Corning Children&#x27;s Center

LOVE this place! I have been working here coming up on a year now and it is by far the best place…read moreof employment I have ever had. The kids are amazing and coworkers are great to work with! Recommend for both childcare and a place to work!!!

From the owner: Ithaca Community Childcare Center (IC3) is a non-profit, NYS-licensed, and NAEYC-accredited…read more(National Association for the Education of Young Children) center that has been serving the community since 1976. We offer care for children between 8 weeks and 10 years old, and are committed to providing families with the highest standard of child-inspired, professionally-nurtured care and educational opportunities. Our innovative continuity of care program is nationally recognized. By providing a safe environment where children can explore and experience hands on learning, we offer a truly child-centered approach. We are proud of our committed staff and low teacher turnover. The average number of years a teacher has been working at IC3 is 12 years! Our experienced, professional, nurturing teachers will help your child grow a lifelong love of learning. Come see why IC3 is such a great place to play, learn, work, and grow!

Pathways

1.0

I was referred to this org in April 2019. Desperately in need of family counseling services,…read morereferred by another local non-profit (FLACRA). This organization claimed they never got the form sent by my case worker, and a few months later lied to my case worker that they tried contacting me by phone, which they did NOT. I have managed to secure other counseling services. Thank GOD Pathways wasn't my only option. I am getting the help I've actually tried to get for years, absolutely zero thanks to Pathways, Inc. UPDATE 7 Aug 2019: Was contacted by a Pathways representative and her Supervisor. They repeated the lie that they called, then gave my wife's number as the number called. I can't confirm if they did or not, but know that my wife would have definitely let me know had they called her.

From the owner: Pathways, Inc. established in 1976 is a not-for-profit human service organization serving…read moreapproximately 2,000 individuals and families in 15 counties across the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, and Rochester, New York regions by providing an array of services through our core programs, Children and Family Services, Community-Based Services, Educational Services, Home and Habilitation Services, and Residential Services.

Wiggles N Giggles Play Land

2.8

(4 reviews)

Our children love this place. Everyone we visit the area (two or three times per year), they…read moreenthusiastically request we take them to "the mall play area". This is a paid child watch business that has a bunch of things for the kids to do. The price to drop off kids is low. If one parent is willing to stay with the kids, the price is even lower. The only reason I didn't give them five stars is because the business is still growing and improving. (Plus, I almost never give out 5 star reviews).

5 stars yeah right more like 1 star. This place is a joke. They do not abide by the state laws…read morechild per adult ratio. The have more kids they can handle then make remarks about questioning if "you care about your child safety" when you child fits the age limit and only there an hour and they took my kid no question or concerns asked and I received no call expressing concern for my kid. Also when I was there their was a kids that escaped twice and no one notice and I had to put him back in. The staff is unprofessional and rude and does not know how to deal with things in a professional manner. Two teeny boopers watching 15+ kids and have no idea what they are doing. Do not bring your children here the place is a joke and the staff is completely unprofessional. Disgusted beyond words. Manager let's her staff talk down to customers and has no control of her staff.

Smart Start Preschool

my son attended smart start from 4 to 16 months and we are only stopping because we are moving to…read moreanother state. They are super accommidating and allowed us to use cloth diapers and glass bottles. When we started my baby had a hard time napping and they did whatever they could to get him to nap, even having someone hold him for an hour long contact nap. My son LOVES Miss Kristen in the continuity room. It was so reassuring leaving him with people he cared for and I feel, truly cared for him.

I am so glad a preschool like Smart Start exists. It can be hard to find high-quality and…read moreaffordable childcare; it can be especially hard to find such care for infants. The staff in the infant room have all been warm, bright, creative, patient, and so awesome at responding to the ever-changing needs of our little girl. She had not been in daycare before--we had a sitter who came to our home--and they worked with us to help make the transition as easy on her as possible. And, as she has grown and developed, they have provided new activities to keep her engaged. (Shout out to Ms. Alyssa, Ms. Katie, Ms. Hillary!) Walking in, you frequently hear the joyful squeals and chatter of children in the older classrooms. The setting is great, too: big outdoor play areas, lots of grass and trees, and the kids get plenty of fresh air and exercise. I just can't say enough good things about our daughter's experience there. Ultimately, I knew we made the right choice enrolling her at Smart Start because, when I would come to pick her up, I'd peek in the window, or stand around the corner where she could not see me--and my girl always looked happy.

Skaneateles Community Center

3.8

(8 reviews)

The community center is a great place to work out or bring the family for a day of fun. They have a…read morewide variety of group exercise classes and their fitness center is clean and quiet which is nice to get a good work out completed. Everything they have to offer is awesome and a day pass for an individual or family is great price to do multiple activities. From their aquatic center with a competition pool, splash pool for kids, and hot tub and even a water slide to open skate with rentals included. Overall a great time and easy to come and go throughout the day. Grab a bite to eat in the village of Skaneateles or try the community centers new concession stand that's operated by a local favorite, at long last!

Great staff excellent facilities always able to use the equipment I want. Caleb at the front desk…read moreis always ready with a smile and greeting and on the way out of farewell and have a great day. Makes it a pleasure to walk in. Ryan Smith did a wonderful job helping a young man figure out the best routine for himself. Always friendly, always acknowledging guests.

Sheesley's Sewer Service

3.1

(12 reviews)

Sheesley's has always provided great prompt service at an affordable price. They explain situations…read moreclearly, and keep great records so each call is fully informed of past service. Service providers are friendly, and professional. Most recently when water backed up into our basement, they were able to snake the line the same day.

Our sump pump was continuously running, but not pumping water. This was a problem because our…read morewater softener, furnace and dehumidifier all put water into this sump. Not sure who to call, I did a search and recognized the name Sheesley's. The reviews were very positive, so I thought I'd call. The woman I talked to in the office was very professional and said she would definitely send a crew to fix this. It took a couple of hours before they came, but this was actually quite fast as all of their crews were engaged on other projects. The two that came to the house were terrific. They quickly figured out the problem and commenced to replace the sump pump. After a successful installation, they monitored the pump to insure it was was doing exactly what they thought it should be doing. I was extremely happy with the service provided. I would definitely recommend them for future work.

Jerry's Tree Service

3.4

(9 reviews)

Perfect in every way ... extremely skilled workers who knew exactly what they were doing and did…read moreexactly what was needed. They never even touched the daffodill next to the tree trunk.

Jerry came & looked over the situation, gave me a price and did a fine job. I've hired his service…read moretwice after that. I recommend his service.

Pitstop Plumbing

4.4

(5 reviews)

I hired Matthew for an emergency macerator pump replacement. He was responsive and available when…read moreother local firms were booked out, which I sincerely appreciated, to his credit. However, I cannot recommend his business based on the quoting and final billing miscommunications. The project vastly exceeded the initial 4-hour estimate, ending up at over 8 hours of labor without any mid-job notification that the scope or time was doubling. Additionally, I was charged two separate $150 site visit fees ($300 total) for a single job that was split into multiple visits for their scheduling convenience. Despite a verbal agreement to provide the main parts 'at cost,' since I already had them ready to order, the final invoice included significant markups on basic cleaning and truck supplies like towels and buckets. When I reached out to discuss these discrepancies in good faith, suggesting compromise, the response was defensive and included immediate threats of late fees on a first-time invoice that was actively being contested. PitStop reduced the invoice by $50 as "good faith". After I itemized out a compromise between what I was led to expect and what was invoiced, I was ghosted. After waiting a few weeks and following up with no response, I chose to pay the invoice in full simply to close the matter, but I strongly advise other property owners to get a binding written contract and a capped labor quote upfront before any work begins.

Matt is professional, responsible, honest and reliable…read more He arrived on time for both visits scheduled. He gave me a play-by-play and offered great suggestions and follow-up. His pricing is competitive. You can't beat Pit Stop Plumbing! Trust me; I've never found a better, more competent contractor. Thank you.

Mascho Property Services Lawn & Landscape

We started using Mascho Property Services-Lawn and Landscape services last year and are continuing…read moreto use Mascho this year (he is here right now!) Tyler and staff completed several projects for us last year and mowed/trimmed our one acre property all summer. He is dependable, affordable and does a great job! So great a job that several of our neighbors are using him too. He removed a tree stump and reseeded the area. Cut down a dead ash tree. Replenished our landscaping mulch. Removed several overgrown shrubs, planted new and cleaned up the landscaping afterwards. We are very fortunate to have such a great service like Mascho in our area. We're looking forward to several more projects with Mascho and using their landscaping service in 2024.

Mascho property Services has mowed our extensive lawn for the last 3 summers. His prices are…read moreReasonable and we found him to be reliable and able to accommodate our flexible scheduling.

Gilmore Lawn Service

(3 reviews)

Alec did a fantastic job trimming our shrubs! He was here at the time he said he woud be, very…read morepolite and professional. His price was extremely reasonable and cleaned everything up when he was done. I would recommend him to anyone that needs a lawn service job done.

Fixed and the gentlemen was nice. People need to be polite with customers just like Alecread more

CS Tree Service and Landscaping

My husband and I had an unbelievable experience with CS Landscaping, we had them do our driveway,…read morewhich was severely rutted due to the flood last year with heavy rain, they did an absolutely remarkable job, the driveway looks stunning. Thankyou so much Cody and crew you ROCK!!!

From the owner: Here at CS Tree Service & Landscaping we specialize in hazardous tree removal, land clearing, and…read moremany other aspects of tree care. We also offer several more services such as -Landscaping -snow plowing -excavation -site work -drainage work -brush hogging We also sell and deliver: -firewood -mulch -topsoil. -gravel

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Marich Music

(4 reviews)

I was looking for a cheap guitar to keep at my dads for when I visit home. I told the employee what…read moreI was looking for an he handed me a few viable options without trying to up sell me too much. When I had trouble with a sticky peg when trying to have the strings later, I brought it back and they were good about fixing the issue for me. Hey also give you two free guitar lessons with any guitar purchase, which is a nice bonus. Since I don't live in the area, I had them made out to my niece. Overall, good service in a store that seems to meet the needs of guitar students.

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Castle Cleaners

3.0

Beyond terrible. They will offer you alteration services they don't actually offer. They will…read moresomehow tear out your jacket lining. They will leave pens in your jacket, ruining it, then only pay 2/3rds the replacement cost for a garment that can't truly be replaced. If you value your clothes, money, time, and sanity, DO NOT GO HERE.

You can't go wrong at either location (Elmira or Corning). They're family owned and have…read moreaccommodated my busy schedule as a med student beyond reasonable expectations.

Castle Cleaners

3.7

(7 reviews)

drycleaning was done timely and perfectly! Great place awesome staff, they will always get my…read morebusiness.

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Southern Tier Custom Fabricating does the finest HVAC work in the ... Southern Tier and beyond!…read moreThey did an addition to the Corning Museum of Glass, and it was absolutely gorgeous - I marveled when I visited! I've had the pleasure of working with them, especially Missy, Kyle, Rebeca, Jason, Chris, Jerrod, Sean, Mitch, Tyler, Mike L, Mike T, Tony, and Harley. They are so easy to talk to and they have so many years of experience. I wouldn't recommend anyone else!

Beartown Redemption Center

3.0

We collect bottles and cans for our Senior Living Facility and we sometimes have quite a few. The…read morewonderful folks at Beartown Redemption Center are always very friendly and quick to do their job. As of late, they have really made some improvements in the look of the interior building. Great service!

We always used to go to Beartown Redemption Center for years and were always satisfied customers…read moreuntil recently... We operate an animal rescue and get many bags of cans and bottles donated to us. At first, we took a large load to Beartown to cash in for funds for the rescue. One employee that is currently working there, (middle aged, dark hair, medium height, usually has chew in his lip), came out and informed us that there were some non-returnable bottles, specifically Gatorade. Fair enough. We apologized and offered to take the bottles that were not returnable and he declined and continued counting. The following load, we sorted them all before bringing them in, which was a very dirty and gross job but we know it is worth it for the animals and certainly were not trying to cause a problem for the redemption center either! The second time, he came out and said the same thing... that there were "A LOT of PA cans" to which we again apologized and let him know that we did make a significant attempt to sort them beforehand. He stated that he had found 10. (This was a load of probably 1,000.) He also stated something about having been in the military for 15 years to which we are not sure why this information was given. We again stated that we could take the non-returnables and dispose of them and he again declined and continued counting. SO MY QUESTION IS THIS: WHY SAY ANYTHING THEN???? I then walked into the building to watch as I really didn't believe that there were that many non-returnables as I had looked through them myself. He was still grumbling to another employee, who was polite and didn't seem to mind, about "they must have not gone through them very good!" Then he saw me sitting there and acted like he knew me... which I don't know him. He then stated he didn't have his glasses on. (????) It is really a shame because all the other employees are really nice and aren't odd or rude but because of this one guy, we will not be coming back to Beartown Redemption. My guess is that they will probably lose a lot of business due to this guy, which is a shame. He isn't someone that has worked there a long time because we only recently started seeing him within the past year or less. On a positive note, we went to Rey's Redemption Center today and got more for our cans and the employees were all very sweet and welcoming. We were even entered in a drawing to win a prize because we had more than 400 cans! We experienced the best customer service at Rey's of any redemption center that we have ever been to so far! The employees all have excellent attitudes and have the can and bottle redemption down to a science. Even though they count them all by hand, they don't seem to be any slower and they know how to treat their customers! We will be going to Rey's from now on!!!!

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(12 reviews)

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Green Leaf Recycling

3.3

(8 reviews)

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