Wonder School! My 4…read moreyear old son has been attending South Bay Montessori for a year and absolutely loves this school. In the beginning he cried for about a month and the teachers were so patient and kind to him. He loves his teachers. They hold his hand and walk with him to make him feel comfortable and safe. Now he loves it and has no problems going to school. He comes home excited telling me about his day, singing new songs, cleans up after himself, and so much more that he has learned from attending this school. The environment is very clean and inviting along with the staff. I absolutely love Mrs. Evian, the director, and Ms. Mary, the owner. They both are very friendly and greets you everyday with a "good morning" and "have a great day ". They also allow you to watch your child through the windows of the classrooms if you wanted to see your child in class or outside in the playground. I also love that the teachers take pictures of the kids throughout the day so we can view what they do daily. This is a must see school and highly recommended.

My 2 year old has been enrolled for a few months and we have had a great experience. Her vocabulary…read moreand verbal skills have exploded and she is just about potty trained. I would not have been able to make so much progress with toilet training just at home. Miss Kelly's classroom is lovely and they are always doing fun crafts. My daughter loves going to school for circle time and to see her favorite teachers and friends. I appreciate that they are always in good communication with us regarding behavior and development

I drove past 4-5 other preschools and up a huge hill (in my feeble hybrid) to get my daughter here…read moreand have no regrets. The director, teachers and support staff are all genuinely loving and kind and amazing at their job. Children are busy at play and the lush, beautiful, thoughtfully curated environment very much facilitates that. My child loved coming here for a year before we moved and I wish she could've stayed longer!

This a very friendly congregation. I attended their Christmas Eve service, and although this…read morereview is late, the service was awesome. I have been Christmas Eve service with Bells & I can't make a choice.

My daughter has learned so much since she started here about 18 months ago. Extremely saddened…read moreabout the closure, but if they reopen, I would definitely send my baby to Village Kids when he turns 2.

My husband found village kids and as a mom, I had to see for myself before letting my cubs off on…read moretheir own...and I'm glad I did!!! This place is amazing! The Staff is amazing... - Ms Stephanie is AMAZING!!! She is so kind and very relatable to kids! One of my son was privilege to be in her class. He was so happy to attend school. She kept the communication open and was very approachable. My other son was in Mrs Adrianna class!! My son had behavior issues in one of the other teachers class but when he was moved to Mrs Adrianna class - he changed! She is seasoned educator and works well with kids! She is a great communicator and is so kind! My son can have melt downs and she was able to calm him and get him back on track... that's what I call a veteran teacher. Someone who can deal with all type of children with patience and show them love in the process! The location can be off-putting for some but inside this Building is a GEM ! They kept the facility clean and everything is self contained. I never worried about my kids health or safety! The play area is huge! The eating area and sleeping quarters are super cute! I'm sad that we had to cut our youngest kids year short (due to COVID19 and my youngest will be going to kindergarten in the fall). I will truly miss this place and the staff!!! Thank you for your support!!!

The best pre-K teacher in town! Always putting God first in everything they do, including caring…read morefor and nurturing the children under their guidance. I will continue to recommend OVPS, as two generations of my family have been touched by their kindness and dedication.

My daughter is 3 years old and absolutely loves this preschool! She doesn't speak English yet, but…read morethe teachers have been incredibly patient and supportive. They make her feel comfortable and included. She comes home happy and excited and I can see how much she enjoys being there. All of them are very attentive and caring. She has learned so much in a short time!

Smith family daycare has been in business for over 35yrs. Ms. Jackie is an amazing woman and her…read morestaff are just as pleasing. I love the pre-k program they have set up for my children so that they are ready for kindergarten. All four of my children have been with Smith family daycare and I will definitely recommend Ms. Jackie childcare again. Oh yea I love the arts and crafts and music time my children learned.

Smiths family daycare is good. The staff is great! It's a "home-away-from-home" environment, which…read moreis greatly appreciated since I'm a ftm and was apprehensive about daycare from the start. My twins have attended this daycare going on 4 years now and have life-long friends, great memories, and they have learned a lot! I really am appreciative of them.

My kiddos attended this school from the infant room (3 months old) until recently graduating from…read morethe oldest room (4-5 year olds). I can't say enough about this gem of a school. It is play-based so the kids come home after a full active day having done lots of creative, imaginative, and science and language-based activities. The teachers are so nurturing and also very patient and kind. They make sure that kids are being kind to each other. At other schools, teachers often use recess time as a time to chat with each other. At this school, the teachers help guide the kids into making good social choices so they learn empathy and compassion while playing. The teachers come up with fantastic age-appropriate activities that are so much more than the usual preschool worksheets you see at other schools. For example, the kids might be out on the playground learning about weights through a giant scale, or in the classroom coming up with rhymes or words that start with a certain sound, or picking up little bears with tongs to match the number on a card. Even the little ones are exposed to a wide variety of great brain-building activities. All of these activities mean the kids are working those brain muscles (and physical muscles) but in a way where they are ready for academic work by the time they hit kindergarten without having been burned out by drilling letters and numbers. Their music teacher, who comes once a week, is also phenomenal! If you are looking for a school with small class sizes (only 16 in the oldest room rather than 24 at most preschools), a great family-type atmosphere, and teachers who are energetic, nurturing, and full of creative and smart ideas for kiddos, this is the school for you!

The satellite campus of First Lutheran early education center (St. Marks) is amazing! I have sent…read moreboth my children there and have been a part of this center for over 5 years. All of the teachers are so loving and nurturing- my children absolutely love each one of them! They also offer a lot of developmental skills that a toddler should be learning! I also love that this campus is smaller than their main campus- every teacher knows every child there, even if they aren't in their classroom. You know you have hit the jackpot when your children are happy to go to "school" and are non-stop talking on the way home about everything they did that day. If you are looking for child care, don't hesitate to tour this campus.

This is an amazing preschool! I don't know why there is a bad review because three of my grandkids…read morehave gone here and one of them is already 14. They all did really well they loved it. They excelled at kindergarten once they got into kindergarten. The teachers are very caring and they take their job seriously the kids have so much fun playing there and they have a lot of fun events where their parents can go. The teachers are wonderful, especially Mr. B. He has a app where we can go on and see what the kids are learning and he even post pictures and it's super cute. I love it. This is a really great school for your kid. I highly recommend it.

Hello Everyone, If you are thinking of enrolling your kid in…read morePCC program to this school please read this review before you make any decision. I had some very bad experience with the teaching staff and principal Ms.Jackson. I enrolled my kids to this school on Aug 2019 by reading some of the good reviews for this school. Here I would like to share my experience. My son was 3 yrs old when we enrolled him for the PCC program. He is autistic kid with speech delay and is yet to be potty train. As school started, we gave lots of Training pants to the school staff. But the school staff requested for diaper since they said that it is difficult to change training pants since he is peeing a lot. We felt that strange since he has a normal pee pattern. But we agreed and gave them lot of diapers. But soon we started noticing that his diaper was always full. In fact most of the time his pants also use to get wet. When I ask the school staff about wet pant, they said that they change it. One morning before going to school, my kids of playing with marker and he accidently mark his diaper. Same day when I went to pick him up I see his pants were wet and diaper was full. And to my surprise, I see that he was wearing the same diaper since morning. I ask the teaching staff Ms. Martha who usually change his diaper, She said that she had change his diaper. That was a blunt lie on the face. But when I told her about the mark, then she said that she missed to change it. Ms. Jimenez the class teacher heard our conversation and jumped into it. She told me that your son do not tell us when his diaper is full, hence we don't change it. She said your son is supposed to tell us when his diaper is full. I was shocked to hear this from a special need kid teacher. She was fully aware that my son is a special need kid with speech delay and can't really tell about it. When I tried to talk to her she cut my conservation again and said we have to change diaper for other kids so we can't look at your kid, we get busy. It was a very unpleasant reply from her. Isn't hygiene important for every kid in the class? I had to do something, so I called the LASUD and raised a complaint. The LAUSD complaint department told me that Special education Supervisor (Cherryl Babit) will call me back. They never called me. So then I then dropped an email to the principal informing about the incident. The Principal then informed me that she keep a log book to check if they really change the diaper. But that really did not make much of a difference. In fact Ms. Jimenez behaviors changed a lot. Her behavior become extremely unpleasant. Both Ms. Jimenez and Ms. Martha just stopped talking to me. One day when I went to school to pick up my son,I saw assistant holding my son and other kid while taking to the school bus driver. When I was about reach near my son, she roughly left my son's hand without even looking at me if I have even reach to my son. I quickly ran toward my son, fortunately he did not ran on the road, till I reach him, but the whole scene was just scary. There is one more incident One day after school was over, teacher and her assistant went to classroom. I noticed that my son's pant was wet so I took him back to school to change diaper. We were in corridor and at the same time MS. Jimenez opened classroom's door. If my son was few steps ahead, he would hit by door very badly. Teacher looked at him for 1 second and left with her colleagues. Forget about apologize or even care to say , "are you ok ?" she fail to even acknowledge , it was like me and my son was invisible to her. My son noticed that and he kept on calling Ms. Jimenez for the next one hour. It really impacted him. I shared only couple of my experience here since I do not want to make this a lengthy review. I tried my best with the teaching staff and principal, but it was all in vain. I felt so bad about all this that I decide to leave the school district. Overall please be careful if you are thinking about this school. The teaching staff and principal really do not bother about the kids in the school.

We have our 1 yr old at Brighter Days and have loved it! We started our son there at 6 months old…read more When he started, he was having trouble with bottles but the staff was able to get him regular on the bottle within a few days. He is always so happy at pick-up and drop-off. We are forever grateful!

My son started at Brighter Days Early Learning before moving over to "the big school" (their campus…read moreoff Summerland). The teachers and entire staff are wonderful! They are so loving and attentive with the children. They talk to the children with kindness and respect. The facilities are clean and organized. They provide healthy snacks and a quiet, calm environment for nap/rest time. The kids get so much outdoor playtime and learn important skills, like patience and listening, during circle time. I love that they spend all their time playing and are never in front of a TV. They have music, art, water play, all the activities that you can think of! My son still talks about Miss Darlene, who is an absolute angel! We are very happy with the experience we've had at BDEL and are excited for our second child to start soon.