All my 3 kids of different ages went to Basic Steps and loved it! I've known Kany since 2014 (?) when I enrolled my 1st child and her school has grown so much since then! I'm so amazed at how she's able to handle curriculum for different levels and know all the kids by their 1st names. She also noticed that my 2nd son was advanced for his age and, along with a few other 4 year olds, she made advanced lessons just for them. My son loved it cuz he felt more challenged and up till now (he's in 4th grade already) still remembers those lessons he learned from Kany and says those were harder than 2nd grade in public school, but it was more fun! I brought my 3rd child there who just graduated pre school this past spring as well and he loved Kany and all his teachers. Anyways, I only have good things to say about Basic Steps and Kany and I wish her all the best! read more

Absolutely loved every second my children attended basic steps!! Mrs Joa is outstanding and always up to the challenge!! Wish our children could be taught by her at all levels. Even tho we are done with her academy she still keeps in touch every now and then and check on " her kids " and we appreciate it very much so!! Thanks once again for everything Mrs Joa and team!! With kind regards, Jeremi read more

Hands down the best! My first daughter enrolled when she was 3. She is now 7 years old attending a public school. Kany and her staff has been 100% amazing and can't tell you how much I adore and respect her. I briefly worked with Kany and was amazed how organized and well thought out her programs were. She focuses on phonics, writing, math and more. My first daughter did well in preK and now loves to read, spell and do math. Among her peers of 38 students shared among two teachers she is ranked top 1% in reading. She has beautiful social skills because I enrolled her at an early age. People are impressed with her maturity, sharpness and social skills. Basic Steps isn't basic at all it's Amazing. It should be renamed "Amazing Steps!" Seriously... I'll be enrolling my soon to be 3 year old and cannot wait! Thank you Basic Steps for being incredible. P.S. Kany speaks Spanish, English and Chinese fluently! I wouldn't be surprised if she spoke more languages fluently. read more

The director and teacher Mrs. Joa is helpful, kind, and has a big heart. I've had both my daughter and son go through her school, let me just tell you they both ahead of their classes now. She has a variety of classes that you can enroll. From educational to extra curricular activities. I've had such a great experience I recommend this school to everyone. read more

My son started going here when he was 3 years old. He has been attending this school for 2 years which includes summer quarter as well. I call this school a hidden little secret of pure amazingness!! Before we put our son in this school, he was extremely shy and wouldn't stay anyway without his parents. But today he is one of the most mature little 5 year olds ever. We had him tested a month ago at his new school for kindergarten and the teacher could not believe how smart we was. He scored the highest out of 125 kids. She wrote a note to his new teacher informing her that he should be in "gifted" classes. He can spell and read some words already. He is counted over 120 and can add/subtract! His writing is so clear....I mean I can go on for days on how AMAZING this school is. Mrs. Joa is one of the most talented teachers I have ever met!! I am very sad that my son is leaving but I will for sure have him back for the summer quarters. My daughter who just turned 3 years old in June is starting this fall!! We can not wait! The education that you get at this school is like a private school level. The price you pay is so cheap!! It is almost unbelievable. I ask Mrs. Joa to open up her own dang school for all grades because she is that good. She is extremely educated and amazing at what she does. This is no daycare where your child is just playing with toys. Your child's mind will be stimulated with fun things that they will love!! TRUST ME (I am a picky mommy) this school is PERFECT!!! Once you try it out, you wont even have to think about if this is right for you child! THANK YOU Basic Steps Learning Center for helping my child become a little genius:) read more

Basic Steps Learning Center - Preschools Near Me - Kent, Washington

My daughter went to basic steps for about 2.5 years including summer classes. She and I LOVE it. She has grown and learned so much. In fact, she is now in kindergarten and has been recently offered participation into the highly capable (i.e. "Gifted") program by the school district and scored very high on her assessment tests. Granted, my daughter was always a fast learner, but I strongly believe that her growth was enhanced by the experience she had at Basic Steps. The work they have the students do is specific to each child. My daughter is now 5 and partway into kindergarten but reading at a end of 2nd grade level and advanced in math as well. All the teachers are wonderful. My daughter very much enjoyed all the extra curricular classes they provided. Along with art, science, reading & writing, my daughter was able to participate in keyboard classes, karate, ballet, acting/drama, cookie decorating, video making and computer arts. It was great for me because it was like a one stop shop. My daughter misses it so much that we plan on enrolling her for the summer classes. read more

My son went here for the end of summer program 2021 to get ready before entering kindergarten. Ms. Joa is not only nice but she was extremely personable and an absolute joy to work with. My son absolutely loved her, as well as the other teachers, and he came out of the program more then prepared for kindergarten. The structure he received from being in their program was exactly what he needed and transitioning to school was a breeze. The method they use to teach letter sounds is on point! And you really can not beat the low prices! Highly recommend! read more

I found Mrs Joa's preschool last year. I am so glad I did. After doing extensive searching for a preschool for my son. I knew right away this school would be for him. This preschool offers so many classes including english, social skills, piano, karate and so many more. The schedule is flexible and the tution is affordable. Mrs Joa and her teachers are so kind and dedicated to the students. I highly recommend this school and I am 100% positive my son will transition very well when he goes to kindergarten. read more

My daughter started attending this pre-school in the Fall 2012. My daughter absolutely loves attending. She always has exciting new things to tell about what she has learned each day and she adores her teacher, Mrs. Joa. I, as a parent, appreciate the flexibility of the class offerings as well as the continued sharing of information from Mrs. Joa. She is very good at keeping you informed about what is happening each week as well as posting pictures on the website and taking the time to send them out to parents individually. Our experience has been a great one this far! ~ read more

A great preschool with very reasonable tuition. My daughter learns so much and has alot fun since she goes to this school. The program is very good. We are very happy with everything, especially the teachers and Kany. read more

At firts I only took my son for the free 4 classes offer that they still have, and my son liked the place a lot and asked me if he could come back the next day. He attended to this preschool for six months with awesome results. He is more social now, can read three letter words and knows basic math, what a great way to give him a head start for kindergarten :) I really liked Ms. Kany Joa's teaching system. She sends emails to the parents to keep them inform about everything they are going to talk about over the week, they sing and make art works about the theme of the week. The kids also have the math class and reading and writing class. They are very flexible on schedule and also very affordable. I was surprise to hear the teacher speaking perfect spanish!! I think she speaks like 4 languages awesome! My kid also learned how tie his shoes, the days of the week, the months of the year and a lot more. Very happy with this place! read more