My family has been with Sherry Spencer for 4 years. When our son, Liam was first diagnosed with…read moreAutism, Sherry was one of the first people we talked to about his diagnosis and getting him services outside of the district. She has been with our family ever since and has really fought for Liam at every turn. When we first started with her Liam's behavior was starting to go extremely downhill to the point where he was hitting and biting, he even gave me a black eye. Today he's in 2nd grade, is one of the sweetest kids I have ever met and is incredibly happy. I think some of Sherry's greatest strengths are: -parent training -putting a tailored program together that meets the need of your child -working with insurances to best meet the needs of the family -finding other services and programs that would be beneficial to the family

Sherry Spencer started working with our family when my son was 3 years old. I believe the most…read moreimportant thing that she taught me, as we began this journey with Rowan, was not to put limits on his potential. Sherry always had high expectations for Rowan, pushing the boundaries of what he could do to encourage him reach for the next logical step. She kept a strong focus on Rowan's intellectual and emotional growth, developing programs that supported both.Sherry was always friendly and supportive to all she interacted with, whether it was family members or therapists in training. In addition, she trained school aids, and assisted to teachers with program development. She blended different types of therapy, with approaches and techniques that utilized the best of all. Her creative thinking has stimulated ongoing positive expectations for Rowan.

I really enjoyed having my child attend Fun with Mandarin. The whole experience went way beyond my…read moreexpectations. Bin Bin and Ben are incredibly well-organized and knowledgeable, and my son learned so much Mandarin. We speak English at home, but he's now able to converse comfortably with his grandparents in their native tongue--which has been really special. One thing I especially appreciated was getting daily updates on the curriculum along with photos of the day's activities. It made me feel connected and confident in what he was learning. When we ran into challenges with our child, the team was kind, patient, and genuinely helpful. They were always there with thoughtful support. They're also very active in SFUSD and shared a lot of expert insights with us about public Mandarin immersion programs, which I found incredibly helpful. I highly recommend Fun with Mandarin to anyone looking for warm, attentive care and high-quality Mandarin immersion.

My daughter has been joining FWM for 2 years. She loves to go to school and learns a lot from the…read moreschool. She meets lots of friends and loves the teachers there. It's nothing better than seeing her smile every day at school and listening to what she learns from school. She learns Mandarin very well there. Binbin Laoshi and Teacher Ben are very patience and caring. So glad to have her joining the FWM school.

Thanks, Andre, Elliott, and team for successfully working with our kids for a year and a half! Our…read moremiddle schoolers went from hating math to really liking it (will not go so far as to say they *love* it!) and they went from barely scraping by and failing to now doing consistently well on their math assignments and exams. Couldnʻt ask for more than that! I was looking for 1x week tutoring, but having them go 2x week was worth it and the results speak for themselves. The online scheduling is super convenient, communication by e-mail and phone was always quick and consistent.

This is a great program for building foundational math skills and confidence. After just a few…read moremonths, my son's standardized test score increased significantly. The center is very well run. Both Andre, the Director and Elliott, the manager (and a tutor), were very responsive to my questions and took the time to periodically meet with me to discuss my son's progress. Scheduling sessions was easy to do online and I liked the flexibility of choosing days/times that worked for us each week. I would highly recommend this center.

Our son made rapid progress working with Sydney and the team here. The quality is excellent, and…read morethe operational scheduling/billing are also super smooth. We strongly recommend SF Speech Therapy

Having a baby is already hard, but having a baby that needs help with feeding is something that no…read moreone can prepare you for. After a 6 week stay in the NICU, and a G-Tube placement, we started feeding therapy with Teresa through the Golden Gate Regional Center. During our time in the hospital and just after, we met with a number of feeding therapists that were next to no help with us. It was frustrating and sad, especially as new mom. When I met Teresa, I told her upfront that I was having a hard time and that I needed someone that could really help us get to a place where we could wean off our feeding tube. Nearly a year later, my daughter has been tube-free for almost five months, and has been mostly oral for about nine months. So much of our progress has been because of the help I got from Teresa. She has amazing patience, and really listens to what you're saying and offers useful and constructive ways to help. Nothing about it is forced, and along the way, there's also a gentleness in her approach to moving to the next steps. Of all our early intervention providers, Teresa is the one person I really wanted to meet with on a weekly basis because I knew there'd be constructive and helpful takeaways from our meetings. We recently had to relocate out of the state, and I am incredibly sad that I couldn't bring Teresa with us. Hopefully this means that Teresa can now help another family in the same way that she helped ours. Thank you Teresa and SF Speech!

Truly an incredible place with an amazing community. My son is delighted to stomp in and out of the…read morecanyon every day to see two of his favorite people-- teachers Dennis and Jessie. Glenridge is a caring, fun, and stimulating environment for preschool kids that is tucked in a beautiful, natural canyon in SF. We love it.

My daughter is now in her second year at Glenridge, and she'll also be doing her third (TK) year…read morehere. Knowing she has many school years ahead, I wanted to give her one more year free from rigid schedules and structure. When I was searching for preschools last year, I worried about whether she would be okay without me--whether her needs would be met, and whether her voice would be heard. I was concerned that, as the youngest in a mixed-age group, she might be pushed around or overlooked. I wanted play to stay at the center of her days, with her choosing where her interests took her. Glenridge eased all of my concerns. They have an incredible focus on guiding children through social interactions. Even though she was the youngest, and her voice was soft at times, the parents in the classroom are trained to observe, narrate conflicts, and help them resolve issues on their own. And when words fail, we give them the language they need. Glenridge isn't just a place where kids are cared for--it's a place where they truly develop and thrive.

Our 6 year old daughter just completed a 2 week summer camp with Tree Frog Treks at the Christopher…read morePlayground location, and we were very impressed with the entire experience! The camp counselors - Najia, David, and Zita - were awesome. The kids were outdoors and active all day, learning about nature and the environment. Our daughter really enjoyed the field trips to Ocean Beach and Marin. As a 2 working parent family, we also appreciated the 9-5pm full day coverage (the only thing better would be an 8:30am start)! I'd highly recommend this summer camp, and look forward to returning next year.

My 6 yo daughter attended Tree Frog Treks at the McClaren Park location for two weeks this summer…read moreand absolutely loved it! She specifically asked to go to a camp where she could look at bugs, climb trees, and collect leaves all day long-- TFT delivered and then some! My daughter came home every day with a huge smile on her face, messy hair, dirty clothes, and lots of new facts about bugs and animals. It is exactly what you picture when you think of summer camp. The camp is well-organized. Good communication before and during camp sessions. The counselors are incredibly nice and you can tell that they love their jobs. I would happily re-enroll her at TFT next summer. Note: my daughter is fairly independent and responsible for her age. She enjoys imaginative play, makes friends easily, and speaks up when she needs help. Kids who need structure or hand-holding may not do as well in this camp.

This is a great group of teachers. Kind, loving, with good attention to detail. They keep a well…read morecleaned home, and take the kids to the park a ton. Very happy having our 19 month old here.

We had an excellent experience with happy child daycare, the main teacher Gloria, she is wonderful…read more The place is clean and very well organized. Strongly recommended.

Our son went to Sandmann for almost 2 years and we couldn't say enough great things about he love…read moreand care he received there every day. The owners (J & P) are so kind and attentive to the kids. They were very reliable and always thought ahead of time about everything in these challenging times (covid, bad air due to fires etc). Unlike other schools, Sandmann did not close even for a day during Covid! This was a huge relief for us as we are both working full time and could have not possibly taken that much time off. If kids got sick, P&J had very strict but reasonable guidelines (stay home until symptoms stop, testing etc). The teachers were all also very professional, reliable and kind. Our son always looked forward to going back, and made so many friends there. Food was great (organic and very healthy while still delicious). Our son definitely ate more there than home :) They had a ton of activities from circle time reading to tons of outdoor activities in the backyard and at the nearby playground. Ore covid, they also went to library, fire station, zoo, beach, etc. We had no cases of covid in 1.5 years there, which speaks a volume to the standards P&J set with the staff and kids around washing hands etc. We were very sad to leave but it was time for kiddo to start pre school. I would highly recommend Sandmann to anyone looking for safe, caring, kind and fun environment for their toddler.

Our little girl has attended Sandmann Daycare for a little more than half a year. We are now forced…read moreto stop her daily care there because we are moving out of the country. We are writing this recommendation because Sandmann Daycare is one of the things we will miss the most about San Francisco. Sandmann Daycare is run by very loving and caring people. With their German background, they aim at mixing European and American thoughts on the upbringing in their daycare. They hire in pedagogical personnel of both German and American backgrounds to take care of the children on a daily basis. Therefore, the language in the daycare is also a mix of German and English, which the children seem to easily adjust to. We have only met engaged, happy and loving caregivers who are handling the children with the greatest deal of professionalism and love. The food and drinks the children get are very good and nutritious. The children get both American and German specialties and we know that some German traditional plates are also served to the children. As part of the meals, the children are taught nice eating habits and even the smallest ones are encouraged to use spoon and fork and eat nicely. Good behavior is, in general, encouraged and taught, though the children's individual personalities are also cherished. We have really enjoyed seeing our girl grow confident and well-behaved, much with the help of Sandmann Daycare. The children are outside playing every day at the daycare playground or at a playground nearby. Parents are asked to bring clothes appropriate to the weather so that the children can go out. This is something that we are very happy about, and we think our daughter thrives with this. The most important priorities for us, when finding a good daycare for our daughter, were that she would enjoy her day and that she was taught to engage in social interaction with other children. Regarding the former, we know that our daughter absolutely loves her daycare and is thrilled to go there to her friends - we even have other experienced to compare with, and this has been far the best! Regarding the latter, we believe that the daycare truly helps the children with interaction skills as they are enough in the group to learn how to function as such and as they, for instance, leave some conflicts for the children to solve (while they still watch them closely). We have also witnessed our girl play with the children from the daycare which was a fantastic experience. Not only have we seen that these two factors hold true in Sandmann daycare, but we have also experienced our daughter grow in every way (psychologically, physiologically, emotionally, in language, etc.) and she has learned so much since she entered the daycare. The owners run the care in a very structured way and regularly send out needed information. We always feel informed about what happens at the daycare and, at the same time, we have never felt overwhelmed with information either. When we pick up our girl after a long day we are also informed about her day from practicalities such as how well she has been sleeping to content-related information as what she/they have been doing and if she has had a good day. All in all, we would like to give Sandmann daycare the best recommendations and wish them the best of luck in the future. We are sad to leave you and hope to see you again in the future.

We have absolutely loved our experience with the teachers and administration during our child's…read morelast year at Alpha kids Junipera Serra. I remember our child's first week, he was a bit scared but Ms. Susan took him under her wing and he was having fun in no time.  The teacher (Ms. Rebeca) is fabulous! She has fun crafts and songs and every day of school he comes home happy. We've seen our little one grow socially and academically due to the great instruction and environment they have created.  We would be happy to recommend Alpha kids to other parents.

I've been around Alpha Kids for almost 8 years and have watched both my nephew and niece graduate…read morefrom here. I was so satisfied on how they had grown and thrived at Alpha Kids that I decided to send my own child here. My son, who was 2 when he started, didn't really talk, only simple grunting, as expected for a two year old, but he has completely done a 180 and is now able to express in sentences what he wants after less than a year at this institution. He has grown both socially and academically in such a short amount of time. The teachers are so attentive to the children that I cannot thank them enough for what they do. My child loves coming everyday and never wants to go home. The community that Alpha Kids have built is undeniably strong and the love that the teachers have for the kids is amazing and cannot be more genuine. Every time I pick up my child, I would always get an update on how he was for the day. If I could give them more than 5 stars I would. Thank you Alpha Kids administration and teachers!