My son went to pre-school here, and Ms.Linda, Ms.Audrey and Ms.Pam are so kind. They did such a…read moregreat job preparing my son for kindergarten this year. You are all great, and I'm so glad I chose your school for my son. He loved it!

From the owner: Our hours of operation, including childcare, are from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Preschool runs from 8 a.m…read more to 11 a.m. If your child attends a half-day session at the Raymond kindergarten, the Raymond school bus will drop off or pick up your child here at The Crayon Campus, depending on morning or afternoon kindergarten session. We, at The Crayon Campus, strive to help your child learn and grow each and every day while having fun! Your child will develop in all of the areas that will be necessary for them to enter into the next phase of their educational life within the public school system. The Crayon Campus is a place that children and adults consider as comfortable as their own home. A place where they are accepted and loved, where laughter and play are cherished and a place where children's rhythms are caught and given warm response.

I cannot say enough about how wonderful our experience has been here thus far with Heather. She is…read morekind, communicative, organized, thoughtful, and a baby wizard! She has collaborated with us to get our 6 month old on a sleep schedule and start figuring out those day time naps, as well as support our decision to do a baby led weaning approach to solids. Our baby is loved and cared for in the ways I've hoped and prayed for. We feel incredibly lucky to have found her!

From the owner: We are an in-home day school located in Somersworth, NH supporting local families by providing…read morechildcare and early learning services to infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children. Our curriculum includes daily lessons in math, science, and art with a strong love for music and adventure! We strongly believe in play-based learning as well as teaching children of all ages real-life skills and problem solving techniques. We strive to build confidence, positive communication, compassion, and expression by encouraging the kids to be independent, confident in expressing their needs and interests as well as nurturing everyone around them in their school environment. Outdoor time is spent exploring nature, playing with water, dirt and mud, as well as climbing, sliding and pretending!

If I could give it 0, I would. Kayte (director) and Jen (owner) lied to me about having a spot on…read morethe waitlist, reversing their statements once a spot was open. Instead, labeling my child as needing "intensive behavioral support" based on our tour, where he was well behaved and the staff never corrected or redirected him. They used this need to justify not allowing him to attend at that location, stating he needed to attend one of their other locations, which could over a smaller class size which could better support his behavior problem. Yet when I asked for their observations so that I could address it with my medical team, I was told nothing. What type of person would lie about a 2 year old? And if they weren't lying, then why not support a mother in getting a child proper care by supplying evidence to bring to the doctor? Clearly, it's not about the children, just the money. Such a shame.

We have two kids at AP2G and we couldn't say more about this nature based school!…read more First off they have done an amazing job handling COVID and dealing with state regs and everything having to do with keeping the kids safe. They take this very seriously and we are so thankful as we've been lucky to have them open and available during most of the pandemic! From the moment we first toured the school we knew Jen's attitude (and the schools mantra) about nature based learning were aligned with our goals of providing structure and learning together with the outdoors and exploring. Jen and her staff communicate well and really strive to get to know each family - they have become family to us! We recommend this school to all of our friends moving to the area!

We interviewed and toured a lot of daycare centers before bringing our newborn to DCEC. This school…read moreis by far the BEST! I second every kind thing throughout these reviews. From being able to watch your child while you're at work to the hand written notes that they leave about your child's day, to the incident reports to see how something was handled; they're INCREDIBLE. I email the staff at least once a week with a question or a food substitute for our son and receive an immediate response. Everyone who works there treats you with kindness and respect and you really feel like your child is part of a little family and our son truly loves his teachers! I would recommend this daycare without hesitation to ANYONE!

The negative post made earlier this week is truly upsetting, as someone who has two children that…read moreare and have gone through this center - and have loved every second of it. From eight weeks old, to five years old, my daughter thrived at Discovery. The same teachers that she had, my son now has. The daycare is as clean as any daycare is going to be. I can tell you, it is more sanitary than my house, with two kids, at the end of a (week) end day with them. SO, how they keep it as clean as they do, with more than two kids in each room - is truly something. As for potty training - I actually give them credit for potty training my kids. My husband always say, "we got lucky!" but really, the teachers did it for us. Positive reinforcement, continual reminders, sticker charts - they did it all to make sure their potty days were successful ones. The staff is hands down the best, and so many have been there for so long. Most who are Moms, also have their kids there in other rooms. That speaks volumes to me. IN addition to that - there are several who have left for college, and come back for summers, or who leave hoping to make more money (because everyone knows how underpaid child education is) and then come back! Everyday, we get a print out and a hand written note about what our kids did that day, if they were happy/sad/sensitive, what they played with, etc. They spend so much time outside, that at tub time every night, we could make our own sandbox :-) In the bigger room, just before Kindergarten, they spend less time outside, but that is because they are preparing them for what lies ahead in Kindergarten! At my daughter's first parent/teacher meeting in Kindergarten - we were told that she is excelling, and far above where she is expected to be at this point, one month into the school year!! Could not be more proud, and owe that thanks to Discovery. Any concern, though there be few, are always thoughtfully addressed by the owner and the staff. The comments that the ratio of children to teachers is high depends on what your opinion is, really. The state has regulations - and they have as many kids as possible to teachers, in order to run a profitable business. Otherwise, why run the business? Discovery - you keep doing you. I'd send my kids there again in a heartbeat, and hope that the "one person who is saved" by the negative post from earlier (jeesh) reads *this* post - and realizes that from a MOTHER, (not a disgruntled employee) you'd be doing your kids, and yourself a favor - to send them to such a great school.

I believe this place is discriminatory and only hire people who are either friends or relatives…read more They never answer telephone calls, never respond to emails or never respond to messages. Very Strange place.

The teachers are great. They are welcoming, caring, and have good communication skills.read more

I would like to preface my thoughts by saying the educators are wonderful with the children; very…read morethoughtful and caring. I cannot say the same about the administration. I would strongly advise against enrolling your children here. If there are no alternatives, please keep the following in mind: - Always have a back up plan for childcare as they will cancel classes for the smallest amount of snow (2") and very frequently for " teacher development." - You will pay gratuitously for tuition even for the numerous weeks and holidays they are on vacation or the days they are not rendering child care. - Be sure to communicate exclusively in writing as there is NO dialogue between the administration and the educators; they might as well be separate entities. - Carefully read their policies as they will use any means to justify pilfering your deposit if you deviate from their terms whatsoever, even if common sense would indicate otherwise. It bears saying twice: I strongly recommend against conducting business with this daycare. Consider alternatives.

I'm going to say that I am ashamed. They have no staff…read moreretention whatsoever and the staff members who are employed aren't really qualified. The school is not even Montessori and they use the name without educators. They don't seem to keep a Director for more than a couple of months. The owner is a business person who has no real compassion for children.