Joan's preschool was admittedly not my wife's and my first choice when looking for a preschool for…read moreour 4 year old son. We applied to a couple others first, but were too far in line that we had to seek out other options. Ultimately, we are glad for those circumstances. Joan's is a great preschool. The entire staff is very kind and caring, and our Son loves going there, we have had a great experience with our oldest there that we also enrolled our youngest (almost 2 years old). Joan, the owner, bends over backwards for to accommodate both kids and parents. This was especially evident when we informed her about our youngest's allergies. Joan took it upon her self to reform several of the day care policies to ensure our youngest was safe. I would recommend Joan's to any of our friends or neighbors in need of a quality day care for their kids.

Our sons have attended Joan's for several months and we've had a great experience! The teachers are…read morekind have done a great job getting the boys acclimated to a classroom environment. Our oldest enjoys his preschool curriculum and our youngest has started to get out of his shell. The boys love getting outside when the weather is nice and always seem to enjoy the indoor activities when it's not. The teachers have always let me know anytime either boy has gotten even the smallest scrape and they always give me feedback on how they're doing in class. We think fondly of Joan and her staff and highly recommend Joan's Preschool.

I've seen other centers in the valley and they don't even compare to how exceptional tree of life…read moreis. Truly the friendliest staff. Each classroom is so inviting and the teachers are so great with the kids.

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Our two daughters have grown and flourished so much since starting at PNA a few years ago. They…read morehave engaged in so many cool and interesting science projects and field trips, and they get to do so many awesome things! They do science and music and Spanish with awesome teachers, and we get lots of communication from the class. We love the routines and the social environment the kids get to enjoy that keeps them on a great track academically. We would recommend this school to anyone!

I love that the school works collectively with group projects. It's small and everyone knows each…read moreother. They do take a few field trips with one big one at the end of the year. There are many highlights and advantages to PNA. The downside is there seems to be a lack of communication and transparency. Each teacher seems to set their own curriculum and classroom standards. Academics could be more challenging. No hot lunch except for pizza Monday's. Tuition is one of, if not the highest in anchorage. Overall is suits our needs as we are only here two years but we will definitely add some tutoring this summer to make sure our kids don't fall behind the lower 48's standards.

We love Ms. Cheri! My kids love her and really enjoyed her classes. They learned so much while…read morehaving fun too. As a parent, it was nice to have someone who is so structured and trustworthy. She really knows what she's doing. I would recommend her any day!

This is a really great preschool. I love that they have gym time with an actual fitness…read moreprofessional. My four year old loves it here and when my other is old enough I'll enroll her too.

This was a really good program but the teacher changed and so did the quality of the program. It's…read moretruly sad to see!

So the owner of this studio, Janie, who doesn't even live in Alaska, hosted a competition for a…read morebunch of local studios this past weekend. After collecting money from every studio, dancer etc, she bounced the checks that were given to the judges! I'm fairly certain "thousands" of dollars were collected as entry fees and she can't even use the money collected to pay the people who came here to judge it?!?! With that kind of integrity, there is no way I would even recommend this place to anyone until she is no longer affiliated with it. The few coaches who teach there I have nothing but good things to say about. They deserve someone who isn't a crook for a boss. If I could give this negative stars, I would.

I love working here, It has been so fun and I get to meet so many amazing people! I enjoy being…read morewith the children and the management really cares about me as a person.

What is child care anyways?…read more If you want to pay for 'actual' child care, don't take your child here. Firstly, like some other reviewers state, If you're child has allergies or foods you don't want them eating, they feed them whatever regardless. I have noticed, some staff have left. They come and go, and recently short staff will hire ANYONE. So I don't know if it is because new staff aren't aware that there's foods some kids can or can't eat, info perhaps, old staff never pass on or what....?? But you guys are going to end up killing a kid one day, with some type of severe allergy. I also have to update my review to be a bit nicer and state that not ALL the staff working here could possibly, ALL, be lazy or complete idiots, but.... There's a few Bright Beginnings would be better off without/replacing. Not to mention some of the staff act superior. Maybe being bigger then kids all day, makes them think they are bigger than everyone else? And two other parents have discussed with me the same issue, including reports of how the staff yell at them. When kids have to tell you that, something's not right. The kids also tell us staff are always on their phones, typing away, even making personal phone calls while in the class room working...I just don't understand... Why??? Can't this wait until after work or during breaks? You guys are NOT NOT NOT being paid to be on your phones all day long. YOU ARE BEING PAID TO TAKE CARE OF KIDS!! Your Instagrams and Facebooks can wait. Oh, and forget about following Covid guidelines. Not that I really care either way, BUT while kids are forced to wear masks, we often see staff not wearing them and getting reports that sometimes the staff are completely removing their masks in the classroom. And there's been one staff in particular, hardly ever has her mask on and when she does she doesn't wear it properly, her whole nose is sticking out and half her lip is visible. Plus it looks ridiculous! Regardless of some of these Millennials thoughts on the mask mandate, they could at least set a good example for the kids about following the rules. If you absolutely can't follow it, quit, and get a job elsewhere!? This also isn't my first rodeo, the old day care my oldest went to before we moved, never had these issues. They had camera's in every corner of every room, even the hallways and outside. Something that should really be consider here. Maybe then, staff would act more professional, and do their jobs, knowing they are being watched and supervised. It's not adult play time, or sit on your a$$ time, doing the bare minimum, playing on your phones and putting LO's endanger. It's time to get serious and get to work! TBH If you guys keep it up, nobody will want to take their kids here anymore and the place won't be able to stay in business. If thing don't change, I will be reporting this issue to Child Care Program Office and filing a complaint.

We came to play mini golf!…read more I was actually surprised how empty it was for a Friday night. Nobody was playing any games and there were three groups total in the mini golf area. I think we spent maybe 30 minutes playing the 18 holes with two people. I like the theming of the golf areas, one underwater and one arctic. The holes were kind of simple, but a few had cool things sprinkled in. Maybe 4 total had something cool. It was $9 for 18 holes, each person. No 3D glasses were offered but don't really need them.

We had a kids Birthday party here it's November and yes it's cold outside. But it's FREEZING INSIDE…read morethis building. All of the kids were miserable cause they were freezing we all had to wear our full winter gear inside. It's so dark in the "party room". 9/10 of the arcade games did not work. Definitely not worth the money. $200 to rent the "room" and then $20 per person/ kid on top of that to golf. It was just pathetic to be completely honest. They are many other places to host bday part events that are well worth the money and price. I wouldn't recommend this or do it again.