My son goes to this daycare and my son stay sick constantly. First it was hand, foot, and mouth and multiple fevers and ear infections. And stomach viruses. I had to take my son out for two weeks being that he stayed sick so much to recover with family out of town. Soon as he went back to the school he has the stomach flu. I contacted the owner (Kathy) to let her know that he went to the doctor and they stated that’s what he had. She stated quote on quote “nobody at the school is sick and she will gladly sign his paperwork for him to go somewhere else.” That is not the proper way to handle or talk to any parent in that matter for the fact of just letting her know what was going on. I would not recommend this daycare to any parent looking for their child a daycare. That was very out of line and inconsiderate. She also texted me asking did I have Covid just because I walked up to the school with a mask on. I work in a school setting as well and I’m pretty sure if I had Covid i wouldn’t have been at work or expose any other child to that if I was aware of having it in which I didn’t. Kathy the owner plays nice nasty and I writing this review to say runnnn!!! Signed 3/14/2023

We love and appreciate all of the staff at Bright Star who care for our most precious daughter as if she was family. We can drop her off and work all day with peace of mind knowing she is learning and growing in an environment with love and care. At the end of the day we love reading the report they send home letting us know what she learned about, ate, and what to work on at home. What a wonderful place for her to spend her childhood weekdays.

My grandson attended Bright Star's VPK program for the 2018-2019 school. He did very well in Ms. Shaun's class. She made sure that her kids were more than adequately prepared in the four assessed areas that DCF requires. He is now in Kindergarten at the local public school. They do an assessment on all their K students at the beginning of the year....just a couple of weeks ago...and we were told his score was that of a child that would be finishing Kindergarten and not beginning. Ms. Shaun was an excellent teacher, who fully prepared her kids in the academic areas. The Kindergarten teacher advised that my grandson was prepared both academically and socially. Thanks Ms. Shaun (VPK teacher) and Ms. Kathy (Director).

Very unprofessional, the director is rude and the owner is bipolar, the classroom ratio was not in compliance and the floors were absolutely disgusting, I wouldn't let them watch my dog

My grandson has been attending Bright Star since he was three. Initially had concerns because of the 3 year olds class teacher not being engaged with parents but she has since left. He is now in the 4 year olds VPK program and he is very happy with the VPK teacher. She is engaged with the students and their parents. My grandson is happy to go to school and is learning by leaps and bounds. Very caring and family-oriented atmosphere.

I've been waiting to write a review for this establishment in order to collect my thoughts after the very disappointing experience my husband and I had. The one saving grace of this place is the teachers, they were always loving and nurturing to my child and I have nothing but good things to say about the teachers that cared for my child. Now for the bad: The facility itself is not great, the building is very old and the maintenance to upkeep this establishment is just not there. The driveway is covered in white stone and there are potholes left and right. There is virtually no security measures in place, the front doors are left unlocked ALL DAY LONG (even though in the handbook it states it will be locked at 9) leaving any stranger to walk in and out of the building where your child resides for 8+ hours a day. The computer you are supposed to use to log your child's coming and goings is hit or miss, usually not charged. As for the decaying building, the director tries to maintain it by forcing parents to partake in fundraisers (that you do not agree to upon signing the parent handbook) so in addition to the hundreds of dollars you are already spending every month for your child to attend the daycare (not to mention the supply fee) you are also having to either raise money on their behalf through selling their fundraiser items or be "billed/charged" a fee for not partaking in the fundraiser. A lot of the items used for the children seem to be donated and are old/falling apart, albeit clean; Clean to the point where your child and his/her belongings will come home smelling like the cleaning agent they spray around the building. Now for the worst: the program director and owner, Kathy Zorn. This woman claims to care for all the children and families in her establishment, but would someone who claims to "care" kick your child out because his/her parents had enough of the rule breaking and lack of communication? Not just kick the child out by giving you a two week notice as a common courtesy and good business practice, but kick you out without any warning on a Friday afternoon, leaving you as working parents childcare-less for the following weeks to come? I put my child in this establishment because I knew several parents who were happy with the care they received, and they all had the same warning/caveat, that Kathy could be very abrasive and liked things done her way. Well, they weren't kidding, my husband and I had many complaints about a variety of DCF standards that were not being met and the consistent lack of communication about changes made to my child's room, which we promptly brought to the attention of our child's lead teacher, believing she was communicating these to her (who wants to spend the few hours they have with their child at the end of the day talking about these things with the program director?) But to no avail! And just a tip, don't bother calling DCF about any complaints you have either, simply find your family a different day care because the daycare will walk away scot-free and you'll end up paying the price as a parent. Save yourself many headaches and find yourself a day care that follows a moral compass.

I was recommended to this daycare by a former co-worker who has a child around the same age as mine and I must say.. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this Daycare.... They are great with the kids (I have two girls in two separate rooms at this facility and I just adore both sets of staff). Kathy is an amazing woman with a heart of gold and goes out of her way to help! Highly Recommend! :)