My son is in 2nd grade and on the younger side of the grade. We enrolled in LEAP last October and…read moreconsidered both reading and math but started with math first due to the time commitment. I've really enjoyed the structure of the classes - small groups with tutors but each student is working on their level at their pace. They get help if they ask and they can work independently if they understand for the practice/repetition. They also have a fun "rewards" system for the kids to redeem prizes. The room is always quiet despite so many kids and that's showing the kids are focused versus being rowdy. They also do parents night out and summer camps! The parking is easy if you park at the Alameda Landing area and you can shop at Safeway for groceries or at Target for fun funds. The other thing I can do is squeeze in a workout when the kids are at LEAP!

This is a great place for children. They do tutoring and movie nights for the children.read more

My daughter has been attending this center for 4 years and my son for 2. Their math grades at…read moreschool prove the efficiency of this program. My son recently receiving a 4.0 at school! Ms. Emily has been great and supportive. She checks in with me, not only for praises, but when she feels like the kids are having a hard time with a new concept. My kids also connect really well with her staff. They are all very sweet and attentive. Overall, our experience here has been extremely positive. I highly recommend this Kumon center.

My son got great improvement after joining. Happy with this program for helping him improve in…read morereading and math.

I hold the Kumon program in very high regard and I absolutely recommend the San Leandro facility…read more Leif and his staff are excellent! They are kind and patient with the kids, and Leif has always been very accommodating in working around my complicated family schedule. Leif keeps me up to date with my kids' progress and he responds to my inquiries in a promptly manner. My kids enrolled in Kumon in March 2016. Participating in Kumon has enhanced their study discipline and work ethic, not to mention their critical thinking and increased confidence in learning new things. After 18 months of being in the math program, my boys consistently speak percentages and perform difficult calculations on the fly. School math is a walk in the park for them now. They are 11 and 8 years old, and they are starting to understand economic and business concepts. I cannot wait to enroll my 3 year-old in the program next year!

My son started Kumon at this location four years ago.. The program has helped him perform well in…read moreschool, he's often the first kids who finishes the class works. This program has helped him to become a more independent thinker in every way. Kumon teaches him to be self discipline to the point where he is self-sufficient. The instructor is very direct and honest about my child's performance. Also his staffs are friendly and dedicated. I recommend this location to anyone who's looking for an after school program for their kids. Aileen N

Our experience at The Child Unique Montessori has been very positive. The environment is calm,…read moreenriching, and full of gentle encouragement. The teachers are kind and genuinely attentive to each child's growth and development. It's no surprise that this school came recommended through word of mouth. Many families speak highly of it, and it's easy to see why. Some of the parents here once attended TCU themselves and are now bringing their own children. That kind of legacy speaks volumes. Dr. Cindy Acker and her team have built something rare and lasting in Alameda, a women-owned and led school that has quietly left a mark on this community through years of dedication and consistency. The involvement stretches beyond the classroom and into the home, where Dr. Acker gently shares knowledge that parents may choose to engage with through periodic letters and events. That kind of support, offered with care and respect, creates a meaningful partnership not only between the school and the parents, but also among the many families who feel part of this community. This is a special place that continues to shape lives, quietly but powerfully.

Both my sons have attended The Child Unique, from 2019-2020 and then from 2021 up until the…read morepresent. My older son is shy and a bit anxious, but I believe his Montessori teacher's calm presence really drew him out and helped him establish a strong bond with her. He loves creating and drawing, and his teacher last year really encouraged that and he flourished under her care! He graduated from TCU this past spring and is now doing well in kindergarten at our local public school. Our three year just started attending TCU this summer and similarly, has bonded really well with his primary classroom teachers. He's always happy when I pick him up and is signing the Mandarin songs he's learning from his Mandarin teacher. He seems to really be loving school and so both my husband and I are relieved and happy he is at TCU like his brother was!

We absolutely love, love, love this school. My background is in education. In fact, I have been a…read moreteacher for almost 20 years. When it came time for us to choose an elementary school, we contemplated many and did all the tours and open houses. Initially, what drew me to SPN was the curriculum. For the last 5 years, I have been tutoring and I was especially impressed with the work I would see the SPN kids doing. They were challenged as well as supported. Since I was also starting to do my homework on which school to send my daughter, I would also talk the parents of all my students about their experience. It seemed to me that the families that chose SPN were happier overall than the families of the other Alameda schools, both public and private. My daughter is now a 1st grader and my husband and I could not be happier with our choice. The school has been very welcoming and warm. The parent community is very involved and inclusive. Athletics are very important to my husband and I and we were thrilled to find out that Kindergartners are welcome to join both the cross country and track and field teams! Our class is super diverse: ethnically and socially. We love that our daughter will be with her same class all the way through 8th grade. My classroom teaching background is in middle school and another huge plus to this school is the interaction the little ones have with the big kid and vice versa. As for the religion component of the school - the kids attend mass weekly, they have regular religion classes in class. From what I have seen, they teach the best of what organized religion has to offer, character and community building.

St Philip Neri School, Thursday, 8/29/24, 3:20pm, @Encinal Market Please teach your students in…read moreuniform to flush the toilet. I'm sure many of your students don't flush and are so courteous to pee all over the seat. Open the door, and not even hold it open for a lady but as parents and faculty, it's important to teach etiquette especially in a world that's full of wars, slavery, and disrespect for one another. They're kids. They need their parents around, not on IG, or Tik Tok, but to teach them manners. Description: 5 foot, 12 years old looking, blue eyes, dirty blonde hair, tennis shoes, St. Philip Neri uniform, Caucasian male: I did not appreciate pee all over the seat, floor and in the toilet. Please be thoughtful and caring to others who use the baño after you. Good luck in school and your endeavors and please be kind and courteous.

My son went to Rising Star for Pre-K and Kindergarten and had Ms. Kim as his head teacher both…read moreyears. He needed more of a challenge than he was getting at his preschool. Rising Star was a breath of fresh air with all the individualized attention, care and love Ms. Kim, Ms. Jayita and Ms. Sarah provided to each child. I felt that Ms. Kim really saw and appreciated my son and shared insights with us that came from patiently trying to understand him and not punish him when challenges arose. My son is very interested teaching others about dinosaurs and she gave him opportunities to build on that interest and strength which further gave him confidence and pride in his work. It's a very structured environment, while still having the flexibility to meet students' interests and needs. Rising Star was a true blessing in our lives, and I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a great education for their child.

We love this preschool - its creative programming (academics, playtime, gardening), its beautiful…read morebuilding, and especially its dedicated staff and teachers. They also have regular fun holidays and special events that are meticulously planned and just so warm and quirky. Both of my kids attended Rising Star and we feel incredibly lucky to have done so.

Wonderful preschool! I sent my oldest here and my youngest just started in the fall. The staff is…read moreextremely well qualified. The location is safe and secluded, with an awesome outdoor play space. It's a great blend of academic preparation for elementary school with a more creative play based approach. The owner is a pediatric expert, I always feel incredibly safe sending my little ones there. The director, Kristyn, is very responsive and even went to the school over 30 years ago!

My daughter went here and we absolutely loved it. Caring and attentive teachers (you can't beat the…read moreteacher to student ratio), clean classrooms, creative play based instruction, and most importantly, proving an environment where my shy daughter felt safe. We took her out of Rising Start and placed her here and cannot be any happier with our decision. Side note, my daughter was well prepared for Kindergarten after attending Seedling.

I am just so impressed with All-Star Academics. My son was with them for a few months during the…read moreschool year and is now spending the summer with them. This place has been a Godsend! It is affordable. For a small fee they will pick my child up when school gets out to bring him to the after school program. And he's always been put into the correct child restraint seats for him! This afterschool program is so well set up, to let the kids play and run around, and then refocus and everyone works on their homework. Ms. Kate is my sons teacher and if you could write a review about an individual it would be glowing! I have never had to sit down and battle through homework with my son because it is all done before I come home. And trust me as a single mom - for them to take care of this so we can just have family time at home is HUGE for us!! My son is so happy at All-Stars, and the routine they have set up there. In addition to the afterschool program he is doing their summer school now, and he is loving it. Granted he only goes from 12-6pm but he is having a lot of fun and still incorporating some learning as well. They frequently go on outings and have a weekly outing to the library, and another to the park, as well as a special once a week outing to places like "Crab Cove" or "Color-me-Mine" or bowling at the bowling Alley, etc. Whether its school time or summer time my son is very happy at All-Star. And I am also very very happy with their flexibility with me. My schedule has been less then predictable and my budget is tight, and they make life as easy as possible for me and are very flexible. Maria Tores who helps to run the place has been such a dream, and I can't appreciate all she does and always with a smile on her face.

When I first placed my eldest child with the summer program, I thought it was a godsend. I…read moreeventually enrolled my child for the Fall program and then placed my second child with this program despite some hiccups, as any reasonable parent would not have the expectation that any center run to perfection. Any issues I had, I'd bring immediately to Maria or Lydia. However, 2.5 years later, this place has proven to be a hell-send! Don't get me wrong, they are great on the academic front, but the place is run poorly as a workplace. After more than several hiccups, I have worked to maintain a positive relationship with Maria and Lydia regarding any issues I have ever had. However, "the board," whom you will never meet, makes decisions concerning your application without allowing you to appeal and they leave poor Maria to do their dirty work. Lydia is more than likely on that board and never once picked up the phone to get clarification from me. When I'd see her, she'd just smile in my face and agree. Now she refuses to respond to my request to appeal the "board" decision. I was turned away this year because I simply asked them to be accountable to me concerning my children and I stated that I do not waive my rights to seek legal recourse for any negligence, not towards All Star, but towards the negligent individual - something I started saying after things started happening. It was stated to me that any time my child got hurt, it was a problem because my children stated that they needed to call and check in with me. To name a few issues: My child was left standing in front of school for an hour alone while waiting to be picked up by an All Star employee and it was the school that contacted me; my child's face and mouth were busted from an accident with another kid and All Star had a problem calling me; my child's hand was injured due to another child stabbing with a pencil and All Star did not want to call me; my child's driver picked her up from school on foot and walked to All Star and yet I found out from my child that she walked from school to the center and the driver still took my money for that day until I said something; my child stepped in dog poo while walking a few blocks from the center with her driver. Her shoe was not cleaned, but she was told to remove her shoes and ran around the entire center in socks for several hours and no one called. The list goes on and now I'm looking like the unreasonable parent. On top of it all, their "accountant" can barely do math, let alone apply payments correctly. Do not ask your driver for a receipt because they don't provide that and you barely get invoice/statements. All I asked was that they be accountable when my children have either gotten hurt, bullied or not picked up. That is a problem for them because they think they have a legal issue on their hands when dealing with my children, which is not the case. It is a problem when you refuse to show yourself as accountable. Enough events have transpired for me to be alert when my children were at All Star. Despite all, my children were very happy here and looked forward to coming back and I did my best to oblige them as a mother and protect them at the same time. I was told that since the summer camp would have more field trips this year, it would be too much of a risk to admit my children into the program. That is a complete lie, considering that All Star always has numerous trips during the summer, so nothing had changed. In addition to their monthly fee, they charge $5-$6/day per day to have your child picked up and transported from their school to All Star during the regular school year. They also recently imposed an additional $10/per minimum day when your child has to be picked up on minimum days. The new fee was effective immediately - nope, no 30 day notice. The "teachers" are young, smart and nice kids that are barely out of high school, but lack the skills to be accountable to parents because the center does not train them! That is not their fault, but the employer's fault, so that explains the 1 star. I'm sure other people have had better experiences, but while I have given them every chance and have been merciful, they have not be merciful towards me in the slightest. I'd spend my money elsewhere if you want accountable care and for your child to call you when something happens.