My three year old son was very hesitant and shy, and would cry almost every day at drop off. From…read morethe very start, his teachers were there to comfort him and help him through his day. A couple weeks in, I watched as my son walked away from me in tears and went right into the arms of his teacher. While I was sad to see him upset, my heart exploded when I saw how much he loved and trusted his teacher to make him feel better. I have seen nothing but kindness, love and patience from the teachers and staff at Carousel. Their communication, willingness to treat each individual family with attention and care, and their welcoming classrooms make it an amazing place to care for your babies. I cannot be happier with my experience, and I am so sad that we will have to say goodbye soon!

Always remember that the review of anything depends upon your expectations and how much it meets…read more!!!! This school was recommended by my friend .She has her both the kids enrolled there. One older child for after school or during the breaks. Here is what i found . I know i know , you want to scroll down to see which line meets your expectations :) 1) Full day care , awesome, clean, great location, friendly staff, playground ! 2) Need 2 1/2 hr program? yes ! 9 30 - 12 for $25.00 3) Great teachers... Again, its based upon your child's needs and my son never cried here as he cried a lot in previous center so you never know! 4) Flexible flexible : just give them an advance notice and if they have space they will adjust you or switch you from regular time & day. I usually need this when i have to volunteer at my older child's school. 5) Dance/Gym/ Karate: Yes 6) Price: same as other day cares, reasonable. Though there are cheaper ones than this too. 7) Transportation: No link to transportation for after school from other elementary schools. Your own! 8) UPK: Not available as they have their own 2 1/2 hr program. 9) Teaching or learning activities: They keep the kids happy and engaged in various activities. They enforce teaching and learning through various methods but most important difference that i found here from previous place is that they pay special attention to details of each child's behavior. If my son doesn't listen, they make him listen. Previous center they didn't make him sit or listen even if he wandered or walked away from circle time or karate. 10) Technology: No Hi-Fi sci-fi stuff. Simple password entry. Its more like you can think that "the world was much better when apple and blackberries were just fruits". meaning that there was more human touch and emotional bonding. Overall for me it works great... Good luck! :)

My son has been going here since an infant and loves it here. Now he comes her after school and…read morealways has a smile when picking him up. Highly recommend.

my son has been attending this daycare for over a year now and I wouldn't have it any other way…read more He started at two years old and came home with knowledge of ABC's numbers. Colors he basically goes to preschool because they teach a lot there. I've never had a complaint or a problem with the staff or other parents. It's an all-around great facility.

Shannon has been working with my 2 year old son for about a year now and is absolutely amazing! My…read moreson had a lot of issues with ear infections and his hearing suffered because of it which put him behind on his speech. He LOVES Ms. Shannon so much, running to her with the biggest smile and hug every time he sees her. He went from not being able to say mama/dada to saying sentences and working through his frustrations by communicating instead of being physical thanks to her. She is great at communicating his progress and things we should be working on at home. I wish I would have found her sooner for my older son.

We highly recommend Shannon to anyone who is in need of a speech therapist. Our son is 19 years old…read moreand has Fragile X Syndrome and Autism. He has a difficult time transitioning to new tasks and Fragile X causes his speech to sound muffled and difficult to understand. Shannon was professional, efficient, and effective. She used a variety of methods to help him transition into each therapy session and he responded to her and cooperated without any bad behaviors. Also, his communication skills improved. He started to answer questions using complete sentences, used more than one to two word answers, and his speech was clearer. As parents, she was wonderful to work with and helped us find ways to assist him in communicating. Wish we could give her more than just the five stars!

It's been two month since we enrolled our child here at Hopkins road location. The place is clean,…read morenice and tidy. Teachers are welcoming and caring. Before enrolling here, we have been to couple of day care, out of all , this was came out as better than others. The Director, Asso. Director both are very kind and professional. They would do best to accommodate your request. Since this is franchised establishment so it does come with few pros and cons. Pros such as ease of online payment facility, a friendly mobile app sharing all activity of your child instantly as that happens, transparent and quick communication with teachers, as far as cons are concerned, like other corporate establishment it does regulated by policies where center has little to no influence so at times even folks want to help they simply can not. Our kid is only 3 month old so can't have his feedback on how he has been taken care during his stay, but he seems content once we are home from there so I guess he's finding it quite okay. Looking forward to see our kid grow here and would update this review once he has started talking. :-)

I've had the pleasure of working here for over 7 years, the staff is consistent and they take care…read moreof you're kiddos very well! Highly recommend.

Pretty disappointed in this business. We put our son on a waiting list in 2021 to be enrolled in…read morefall of 2022. We followed up several times, each time they acknowledged our place on the list and said they will have spots available and we will receive a call in the spring. We then followed up in the spring where we were told we are next on the list and will have no issue getting enrolled. We then followed up several weeks later, only to be rudely told that there are no spots available until March of next year. Obviously, as this has been our experience with this organization thus far. I have no interest in leaving my son there. Disappointed, sure, but I'm glad I learned what type of operation they have now rather than in the future.

The stars are not popping up above, as they should, however I give it a minimum 5 star review. I am…read morea grandmother and my two grandchildren attend this facility. I'd dealt with day care centers when my daughter was young and the experience with Doodlebugs! far exceeds anything I've experienced in the past. All the caregivers hold degrees, which is more than can be said for some teachers in parochial schools. There really is no turnover so your child(ren) have familiar faces everyday. The care and attention is exceptional. My daughter initially put her 2 year old into daycare for the socialization. I cannot begin to tell the difference this made in all of our lives. My grand-daughter started putting sentences together, naming simple objects in our house and she started eating food that she had never considered before. She also started using utensils. Now daycare is a necessity since my daughter is a full time student and works. The 8 month old also attends. Both children are happy, healthy and very well cared for while at Doodlebugs!. I'm not discreditting any other daycare facility, I just think this is the best around.

This daycare is the worst decision we made by sending our son there . The director Jordan had the…read moreaudacity to imply a diagnosis of our son's behavior though she is not even a therapist . My son went 3 days a week but they don't offer any useful activities. High turnover staff . The daycare workers were mean to my son. They give hard time and don't accommodate well the IEP teachers if your kid need those services . Your kid can not bring bottle of water , really ???? I can go on and on but if you want your kid to be happy and learn , be mindful on that place

as most in life, we never think we need help, until we do. crisis services was there when we need…read moreimmediate, recovery and long term mental health for our daughter and family. There are no words to truly express our gratitude for what crisis services provided us in our time of need. Everyone goes though something in their life. Thankfully crisis services is in our communit.

This is exactly what the name implies. Its a non profit in the WNY area that helps people in…read morecrisis. Domestic violence, mental health, homelessness, kids in crisis and more. They do it all. They have 24 hour hotlines for Erie and Chautauqua counties both. Different numbers for kids. Their mission statement, copied from website: Crisis Services is dedicated to promoting the health, safety and well being of the community through prevention, education, immediate intervention and access to community wide resources 24 hours a day. crisisservices.org My experience with them has been as a volunteer. I have become involved in a few ways, but one of them is all the hotel shampoo bottles and the like have found their way here. Its great, they are so appreciated and needed. Any unopened shampoos, soaps, body wash etc you have is welcome here. They are also always happy to receive baby and toddler related items. So if you find yourself cleaning out a bathroom cupboard or moving on baby things, pass by here and drop them off.

While the purpose is commendable, the execution of said purpose is sub par. Group homes are poorly…read morestaffed. Constant turnover of Case Coordinators and Group Home managers. Communication with family is extremely lacking. Family is not informed of emergency situations such as ER visits. Most residents rely on medication. I don't understand how a resident can run out of their prescriptions, then subsequently suffer because of it and the ARC not perceive this as a problem. Many of the staff are wonderful, caring individuals but something is obviously wrong if there is constant turnover and a severe lack of communication. have to ask - what is upper management doing or not doing?

I have personally dealt with Alan Little and he was always vey polite and knowledgeable.read more