My son went to Early Learning Preschool for 2 years and entered into Kindergarten this year. His first teacher was Ms. Kim and she emphasized song and dance and learning about nature and animals. She encouraged him to socialize and helped him develop a love for music early on! He moved up to Ms. Tomika in order to get him ready for kindergarten - and boy, was he READY at the end of this past year!
Ms. Tomika emphasizes discipline and structure and her goal is to get the kids ready for kindergarten. This includes letters, numbers, sight words, socializing in a kind manner with their peers, listening to directions, lining up, sitting quietly, etc. There is more to kindergarten than just academics and Ms. Tomika tries to develop the little ones into well rounded kids. I think she does an exceptional job doing so.
My son is a great eater thanks to this school and the variety of food they feed the kids (and encourage them to eat). The menus are published a month in advance and they are well balanced with a grain/carb, a protein, a vegetable, and a fruit. There is a snack in the morning and one in the afternoon for the full time kids. Everything is published in advance so the parents know exactly what the kids will be eating. The only time this changes is if there is a child's birthday and sometimes those parents will bring in pizza for the birthday treat - who doesn't love pizza? Most of the food gets delivered from Costco and is prepared onsite by the Director or staff - I love Costco personally, and it is what I feed my family at home, so no complaints there.
There is a regimented schedule all day (recess, lunch, academics, play time, story time, etc) is all planned out so the kids know what to do and when to do it. I appreciate the structure, which is necessary with 12 kids in each class.
The only main complaint I have is the parking lot - there are only 8 spaces total which is challenging at drop off and pick up during the busy times. Otherwise, for a preschool that is full to capacity in each class the teachers do an exceptional job challenging the kids to reach their potential or teaching them new things. read more