I would not recommend Cradles & Crayons to anyone looking for child care. My nephew attended for only a short time before we no longer felt comfortable sending him there.
He'd come home absolutely filthy, with soaked clothes, and a messy diaper. The food they served the children wasn't well-planned or balanced. Nor did they seem to care much about dietary restrictions. My nephew experienced an allergic reaction to a food that they served and it took quite a bit of effort for us to find out what food he at that day. Apparently, none of them could recall what he ate that day.
The staff seemed to view caring for the children as a chore and it showed plainly in their conduct. My sister briefly volunteered for Cradles & Crayons through a state program and said the staff had planned a "drinking night" and came in the next day hungover, which effected the care the children received. Some of the workers would also spend quite a bit of time on the cell phones instead of being attentive to the children.
Cradles & Crayons also has van service to pick up and drop off children. Our home is along their route and I witnessed on several occasions that van speeding down the dirt and gravel road. read more