I highly recommended Sylvan Learning Center of Skokie to any parent looking for quality academic…read moresupport for their child. All the tutors are patient, knowledgeable, and truly care about their students' success. Many thanks to Mr. Anthony and Mr. Patrick for their support this school year! My son's Math grade has improved significantly, and his confidence has grown.

Sylvan is a wonderful place to bring your child whether they need help in school or you just want…read moreto keep them on par. All the staff members are professional. They are experienced. They are not just doing this as a part time gig to make some extra money. They have been working in this field for several years and know how to best help the children they work with to achieve their goals.The director of this program is wonderful. She will put in that extra effort to welcome families to the center and find out how the program can help each family meet their individual needs!

Our son goes to Kids Academy for pre-school and we are loving our experience here. There are set…read moreboundaries and expectations for kids, the communication home is great, the facility is clean, the price is great, and my son LOVES it. He's learning letters, having fun with new friends and his teacher, and comes home everyday excited to tell us about what he did at school that day. I'd recommend Kids Academy to anyone in the area!

I have to preface this by saying, we have older children who were in daycare, so we know how great…read moresome facilities and management can be. Unfortunately, this is not one of them from what we have experienced. Before we signed our child up for care, the owner Azar seemed welcoming at their open house, made us feel comfortable, and convinced us she had an "open door policy". The facilities aren't the greatest (i.e., the entrance to the infant room is in a partition for a bigger room - the "gym", so it's flimsy, and the daycare is connected to a church), but we were willing to overlook that because of a personal recommendation, and the positive reviews online. There was a smooth phase with this daycare that was very short lived. Over time, little things - such as basic necessities for our infant, now toddler (i.e., no shoes or hat on when it's freezing outside, coming home in filthy clothes though he has extra clothes there, coming home in other kids' clothes, even giving water to our baby before asking if it was okay) - would be missed. He also would come home with unexplained scratches or marks. We would bring up these issues to the director Kellie, and her response would be defensive and dismissive, saying, "staff would have noticed", and there is never any accountability when these things clearly happened at the daycare. More often than not, a response would not be given, and our inquiries would be completely ignored. They seemed like they forgot about our child after he was enrolled there for a little while. The director Kellie suggested a meeting to try to work together and address our concerns. We were open to it. The meeting was supposed to just be between us parents and the director. When we showed up, the owner Azar was there, likely to ambush us. The meeting initially seemed to go fairly well until the owner interjected and started going on a tangent, talking about how they have "been open for 31 years and have a good reputation". It was a total deflection of what the matter was at hand; concerns regarding care for our child. She talked about how HER children went to the daycare and are now doing well (side note: they are now adults and of course she has her own children's best interest as their mother). The owner and the director did not like that we were questioning a mark and scratch on our child's face that we saw at pickup time (so it definitely didn't happen at home). Instead of trying to look into the matter and come to a resolution, they lacked professionalism, empathy, and let their emotions get the best of them. They were more concerned about their feelings being affected by us questioning what happened to our child, not what was really important; the well-being of our child. As adults, this is not something to model to the children in their care. They did not give us a chance to provide input; Azar kept interrupting us, raising her voice, talking about herself and how proud she was of the staff at the center. Azar basically said, we are not allowed to be frustrated, and if we can't move past the things they did wrong, maybe we should consider if Kids Academy is the place for our child. She was condescending and gave an ultimatum, not an attempt to understand where we were coming from. She harps on and on about their "reputation" (but just because a place has been open for 31 years, does not mean it is without shortcomings or is run well). We respectfully ended the meeting, since she was disrespectfully talking over us and was not interested in hearing what we had to say. She had her own agenda. If the owner feels okay raising her voice at the parents of a child in her care, I question the level of morale there. From what we have observed, Azar is not a constant presence at the center and is clearly disengaged to what goes on there. She just deflects and talks about how long they have been open and their "reputation". Our experience of this daycare is that parents' input, feedback, and concerns are not important to management, and parents are not allowed to question the well-being of your child. This is truly appalling, since our child is very young and not yet able to speak for himself. The facilities are also questionable: the doorknob to the infant room fell off and instead of replacing it immediately, they tied a piece of fabric to open and close it for an extended period of time. We also found out the owner made the hallways of this building a "museum" of some sort, so when they have events for this "museum", they move the divider out of the way, and the infant room is used. I highly recommend to pay a little more in tuition for child care elsewhere (like we did), and you'll likely find a place with better facilities, where you're valued, can collaborate well with and truly feel like you can trust the staff.

Our toddler started Pink Tower at 2 years old after almost 2 years in quarantine during the height…read moreof Covid. The small class size led by Ms. Bernadeta was the perfect transition into a school setting for our little one. Ms. Nikki provided a lot of support and assurance about his progress. They met him where he's at, supporting both his speech development and potty training. While our child was only enrolled until he turned 3, we feel like he grew so much during his time at Pink Tower.

I was just reflecting back on our 2023 year and realized what a major bright spot Pink Tower has…read morebeen and thought I'd let the world know. We transferred our 2.5 year old (at the time) to Pink Tower at the start of last summer and I could not be more glad we did. He has absolutely blossomed there. The teachers are warm, the classrooms are beautiful and clean, and the kids have just the right amount of structure to their day. My son has learned SO MUCH since starting there and I'm positive that'll continue this year as he transitions to the older kid room. He had been struggling with potty training before starting but they were so incredibly supportive while he learned that it took all the stress away for our family and he got so much better with their help. I could go on and on but I'll just say I couldn't recommend Pink Tower more highly and we're so excited to eventually send our second kiddo there when he turns two.

My homeschool co-op has Used The recital space here for our talent show twice & it has been just…read moreperfect. It is the perfect size space and very clean and classy and the people who work there are kind and wonderful. Also very communicative and easy to work with! I appreciated that it was easy to find on the block and parking was easy too! I highly recommend the recital space for space rentals!

I cannot recommend this daycare enough. My baby girl is well cared for and happy to go to her…read more'school' each day. Varied and stimulating age appropriate activities each day. Flexibility in the care options is super important to us as well. Our little girl has a health condition that the center have been AMAZING at dealing with and I have had no concerns about their ability to manage it during the day - she has been making awesome progress. The communication, information and authentic approach means a lot. I personally feel that there are some people that have little to no appreciation for how much goes into caring for other peoples children. Lovely director, great safe space, transparent communication and caring teachers!

I'm so glad to see others speaking out about this place--it's given me the courage to share my own…read moreexperience. I had concerns from the start, and over time, they only grew. Communication was poor, and certain behaviors left me uncomfortable. I made the decision to move my child, and it was the right choice. I can't recommend this daycare to any parent--please explore other options for your child.

Carrie worked with our son in grades 1-2. He was having difficulty reading in school, especially…read morefor comprehension. He was frustrated and he did his best to avoid schoolwork, esp work that had reading in it. Carrie was a godsend - not only did she have fantastic strategies to get him to improve in his abilities, but she was able to make him actually enjoy reading. That she was able to transform our son - from a poor reader with a bad attitude to a young person who actually enjoys reading - is a testament to her abilities as a teacher.

I can't say enough about how great Carrie Andalman is as a teacher/ coach/mentor. She has a passion…read morefor teaching ,a connection to her students and a sense of fun that works together to create an environment that truly motivates. She worked with both my children years ago and they have grown up to have a love of learning and a passion for reading

We love LSMS very much! The teachers have loving hearts. The Rainbow room teacher Ms. Jinny has…read morelots of experience about gifted child education. There are 4 graduates were selected to gifted and classic schools.

Our daughter has been in the Sunshine Room for nearly a year already and she absolutely adores her…read moreteachers and friends. Our older child had attended two other daycares and this has been our favorite. Her teachers here have been supportive and responsive. She's loves sharing stories from her day. based on some of her stories and behaviors, it appears that she's learning basic conflict resolutions, learning empathy, and enjoy independent play along with group play. We are happy with our experience so far :-)

After researching the ACT tutoring options for our high school junior, we settled upon Park Ridge…read moreTutoring. We had heard a lot of positive buzz and received several word-of-mouth recommendations. We made a great choice. The tutors are very professional, enthusiastic, motivating, kind and highly educated. Very tailored approach and we never got that "cookie cutter" feel you find elsewhere. Our daughter raves about both Craig and Deb and, best of all, they managed to raise her ACT score 5 points. Well worth the investment.