Baldwin Academy has truly exceeded my expectations. From day one, everyone has been incredibly informative, welcoming, and genuinely kind. As a parent, trusting other people with your child is not easy, and I was honestly very nervous about making this transition. The staff at Baldwin Academy made the entire process feel seamless and supported every step of the way. They worked closely with me to ease both my daughter and me into this big change before I returned to work, which meant more than I can express. My daughter is so happy there, and it's clear she feels safe, loved, and comfortable. I also really appreciate how well they communicate. The app updates throughout the day are detailed and reassuring, and during pick-up they always take the time to share how her day went. Knowing what she did, how she felt, and how she's progressing gives me so much peace of mind. I'm beyond grateful for the care, patience, and dedication the Baldwin Academy team shows every day. I couldn't have asked for a better place for my daughter or a smoother transition back to work. read more

We loved our time at Baldwin Academy. Our daughter started when she was a little over one and moved up through four classrooms during her time there. We loved every single one of her teachers. All were so welcoming and kind. She made such special relationships with all of them. My son started when he was four months old - always a hard drop off! And the infant teachers just made us feel so comfortable. He also thrived in his time there. We are so sad to move away and leave the Baldwin family. Thank you, Yulia, and all the teachers for everything. read more

We have been part of this preschool family for the past 5 years (between my 2 oldest kids), and we could not be happier with our experience! The teachers are absolutely wonderful. They are kind, patient, and truly invested in each child's growth and happiness. The communication with families is excellent, and we always feel informed and supported. Our daughters have thrived here, both academically and socially, and it's clear how much love and care goes into everything they do. We are so grateful for the strong foundation this school has given them and would highly recommend it to any family looking for a nurturing, well-run preschool! We unfortunately had to leave because we are moving, which makes me very sad, as i have another child i was planning on sending here. Our mew preschools will have some very big shoes to fill!! read more

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My son started at Baldwin at 15 months and it has been such a special place for our son. I was a very nervous first time mother but they eased my concerns and my son adapted great. After one week he was running up to the door waiving bye to me ready to play with all his new friends. The teachers are all extremely loving and caring. It has been so nice to have a place to take your child where they aren't only professional but caring and genuine. I love that they are structured, have lesson plans, do lots of crafts and spend a lot of time outdoors. read more

We absolutely loved our experience here at Baldwin! Our son started at only 4 months. It's not easy to find a place that takes children that young, let alone that you feel comfortable leaving your baby. Immediately Ms Kathy and Ms Morgan made us and our son feel at home. They are highly organized and communicative, and were gentle and loving too. Our son stayed until 18 months as a Parakeet, where he enjoyed a lot of outside time and started to form relationships with the other kids. Ms Kathy was our Parakeets teacher and we could tell that she really knew and loved our son - she would share little tidbits with us about his day at pick up and about his developing personality. We made the difficult decision to pull out our son after getting into a school that's closer to our home, otherwise we would've loved to see him continue there and know he would've had a great education as well. Highly recommend this as a wonderful place to start your child at school! read more

My son started out in the infant program at Baldwin. I was so nervous as a first time mom to put my son into daycare. Ms. Yulia (the new owner) was very communicative and put me at ease with her organization and follow through. All of the teachers have been amazing and it is so sweet to see their interactions with my son. Now that he can talk he tells me about his day and constantly tells me he wants to go to school to see Ms. Roza and his friends. There is structured curriculum and my son tells me about the specific art projects and activities that they did that day around a letter, color, or book. It calms my mama heart to see that my son enjoys going to school and has built a connection with the staff there, it means so much! I am very sad we are moving and have to find new providers. I hope they are nearly as great as Baldwin has been for our family! read more

Baldwin is an absolute gem. Both of my kids started there in the infant classroom and we stayed up until my son was 3 when we moved out of state (2018-2021). Ms. Darla and all of the teachers cared for our kids as if they were their own, going out of their way to communicate with us at every turn, and taking so much special care for my son who has food allergies and asthma. Even from when they were tiny babies, both our kids were so happy to go to school each day and would greet their teachers with a huge smile and a hug. I never doubted that they were in the very best of hands. On our last day there were many tears - not the kids but the teachers and also me. It felt like leaving behind part of our family. You won't find a better daycare!! read more

I could cry as I write this review as it means my boys time at Baldwin is almost up. Both of my sons started as infants when they were only 5 months old and they have thrived here. The teachers are all so loving and I don't think I've ever had tears at drop off. It amazed me how much was actually taught here when my son could count to 10 and knew letters before the age of 2. Darla runs an excellent program; when I casually mentioned my eldest son having a speech issue all of a sudden there was an individualized lesson plan for him and within 2 weeks that issue was resolved. I never knew I could love a daycare so much and that my children could be so well taken care of without me. Thank you Darla and all the teachers! read more

We've had our daughter at Baldwin since she was 18 months in the Parakeet program and now 3 years old in the Canaries. We unfortunately moved to the central coast and was so sad to leave such a great school! The care the teachers have for the kids is genuine. All the teachers and especially Miss Caitlin were always so attentive to our daughters individuals needs. She learned and grew so much while attending Baldwin! She would come home telling us about her day and showing all her arts and crafts. They organize several fun theme days that the kids really enjoy! They also offer additional resources such as gymbus, soccer, dancing, etc for a small additional fee. It was nice to be able to go to work knowing our daughter was in such great care. She looked forward to going to school and always talked about her friends and all the teachers. The staff was always in close communication, which we really appreciated whether through phone call or email. The facility is very well taken care of, clean, organized, safe and a fun learning atmosphere. If you are looking for a great school where you know your child will learn, grow and genuinely be well taken care of then this is your place! We had looked SO many places and so grateful we had found Baldwin! read more

We were fortunate to find BALDWIN Academy for our daughter. She started at just 8 weeks in the bluebird room and has been at the school for the last 4 years. I had to get back to work and never worried about Sofia even at just 8-weeks old because I knew she was safe and with people who cared about her! The teachers and Director are just amazing!! Each room has great learning opportunities and activities to keep the kids minds growing and having fun in the process! It is bittersweet that our daughter is transitioning out of the school we will sure miss the beautiful campus, amazing teachers and staff, and wonderful families we met along the way. I highly recommend BALDWIN Academy!! read more

Our daughter has been attending Baldwin since she was 18 months in the Parakeet program up until 3 years old in the Canaries. We only left because we had to move out of San Diego due to our jobs. My husband and I both felt so fortunate to have found this amazing school. The teachers and staff are very friendly, professional and genuinely love being there with the kids. Our daughter always looked forward to going to school everyday and would come home singing new songs, talking about her friends and teachers and lots of great arts and crafts, etc. Before finding Baldwin we looked at so many different schools, but none of them met the standards of what we found at Baldwin. I loved and enjoyed the open communication between the lead teacher Miss Caitlin with the parents. She was always so attentive and nurturing with our daughter. We would get reminders and calendar updates of what the kids were learning and participating in weekly. It was such a pleasure having our daughter attend Baldwin and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a great school, safe environment and incredible care for your child. It was a relief going to work everyday knowing she was in the best care!! read more

Our children went to Baldwin Academy from late 2014 until my younger daughter was ready for kindergarten this fall. Both girls began when they were three months old, so we saw every room in the program. The teachers here are great - they really care about the kids and come up with great, creative activities for them while also doing age-appropriate learning. The program is extremely reliable with good hours so it's great for dual-working families. I highly recommend Baldwin! read more

Our daughter started in the Parakeets program (1 year old) and is now in the TK program. Our 4 years at Baldwin have been a terrific experience. Our daughter learned so much. They focus on academics, but also teach other great life lessons: manners, being a good friend, following directions, sustainability, etc. Aside from the learning aspect, this school is the cleanest school I've seen. I toured 15 places before Baldwin. When I walked into Baldwin for the first time, I thought this place was out of a pottery barn catalog. It was clean, organized and there were no wild kids running around crazy like so many other places I saw. After my first visit, I called my husband and told him this was the place for us. read more

Our kids attended Baldwin for 8 years and it felt like a second home for all of us. All of the teachers were great and made us feel like family. The management is very involved and responsive to any questions or concerns. Our kids learned so much and were both very ready for kindergarten after attending Baldwin. We recommend this daycare to everyone and miss being a part of such a great family community. read more

Okay. So, our son attended Baldwin Academy....years ago. We were very pleased the whole time. He was too. Thank you Rose Baldwin for founding this wonderful place. I was lucky to have known you. You personally, along with the incredible staff--back in 2003,4,5 ish-- helped our son AND me. You were a life coach to us both. Fast forward, Walker is now a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Thanks in part to the head start he got at Baldwin, he cruised through elementary school at a high reading level. Straight A's in middle school were followed by a 4.0+ GPA at Patrick Henry HS where he captained the robotics team as lead designer to the world championships. (I know..."THAT'S MY BOY"...sorry). The love for art cultivated in part at Baldwin has brought him full circle after--excelling in STEM--to being a graphics design major, and has already been hired as a pro and is independent contracting while at school. Needless to say, I recommend Baldwin Academy wholeheartedly. I imagine it has only gotten better since we were there. --BM read more

I cried on the last day of attending Baldwin because it has been such an enormous part of our family! I have nothing but wonderful things to say about the school and recommend it to everyone. read more

San Diego seems to have a bit of daycare drought--there's just not much out there. And as first-time parents, we had no idea what to look for. A close friend recommended Baldwin and I'm so glad she did. We put our daughter into the Bluebirds House at three months old (I cried like a baby on her first day--she was all smiles) and continued there until she turned one. It's a mini-community for mini-humans: Kids are divided into houses by age in a well-secured space on Hornblend in PB. Miss Darla, the director, treats every kid and every parent as family. She is incredibly patient, kind, and understanding and goes out her way to make sure every parent is comfortable and every kid is well-taken care of. The teachers in the Bluebird House are great--Christa, Pilar, and Jasmine have TONS of experience. Everything is incredibly clean, and the program is well-organized. The kids get daily report cards about their mood, when they slept, how much they ate, and even their diaper changes--I found this really helpful and reassuring and as our baby grew up, we basically just tried to replicate at home what the teachers at school did. read more

Both my daughters went to Baldwin from the time they were babies until they started Kindergarten. Baldwin provided a structured, loving environment balancing fun with appropriate education and green studies. We've had many of the same teachers and amazing Director, Darla Rodriguez, for all 10 years and having that consistency with children is key. I can't say enough great things about Baldwin and highly recommend them if you're looking for more than a daycare for your child (babies to pre-K). read more

Baldwin Academy has been part of our family for the last 10 years. We have two daughters, ages 5 and 10. Both girls started Baldwin Academy at the age of one, when mom had to go back to work. We have nothing but positive, loving, wonderful memories of our time at Baldwin Academy! The director, Darla and the rest of the teaching staff are very loving and attentive. Both of our daughters had a difficult time transitioning from being with mom full time to separating and attending school. The teachers in the Parakeets (one year old room) worked overtime to soothe our girls. Darla would even take them out of the classroom to walk them around, doing whatever was needed to provide calm comfort. From the moment we dropped our children off, we felt the peace of-mind that they were being loved and attended to. This past year our 4 year old was struggling with some aspects of learning. Darla and Ms. Amy (Lead teacher in The Big Nest-4 year old room) expressed their concerns to us. We all worked together to address any difficulties our daughter was having. With the adjustments in the classroom as well as at home, our daughter progressed wonderfully and is now ready to start kindergarten! This is a testament to the attentiveness and care that is taken with each child. Baldwin Academy provides a structured environment that has served our girls incredibly well both inside and outside the classroom. We receive compliments all the time from strangers about how well mannered and behaved our kids are. Along with the structure at home, Baldwin Academy reinforced the importance of taking turns, treating others kindly and adapting to change. The transition to kindergarten has been seamless as well. Baldwin did an incredible job teaching our kids about the routine of school. Our kindergarten teacher has said it is shocking how many children enter kindergarten without knowing how to interact with other children, cannot follow instructions as to standing in line, siting on "their" number/letter, etc. We believe Baldwin is responsible for preparing our children for the demands of kindergarten, educationally and socially. The loving, structured environment at Baldwin Academy has provided a wonderful introductory experience to learning as our children embark on their educational journey. Our two children are enthusiastic learners with an excitement for education. Darla and the Baldwin teachers are the best of the best! We will miss Baldwin Academy greatly! read more

Does this place exist? Called them three times over a 2 week period and left messages. No responses despite the fact that the outgoing message said they'd return my call within 24 hrs. Odd. read more

I can't believe there are no reviews this place is awesome the teachers are wonderful they go above and beyond I couldn't ask for a better school . Well worth the tuition. My son has been out for over a year and still asks if he can go visit his teacher ! I know several parents that currently have children at Baldwin and the all say the same thing that Baldwin is by far the best ! Can't wait for my daughter to get accepted ! There is a wait list so get one it now ! read more

I'm also perplexed as why there are so little reviews but I must say we LOVE Baldwin Academy. Maybe it's a just a well kept secret or something. We recently moved from Seattle 2 years ago and luckily found this place around the corner from we live in PB. It's clean, safe and ALL of the staff are helpful, friendly and caring. I visited about 6 other places all over SD and Baldwin has everything that any parent would want. The thing that stuck out the most for me was the environment and physical location. It's not a place in a strip mall or a crowded house with one caretaker and 12 kids. It's not corporate feeling place that's cold and off putting like many I've seen in my search. Baldwin is tucked away in a nice street with some nature surrounding it in an otherwise rowdier, concrete jungle neighborhood as it's just one street over from Garnett. It's a well maintained property inside and out and music can often be heard in the courtyard and halls. There are structured lesson plans and I know my child has benefited from the daily nurturing and education. He's taken things back home and we can see his growth. The parents here are seem pretty well off and there are few children of color but that's probably the neighborhood. The tuition did not seem out of range from other schools/daycares. What's nice is that they have options for children to enroll in classes like soccer, gym buses, dance, etc. they also hold open houses and other events for children and parents to meet. From what I can see they are always trying to improve and take feedback seriously. The bottom line is that when I see my son and see the staff they are always great at what they do and always treat him with love. read more

My daughter attended Baldwin Academy for almost two years. She started in what they call "canaries" as an early two year old. We loved this class- the teachers always wrote ouch reports, communicated and talked with me if their was issues. We attended certain events such as back to school night and other festivities. Then my daughter turned three years old- she got a little bit more of a handful for Baldwin. She was in the Robins classroom: I didn't receive ouch reports (she came home with bruises and cuts) with no explanation- I talked to Darla the school director numerous times about the staff not communicating with me about what happened in the classroom. I tried to reach out to staff in school hours and via email- still no communication with me. Any parent would be concerned to pick up/drop off and not hear anything about what is going on with your child when YOU are the only parent picking up/dropping off. Staff called my daughter emotional because she would throw fits and not listen to them. Staff would isolate my child and send her to Darla's office so much that she would get sent home (this happened TWICE). I gave my MONTH notice as requested by Baldwin and the week before their "summer" break Darla says my daughter can't go to school there anymore because I was telling a parent about the issues. SO concerned about the school's horrible reputation and not my child or the caring for her AS IS HER JOB. The school is outdated. No real outside slides for older kids just baby toys. The sandbox has had fleas numerous times. One day my daughter came home with sand in her shoes and there were fleas in the shoe- we have NO pets! Staff loses items and still after being kicked out my original item that was lost was not found. School always has outrageous pricing and it goes up every year you pay $200 to reenroll your kid that has been there for a year plus the tuition which is about $1,300! I would highly recommend not going to this school. read more

I have been providing music and entertainment for Baldwin's open house events and other celebrations for two years and I have to say that the staff is very friendly and welcoming. I have seen how the teachers, parents and students contribute to such a happy environment. This school is definitely a safe, clean, well organized and joyful place for children! read more

My child went to this school for a short period of time. After comparing it to Gillispie or The Children's School in La Jolla, it is like night and day. Do yourself and favor and check out those other schools instead. They have real playgrounds and your child can continue on through elementary school with all their friends. What is even more disturbing is the location of the school. There is homeless and the smell of pot smoke everywhere. I am not against Marijuana but I don't want my child exposed to it. I Googled it and found more information. The owner even wrote a declaration in a court filing saying that he continued to smell marijuana smoke in the playground. PB is a party area and the homeless using drugs makes it even worse. The owner even said in his declaration that he caught a homeless person sleeping on the property. I don't want my child getting some disease like Hep A! The homeless are a huge problem in the alley behind the school. The church down the street is giving away free meals. They smoke crack, use crystal meth and marijuana. These items could easily be thrown over the small fence into the playground and a child could get it. If you take a tour of the school, make sure you walk down the alley behind the school to see what I am talking about. The homeless are everywhere! read more

Our son attended Baldwin Academy for two years. We really loved this school from the beginning and cannot say enough good things about it. The classrooms are very colorful and clean. They provide an environment that stimulates the children. There were always weekly special art projects being done or fun outfit days to wear during various lessons the children were learning. Our son learned not only through play but by kind direction of his teachers. He was talking and singing very quickly because of what he learned at Baldwin. He could verbalize his emotions easily because of what he experienced at school. Ms. Darla, the director of the school, is amazing. She along with the other Baldwin staff have made our family very happy. Our son progressed very well there. He was challenged and cared for in a nurturing environment. Any child would be lucky to attend Baldwin. We will miss everyone and cannot say enough good things about Baldwin and their program:) read more

My daughter attended Baldwin Academy for seven months when she was one-year-old. What we liked about Baldwin Academy were the attentiveness and happy attitudes of the teachers, the bright, clean facility, attention to detail, and well-thought-out, creative programs. Ultimately the class size ended up being too large for our daughter and we switched to a different school with a smaller class size. I think her class was 14 or more kids at Baldwin and now it's only 4 in her age group, with a larger preschool class that they mingle with at certain times during the day. The teachers in my daughter's classroom at Baldwin also rotated or changed a bit more frequently than I would have liked. All teachers were great but my child would bond with certain ones and then they would be moved to a different age group or classroom. I would recommend Baldwin Academy but suggest a parent considering the school to think about how their child would do in a large group setting with many different teachers. read more

Both of our sons attended Baldwin Academy starting at 4 months old. We loved the class size/ratios, especially for the under 1 group. All the teachers we had were exactly what our sons needed - loving/caring and also attentive. They stayed on top of any rough patches we were going through with our toddlers and made sure to tell us not just the "issues" of the day but also recognized all the good things they had done. When our oldest moved on to Kindergarten at a local private school, there were three from Baldwin in the class and the teacher remarked how well prepared for Kindergarten the kids were. Not just in reading, writing, and math, but also in self-control and focus. The teachers and director (Ms. Darla) work very well together to ensure our kids were in a safe, fun, and educational environment. The snacks they provided introduced our kids to a number of new veggies - many of which they were able to grow themselves in the on-campus garden. Baldwin teaches the kids to care about themselves, each other, our community, and the environment. As parents, our minds were at ease dropping our kids off each day knowing they were in a safe and loving school. Even now, years later, our kids like to visit the school just to say hi to their old teachers and the director, which is a testament to the impact they had on their lives. Thank you Baldwin Academy! read more

My son went here for almost 2 years. We absolutely loved this place. The teachers are amazing, caring, and engaging. The facility is nice and clean. They focus on education as well as physical activity. The location is good. The only downside is they are not very good at calling back. However, because the school is so great, it is still worth it. read more