We love it here! Our son has high functioning autism. The staff here has been amazing with him. I…read morehighly recommend this school if you are looking for a high quality preschool.

I was hesitant if I should write a review or no, because of the limited access to daycare in…read moreRedding, but since the safety of children is involved I decide to share our experience. We enrolled our son in this daycare sometime in Sept. 2024 (he was 1.5 years old), in the beginning it all seemed really nice, the staff were friendly and seemed to care about the kids. All that changed when one of the staff in the toddler class got fired because of alleged rough handling of one of the kids. After that, they seemed to always be short staffed, we didn't know which class to drop off our son, one time we would leave him in the infants area, next with the 3-year old, it was the same situation when picking him up, we had to walk all over the place to see where our son is. Additionally it's worth mentioning that every single day my son would come home with dirty face and hands, with snot all over his face, and almost every other week he was sick to the point that we had to keep him home. In few occasions when they were outside, we noticed kids playing with muddy water that had leaked from the drinking water fountain and had their faces in it and the staff would not interfere or stop the kids. we were fortunate to be on a waiting list for another daycare and my son's turn came up to get enrolled, but toward the last 2, 3 months in this daycare he didn't want to go, he was always upset during drop off and when picking him up, he would look upset until he would see us. All this, I do want to mention that I believe it is the management that is not good, the staff are most likely overworked and underpaid. If you care about your child's safety and health and if you have the means to not enroll him in this daycare, I would definitely suggest to stay away.

A public Montessori, serving grades K-8, including a hybrid homeschool program…read more A gem tucked away in historic Old Shasta. Shasta is the oldest continuously operating school in the state. I appreciate the child centered, Montessori approach for my children.

I attended First Church of God Pre-School in 1974 and 1975.....I am still in touch with 9 of my…read moreclassmates there and credit this school for my first start in school, as I have never really left and have been teaching for 26 years....thank you for all that you have done!

My daughter is in her second year here and we could not be more grateful for this school! When she…read morefirst started in the 3 year old classroom, she had a hard time leaving me. Mrs. Maret was SO wonderful working with her. She came out of her shell and by the end of the year had made so many friends and developed those crucial social skills. I can't thank Mrs. Maret enough! This year as a four year old she is in the accelerated program with Mrs. Henderson. I am amazed at how much she is learning and loving school! There truly is no other place like it in all of Red Bluff. This hit me the other day when we were out to lunch and our daughter saw an American Flag... she said "mommy and daddy, that's the flag of the unites states of America" and recited the pledge of allegiance perfectly! I had no idea she knew it. She learned that at school. This is just one example of the impact First Church of God Preschool has had on our daughters life. She is well prepared for Kindergarten but we will greatly miss this school!

I hate this school! I went there from 4th to 6th grade and I hated every second of it. For example…read moremy 4th grade teacher mrs vanauken was a very rude teacher, she forced my parents to get me a tutor (which was kind of helpful) but one day she gave me some homework that the tutor couldn't even figure out so I didn't do it that night so Long story short she basically got upset and yelled at me for not knowing how to do it (my parents didn't know how do to it either). 5th grade was cool I loved my teacher and it was a better year, but 6th grade was the worst! My Teachers name was Mr. Burbank and he was a straight up jerk. For example one day I had to work on an essay that I had, but I needed help on but The class was reading books and he was doing absolutely nothing so I asked him for help and he said no because I'm working with my class right now (I was in his class too!) so I just brush it off but I was really mad. Then a few weeks later we had to work on something that had to do with the A moral of a story And the moral was pleasure bought With pain hurts and I needed his help so I asked him for help and he told me to make an example so I used an example of a pet like the pleasure is having the pet the pain is the pet dying but he wanted to be a little more graphic and he use drugs for the example so he said it's like smoking marijuana or getting a shot of heroin it makes you feel good but the pain in the future is going to Sores with pus losing out of your face or your kids hating you or you stealing things to get money for crack And that made me so uncomfortable so I left that school but now I'm at a new school and I'm in eighth grade doing good and I never saw him or Mrs vanauken ever again So I would recommend going to that school.

my school. ive gone to millville for the past three years i love the teachers they are soooo niceread more

My kids go to this school and they love it! I love it too because they have a great pre-k program…read moreand wonderful choice of Art! My older child is doing a play there and is also doing G.A.T.E while my younger child is doing basketball and after school tutoring! There are so many options at Grant and all of the teachers are wonderful! Keep up the good work GRANT!

My entire family went here, with a total of 17 years of having a least one family member going…read morehere at any given time. We loved going here and we loved all the teachers and staff.

Ratings don't do this school justice. I went here for my four years of high school. It was one of…read morethe best experiences of my life. There are relatively few bullies, and most get kicked out by the end of freshman year. They hire the best teachers to do the job who know and really care about what they're doing. They don't focus much on sports, so if you plan on going to high school to play sports, this might not be the right school. What they do focus on is getting students ready for the world beyond high school. People who are bored with teachers droning on and on in lecture halls will find a nice surprise here in that the curriculum is project-oriented, often in groups.

This is a bunch of great students that turn into great human beings I love this school oh yeah and…read morethe great teachers too!!!!!

I enrolled my severely autistic, nonverbal son into this school worried about how he'd be treated,…read moreand unfortunately, my worst fears came true. For years, we endured an unsafe and hostile environment, not just for him, but for me as a parent advocating for his rights. On my son's very first day, I witnessed a special needs student punch another, and instead of stepping in to de-escalate, the teacher simply placed the child back in line right next to the student he hit. It was a red flag, especially for a school with vulnerable children who may not be able to speak up. My son is one of them. Despite repeated requests and documented concerns including eloping from class, self-injurious behavior like him banging his head on the floor and walls or him smashing his toes against the ground until they bleed as well as an inability to understand dangers like traffic, bodies of water etc. the school denied him a one-on-one aide. This was a direct violation of his right to FAPE. The school even told me that a 1:1 wouldn't even help my special needs child.. Something no special needs parent who understands the concept and benefits of their child having a one on one paraprofessional during school hours would accept. After raising these concerns over many occasions I began experiencing retaliation. Staff began targeting me including glaring at me in in a hateful manner during IEP meetings, forcing me to resort to IEP meetings over the phone out of discomfort of staff intentionally trying to intimidate me, pulling up beside me in their car making inappropriate gestures to me in front of my children, refusing to allow me on school campus at pick up time out of spite while allowing others in and gossiping about me to other staff right in front of my face. When I confronted them or reported the behavior to the principal, nothing changed. The same staff remain employed there to this day despite multiple reports being made involving the same employees. Also, in kindergarten, my child with special needs who is also non-verbal began coming home with frequent unexplained bruises that would at times cover his entire body. His whole demeanor was changing. I documented all the bruising as well as his new behaviors. When I came to them with my concerns, the school responded by calling CPS on me rather than investigating what was happening on their watch. In 2023 a teachers aide witnessed on multiple occasions my son's (at the time) teacher Tyler Lee, putting his hands on the special needs children as well as being emotionally and verbally abusive towards them. The teachers aide felt it was necessary to inform a parent of one of the children affected by the teachers actions regardless of "school policy". When the cops were called the school said that they would "handle it internally". The teacher aid who told on the abusive teacher ended up having to leave the school and the teacher who was abusing the children was never arrested. The parents of children in that classroom were never properly informed of the abuse and was given a letter saying that the kids will be getting a new teacher. We only learned of the athis through the News Channel 7 article that can still be found on Google search (Former staff member says they witnessed abuse at Meadow Lane Elementary). I hope others read this and think twice before sending their special needs child to Meadow Lane.

The teachers at Meadow Lane are some of the most dedicated, caring people I have ever had the…read morepleasure to work with. The principal, Rita Mitchell, closely monitors everything from the preschool programs to school safety. The students are happy, engaging and well-behaved. Overall, parents seem to be very satisfied with the school and its staff.

My son is in second grade. He started preschool when he was 2 years old at the connected preschool,…read moreearly foundations children's academy. Once he was 4 years old he was able to transfer to St. Joseph's for TK. His teacher, Mrs. Mangas was great. My son was always excited to go to school and always came home singing the cutest songs. He learned SO much in that one year of TK. For kindergarten he was in Mrs. Ramirez's class and it was another wonderful experience. In his kindergarten year I really noticed his social skills developing and he was always talking about the friends he was making. One thing I also noticed is that they did so many hands on projects in Mrs. Ramirez's class. My son did have some behavioral issues while in kindergarten and Mrs. Ramirez was really great about discussing the issues and trying to brainstorm resolutions together after school. This was really helpful because I would do the same things she was doing to help him in class at home, and us being on the same page really helped him. My son is coming to the end of his first grade year and is now in Mrs. Schwartz's class. He loves his teacher and has learned an unbelievable amount of academics this year. They did a really cute play too! They also have an atrium that is sort of like a Montessori classroom set up where the kids get to go explore and learn through hands on activities. My son loves atrium. Another thing that he enjoys is his music class. I really like the smaller community and how involved all of the parents are in their children's success. St. Joseph's has been an amazing blessing to my family and I look forward to having my youngest start when she is old enough for preschool! I have no doubt that my kids are going to have bright futures after attending St. Joseph's!

This school culls less-than-desirable elements from it's student body/parents. If you are a…read moreyummy-mummy, can be a wealthy financial/volunteer donor or if you are a legacy family from the parish, St Josephs school will love you and you will love it. The teachers are wonderful and the education/curriculum is first-rate. If you are a working parent or your child needs any kind of individualized attention from the teacher (think dyslexia or manageable ADHD), the principal will cancel a parent/teacher meeting, reschedule it, and call you at work to come in you ahead of time to his office alone to give you a spiel. You will not be allowed to speak, and no spouse or teacher will be present. The current principal (10/2019) is an educator accustomed to, apparently, submissive behavior from parents and respectful compliance from teachers and students. His own child, he explains, has an IEP. But since private schools do not get funding as public schools do, it's quietly known that he invites parents to leave his school if an IEP is needed for a "nobody student". If you have Ivy League aspirations and a very compliant child, this is a gold-star facility. Otherwise, it will leave you confused and scrambling to find a new school home for your child halfway through the year, or whenever the principal has decided your child isn't worth the teacher's effort. In this case, please seek out the other private religious educational facility in the Redding area, or a Charter school. I'm cutting up my expensive St. Joseph shirts into cleaning rags tonight. My son is not beyond their teaching capabilities even if this isn't the era of nuns with rulers any longer. "Serviam", indeed.