I used to love this center years ago when my daughter was a toddler, but its so sad how they have…read moreslid through the years. They are more than happy to let a toddler sleep 4+ hours at a clip without even rousing the child. They no longer seemingly do any learning games. Im now getting a note from his pediatrician to force them to rouse him upon my request and asking them for any possible reviews for a new center.

My son was here for 6 months (from 22 months to 26 months) and I can't say enough about this…read moredaycare. After having a bad experience with Pals in Clifton Park, I was not sure what to expect. I am happy to report it was a wonderful and totally different experience. The teachers my son had in two classrooms were warm and accommodating. The administration ladies were always helpful and professional. My son came home singing songs and with several crafts on a weekly basis. I saw his language skills develop immensely and he came out of his shell. The food is good here also. Price was extremely fair for what they offer. Unfortunately, we had to leave the area and take him out. I hope to find a place this good in my new town.

Look elsewhere, and be aware. I had my first 3 children enrolled here beginning in 2001 and we…read morewere fine with the level of service and management at that time. My 4th child began attending in 2018 and we noticed a sharp decline in the program, specifically the UPK program beginning in 2021. Some teachers were great, very caring and they put forth so much effort. However, some teachers should be fired or offered more training. The management seems to take complaints personally and targeted our child when we started raising concerns about his day to day activities. The owner refuses to respond to emails, lied to us numerous times and was cited by Albany County for not reporting multiple allegations of abuse raised by us. Thankfully another parent witnessed one of these abusive situations happening and reported it to Albany County. Heads up, the teacher accused of harming my child is still employed and working with little toddlers. You can find further violations at allegations at https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/childcare/looking/ccfs-search.php And after being reported for abusive behavior towards my 4 year old, REFUSED to return our $500+ deposit when we unenrolled him.

Both of my kids have gone there for 3+ years now. I have no complaints. They're professional. Keep…read moregood records. Follow the nys rules. Etc. i have and would refer my friends to send their kids there.

I can not express how happy we are with tutor time of East greenbush. We have had two children…read moreenrolled for some time now and absolutely love the staff and facility. When we first enrolled, as new parents, we were scared to leave our kids with anyone. Now the staff is like family! From management to the teachers, they are so loving and compassionate. I actually can not picture our children anywhere else and we have held off on moving from the area based solely on the fact that we love EG tutor time so much. if you're shopping around for a facility, go meet the staff and take a tour. I'm not sure where or how a negative review can be written about this place, but if you're lucky enough to get a spot, you won't regret it!

My daughter was at Tutor Tims in East Greenbush for four years. As a working mom it's hard to leave…read moreyour child with "strangers" for the day but those "strangers" quickly became a second family. They are all so caring and supportive and create a positive, clean, and healthy learning environment! I would recommend them to anyone!

Amazing place! Incredible staff, beautiful building, very educational. They even have an app for…read morequick and easy communication and teachers send daily photos of the kids engaging in activities! Easy to access as it's right off the exit.

I had my daughter enrolled in this center for two months. This place is very overpriced for what…read morethey actually offer. They do not provide any food. I would send her with breast milk, and they would put it in a bottle and not mark whether or not she drank from the bottle, so I would have to throw out the milk. She was out many times due to fevers and positive COVID cases in the classroom, and they would still charge us for those days. She had an incident that has left her with a lifelong scar. She fell and hit her face on the edge of the table and cut her eyebrows. Due to the placement of the injury, her hair will not grow back there. This frustrated me tremendously because, although I understand things happen, in a classroom filled with babies, you would think things would be childproof, but apparently not. When I reached out to corporate, all they said was that the tables are safe, despite my child's incident. The assistant director did not care whatsoever about what happened and showed zero concern for my daughter. They contacted us and stated it was a minor injury. As soon as I saw the pictures, I just cried. We removed her from the center immediately. Since these events occurred on the 1st of December and we had just paid for that month, they refused to give us a refund. After numerous calls to corporate, they refunded me the money; however, they never mentioned making any changes to protect the children.

My granddaughter has been going there for a year & they are very accommodating! Miss Ronda & Miss…read moreMegan are wonderful!!!! The application process with Kristian was very easy!

I debated quite a long time about whether I should write a review about our experience at Woodland…read moreHill (WH). After talking to so many other parents that experienced and are experiencing similar issues as we did. I would feel remiss to not help another family trying to make a difficult decision to either put in or remove their child from WH. WH has a beautiful property and facade, there are some good people that work there. However, that is where my praise for WH stops. There are a few main issues that I and others have had with WH that I feel should be shared. They do not give you a good idea where your child is academically. There are very few points of contact from the teachers. They send home 2 very vague progress reports a year with "WH language" by which I mean they tend to use words that are very neutral or ambiguous. The 2 parent teacher conferences throughout the year are very short, and there is little time to discuss. When I was able to meet with the teacher, they would revert to a thing my child said which seemed to divert any attention from the teacher. Every meeting we had they said the same thing, anything else they said was generic and neutral. Multiple parents that I have spoken with that left the school were astonished about how far their child was behind. They were embarrassed to not have noticed it and had to hire tutors. More importantly. There is a MAJOR BULLYING PROBLEM. The concerns that I had brought up to the teachers were actually about bullying and not academics. Again, these concerns were brushed off with generic language like talking to a politician. We were assured that a specialist was going through every class, and urged to wait for that to happen. It was months before that specialist got to our classroom, and nothing changed. Several parents have contacted us with the same issue, asking to get together so that our children can play so they can feel better after being bullied all day in school. For two years my child told me when he walked into the school that he felt "empty inside". They would come home and tell us that it was the worst year of their life. They saw a child from WH and literally ran and hid because of how they had been treated. You can see the school trying to bring in faculty to address this problem. Ironically from my experience, the faculty that were tasked with this were the same faculty that clearly had no experience in child education and were the very faculty that made my child afraid and uncomfortable to walk into the school daily. There is a yearly fundraiser for WH where they hire a professional auctioneer. There are people that pay $30,000 for a reserved parking spot, that you will never see a car in. Do you really think they would tell the parent of that child that they were bullying other children or do anything about it? What some other parents said to me rang so true. WH is more like a daycare than a school. Sure, some children will thrive in this environment, and WH will be sure to prop them up on a pedestal when contested. If for any reason you are trying to decide if you should make a financial sacrifice to give your children, then I urge you to not make this choice. WH will make you feel like you can't get an education anywhere else, and if your child leaves you are doing them a huge disservice. It is a multi-level marketing \ cult mentality. Once you see through it is nothing but BS. If this review sounds jaded. It is. The experiences I was promised from WH were all false. They claim that the older children will build the younger children up, bring up their confidence, and foster a love of learning. In reality, mine's confidence and spirit was crushed. My child was frozen with panic, forced to skip recess and lunch. These false promises go right down the extra curriculars. You sign up for a cooking class and make brownie mix from a box. Leaving the school was the best decision we ever made for our child, and they are finally healing from the years of turmoil by attending there.

I'm grateful every day that we found WHMS! Where do I start?…read more This school encompasses everything that is good about Montessori school---they teach kindness and self-sufficiency and self-directed learning. My daughter learns so much there every day. Her teacher, Nancy, is the embodiment of calm and awesomeness--she's like a Zen master! We visited another school and my three year old daughter cried through the entire visit. When we visited Woodland Hill, she was calm and happy and said, "Mom, I really want to go to school there." I love their values around sustainability, peace, and treating others with respect. The school itself is exceedingly well-run, organized, and structured (in a good way). I feel that it is the best of all worlds, and the tuition is beyond reasonable for what they offer. There's a great community of families; I haven't met one single person I don't like, and people really work together. It's fun getting to being a part of this.

Our child has been going here for 2 years, what an amazing program! Teachers and staff are awesome!…read morethe day is structured a lot like kindergarten so lots of learning, weekly themed lessons, etc. there is never a shortage of support staff in the classroom and I love getting pictures and updates on all the fun things they are doing in class. Our child was shy at first but is now very excited to go to school and definitely ready for kindergarten. We have literally not had one single issue in 2 years. I love that the program includes children of all different learning abilities as well. I wish I found this program sooner and I'm surprised there aren't more reviews on this school. I highly recommend! I tell everyone I know that has kids around pre k age about this school, it's a hidden gem! Shout out to Jamie and Juile, you two and your team do an awesome job planning lessons and creating an inclusive learning environment , I wish our older child had this experience but we will definitely be looking to send our next one!

We love Wee care! They are loving, conscientious, and their communication is top-notch. Also very…read moresecure if you are concerned about that, because it is in a state bldg there is a guard right at the door. The pick-up drop-off parking is very convenient (as are the sliding doors and ramps with my huge double stroller). Nice private playground with zero traffic whizzing by. Speaking of traffic I don't work for the state and neither does my husband, this is just convenient and where we chose to go, I was worried about traffic but have never been delayed around the state campus or parking lots and exit 3 off I-90 isn't heavily used. Finally, it is very affordable, relative to other options in the area especially considering that they provide not only snack and lunch for older kids but even formula for infants at no additional charge. What other daycare does that?! We are happy to have our babies there and to have them grow with the program!

Wee care at labor center was having the second-most number of abuse-related violations of day…read morecares in the Capital Region between 2012 and 2014, please see below TimesUnion article about that . My daughter used to go to infant program . The staffs would rather put her sleep, so they can text and chat at work . Also the staff 's turn over rate is extremely high. They daycare was operated like business, all they care is money. It is not nurturing and caring environment. http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Number-of-calls-of-day-care-abuse-outweighs-5617741.php#photo-6588836 Wee Care at Labor Center day care had three abuse-related violations between August 2013 and January 2014. The center is located in building 12 of the W. Averell Harriman State Office Campus. The building is seen on Thursday July 3, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union) http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Number-of-calls-of-day-care-abuse-outweighs-5617741.php#photo-6588837 Wee Care at Labor Center is in building 12 of the W. Averell Harriman State Office Campus on Thursday July 3, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. The center tied for having the second-most number of abuse-related violations of day cares in the Capital Region between 2012 and 2014. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union) |