Hamma & Bampa’s TLC Recreation Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, offers a range of childcare services from infant care through pre-kindergarten programs. The facility provides daily activities and learning opportunities, with staff members who maintain regular communication with parents through photos and updates. The center has been serving local families for many years, though experiences vary widely with some parents praising the educational aspects while others express concerns about facility maintenance and supervision levels.
Day Care Information
Address
502 Schneider Dr, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
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Reviews
25 Reviews
Day Care Features
Does this day care accept infants?
Yes
The reviews mention infants being cared for at the daycare, with one reviewer specifically mentioning their eight-week-old child attending.
Reviews:
Author: Sierra Spears Rating: 1/5 Date: 2/26/2025, 7:08:41 PM Review: It’s not only negative it’s a Violation of safety! Read these reviews ! Someone found a nail in their child’s mouth ! Thank God I read these before placing my child here . After the owner herself was hateful and demanding of me . There is only one child In the infant room for a reason . The place is Filthy , I have been treated better by strangers and the ownership is definitely not Professional. Not someone I would I want to do anything with much less have in my child life. ----- Author: Julianna Haas Rating: 1/5 Date: 4/30/2021, 6:58:59 PM Review: This place is literally terrible and I feel so bad for people who are stuck with no child care and have to settle for the place. My husband and I did a tour for our 3month daughter and their facility is not only dirty, over crowded, the staff were very unprofessional. The infant room is extremely small, a size of a shed. None of the staff or kids were wearing masks considering there’s still a virus around. Along with during tour the caretakers for the infants were kissing on the children, letting them crawl on the dirty floor, and when one started to cry the workers huffed and roller their eyes. We had to put down a deposit for a spot available because me and my husband both are military and have no choice with the limited childcare in this area, however my mother came down to help so when I tried to get my deposit back they told me no, it was non refundable and were extremely rude.
Working Hours
- Monday6:30AM-5:30PM
- Tuesday6:30AM-5:30PM
- Wednesday6:30AM-5:30PM
- Thursday6:30AM-5:30PM
- Friday6:30AM-5:30PM
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Latest Reviews
Update; received a harassing message from current employee Nichole Everland on yelp. Unprofessional staff all around. They try to intimidate you and deflect by any means necessary when anything negative is said about them. If you are considering this facility, please do your child and yourself a favor and as soon as you walk in walk out. The facility is unclean, animals running around, and staff that does not watch over the children. They frequently change their contracts to their liking despite being funded by the ELC. Enacting exorbitant fees that working parents can not help. They offered a 10-hour waiver for years and then abruptly ended it without any valid explanation. They do not have cameras in the facilities and will not install them. My child has been significantly hurt there many times. Recently a black eye that lasted for 4 days due to their negligence. Please follow in the footsteps of other parents in these reviews and report report. They take advantage of the fact that they are one of the few daycares with openings because parents frequently leave. Edited to add; Search for the CARES Search tool in Google and you can see a list of all the inspections they have had had and the violations they received. Also edited to add that they have stated it's not a DCF requirement to report any daily activities of your child unless they are one and under. When asked if they would regardless they offered only a one word response "No". This response came after they discriminated against my child and stopped reporting anything after I confronted them on numerous issues after receiving reports well after a year old....No childcare facility should make your child's daily activities including meals, diaper changes, nap times and activities a secret for their eyes only or selectively to parents. Compounded wirh no cameras and no current lock or code to enter the building. They do not even have a staff member to watch the doors. Nor do they actually check the log in activities on the computer before releasing a child. They actually had to send out messages making sure parents were checking out their children correctly .. this is alarming as a parent. No parent should ever have to be disrespected and locked out of their child's lives by a daycare center claiming to care for your child. Ultimate bait and switch. We promise to look after your child but we won't tell you what goes on even if asked. It is family owned and they will deflect and defend themselves if you bring any singular issue up to them. DCF was made aware and owners stated that they told them to just keep doing what they were doing....Appalling!
It’s not only negative it’s a Violation of safety! Read these reviews ! Someone found a nail in their child’s mouth ! Thank God I read these before placing my child here . After the owner herself was hateful and demanding of me . There is only one child In the infant room for a reason . The place is Filthy , I have been treated better by strangers and the ownership is definitely not Professional. Not someone I would I want to do anything with much less have in my child life.
It is one of the best preschools in the area. Great place to enroll your child if you want them to develop a love for learning. It's more than a daycare. It's a day home.
My granddaughter went there from age 2 to 12 she is now 17. She loved going there, they did educational and field trips with the children. The staff was very nice and eager to listen to any concerns I had, the facilities was very clean and welcoming when you entered the door. I would recommend this daycare for any child.
Absolutely HORRID place
This place is a nightmare. My children went to this daycare. One day I picked my son up & he pottied on himself. I ask them why (because I know it could have been avoided) & they told me that the children get a restroom break prior to outside play time & he didn’t take the opportunity so they told him “no” when he asked. So when I drop them off the following day, the story changed! They told me that they did indeed take my son to the restroom & he just played in the water instead of using the restroom. A nightmare, indeed! Not only did management & the teacher lie to my face, but they didn’t have the decency to call me & tell me that my son needed a change of clothes. He was outside playing in wet underwear & pants!
My son has been here since he first turned 1, now 4 and amazes me with how smart he is. My daughter since just 8 weeks old, now 8 months. Mrs. Trina and the staff have became like a family. The staff are always helpful with any questions or concerns I ever have. My children are always well taken care of and always enjoys coming to school. They keep me updated daily with pictures and activities. I would highly recommend Hamma and Bampa's TLC, We love them!
My son was very shy switching to a new daycare last year. Ms. Cheyenne took to him right away! Every morning she would. Be right there to help get Camden even though she wasn’t even his teacher yet. When she became his VPK teacher, I knew he would do amazing! He loves Ms. Cheyenne!!