all of the teachers are very wonderful! My daughter has learned so much from this daycare.

My son loves this place. The Teachers are wonderful and their pre-k program is awesome. I highly recommend this place.