We feel so lucky to have had our daughter attend Inspired (Sept'19-Nov'20)…read more Lilly is a caring and thoughtful educator. She and her staff really listen to what is important to the kids and why, and empower them to share their ideas and solve problems on their own. Our daughter is shy in any new environment and had had trouble with separation anxiety in her previous school. She was immediately comfortable at Inspired, so much so that she started making plans for how our entire family could move into the school so she would never have to leave.  This is no doubt due to Lilly's beautiful approach to education, which prioritizes each child individually and in relation to their community.  It was such a pleasure (and thrill!) to see our daughter develop and flourish during her time at Inspired.   We left only because we moved out of state, and even then decided to postpone the move for a few months to maximize our daughter's time at Inspired.  It's been several months since our move and we still look at all the Inspired photos and projects and talk about how much she misses Ms. Lilly and the school, her friends, and all the amazing projects they did together.

This is a wonderful preschool. The educators are kind, understanding, and creative. All the art and…read morematerials are high quality. The students bring in their own interests and ideas and the teachers help them to lead their own learning through projects. My son still talks about his former teachers almost a year later. Your child will absolutely thrive at this school!

My Little Stars is hands down the best preschool in Tracy. My daughter learned so much in just a…read moreshort while. I love that the preschool focuses on learning more than just play.

Forever Grateful to have found Little Stars Preschool here in Tracy. I have very high expectations,…read morebeing a teacher myself and Little Stars Preschool was everything I was looking for in a preschool. I looked high and low; even toured multiple local preschools. I wanted a safe place for my child to be introduced to new concepts, color, cut, draw all while learning age appropriate skills like numbers, colors, calendar, so on; I wanted her to sing and play with friends in a school environment and most important, to be safe and loved exactly for who she is! Right here folks.. this school was all of that and more!! The teachers are Amazing! You will not be disappointed here! I cannot choose a favorite either, the three teachers here are all kind, genuine and perfect as preschool teachers! They take the time to know each child individually, every day the children work hands on and interactively among each other, all content is discussed and connected with clear purpose, many sweet, fun songs and parents opportunities to view, the list goes on and on! If you're still reading this, do yourself a favor and call this preschool; just go meet the teachers yourself and see this campus!

I have nothing but great things to say about this preschool that my daughter attended this year…read morebefore leaving to kindergarten . Since day one that I stepped into this school for a tour I loved it and felt welcomed at all times. Mrs. Perez answered all my questions until I was completely clear, as I was concerned of my daughters behavior for the first few weeks. My 4 year old came to this facility from a home daycare and was not used to rules and sharing with others. She struggled at at the beginning but with the tips the lovely staff advice me to work at home with her( I asked for advice as I'm a first time parent) it worked like a charm. Within two months she made an outrageous change in her discipline and shared with others. She would even take a stuff animal to share and pass around during circle time. My daughter enjoyed all the activities they did daily and told me on the way home the story that Ms. Hernandez read to her in the classroom. She told me an explicit timeline of her routine trough the day and always seemed excited to go to school the next day. Yey!! I loved their reminders for certain events they had for example crazy hair day or pijama day, everything was well organized so there was no way you'll forget any event or closure for certain holidays. Sandra gives out a calendar or emails you during the week to remind parents. Overall downtown scholars has a great staff that would always greet me with a smile and I can tell they enjoy their job and being around our kids. If I have more kids in the future this will be my number one place to bring my children without a doubt. Keep up the good work !! Jazlyn will be back to visit soon .

This is a 2 part review for the awesome and the terrible…read more Awesome - Under the director Sandra Perez's care and her team of teachers, this school was amazing. The children were always smiling, there was art on the walls, they were genuinely cared for while learning through play. It says a lot when someone can be so attached to a school/teachers in less than a year of attending. Terrible - As of Tuesday March 20th, all parents learned there would be new management. No notice to this change by the Owner/Licensee of DTS, Armando Delgado. Under the new director Ms. Chia, I cannot say the same care would be in place. Ms. Chia runs Sunflower Montessori (and several others) across the street which I visited prior to choosing Downtown Scholars. Ms. Chia was cold, rarely smiled, no art on the walls, the kids were not happily enjoying themselves, and the place smelled like stale urine. In the yard, an older woman was 'watching' the kids play on the playground from 8 ft away, not interacting with the kids. These are the people currently running Downtown Scholars as of this management change. I also learned that Ms. Chia has had 4 citations in the last 3 years of her care at Sunflower. This information can be obtained by calling Community Care Licensing Board at (408) 324-2148 There is a difference in theory of 'play-based' learning and 'Montessori' learning centers. I doubt this school will be able to remain a 'play-based' school. The business owner/new management showed no empathy for the kids during this business focused transaction. I would not recommend taking your child here with all these changes.

6 students to 2 teachers, nice facility in a very convenient location with loving care providers.read more

There has been a concerning level of teacher turnover, which raises questions about the stability…read moreand consistency of the educational environment. Additionally, leadership has demonstrated patterns of behavior that may be considered misleading, calling into question their trustworthiness in guiding child development. While fostering global awareness is important, it is inappropriate to engage young children in complex geopolitical issues such as the current conflict involving Israel. especially when the information is presented from a biased or one-sided perspective. At such a young age, children are still developing the capacity to understand nuance, and introducing them to contentious global matters without balance or context can be confusing and potentially harmful. These conversations should be left to families or handled with great care, neutrality, and age-appropriate sensitivity, and should not be addressed at all in the classroom. Leadership should not request students to send support videos for Israel.

My son previously went to a Bright Horizons and would come home every day saying he hated school…read more At temple, he comes home everyday saying "school was so fun." The staff clearly care about all of the kids and I appreciate that all of the parents know each other. The community is strong. I also appreciate that while my husband and I are not Jewish, we are not being preached to. I am so happy with this decision!

My 3 year old son and niece go to this school. They love and i like it too , the teachers are…read moreloving and caring. I wouldn't have them go to any other school.

After being rejected by over 10 daycares in San Francisco, my colleague recommended ICRI where her…read moredaughter had attended since she was 3 months old. I was hesitant given we lived in San Francisco (I work in Oakland) but figured we had no other options and it would be a temporary solution until we found something in San Francisco. Our son is now 3.5 and has been attending ICRI since he turned 1. There has not been a day that has gone by that we regret putting him here. The school is fantastic and the teachers are simply wonderful. He comes home every day telling us how Teacher Linda did this for the kids or Teacher Zakia did that. He's never come home complaining about school and gets up excited to visit his friends. We've had schools in San Francisco finally call us back over the years but there was no way we were going to remove him from ICRI. It is a challenge when I travel for work as my wife works in SF but we make it work because we know he is getting the love and attention he deserves. I highly recommend giving ICRI a chance and would be more than happy to answer any questions.

ICRI was recommended to me from a friend a whole heartingly trust. Her two sons attended ten years…read moreapart. My daughter now 5 graduated and I have my son who has been attending since he was a newborn so as a family our children have gone through the different classrooms. They document everything, they document how many times they changed your child, if it was wet,dry or poop. They document when they eat and nap and they hand me this sleep every Friday so I can know about their entire week. It's up for display for me to see daily. I have shown up unannounced, many, many times as my schedule flexes and I have been there at nap time, they do rock not shake babies to sleep. My son does not enjoy being rocked, so they don't rock him. Both my children would extend their arms to their teachers, NOT an action I think they'd do had they been shaken or mistreated in any way. I agree, they do not have the fancy and frills but I know my children are safe, loved and cared for. Many actions show this as the teachers know my children's likes/dislikes, and I can tell by their actions they've learned to know my child, NOT just pacify them. My 5 year old started Kindergarten fully ready as Juneko and the other staff definately had her ready not only educational wise but emotionally, they had daily talks about what big school would be like. I needed that reinforcement. She also has the best memories there and loves to visit with her baby brother. I have become friends with other parents and many of them have had other children and they also have enrolled their children back in ICRI, NOT an action a family would do had their older child/ren been mistreated. I HAVE recommended ICRI to my coworker who started with his daughter, now has his son and soon his newborn son will also attend. He recommended to his friend, who also has a son there. I agree, this is one of Alameda's best kept secrets.

The pictures say it all. Learn to get to Mass on time and park legally. Hitting a car that is…read moreparked legally is not Okay.

I have been bringing my daughter to this daycare for a year. It makes me feel at ease leaving her…read morethere knowing she will be cared for and safe. They are loving and really care about your child. I definitely recommend her. My child loves going to her home and that makes me feel good about her and her staff.