Crayon Campus is a goldmine! I was lucky enough to enroll my 4yo there after moving from another state, and he absolutely loves it. He is always excited to go there and happily marches in every day, and in just a few months he has learned so much. The staff are amazing and know each child well. They stay on top of all the details and keep everything running smoothly, even in this crazy time.
I love being able to learn about my son's day via the Daily Connect app. And the kids even get a hot lunch daily! What more could we ask for? We were greeted with caring, helpful personnel at Crayon Campus. During a challenging time for our family, the staff at Crayon worked closely with us to help get our son back into a program as soon as possible and for us to feel confident in the skills of the individuals who were caring for him.
I love being able to learn about my son's day via the Daily Connect app. And the kids even get a hot lunch daily! What more could we ask for? We were greeted with caring, helpful personnel at Crayon Campus. During a challenging time for our family, the staff at Crayon worked closely with us to help get our son back into a program as soon as possible and for us to feel confident in the skills of the individuals who were caring for him.
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Crayon Campus continues to be a leading Childcare and Learning Center in the Rochester area for more than 25 years. Locally owned and operated by Anthony (Tony) D'Agostino, Tony's background and experience has always been about people. His career spans from owning and operating staffing companies in his early career, to leading groups that developed curriculum and adult learning for companies like Pearson Education, Ernst and Young and Xerox.
We provide a morning snack, a full dietitian-approved and child-friendly hot lunch and afternoon snacks for all children who can eat table food including older Infants, Toddlers, Preschool and School-age. Parents are responsible for formula and cereal for Infants. We provide them with whole milk when they have transitioned to milk.
Our family visited Crayon Campus after our son had been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. We were disheartened when the national, chain daycare that our son had been enrolled in since he had entered daycare was no longer willing to allow him to attend as he requires insulin injections and glucose monitoring.
Quality people are of the utmost importance to Crayon Campus. We hire smart, energetic, outgoing individuals who love children and the development of children. Employees must be mature, of good character, be in good physical and mental health, free of any legal trouble, and have the energy and emotional stability necessary to fulfill the responsibilities.
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Matthew Morrissey
Apr 11, 2021
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Crayon Campus is amazing! We can not say enough about the staff, they are the most caring and compassionate teachers ever. Our daughter came from another facility, and the difference in quality could not be more evident. The enrichment at Crayon Campus is top notch. The level of service and education never faltered through COVID. The precautions and extra effort on their part speak to the love they have for the children and their staff. Thank you Crayon Campus!
Sandra Koehn
Mar 31, 2021
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I can't say enough good things about the teachers at Inspire! Crayon Campus. They are so amazing! Very reliable, really love on our kiddos, and they are great at working with parents to tailor schedules and needs for infants, learning and discipline for toddlers and my goodness the things my 2.5yo knows! She can already name her shapes and colors, practices writing, puzzles, can recognize some letters and was singing her ABCs by the time she turned 2! They do an amazing job really teaching the kids. This isn't a daycare, it's school for our littles. Plus they have been great during the pandemic
Caitlin Bock
Feb 24, 2021
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We love Crayon Campus. The teachers are amazing. It is so nice to be updated on the app throughout the day and see what your kids are doing. Love seeing them get outside everyday and all the pictures of their fun activities. The teachers are doing a great job with numbers, letters, colors, shapes, etc! It's a wonderful place and we are happy to be a part of it.
Lauren Mine
Aug 04, 2020
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Crayon Campus is a goldmine! I was lucky enough to enroll my 4yo there after moving from another state, and he absolutely loves it. He is always excited to go there and happily marches in every day, and in just a few months he has learned so much. The staff are amazing and know each child well. They stay on top of all the details and keep everything running smoothly, even in this crazy time. I love being able to learn about my son's day via the Daily Connect app. And the kids even get a hot lunch daily! What more could we ask for? Thank you, CC!
Ali Hyde
Jul 24, 2020
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Inspire has been a wonderful school/daycare for both of my girls. My youngest has been there since she was 4 months old and I have seen her grow and flourish under the exceptional care and teaching of the staff at Inspire. They are so flexible, always welcoming my little ones even on non scheduled days when I am in a pinch. The management is super responsive and caring, and communicates with me daily. My daughters loved and still love Inspire, and look forward to going every day! I would highly recommend Inspire to any parent.
John M.
Jan 08, 2019
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Our set of twins loved going to Crayon Campus to see all of their friends! Staff and admin was great to work with for everything. They bent over backwards to accommodate special dietary needs, always were kind and friendly in all interactions and always kept the kids the focus. We enjoyed the extra curricular activities/events and tried to attend them all. We'd highly recommend Ms. Amy and all of the Crayon Campus staff!
Emily Essom
Oct 23, 2018
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Erin & Steve M.
Jun 23, 2018
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We have enjoyed crayon campus since day one (7 months ago at 3 months old). We've never had ay issues and our son seems to really enjoy his time there. We never worry because we know he is in excellent hands and enjoying himself throughout the day. Myself, my husband, and my son all love the caregivers in the infant room — especially Kendra, Ivanna, and Caitlin. My son is is always very happy at drop off and is always enjoying himself playing with a toy or one of his caregivers when we pick him up. He's been developing really well under the care and guidance of the people at Crayon Campus. We
Jessica P.
Dec 15, 2017
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We have had a great experience with crayon campus. We are so grateful for the teachers, especially Mrs. Maria. Our son is learning developmentally appropriate education with the slightly older baby group and he loves it. It is comforting to see how my son runs over to his teacher to give her a hug during drop off and sometimes does not want to come home ! She has been wonderful with communication with me and is great at letting me know how his day was.
Darcy Smith
Nov 07, 2017
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My four year old son attends Inspire! Crayon Campus. We are very pleased with the staff who works with him. He has special medical needs and the team monitors him closely and communicates with us daily. Previous to his diagnosis, we utilized a different center that would no longer allow him to attend after his diagnosis. Conversely, Crayon Campus supported our family through a difficult time with patience, understanding and professionalism. His teacher conducts reading and writing workshops with her preschool age class. My son writes his numbers and letters. Although a year away from beginning
Jeff Nutting
Oct 10, 2017
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We have been sending our one year old to Crayon Campus for close to a year. We have been thrilled with the quality of care and opportunities provided to her. The teachers are attentive and communicate appropriately. The entire staff is friendly and welcoming. We feel very comfortable at Crayon Campus and would highly recommend it to anyone.
Larry Morgan
Aug 22, 2015
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Heather at Crayon Campus made our family's transition to daycare a smooth one. She is warm and welcoming to all the infants and is clearly concerned that they feel happy, comfortable and strives to ensure they have fun. She offers just the kind of diligent and nurturing care that we hoped for when we chose Crayon Campus. We hope she stays at the center for many years. Highly recommended!
Peter L.
Jul 10, 2015
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As a former employee of Inspire! Crayon Campus, I've had the experience of working for the previous owner as well as the current - Mr. D'Agostino. As with any organization, a new leader will bring about change. Mr. D'Agostino had a clear vision of what he wanted to put in place to make Crayon Campus into Inspire! Crayon Campus. It wasn't long before teachers, parents, and children began to see the differences between the two and as expected with any transition, it was a bumpy one. Some specific changes I noticed while I was employed under the new leadership: new murals with
Michael M.
Mar 25, 2015
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We had 2 children at this facility for 6 years, and would have stayed had the center maintained even half of its original qualities. They used to pride themselves on taking care of empowering their high quality staff which resulted in superb retention. Until the leadership transition, we felt our children were the priority.
Fast forward to now, and Crayon Campus has suffered from a transition in ownership that has seen the focus shift from the children to making money at all costs. Staff morale tanked, customers and staff are leaving, and the quality of care suffers from ownership that is tone
Fast forward to now, and Crayon Campus has suffered from a transition in ownership that has seen the focus shift from the children to making money at all costs. Staff morale tanked, customers and staff are leaving, and the quality of care suffers from ownership that is tone
