Fantastic local business! My kids have been going to Learning Designs for Spanish tutoring, and…read morethey are learning so much in just one hour a week. They are motivated and eager to attend their session each week. Excellent option if you need experienced tutoring without having to empty your wallet at one of the national chain testing centers.

My daughter is in community college and has learning disabilities. Faced with a semester with four…read morepapers I knew we were going to need some help. A business person in the Linden Hills area suggested we check with Learning Designs as he knew Karen and thought she might be able to help us. I was actually doubtful since so many tutor businesses cater only to ACT and not helping students after high school. I contacted Karen as well as two other tutors and decided to go with Learning Designs. Karen put us in touch with the perfect person to work with my daughter and the result was four papers each with a grade of A. Karen matched my daughter to the perfect tutor. It saved the semester. Karen is responsive to each student's needs and the building in Linden Hills provides a very nice environment for the sessions. I highly recommend Learning Designs.

I've gone to this school for six years and my time there was great,the teachers are very supportive…read moreand help you learn a lot

Moved here from California last year and having to adjust your girls to MN winters in a new school…read moreis rough. Starting a new school in January as a first grader when you have never lived in frozen weather took a lot of courage from my daughters but a majority of the praise goes to the staff at Fernbrook who were absolutely amazing. Mrs Larson was a gift for a new family as a teacher who went out of her way to welcome our daughter and make sure she survived a major shift in culture :) Totally impressed with the administration, bussing from our local neighborhood the involvement from parents and extra curricular activities this school is one of Maple Groves best.

Donna is a wonderful teacher. Compasionate and insightful. She made drawing easy and comfortable.read more

I haven't sewn my pattern yet, however it looks like it's well thought out. I can't wait to get…read moresewing!

Our daughter has been enrolled at Kinderstube for 7 months now. She attends the Diamond Lake Rd…read morelocation. So far we are very happy with everything. The teachers are all very nice and seem to genuinely enjoy working with children. Being a German immersion program, the teachers speak to the students only in German however the kids are not forced to speak in German if they do not know or feel ready to do so. Whenever we drop off or pick up, the classrooms are clean, orderly, and safe. They do many different activities that our daughter loves to bring home and show us. They also have additional dance class that you can purchase that the students can attend. We get our weekly yoga and dancing lesson once she comes home because she's very excited to show us what she's learned. Overall, we are very satisfied with everything at this school and plan to enroll our son next year once he's of attendance age. Most importantly, our daughter always looks forward to going and has never complained or not wanted to go.

You will notice from my other reviews here that I am not really a negative review type of person…read more But unfortunately, I feel the need to share; So this review is really two-reviews in one. Review 1: If your child is "normal," then they will probably have a great time. The actual teachers are very caring, and I can't speak enough praise about Michelle, Kirsten and Robin at the Minneapolis campus. I truly think that Michelle is one of the best early childhood educators I have ever met. She is genuine, hardworking, and really gets kids. Review 2: If your child is a boy, or has a higher level of energy, or has any kind of mental illness, disability or special needs, I unfortunately cannot recommend this school. My son attended school there for 7 months and most of his time there was uneventful. A few months in he started talking about fears about the head teacher Vincent and how Vincent was mean to him. I still do not know what happened to make my child so afraid of Vincent, since my son shuts down anytime I try to broach the subject (although since he left the school his stomachaches magically disappeared). Although I do think (I hope) there was not any abuse, I really am just stumped and will have to be satisfied with never knowing. In unrelated move, my family decided to also pursue mental health treatment for my son for sleep. We mentioned this to the school in an effort for open communication. There were occasional "bad" days and difficulties hitting, but nothing that any of the teachers, nor Vincent, nor Babett, the director, said indicated that this was anything but typical rowdy "boy" behavior. However, after we revealed the diagnosis to the school, it seemed as if Vincent made an effort to remove my son. He repeatedly called us to pick up our son, with crisp phone calls without providing any further discussion about strategy, behavior modification or any other problems. In these calls, he only indicated the problems and never mentioned any attempts at solutions. Only two weeks after we shared the diagnosis, in what my husband and I thought was a strategy meeting, Vincent and Babett literally said, "he has to go" and that they, "didn't want to manage him." In every moment, up to that point, my husband and I were open and interested in engaging with the staff. We provided a book to inform them of our son's new diagnosis, sent a LICSW to discuss some of my son's "problem" behaviors, and even came to the expulsion meeting with our behavior strategy plan. Vincent and Babett never showed any interest in meeting with us or even discussing anything with us prior to the fateful meeting. They never attempted to discuss with us any plans, behavior modifications, or even asked us what worked well for our child. Given Vincent's strange schedule at the school, he was never available to chat with after the school day. Furthermore, they have a so-called-level system in their handbook, which they did not follow at all. Our primary concern, after this situation, was not that my son is no longer there (I agree, 300% that it is not a good fit; and personally, I wouldn't even send my "normal" child there), but it was the lack of communication, lack of empathy, and lack of any attempts to accommodate a child's disability that make me question Vincent and Babett's choice of careers. Discrimination is not acceptable. Although private preschools can do what they want, they need to realize that expulsion is, as child psychologist Gilliam writes, not a child behavior; it is an adult decision. There is great research out there showing that most "expel" worthy behaviors are easily changed with both parent and teacher work. Although every child is different and I have known children who had a great time with the Kinderstube and even with Vincent, I personally cannot recommend the school. Until they deal with their internal issues about discrimination and address their relationship to preschool expulsion, it is not a safe place for children.

Tutor time is so attentive to our babies needs and create a very welcoming environment. Plus the…read moreparent communication is amazing.

We first used tutor time as back up care because if their flexible hours for my 1 and 3 year old…read more Now my 3 year old attends 3 half days a week. They are friendly, very flexible with schedule (we adjust part time hours and days without a problem) and reasonably priced. If we need more days last minute, never a problem. Only complaint was last year my son's teacher left and it took awhile to get a permanent teacher, and we felt a little in a the dark about when she left and who was coming in. Now he has a great teacher and is learning a lot. Updates during the day are great. Once a week an ex-professional soccer player comes in (for a small fee), so my son gets soccer and has option for music. Lots of variety in activities and special rooms for play.

Our son completed his first year at Fusion in June 2026 and for the 1st time in his life, he went…read moreinto the summer sad that school was over. By August he declared, "the bonus of loving school is that it makes the summer go by so slowly." We came to Fusion for an individualized education for our 7th grader. He simply did not know how to learn in a traditional classroom. He read at an advanced level, but could not hold a pencil. Despite IEP accommodations, we had no understanding of what our student knew. His school environment led to severe anxiety that grew with the days. Hope was dwindling and our learning goals turned to goals of staying in school for a full day. One tour of Fusion changed everything. In 10 minutes, I found my lost hope. My son left his Fusion visit saying, "I'm in." The 1:1 learning and daily reporting allow us to truly know what our son learns. The clubs, community lunch hangout and homework cafe provide social connections. The new admin staff is phenomenal. We had no idea this school existed and are so incredibly glad we explored it and enrolled our son! Did I mention no take home homework? GAME CHANGER.

This is an amazing place to send your 3 or 4 year old. The tuition rates are very reasonable and…read morethe teachers are nothing short of amazing. Ms. Marlissa Johnson is the site director and the PK3 teacher. I cannot express how grateful we are to have her as our daughter's teacher! She does an amazing job, they are very organized, clean and loving. Calvin Christian School does a great job of including the preschoolers in everything they do! The parents, teachers, students and environment is what any parent would want their child to be part of!!! We are registering our daughter for the 2017-2018 school year for the kinderstart program and I am already so sad that will be her last year here! Well done LADC and Calvin Christian School!!! What an amazing partnership and amazing program. My daughter has learned so much in so little time, in an extremely loving environment. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! There is nothing like having a piece of mind while you are at work knowing your child is learning and safe!