Greenridge Child Develop

The staff are great but the policies are not.
There is a very dangerous intersection out front of the building due to early sunsets in the winter during rush hour and inadequate road lighting.
A parent donated solar road lamps to try to help somewhat but they only work on days with plenty of sunlight when it doesn’t rain.
The school’s pursuit of a county grievance for a traffic stop is unimpressive. It seems they just have accepted the issue.
The chances of getting t-​boned while picking up your child are very high and it is aggravated by the uncommon $ 30 automatic late fee if you are even 1 minute past pickup time.
There is no other way to interpret this huge penalty fee policy other then, your family’s safety is less important then arriving precisely on or before pickup time, even when parents have directly correlated the delay as being required to safely navigate the intersection.
I have never been an egregious offender of the late policy but I was surprised to find my second time arriving 2 minutes after because of glossy roads and glare due to weather issues at night and the delay in safely navigating the intersection cost me $ 30 required to be paid «in cash» the next day.
Unfortunately with the population explosion in Clarksburg, 500% year to year, it will likely take a serious or fatal accident for this late policy to become reasonable and for the school to pursue the county for a stop light on 355.
I was not happy with this zero tolerance exorbitant fee which comparatively is much more expensive then PVA (Potomac valley assembly church daycare) Kindercare and private daycares which typically charge $ 1/​min.
Greenridge has more reason to adjust their policy because of the dangerous intersection out front but when I spoke with them about it the silence was deafening.
Additionally, they do not allow peanut products as they are a peanut free facility which may complicate your lunches if your kids eats PBJ.
A study from Israel states early exposure to peanuts actually lessen the likelihood of a child developing a Peanut allergy while no exposure increases the likelihood of having a significant peanut allergy.
This was discovered when studies showed Israel has the least amount of peanut allergies in the world linked to peanut product being used in baby food and therefore creating early exposure.
I hope this helps you in choosing a daycare that suits your needs. These are things I was certainly surprised to find out «after the fact» after they got my non refundable enrollment fees, etc etc…
I’ve contacted their policy makers to no avail and they are not likely to change these policies, so at the end of the day this church acts just like another business which is a shame and we can only provide consumer reviews to help other parents know what they are signing up to deal with before after and during their work hours.
Most of the staff are wonderful while the Director and upward seem to be indifferent to the need to change a few things.