This has to be the Lakeshore "Mothership" for southern California. It seems thay have everything a teacher or parent would want for teaching children in elementary school. There seems to be around three warehouses and main showroom for educational goods from tables and chairs to books and study aids and lesson plans for teachers. I wanted to stall all day here to find things for the grandsons. At the warehouse, there are many sale items marked down to more than 70% off and are in new condition. Also, there were about five employees available on the floor to answer questions or to help look for specific items. I would bring the grandsons here, but am afraid they would want everything about dinosaurs! read more

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Wow, this store is amazing, it has a lot of the toys I had as a kid. There are so many great toys and games here, it's crazy. I had a 2nd stroke in 5 years my physical therapist to me I should get Marbletick it will help get me get my right hand working back in the way it was. You know she wasn't kidding it was the best gift I ever bought my self. It was less than 20.00 USD. I put the magnetic buttons in color lines but you can make pictures with that too. I guess that will come later on. I really want to thank my Therapist Sylvia for all she has done for me, she is the b read more

Lakeshore Learning Store - Toy Stores Near Me - Carson, California

Lakeshore has been my go to store for supplies. I usually buy posters, wall accents, construction paper, scissors, stickers, glue, and everything else I need. I have been a couple times in the last few years and find everything I need at reasonable prices. Unsure when they started their Lakeshore Bucks but it came in handy on my last few recent trips. They have a gracious return policy - 1 year with proof of purchase. I definitely recommend Lakeshore for anyone's learning needs and for teachers. read more

Fun place for kids. Nice staff and fun Saturday activities every few months. I wish they did it more often though.

Great store. They have teacher supplies, classroom decorations, school supplies, learning games and toys and a ton of workbooks. This is a great store for teachers, homeschoolers and parents. If you sign up you can get discount coupons in your e-mail and save on toys or games. If you're a teacher of any sort, or just looking for educational supplies, you'll find them at Lakeshore. They have a large selection of classroom supplies and the best learning materials. Teachers will find bulletin board decorations, really unique, colorful and hard-to-find cutesy stuff. You don't need to be a teacher to enjoy the store. If you're a creative or artist, you might find it just as amusing. Every Saturday 11 am- 3 pm they offer free c crafts. Nobody obligated to buy anything. Lakeshore is clean and organized. Good prices. Great resources and service! Staff members are friendly and courteous! read more

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People are always nice there. Huge selection of materials, but the price is average. I recommend getting a membership (it's free) so you know when sales are coming up. read more

I am an elementary school teacher so I go to Lakeshore often. The two locations I frequent are in Carson and Fountain Valley. They always have what I need for the classroom at an affordable price. If you sign up for their text notifications, you will receive discounts on your purchases. I think Lakeshore is geared more to the K-5 students. If you are K-5 teacher, you find a lot of cool and innovative things in the Lakeshore Store. My favorite thing in this store is the laminating machine. I use it often and the prices are very reasonable. read more

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I've been to this location a few times now and each time I've had a great experience. Firstly, once you input the address in your navigation system, it's a breeze to find. If you try and wing it, good luck. Secondly, the prices at the Lakeshore Learning Store are very reasonable, if not great. Be careful because they have excellent learning toys for all ages, your cart will fill up quickly and the next thing you know, you're spending big bucks. Thirdly, the staff are very helpful and can help you fill up that cart lol. They are friendly and more than happy to tell you about the saving coupons you qualify for lol. Bottom line the staff are great. I would recommend Lakeshore in a heartbeat, the learning toys are great in stimulating young minds. read more

I just love this place! I could lose hours in the warehouse portion buying slightly damaged but still amazing, educational, fun toys. The staff are super helpful and this place is making me excited about teaching again. Just walking around gave me loads of fresh ideas of lessons I can do with my class. read more

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What a great place to get educational supplies whether it's for your own children or for your children's teacher. My little family and I were already in the area (8/13/19). As a former teacher I used to order supplies from Lakeshore. But I never had the store experience. Most of what I ordered in the past was based on recommendations from other teachers and items that I had borrowed. You will find that many items are on the pricey side, however, some are good deals. To join the rewards program and get more discounts and freebies, all you need to do is provide your name, email, mailing address and phone number at the counter. Very helpful staff on hand to help you find specific items. Free parking. As you enter you'll see the signs, but the store is to the left while the warehouse is off to the right. read more

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Be ready to be followed around in this store ! We are both educators and wanted to spend some money. It's very insulting to be treated this way. They even followed us into the clearance section ! We won't be back ! Lakeshore DO BETTER ! It's a shame ! read more

The Best in the industry over 35yrs of Shopping and all products is of quality you they have thought of every thing to do with children .AMAZING read more

I love shopping at Lakshore. Always something I need here. Service isn't so great in Carson. There are some unfriendly ladies that work at that one. There are a lot of choices for every grade. When you get a coupon, use it. It makes the value of your item worth they buy. read more

This is my absolute favorite place to look for toys for my classroom and my own child. Every toy has an intended use AND educational benefit. I do wish it was more affordable-I wish every family had access to these toys/activities read more

I love coming to this lake shore! I'd avoid coming on the weekend cause it can be a bit crowded but other than that no problems! I come here for everything! All the staff are so helpful and kind. I come here to laminate and it's 69cents 'per linear foot' if your a member and $1 if your not. I always go to the section on the left which is discounted stuff for various reasons like damaged packaging. You really can find some gems in there! Nice parking situation.! read more

First time at this store as a first-year teacher. Esther who has only been working there for a couple weeks was truly amazing. She helped me with laminating and anything else throughout the day. She made my day and she is amazing. read more

Great quality with all their products. Super easy to return things over the phone. Overall amazing experience

My mind is blown!!!! This store is just aisle after aisle of high quality educational toys. I am not a teacher but as a parent we will for sure go back and look for toys for our kids. Amazing selection!! I still can't get over how big this store is. They have all the best brands like Melissa and Doug and all the prices were very on par with online prices. If you are a parent and need something to do with your kids, this is a really great place to shop! read more

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This place is a well-kept secret among teachers. These folks have stores scattered around the country and an active mail order business. What makes this location special is that it's an outlet center where many of their items are sold at clearance prices. Their a election is fantastic and has games, toys, educational materials for parents who have young growing minds at home. The staff is super nice & helpful and it's worth stopping by to take a look! read more

I love this store . there are so many great learning toys and clever hands on activity sets that really help your child learn. This is my go to spot for my 2 year old and I have to say that he loves this store too. The people who work here are very helpful and are also friendly. The prices are sort of expensive but I take advantage of the things that are on sale and you have to sign up to receive texts so you get discounts. I will always support lakeshore learning. read more

Great toys and activities for little. Also, they have a great clearance/ open box section in the back

This store has outlet and the regular store. It's worth the trip. The selection of merchandise is larger than most if not all of the other Lakeshore Stores. The outlet has good deals on furniture and rugs as well as other teaching materials. Be sure to throughly inspect what you buy at the outlet since the prices are often lower due to dents, scratches, or missing parts. Staff is super helpful. read more

It was actually my first time here or at any Lakeshore Learning Store; I've heard of it from my fellow teachers but never had a chance to visit. I was finally able to give it a visit during my MLK, Jr. weekend and my gosh, who knew it was so big! The main reason I came was to purchase some privacy boards for my students to prevent cheating on assessments. I've been using these flimsy manila file folders this whole time while making them arrange their seats all facing forward (their seats are usually facing each other for group work). When I saw my partner teacher using these amazing privacy boards, she told me she got them from Lakeshore. Hence, my adventure begins. I purchase a pack of privacy boards for around $33 dollars (there was a different price on the box, so I'm not sure if it was a discount for being a member -- which I signed up right then and there -- or because it is a discount store in general). Overall, I was very happy with my purchase and can't wait to show my students. Note: If you also sign up to their text messaging coupon system right then and there, you'll earn a free bag. read more

This places has a wider selection and more discount items. The Lakeshore warehouse is also here so you might find some items that are not at other stores. Usually at the beginning of the school year it get very busy here. Very friendly employees. Look out for the coupons and deals. read more

I ordered an activity table and 8 chairs online. I ordered the chairs by size according to their chart. They were way too small for my daycare kids. I returned the chairs on June 5 and they were received on June 9th. I have yet to get a refund to order more chairs!! I talked to a customer service rep that assured me that she put in a request for an expedited refund early July. Still nothing. I'm not sure I would order from Lakeshore again unless I was sure it was the right thing! Also, it seems their 'Points' don't apply to bigger ticket items! Why not? read more

They have a lot of stuff for teachers and parents for their class or kids. Was looking for some math practice games and found them. That being said, I didn't appreciate being followed around the store as though my family and I were going to steal. After picking up a few things we needed, we went to the back to the clearance section. As we looked, several employees walked around to where we were always looking. Just randomly came around when before only like one worker was there. Looking at chairs? A worker hanging out right in that section. Walking in aisle, another pushing a cart with stuff very slowly next to us. I went to look at some calendar numbers. They were low on the pegs so I crouched down to look at them. And who's there? An employee who just happened to be "tying his shoe" exactly the amount of time I was crouched down looking at the calendar numbers. I stood up after finding some, and would you believe he also finished with his shoe. I walked toward his direction and he just stood there, I don't know, to block me? The ONLY reason we didn't leave all the stuff we were going to buy and walked out is because we drove a bit to get here and we needed the items for our child and me for work. Is it common to treat customers as thieves? The REAL stealing is taking place with those prices. read more

We rarely get out during this pandemic, but decided to go to Lakeshore to get some educational activities and supplies last week. There is plenty of parking and they have wipes to wipe down your cart as soon as you walk into the store. So maybe you should run in and get the wipe before you grab the shopping cart outside? Inside everything is organized. All the staff members are wearing masks and are polite. There is hand sanitizer near the clean restrooms. I had fun shopping here with my 5 year old. I am a parent, not a teacher, so I really did not have specific items to buy in mind. But I did find supplies that I think we needed and educational "toys" for my young children. We'll definitely be back to buy more incentives for them. The outlet section is worth checking out too! read more

I love the store for teaching and learning. I am here all the time. I have to give a shout out about Candi you are awesome. If there's anything you're looking for or You can't find she's the one to ask she can find a needle in a haystack. They have everything you're looking for teaching and learning. read more

I love this place! Been coming here since my 23year olds were little, now coming for my nephew and soon for my grand baby. They have fabulous Saturday workshops for the kiddies too. read more

This is a great place to find educational birthday gifts in different areas like art, science and play recreation. And gift cards if you can't decide. There are art supplies and teaching supplies for teachers and parents that want to teach after school and summer fun. There is a big warehouse room connected to the store with discontinued supplies and clearance items. read more

I read about this location of Lakeshore and couldn't wait to check it out. The wife and I buy all of our kids' distance learning and art supplies as well as everyday toys from Lakeshore. Everything they sell is high quality and sturdy unlike the toys at other stores that fall apart after one use. Today we got some puzzles, color and shape sorting toys, art supplies, and books. The employees were super helpful and patient, and the store itself is massive. Love it! read more

We need more teacher stores. I drift from lakeshore cause they are big business! Bust they have what I need for the most part a little pricy but they are open weekends so they get my biz caus this teacher needs late/weekend hours! read more

This place has everything that I need. I recently took my soon to look for a world map poster and sight words and I was amazed at how many different learning games, books, toys, etc. were available. The staff was very helpful especially "Yaya" (I hope I'm getting her name right) but she went above and beyond to make sure I found what I needed. Needless to say I will be shopping here again. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because some things can be a little pricy. read more

Love that service in stirs and now online shipment arrived on time and in good shape Thnk you.

I love this location because I can always pick up a great deal. There is always plenty of parking and it is near my home. Other Lakeshores lack parking or selection (outlet!). This location is clean, organized, and employees are always helpful! A trip here can get on the pricey side so have a list ready! read more

Lakeshore is a one stop shop for all your teaching/learning needs. It's a huge outlet that is well organized and staffed for easy shopping. They have something for everybody and at different price points. Also, they have a showroom that is heavily discounted and you can also sign up for weekly deals. I would caution new teachers to spend wisely as things jump of the shelves and into your basket! Parents, you can bring your kids here for arts and crafts on the weekend just just with the store about more details. Lakeshore is where its at! read more

What a great resource for parents. We purchased a small table and chairs for my child's bedroom. It is a very durable and attractive set. My son carries his heavy chairs all around the house. The pricing is very good and the selection of reading materials, art supplies, educational materials seams endless. read more

Love all Lakeshore Stores! This one I really prefer in particular mainly because they have an area where there's plenty of selection of discounted items and deals as well. This location is bigger because it's a warehouse store, bigger and roomy than the Sepulveda one by LA. These past few months that I've been going in and out of this place, I was able to find little bitty treasures in their discounted area. Like for example if some of you are familiar with the "Nuts about Counting" (the one using bolts), in the regular section it's worth $29.99. But if you go to their discounted area and you don't mind buying a damaged box that actually doesn't really look like it's "totally" damaged but more of just dented, then it was worth $17 only! One amazing buy a found as well just like a week ago was a very old looking box and it was all dented and everything but it was the solar system, foam planets with a wooden puzzle. Regular was 49.99 but on the box it was now $12! Please see all pictures below. The boxes, whether they're dented or torn and what not, I don't really care much of its looks but what's more important for me is the quality of the product, what's more on the inside and that it stays in the same shape and use as those that's being displayed in their regular section/aisle. That's what I call my little treasures.=) Aside from that, membership is free and they email you coupons plus they give away promo codes by subscribing to receive text msg alerts. They offer 20-50% discounts in those text msgs. And one thing I also do all the time, is to wait for an item or product to go on SALE! They always display those products at their entrance just as you open the door on your way in or they also email you about it.=) One thing my kids and I love is that every Sat and Sun from 11am-2pm, they offer free crafting to kids with different themes each week! We just went there today and my kids had a blast!=) This Black Friday, they have a lot of deals!;-) read more

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Many great learning tools are sold at this store. Unfortunately these great learning tools come at a high cost.

I love going to Lakeshore not just because I'm a teacher but it's a great place to find fun toys for kids that help them learn. It isn't a place most people shop at but it is a great place to find items you'd never think of. With the outlet section you can also find great deals on items you didn't even know you wanted! read more