Belmont Child Care Centre, Tommie Turtle

[MoOaNdLiTtLePoPpEt]

has anyone got info on these centres???
thanks
jackie

[jazzak]

As soon as I hear /see this name I just cringe !


Years ago I did work experience there and it was awful, I wasnt allowed to change kids if they had an accident and this one poor little boy had wet himself and they didnt change him for at least half an hour and thats after me reminding them 2 or 3 times.

But thats not the worst , at sleep time there was a child that didnt want to sleep and every time this child got up the carer (supposedly the manager/head person) would pick the child up by the arm and literally drop the child back onto the bed, the poor child was so scared

I dont know if this is still how they operate but I wouldnt even recommend them to look after my dog !

I was very disgusted by the way the kids were treated there

[Kazamataz]

Thats outrageous!
I can't believe places like that stay open.

Sometimes I wonder how parents don't pick up on this kind of behavior.

[MoOaNdLiTtLePoPpEt]

yeh same...that is not right!!!!

so was that belmont childcare centre or tommie turtle?

[mythreelittlemonkeys]

which one was it JazzaK? The OP had 2 centres in question...
I think that sounds horrific...you trust these centres with the care of your child and trust that the accredidation they have,a nd the programs and policies that they show you count for something...
Luckily there are a lot of good ones out there too...hope you find one mummy2cheekymoo, there is a new guide called choosing quality care (google it), that gives you some pointers to check for and ask about...also as a parent/customer you have the right to pop in anytime during the day to see how they operate when parents not there...also make sure you find a place that really open to parent involvement and suggestions.
I hope that someone in the Belmont/Ascot/Redcliffe area knows of a great place for your cheekymoo!

[jazzak]

yeh same...that is not right!!!!

so was that belmont childcare centre or tommie turtle?

It was the tommie turtle in belmont, the one not far from belmont forum!



ETA: If the Belmont one you are talking about is on the corner of Epsom ave and Sydenham st then I wouldnt recommend them either, the few times I have been there the staff completely ignore the kids, and just talk among themselves and do their own thing


sorry I havent been much help on the positive side :(

[MoOaNdLiTtLePoPpEt]

that's ok jazzak...i want recomendations and don't want to send ds to a centre that has a bad reputation. i would rather honesty!!

so thanks.

hopefully someone can recomend a good centre close by???

i have been reccomended one in bassendean!

[Myztik]

I worked at a Tommie Turtle umm wow about 6 or 7yrs ago. It has since been closed. I wouldn't have sent my kids there ;) That said though, things may have changed since then.

[MoOaNdLiTtLePoPpEt]

can anyone reccomend any centres in areas such as

redcliffe, belmont, bassendean, morley, beechboro...?? any areas surrounding!?
thanks

[jazzak]

can anyone reccomend any centres in areas such as

redcliffe, belmont, bassendean, morley, beechboro...?? any areas surrounding!?
thanks


Both my kids have been going to one in forrestfield, I dont know if that is too far for you but I have never had any problems with them , my DD who is now 6 went there from the age of 9 months till she went to school and my DS still goes there he turns 3 tomorrow and he has been there since he was about 10 months old aswell

If you want to know the name just PM me :D

[docker]

As soon as I hear /see this name I just cringe !
Me too!! yuck yuck

[bootiful]

wasn't tommie turtle the one on the news where they tied the kids legs together with bed sheets? :confused:

[little mermaid]

There is Buggles in Morley, I worked there for 11 years and loved it. Hopefully it is still a great centre.

[Kazamataz]

wasn't tommie turtle the one on the news where they tied the kids legs together with bed sheets? :confused:

I think it was that was awful!

My friend was telling me today that she worked in a center for like a day
(because she was so disgusted and never went back)
That used to take crying babies and put them under a tree and leave them cry for hours and hours.
And when my friend questioned what they were doing they told her the babies were just having tummy time!

Isn't that horrible?

[MoOaNdLiTtLePoPpEt]

YES i just googled it...OMG...i remember that....that is shocking!!!!!!

[JacksMumBec]

a few of my friends have their kids at mulberry tree dot com dot au in ascot - not too far from belmont.
they all say how great it is there :)

[MoOaNdLiTtLePoPpEt]

ha ha how funny, i seen an after/before school care bus for mulberry tree just down the road from where i live and it got me :detective: i was going to suss it out as it must be close by!!