Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://eevb.net/video/NskPyVcI6uO.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Day care centers abrupt closure leaves parents scrambling for alternatives [vdBbqVMToIc] Health Updated on August 05, 2026 EDT — Published on August 05, 2026 EDT Families and employees of The Tot Spot child care center reportedly received a letter from the owners Tuesday that said the facility would be closing. The center, located on Brixton Drive, will close its doors Aug. 1, leaving parents with three weeks to find alternative care for their children. An anonymous parent who spoke to 13WHAM said his family didn't see the abrupt closure coming. "Honestly, it was panic," the parent said. "We're left there kind of wondering, like, 'What are we supposed to do?' Some of the day care centers in the region that we've lived in, we've been on the waitlist since 2023, so we were left kind of feeling very hopeless." Owners Mark and Wendy Mendola cited retirement as the reason for shutting down the last of their four child care centers after 35 years of business. The Macedon center currently provides care for 78 children, according to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). "Our personal experience with the center, up until this time, has been positive," the anonymous parent said. "I just can't believe that that this is kind of what we're left with and that the staff members are left with." READ MORE: _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: 13 WHAM on Facebook: 13 WHAM on Twitter: Subscribe to 13 WHAM on YouTube: 13 WHAM Daily News Digest: For more information, visit Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 585.334.8700 WHAM is a NY based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Deerfield Media, Inc and receives certain services from an affiliation of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #13WHAM #ABCLOCAL13 #Rochester BG9Fq1RVkot REQ4vjL8wHa lWi8tqJvXrP 10FEfCpNRvh
Families and employees of The Tot Spot child care center reportedly received a letter from the owners Tuesday that said the facility would be closing. The center, located on Brixton Drive, will close its doors Aug. 1, leaving parents with three weeks to find alternative care for their children. An anonymous parent who spoke to 13WHAM said his family didn't see the abrupt closure coming. "Honestly, it was panic," the parent said. "We're left there kind of wondering, like, 'What are we supposed to do?' Some of the day care centers in the region that we've lived in, we've been on the waitlist since 2023, so we were left kind of feeling very hopeless." Owners Mark and Wendy Mendola cited retirement as the reason for shutting down the last of their four child care centers after 35 years of business. The Macedon center currently provides care for 78 children, according to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). "Our personal experience with the center, up until this time, has been positive," the anonymous parent said. "I just can't believe that that this is kind of what we're left with and that the staff members are left with." READ MORE: _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: 13 WHAM on Facebook: 13 WHAM on Twitter: Subscribe to 13 WHAM on YouTube: 13 WHAM Daily News Digest: For more information, visit Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 585.334.8700 WHAM is a NY based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Deerfield Media, Inc and receives certain services from an affiliation of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #13WHAM #ABCLOCAL13 #Rochester BG9Fq1RVkot REQ4vjL8wHa lWi8tqJvXrP 10FEfCpNRvh