This is my toddler's first pre school and he just loves it. We are very happy to see the…read moredevelopment and progress he is making each day, all thanks to his amazing teachers at the school. CACC is a great choice for any one looking for a well grounded growth in your child.

i used to go here and the staff was so sweet and welcoming. Glad to see nothings changed!!read more

The Independence School is the perfect home for our 2nd grade son--providing an academically…read morechallenging yet nurturing environment. In our experience, the teachers are very responsive, very involved. We feel there is an appropriate focus on reading skills and math skills at this age. The school maintains a good balance with respect to technology (Smart boards etc) and traditional learning techniques. Other thoughts: Our son's peer group is a fantastic group of well-behaved, positive children. The physical plant of the school is very clean and appealing. We love the fact they have a PE class everyday.

I had two children attend this school over the past 8 years. Although it saddens me to criticize…read morethe school, after my older child graduated from Independence about a year ago, I realized that I had to remove my younger daughter from the school and send her to another private school in the area. Put simply, the school is not what it once was. The teachers have become extremely rigid and uncompromising, and instead of welcoming feedback from the families that keep the school running, it has doubled-down on a course that is damaging the school. Any student that it not seen as The program is deemed to be more important than the students themselves, and students that do not perfectly fit the mold in the administration's eyes are ignored, criticized, and ultimately forced out, regardless of age. My 6 year old daughter even started to realize this with respect to some of her classmates, and that was the last straw for me.The level and amount of substantive instruction from the teachers has dramatically diminished over the past several years, to the point where Independence seems like a completely different school from what it was my son started several years ago. The other private and public schools in the area are likely far better choices for your child.

This place is amazing! My child comes home everyday happy but sad missing her teachers and friends!…read moreMiss Rochester is not the best. My other child came home crying that he was being yelled at for using the wrong glue stick! unacceptable I cannot take this behavior for my child anymore!

Extremely disappointing experience with this school from beginning to end…read more To start, they require children to undergo lead blood testing just to attend their summer camp, an unnecessary and intrusive requirement. More concerning, however, is their discriminatory treatment of children with IEPs. Both of my children were enrolled in the camp, but after I submitted one of their IEPs (at the school's request), they revoked that child's admission within a few hours of me sending the report. This decision was made solely based on their IEP. I had mentioned that they were welcome to call his current teacher to gain more information in regard to how well he/she was doing, but they didn't want to hear it - full admission denial one month before the start of camp. I would not, under any circumstances, recommend this school.

My son is six years old and has spent 3 years in the Children's House Program and 1 year in Lower…read moreElementary. Shamima and Stewart (Lower Elementary teachers) have created an environment that nurtures curiosity which then motivates the children to learn. My son was initially a reluctant reader who was not pushed but gently guided. He self-motivated into reading well above grade level. He has always loved math and because of the Montessori program, has progressed at his own pace and is excelling. The teachers keep a peaceful, respectful environment where kids of all abilities and diverse backgrounds are made to feel an integral part of the classroom. The classrooms are bright, large and clean and the library is full of resources. There are smart boards that are relied upon to an appropriate degree. Tech class, Spanish, Music, Gym, Art are all 1x/week and are led by excellent teachers too. The student-teacher ratio is excellent also.