Wilmington daycare closes without warning

...by law it may be too late to simply settle up with the employees and parents. There are likely other valid debts and claims against the business, and that's what the whole purpose of the bankruptcy is - for the trustee to decide who gets what from the remaining assets. In other words, at this particular time, a parent who just paid in advance or an employee seeking back-pay has to stand in line with the ISP that was putting the cameras on the web, the building owner, the cleaning service....basically any other entity who is owed money. The good news is that the parents who paid in advance will likely have head-of-the-line rights. One very important caveat: If these people owe you money, you need to be taking action right now, such as finding out IF they have already filed for Chapter 7, are they planning a re-organization under Chapter 11, when is this going to the first hearing, etc. That information is supposed to be publicly advertised, but is not always easy to locate. So if they owe you a LOT of money, you need to get an attorney. It might be cheaper in the long run if all employees owed back wages hire one attorney. Parents should also consider civil suit against the owners if there is even a hint that they continued to collect pre-payments right up until the time they shut the doors, with knowledge that they were about to go under. I guess what I'm saying is that the majority of bankruptcy fraud takes place in small businesses, so keep your eyes and ears open, talk among yourselves, and don't hesitate to get hold of a lawyer if you feel it is needed and makes financial sense.

I do not have a child at Kidcam, but I did have a cousin's son that did attend. As for myself I live out of town and was able to log on and see him in the daily sitting,play etc and grow each day. It was a joy to be able to see him daily. Over the past year or so I would notice things that didn't seem right and would call my cousin and ask what was going on....Even a couple of times I would call the day care and express my concerns of the care that was given and of some of the things in the class room of younger children, once I placed my concern the camera would be moved so you didn't see that area any longer. Babies picked up by one arm, crawlers standing at the door looking out for over 30 minutes with no adult ever walking over to it, once a baby had crawed under a crib and stayed there for over an hour,yes after about 20 minutes someone did check on the child , but the child had fllen asleep so they just covered it up. In the 2 year old class I think it was that the TV was on top of a stack of plastic bins and children were climbing and pulling up on it, the TV was moving as if about to fall I called the day care of course the camera was moved , but I have been assured that the TV was tied to the wall. They seem to be a big turn over of workers which in my book opens ones eyes to problems, the track record or things going down hill is the biggest eye opener, why wasn't the state called in to do a check and ballance. I know that the parents are at a hard spot of placing they children ast ay given time, and the care givers not being paid is hard when that is your roof over your head, it saddens me that it has happen to each of them, and the fact that I now can't look in on my cousin child to watch him grown into the great little person he is. My best to all in placing your child, it would be great if someone could reopen the day care..............

Dishonesty, For most of you that don't know, don't think that the timing of this closing wasn't planned. First of all, the school recieves a check from the Dept. of Social Services for all of the kids that qualify on the 15th of every month (probably between $15,000 - $20,000)...does that sound like a familiar date to you...it should, because it was the last day that Kid Cam was open. Michelle stayed open just long enough to get that money. I wonder what she is doing with it? She isn't paying her employees and parents what she owes them. Then throw in the fact that paydays for Kid Cam employees (probably between $10,000 - $12,000 for one payday) are the 3rd and 17th of every month...does the date of the 17th sound familiar to you...it should, because the 17th was this past Sunday, which means Monday was payday (the day Kid Cam closed, and employees were told not to come to work). Why did she not want them to come to work...probably because she didn't wan't to pay them. Don't you think a descent, honest person would have used the DSS check to pay their employees (and parents) the money that they were owed. There was more than enough to cover the employee checks. After all, these are the same employees who were loyal enough to stick around after their checks bounced 2 weeks ago. Wasn't Michelle the one who wrote a letter to her employees about a year ago asking them to be "team players" when she could not pay them for about a month. Doesn't sound like she is being much of a "team player". Funny how she can buy a brand new SUV in the last few months, but leave so many people wondering what happened to their money. Think about it...if the timing of this wasn't planned out then don't you think that she would have given everyone notice of this closing? She didn't just decide to close on Sunday night. This was planned and calculated. Karma is a strange thing, and I think Michelle is about to get a large dose of it!

According to Mrs. Willis'(Kornegay) vision, she wanted to provide a stable enviroment for her 18month old child. Her child now attends a high price catholic private school. Her visions are now blurred and focused on a divorce she drug many of her employees through court with. She received a settlement many months ago from the land owner to move her day care, but she obviously spent that money on other things. She is a woman scorned that use to be a Wil.police officer left that job to be a probation officer. Make sure you dot your I's and cross your T's because she knows her way around the legal system.

I just want to say that I personally loved the staff at this daycare, (that is EXCLUDING the desk lady and the director). The teachers were amazing, I loved you guys. I have found a new daycare and am very sad not to be seeing you guys anymore. My little girl loved you all.

If you don't get your money call the wage and labor board. (919) 733-7166 Check out the Department of Labor's Website at http://www.nclabor.com/wh/Wage_and_Hour_Act.pdfsections § 95-25.7 and § 95-25.22. Good luck and I hope you get your wages! What she has done to you in the past is unacceptable and maybe illegal.

I used to work at kidcam a little over a year ago. i just wanted to say that kidcam used to be a great place. I can definitly understand everyone's anger at Michelle. It broke my heart when i left last year. I loved each and every child and it was dificult to leave. I just want everyone to know that there was a time when kidcam was the perfect place for children, but in the last 1 1/2 years things went down hill. I wish all employees and parents well. If anyone who remembers me reads this, feel free to contact me at smiles217@yahoo.com. I'm Ms. Ria and I used to work in the 2yr old room.

We used Kidcam for our first son. We took him out after we watched him being neglected all day long. They basically put him in a swing and stuck him in front of a TV for 8 hours a day. It did not seem to matter that I expressly asked them not to place my 3 month old in front of a TV or leave him in a swing for that matter. They would just turn his swing away from the camera so I couldn't see his face. Needless to say we moved our child as soon as possible to a much better daycare. One that did not have a TV or a Swing in sight and where they actually pay attention and hold your children! All I can say is good riddance!

I am a parent of a Kid Cam kid. I must say that although certain things annoyed me (like not being told that my son's teacher had left in an appropriate manner) I always felt like he was well taken care of and he loved to go to "school" everyday. I was concerned that I did not see the owner around school as much as I'd like to have or had as much communication from her but she did personally take care of my son and take him to the hospital when he fell at the center. I am saddened that the situation was handled as it was and we were given no warning of the closing. I do want my money back for the part of February's care I already paid for. My husand and I are willing to get together with other parents. We are putting our son in SPEC in Leland and they have been more than helpful in making a place for him and waiving some of our fees. Even with that, it is still an expensive and time consuming burden to find a new day care.

I know how this owner operate's she live's high on the hog, as it look's with other people's money? She probabley got her state funded check for kid care last week, like the company ussally doe's at the middle of the month. It's not supprising to see these comment's about the owner.

PLEASE ALL EMPLOYEES READ THIS!!! We are gathering tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6pm (normal pay time) at Kid Cam. There will be a news crew there. Hopefully some attention can force action of some sort, or we can start talk of a group law suit. If any parents would like to be involved, I am sure you would be welcome as well. I am (was) an employee of Kid Cam, and I was just as surprised as parents when I got a call Sunday evening and was told not to come to work Monday morning. We were paid weekly with a three week delay. Many of the checks from two weeks ago bounced, including mine, and last week we were paid in cash. All employees are still owed at least three weeks of pay, plus compensation for the bounced checks of two weeks ago for many of us (and the fee for checks bouncing). Many parents paid for the whole month of February and have yet to be reimbursed. Thank you SPEC for taking in so many kids and employees! Familiar faces of children, parents, and staff are helping us through the difficult transition.

This daycare has had alot of problems over the past year or so and I am not surprised by the abrupt closing. The owner/administration was very difficult to work with. I actually took my daughter out of the program in Novemember due to a lack of organization and structure. My child wasn't learning anything at this center. All I ever heard from parents was trouble. I am very pleased this place shut down. We need more professional early childhood educators for our children.

This is not a surprise, she lives with the guy that crashed his boat into the bridge at figure eight island. NOT Stable