Crayon College

Only go here if you want to deal with a rude/ condescending director. I have taken my son here for only 1 month and already pulled him out. First, I have noticed that when parents come in Jen will stare at you, but most times will not say hi or even smile, which I think is unprofessional for the director. I have state subsidy for full time care (up to 10 hours per day) I think the staff that work with the children one on one are mostly good however definitely have some hygiene issues. Every time I come in, there is wet or crusted snot on multiple of the kids faces, which management doesn’t seem to care about, but Jen the director is extremely rude to parents. She has been rude on numerous occasions. One example was her telling me that when my son was sick if he was fever free for 24 hours to let them know if he would be coming in the next day. I called the next day at 10 am and said he had been fever free for 24 hours and asked if I should bring him in for the day or not. She snapped at me saying I’m not allowed to and that he has to stick to his scheduled times, which I was never told before, which I was totally fine with but did not appreciate the snappiness when I had never before been made aware of that. Then told me that kids need routine and that it’s traumatic to bring him in apparently 1-2 hours later than usual, which was definitely a blow to my parenting. Today I had enough when I told her I needed to change our scheduled hours from 8-3:30 to 7:30-4:30. She asked what my work hours are and when I told her 7-3, she said that’s “not how this works” and that “state doesn’t pay for me to do whatever I want”. when I explained that I am a single mom and would be using the extra time to get something done, she said that’s not allowed and that I need to pick him up directly after work and that the “majority” of parents there are single moms and so was she. She seems to fail to realize there is a big difference between a single mom and a SOLO mom, which I am because dad is not involved AT ALL. I told her that is not true and that I am allotted 10 hours a day per what I was told by state and she then argued with me that it’s not going to happen and even said “so you’re trying to keep him here 10 hours” I said “no, 7:30-4:30 is 9 hours.” She rolled her eyes and shook her head and said “well still that’s not how it works”. When I told her I have a friend whose child attends another day care and is allowed the full 10 hours she said that’s fine if I want to put him somewhere they “cram kids in and don’t care about them”, which is not only a blow to other daycares, but also to other people including my friends parenting. She said my son won’t do well enough to be there for longer than he currently is which is simply not true as after the first week of being there, he plays happily all afternoon from what I have not only seen with my own eyes but been told by the care staff. When I spoke to DCYF on the phone about this, they agreed with me as well and said that my allotted 10 hours per day are mine to do what I need/ want with and that she is in the wrong and does not sound like she is accommodating at all, especially since she knows my son and I just recently got out of a DV situation and are trying to fully stabilize our lives. Had she been kinder, more understanding and even said “that may be too long for him, we could try it out and if he isn’t adjusting well to it then we will call you guys to come get him and just try and keep the same original pick up time if he can’t get the hang of it” I most definitely would have been fine with that, but she was completely condescending, rude and pushy. This is not the first time after speaking with her I’ve considered pulling him, but this is the last time.

These guys are absolutely amazing with the kids! Miss Laurie and Roselynn have been wonderful for my oldest. Sydney, Danielle, and Maddie are so sweet to my youngest. My kids love Becca and Miss Essy too! They go on field trips and do lots of art projects with the kids. The teachers are genuinely happy to see the kids at drop off. Jen and Nick have done such a good job creating a happy, healthy environment and keeping good teachers on.

Was just thinking how great this place was when my son Jamarcus attended. We pulled him out only because I decided to be a stay at home mom when i found out I was pregnant with our second baby.

This day care is truly amazing!!! My children have been in other day cares and I have to say that this is one of our favorites. Both of my children love going here. You can tell that the staff really care about the children. Thank you Crayon College for all you have done for my children!!!

I've had 4 kids come to this day care for the past 4 years! They are amazing with the kids! This daycare makes you feel like family!