Childtime on Crooks

AVINASH KADAM _{on Google}

Mar 18th, 2023

Childtime on Crooks is the best preschool in Troy area. Class Teachers Miss Amy & Miss Kellie are very caring, They spend most of time with kids & keep kids engaged in outdoor & indoor activities.The leadership team of Miss Rebecca & Miss Hailey are always helpful & shares updates regarding school on daily basis . Childtime has overall good facilities & environment is always clean. My Son loves going to his Pre K class daily & enjoys playing with his friends.

Heather Koza _{on Google}

Jan 27th, 2023

By far the most caring place for children. my daughter is 4 1/2 and has been attending this childtime since she was 3 1/2. I only have postive things to stay about the staff and the site.
we even did the summer camp.

Ryan L _{on Google}

Dec 18th, 2022

I contacted them to find out more information about tuition. They provided the standard pricing, and couldn't provide any more detail. The Director has all financial information. However, we cannot have any communication with the Director without having an in-person tour. For something which costs $44k+ a year for twins, I want to discuss pricing options with the director before wasting valuable time away from my kids to have a tour.
Pricing comes first, then a tour comes after if Pricing is viable!
Upon discovering this on the initial call, I told them to cancel the tour. The representative never cancelled the tour, so I kept getting reminder calls, confirmation calls, etc. After calling back and explaining the reason for missing the scheduled tour (that they never cancelled it as requested), they still would not allow me to contact the director.
A lot of time-waste just to call through the automated phone system, to not even be able to talk to the person running the daycare.

Emily Golinski _{on Google}

Feb 17th, 2021

We couldnt be happier with our experience at Childtime. The director, Tamika, has been very accommodating with our schedules and so helpful. My son has been in the infant classroom and absolutely loves it. The infant classroom teachers Kristina and Kim have been so caring and loving towards my son. They work on all developmental milestones with infants and we can see our son thriving. We never have to worry about him as well because the teachers always update the app during the day with when/what he ate, diaper changes, naps, and even send pictures and videos. I highly recommend this center!!

Clayton Whittle _{on Google}

Jun 21st, 2021

This is a terrible daycare. I say that as someone with 12 years of early childhood care experience and a PhD in education.
The staff at this daycare are criminally overworked and inattentive to the needs of the children. They spend the vast majority of their time doing administrative tasks rather than caring for the children. The majority of this seems to be spent interacting with the tablet based app.
We have sat and watched the live feed as our daughter just bawled and cried for attention while the teachers ignored her, back to her, tapping away on the tablet. I understand that there are administrative tasks, but those should NEVER be prioritized over the physical or emotional health of a task.
Worse, the staff simply lied or deceived us about her days. My wife and I watched live as our daughter sat in a corner crying for 30 minutes. The staff then walked over, gave her a ball, took a picture, and posted it. They then went back to letting her cry alone.
This is an "instagram reality" daycare that is more focused on getting a few good photos than protecting your child.
I want to be clear that this is not the emotional reaction to one bad day, or a helicopter parent going nuts on one bad experience. I have over a decade of professional education experience and I can say that I observed a pattern of inappropriate care practices at this facility. We withdrew our daughter as soon as we found a new option.