Not the place to go if you want your preschooler to be fluent in Mandarin before entering…read moreKindergarten, but they'll keep your child safe and happy with a proper dose of socialization and just enough instruction. We've been taking two children in two age groups to Scottsdale Early Learning Center for over a year. Like most preschools, your experience is only going to be as good as your teachers. Fortunately, SELC has some really nice teachers. The management? Seems fine, but the turnover issues mentioned in other reviews do seem to be ongoing. Clearly this is not a good thing, as any business benefits from continuity, but having motivated teachers like SELC is more important in any case. They provided some awesome school photographs, the best I've ever seen. They took individual shots, but also provided great photos of our kids posing together. We had no choice but to buy the entire packet. Actually, the grandparents had no choice but to buy the entire packet. Not a trendy school. Rather traditional. Basic. Could use a little facelift. But with some rather nice folks working there.

I have NEVER been more appalled at a child care facility! My 4+ month old grandbaby has been going…read morethere for a couple months only 2 times a week and EVERY time she gets picked up she has a rash on her cheeks. They don't follow my kids instructions for laying her down on her blanket usually its the afternoon shift from what they see on the cameras. But last Friday my son picked her up and she had bruises on her forehead and a bruised lip. They had nothing written on her sheet as to what happened at all and when questioned no explanation either except she scratched her lip, CLEARLY this is not the case. The director did follow up with a phone call apologizing but still nothing to report as to what happened, when questioned on camera the response was that they were live streaming so no way to go back and look. She will not be going back.

My husband and I are incredibly grateful for CMS, where our daughter has attended for the past…read moreyear. As this was our first time searching for a school, we researched and toured nearly 10 preschools in our area (mainly Montessori, but also some more traditional ones). As a stay-at-home mom, I was also apprehensive about starting our daughter at 2 1/2 years old and even considered waiting longer. If it weren't for CMS, we probably would have waited, because I truly believe no other school offered the environment that was most important to us--especially with her starting so young. The Montessori approach is clearly implemented in every aspect of CMS, both academically and socially. For us--and for our daughter's personality--the nurturing and respectful environment were the most important values in our search. Most of the teachers have been at CMS for over a decade, which was not the case at any of the other schools we toured. I love that our daughter can build a relationship with her teachers over the years, rather than changing to a new teacher every year. I believe this consistency provides a strong foundation for her academic and emotional development. The first thing I always tell people when they ask about CMS is this: At all the other schools, yes, I connected with the director or whoever was giving the tour on some level--but I'd only get maybe five minutes or less of face time with a teacher, and I always left feeling unimpressed with their classroom presence and curriculum. I'm truly impressed with the CMS curriculum and culture. On other school tours, I received more papers and booklets, but honestly, I felt a disconnect between what was written and what I saw. As a family, we follow Montessori values, and I began to research Montessori education on my own. From our first conversations with the Lead Teacher, Miss Jocelyn, I could see those values clearly reflected at CMS. After attending for over a year, I'm even more astounded by the depth and thoughtfulness of the lessons offered for early childhood development. As someone who struggled with math in school, I wish I'd had the opportunity to learn numbers the way CMS teaches them. On your tour, please ask to see the math beads and the related lessons--they are a perfect example of how CMS teaches the concept with real understanding, not rote memorization. The lessons are intentional, and the freedom my daughter has in choosing her work has developed her concentration and self-discipline. I have so much trust in this school--it's not the kind of place where your child comes home with 10+ generic worksheets a day. To get an overview of CMS's culture, I highly recommend reading The Family Virtues Guide: Simple Ways to Bring Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves. CMS focuses on one virtue per week, based on this humanity program (such as respect, empathy, patience, etc.). To me, this is a clear example of how CMS goes beyond academics and truly teaches life skills and character development. When observing the classroom, you can clearly see how these virtue lessons provide a foundation of calmness that, in turn, allows each child to develop their concentration to achieve their highest potential and practical life skills at an incredible level. We are truly grateful for the foundation CMS is providing for our daughter!

Community Montessori has been a great experience, Zia started there when she was 2, she has grown…read moreso much being in a constant learning environment that consisted of different aged children. The staff at Montessori are invested in and care deeply about the kids and parents. Thank you Montessori!!

This school is the absolute *best* preschool! The owner Ryan & his wife and Office Manager Debbie…read moreare incredible humans who go ABOVE AND BEYOND to meet your family & child's needs. The teachers have been there forever (low to no turnover) and absolutely love on your kids and - even better- want what's best for them. They view your family as humans (not a paycheck or number) & will truly go above and beyond to meet any and all needs to support all of your family. Between my 5 children this is the 5th preschool we've attended and my last 2 absolutely will never attend any other preschool. They value academic education thru art, music, sensory and small group activities; and place emphasis on emotional growth through research based social/emotional programs. They engage community/family involvement by having parents night out, family movie nights, and holiday themed events. Thank you PVCS for treating us like family- we love you!

This place is terrific! The teachers and staff are wonderful and it is evident they really care…read moreabout the kids. Lots of fun stuff like holiday performances, pancake breakfasts, parents night out etc The playground is huge and just got redone. The owners are very caring, and involved and seem committed to making it as great as possible. Our son loves going there and we have made a lot of great friends here. Don't let the outside fool you, take a tour and you will be glad you did.

Transparently we have not actually sent our kids to this childcare center however I did tour it and…read morewas beyond impressed with them. The campus itself is super cute and set up very classroom style, which I think is a positive experience for young kids all of the kids and teachers were fully engaged and so happy. They also have a community area for kids to eat lunch to get them used to cafeteria style, which I thought was super cool and their meals are on the healthier side compared to most childcare centers. They additionally have some extracurriculars that you can pay extra for like dance or art for about $10 additional a week. They are on the slightly more expensive side, but honestly very reasonable in comparison to other childcare centers in the valley. If it was a little bit closer to our house or in a more convenient location, we would be sending our children here.

I had my son here for two years and unfortunately it did not work out…read more I do love how friendly the girls are up front (there are some great women there) and it makes for a good atmosphere for the parents but the daycare seemed to have a high turnover rate with teachers and just an underlying toxic tone. I saw one teacher not being very patient or friendly with a child and later she was moved out to help with other activities (thank god). Another younger teacher would stomp past us and not even smile as if she hated us and her job. I understand my son made friends with a boy who seemed to be a troublemaker so he was difficult but the way the school handled it was by putting him up front in time out nearly everyday, and the teacher accosting me and telling me that he needs assessments as if he's special needs and then moving him down to half days only. I left in tears one day because of the way the teacher treated me. We transferred to the Scottsdale School and my son is thriving ! He has been learning SO much, the teachers have been there for years so they don't have a high turnover rate and my son loves going. I feel great dropping him off and they all love my son and he's super popular in school. We have had ZERO issues there. I do realize other people have good experiences here but I just always felt super off and stressed dropping my son off at this daycare. This daycare seemed to have a negative attitude towards my son (which may have been justified because of negative influences) which made for a somewhat threatening environment for him. Just know if a daycare is not working out then you can always find a better environment for your child. Young children are very influenced by other kids in the class so getting them into a different school may be appropriate.

I just love this school. I started my son in Mrs. Jen / Mrs. Sarah for 2's part day and moved my…read moredaughter into the full day pre K class. Now he is 3 and my daughter has moved on to Kindergarten! She was so prepared. All the teachers are so great. The teachers welcome me every morning with a smile and my children love going to school. They have learned so much about god, education, music, and social play. We did summer camp and that was so fun too. I feel so lucky to have found such a great preschool.

Attentive, kind, patient professional teachers. Just what a toddler needs. My child can't wait to…read morego every day. Impressive.

I am so lucky and blessed to have found this daycare. It is…read morelike a big family. I parent gently and my toddler loves it here! I am so happy to have a safe place to leave my child.

I cant praise Susies Mama Bear enough! My 35 year old son was a baby at their original center way…read moreback in 1990!!! Then my next son who is now 29 today, went to Susies as well! Now, I have my 2 and a half year old with Susies and won't ever leave! The care is amazing and the bonds formed with his teachers is so incredibly important to this 61 year old Grandma/Mom to this little guy. I appreciate them so much. The center is ALWAYS immaculately clean yet a warming and happy place. The care my grandson receives is highly rated by me. You can't go wrong. Well worth the money!

Warm welcoming staff. They have gone above and beyond for our special needs son. They even…read moreaccommodate our almost 11 year old on school breaks. It can get a little crazy in the afternoon but that's going to happen when combining classrooms. Pickup is quick. We love Mrs. Alex, Mrs. Kalyan, Miss Jackie and Mrs. Jojo!

I have been taking my daughter here for nearly 2 years now, and I I'm extremely pleased to see…read moreEarly explorers on yelp so I can share my review! From the professionalism, to the loving care my daughter receives, it honestly reminds me of my old day care and how things used to be! The staff at early Explorers Learning Center are always EXTREMELY helpful, and most importantly UNDERSTANDING. If you have any questions I can guarantee that they have an answer, and if you're looking for a fun/safe/loving environment for your littles, look no further

Our son went here for 9 months to get him started in a school type setting…read more We're sad he's leaving but he's onto kinder. The teachers are awesome. They communicate with you daily. The food was awesome as it's made in house and our son enjoyed it. The office and play area to gather is kept clean and changed out almost monthly. Overall this place was amazing to our family and we searched high and low before picking a place for our son to grow :)

I booked a tour for my 10 month old daughter. When I showed up, the door was unlocked, they said it…read morewas because of a delivery, but I was a "random" person walking in and it took five minute for anyone to notice me. After that, the person I talked with was not sure why I was there and none of the papers were prepped and they did not have any information that I had filled out on their website. Once the tour started, the individual giving the tour didn't even take out her Apple earbud which I found extremely rude. I am not sure if she didn't realize that I saw, as she had her hair down. However, I am a middle school teacher and can spot those things from the other side of the room. She knew that their Quality First scholarships had been given out, but was not confident on whether or not there was a waitlist for the scholarships. I was really excited to tour here and was hopeful that my daughter may be able to attend here if they had a scholarship available, since the cost is very high and we cannot afford it without a scholarship. Definitely too high for what I saw. However, I was extremely disappointed in almost every aspect of the tour. They were within the state numbers for ratio, so that is why I gave them a two instead of a one.