The Facts: This is…read morethe official childcare center on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, and you must either study or work at UNR to enroll, but then your child and future children are "in" for life (so to speak). It is NAEYC accredited (Goddard is the only other preschool with this in Reno so far). Fees are slightly sliding scale based on parents' income, and there's a small discount for siblings who are enrolled. The campus had 20,000 students, faculty, and staff in 2013, but this childcare facility, which is intended to both increase access for women and parents to higher education/academia and provide classroom experience to aspiring teachers, only accepts eight babies each year (with a couple more spaces for each group of older kids). Getting In: You can get on the waiting list for the following fall as soon as you are pregnant, but not sooner in case you're trying to conceive. If you do get in for the fall, you'll have to start paying in August to hold your spot even if the baby isn't born or six weeks old yet. If you wait a few months to apply, you may never get in due to the long wait list. The CFRC gives preference to the siblings of children already in the center, and with only 8 spots, the wait list can have as many as 30 or more infants hoping to get any remaining open spots not filled by those younger siblings that go to the top of the list. If you're on the waiting list, you will NOT be automatically notified of your standing on that list, so making other arrangements or choosing to wait it out may be difficult. Tip: Just call and ask. The Pros: * Location: Next to the historic and beautiful UNR quad... pedestrian friendly place to take kids on walks to the libraries, stadium, Manzanita Lake, and more * Credentials: Because it is accredited and used for research as well, the teachers are always current on the latest teaching research, classrooms are monitored well, and the student to teacher ratio is fantastic. Teachers have four-year degrees and the patience of saints for the most part. * Play based: Reggio Approach; circle time, sensory exploration, dramatic play, exercise, and socialization. * Decent playgrounds with little concrete. Kids need mud, dirt, and plants in my opinion. * Teachers & student workers are great! * Sense of community * Foster grandparent volunteers * Two snacks provided per day with Horizon milk or water; real cups, plates, cutlery * Regular child assessments and parent-teacher meetings; early intervention program The Cons I (opportunities for short-term improvement): * Limited hours compared to other daycares (7:30-5:30) * Closures for professional development with no alternative care offered * No current website or online calendar for enrolled families; no policies published online; inconsistent (sometimes good, sometimes not there) email notifications of closures and events The Cons II (opportunities for long-term improvement with greater UNR investment): * Small, dated facility; limited capacity * No commercial kitchen = no hot lunch option * Very limited parking

There are some great things about CFRC, including some very dedicated teachers and long-term…read moreassistant teachers. It's also very convenient (particularly if one works/studies on the south end of campus). Parking can be easy, but can be a nightmare. There are some problematic things about CFRC. First, CFRC is there to train those in UNR's child development program. With it's paucity of spots, in no way can it ever be a real child care option to UNR's large body of faculty, staff, and student families. It does serve special-needs kids of Washoe county on a limited, afternoon basis. Second, perhaps due to the first point above, CFRC makes no attempt to target the parts of the UNR community that most need the convenience or reduced costs it provides. Unlike other campus child care programs (the University of Oregon, for example), student families have no priority for enrollment (though they can take advantage of an income-based sliding scale). Despite published policies, those families who are allowed to enroll are often loosely associated with UNR (for example working for an agency or organization with an on-campus office, yet no UNR paycheck). Worse, families with an existing child in CFRC are allowed first choice in enrolling younger children even after neither parent is affiliated with UNR (in some cases several years later). Policy updates may eventually appear in CFRC's official handbook, but for years (and likely still) they thumbed their nose at their own rules (according to several sources, this was a huge improvement over a previous enrollment director who simply offered spots to her friends!). The effect this has is that it is virtually impossible to enroll a first child for whom a space was not reserved when the child was newly in-utero. Okay, perhaps not impossible: you may get a spot 3-4 years later, at which point you are likely already established in another child care center. Or you may find a spot in their less-in-demand kindergarten program for your older child, allowing your younger child to jump to the front of the line. I know personally of several families who went this route; resulting in enrollment for two or more children over the course of 6 months while other families had waited for 4 years without enrollment. Third, consistent with the nepotism shown to existing, almost completely non-student, and often ex-(if ever)-UNR-affiliated families, CFRC teachers and administrators appear over-accommodating of poor behaviors of some of their long-term students (often older or younger siblings of current or past CFRC children). The same sorts of repeated behaviors from a Washoe County student would almost certainly result in removal from CFRC (which I observed). The unfortunate effect of this over-accommodation is an essential "robbing" of staff attention by CFRC teachers and assistants that could be more evenly distributed among students without (or with far fewer) behavioral issues. Parents of children without these issues essentially pay the same for less. With a growing UNR faculty and student body, it's time for the College of Education to get real about providing a child care option that both fairly and adequately serves the UNR community. Unfortunately, from all appearances, the administration of CFRC seems happy with the dysfunctional status quo.

My girls were new to the school and at the beginning and end of their day there, I had them in the…read morecare of Champions. They are great! They are easy to communicate with, friendly, and make sure the kids have fun while also encouraging good behavior. Before I can pick them up, Champions staff make sure the child has picked up everything, and while that occurs they give me a run down of what happened that day. There was even a couple incidents they had to write up when my kids got boo boos and they took good care of them. Ms. Damian and Heather do a great job!

We have had the worst experience with this service. They change out sitters the day of almost…read moreevery time. I have had to cancel work and date nights when the service calls within an hour of our scheduled service to cancel (this happened 3 times) and it's always last minute with very little care about how it impacts the child or the family. I would never ever recommend this service to anyone.

We used college Nannies for the first time today! Once you're all signed up they have a very user…read morefriendly app to schedule all care! I picked Mikayla due to her experience. I really can't say enough about how much my kids and entire family loved her. Every single person said she was so on top of everything, and she was even cleaning when my husband got home which was definitely not asked of her but she did it anyways! Mikayla really went the extra mile for my family today and I highly recommend her

Wonderful organization! Very helpful, supportive and ingrained in the community. Please reach out…read moreto them if you need help and please give to this organization if you are able to. Recently I have been thinking about fostering children. A friend suggested I reach out to the Children's Cabinet for guidance. One of their amazing employees agreed to speak to me about what the Children's Cabinet does for the community and she discussed the fostering process and the good and the bad that can come with it. She easily spent an hour of her time with me and after, she put me in direct contact with the fostering program. Because of the love, respect and compassion for children, families and the community, I wanted to do more too. One thing they offer is Adopt a Family for the holidays. You sign up, are given a family and you shop for them so they have a better Christmas. I haven't felt the twinkle of Christmas in a very long time. My family got so much joy searching for the perfect gifts for others. Reach out to this amazing organization!

Children's Cabinet is a GOD SEND to the local Reno community, & really offers a lot of useful…read moreprograms & assistance to struggling parents, especially single parents like myself, without their help in the past with child care I wouldn't be in the place I'm living now! A lot of agencies get donations given to them, & you really don't see the same amount going back to the community, I know Children's Cabinet really helps out, because not only have they helped me in the past, but friends & acquaintance I have, so I know as soon as I'm in a position to give a donation, I'll solely give it all to this great program, because I know it will get back into the right hands!!

There is no other place than your own home that you can trust your child with. Remarkable…read moreknowledge and abundance of Love.

I read good things about Sowing Basil and they were all true. Cristlyn, the owner was very…read moreprofessional, detailed and addressed all our needs. Our shades and carpeting came out beautifully. She was here to make sure we had done what was necessary for the carpeting to be installed as well as being here and available for the installers in the event of questions. I highly recommend Cristlyn to anyone who wants a project done with thoughtfulness and expertise.

Natalie saved us in a pinch when we needed a last minute babysitter for the day. She connected us…read morewith Amanda, a wonderful and experienced babysitter, who swooped right in and took care of two 4 year olds for nearly 8 hours. The girls had so much fun, they didn't want Amanda to leave! Natalie was great to work with. I highly recommend her for arranging around babysitting needs. I can't speak to her other services but I am guessing she is equally as professional. Highly recommend!

We first met Natalie at a gathering in 2017. She told us about her house sitting service then. She…read morewas friendly and warm, and seemed very meticulous from the conversation, and so we gave her a try, initially during our short vacation. But we liked what she did so much that we continued having her help us with the vacation home during autumn and early winter as well. Why? - She is very responsible, and really takes care of things - She communicates when needed, but no more - Pricing is reasonable - Most importantly, our vacation home is cleaner and looks better after she house sit than when we left it. Yay!

Just do yourself a favor and do not bring your kids here. I don't even know where to start with…read morethis school. First off, I can't recall how many times they shut down due to kids and staff testing positive for COVID. The toys always look filthy and disgusting so I know they aren't doing a good job of cleaning and disinfecting. When they were mandated to clean after having a positive COVID case, is when things actually looked clean. There's many times where the front door will be wide open and no one sitting at the front desk, so just anyone could walk in. Mariella, the person who runs the school, is always extremely rude. She has a snotty attitude and you get the feeling you're being talked about as soon as you leave the school doors. I call every morning before 9 am, to let them know we will be there by 10 am, which is required of us to do. Her phones wouldn't go to voicemail, no one answered the phone, and I called at least 3 times. Then she had the audacity to point blame on me and told me to basically jump through more hoops and contact his teacher. Which even though it's ridiculous, I said fine. Brings me to my next topic, I don't even know who his teachers are anymore because they switch so often. They never have constant or reliable staff. The only great teacher I've met there so far is Ms. Prascilla. There's two teachers who are still there even though I complained about how rude they are to the kids. A teacher with bright red hair is so rude to the kids. She will YELL at them, barking commands and god knows what else. I stayed home from work and kept my son with me any time she was filling in for his class because she is that mean. I refuse to let her watch him. There's some teachers who just don't care to be there and they don't care to engage, play, or teach the kids. There are constantly way too many kids in the classes. I understand it's about 9-1 ratio for kids/teachers for my sons age group but it's chaos. Theres three teachers in one class usually with 9 kids for each teacher. 20 something kids in one class at times. There's been multiple times where I've had to intervene personally between kids because one will be hitting another, climbing dangerously on something, or just crying without any comfort or acknowledgment from the teacher(s). There was a time when a little girl (no older than 3) had a giant piece of plastic in her mouth and no one even noticed till I did, she could've very well choked easily and no one would have noticed till it was too late. There's been multiple times where my child's medicine was never distributed to him. They do medicine time twice a day and I always bring 4 vials, to ensure that they're being used. Yet, I've had multiple occasions where they told me yes, he got his medicine, but there were still 4 vials. Due to the lack of availability in other schools, my child is stuck here until I can find somewhere else. I know of other parents that are in the same boat. 2 stars because the school itself is in a safe neighborhood. Otherwise, it'd be one. I'm pretty easy going too so writing this review is really disappointing.

This center is unorganized and unsafe. The front desk ladies look very nice and that's what made me…read morewant to bring my child here, but her first day I went to pick her up and nobody knew where my child was, On top of that they where outside and nobody directed me where to go or who to talk to and all the staff where talking in a group not even watching the children and I clearly saw a little girl put a rock in her mouth, and I saw a little boy push another little boy, their was also a child crying by the slide which nobody even cared to see if she was okay. when I finally got to my daughter She was with a different teacher and not even with her class and when I asked her teacher how her day was she said it was good, which it was not because she failed to tell me my daughter and another little girl were fighting and she also didn't tell me that she didn't eat or sleep well because she slept on the way home and when we did get home she was very hungry, which she never ask for dinner any earlier than we usually have it, the first day was enough for me to pull her out of the center and with that being said they wanted to charge me 3 weeks Because they needed a two week notice that I was not even aware of because no where on the paperwork that I signed said I needed a two week notice. so I am currently trying to get my money back and I actually put my daughter into another day care which she absolutely loves so with that being said I highly DO NOT recommend this center!