I wish I had known this preschool before. My little princess has been at this preschool for over a…read moreyear already and I can tell this is for sure the best preschool in the area of Cutler Bay. From the preschool director (Mrs. Julie Callaway), teachers and all staff members are great people and love what they do with these children. These children are receiving the best care and learning preschool material day by day. It has been a true blessing as parents to have our little princess here. Please take the chance to do a school tour and meet these wonderful people, you won't regret it!

This was my daughter's first time at school, and I couldn't be happier with our experience. The…read moreteachers and staff have been absolutely amazing--so caring, patient, and supportive. They made the transition smooth and gave her a warm, welcoming environment to learn and grow. I'm so grateful for everything they've done!

Absolutely wonderful. The staff is very caring and loving towards the children. Both my kids…read moreattended and it was a great learning experience for both of them.

If I could give this school negative stars I would!!! I…read moreoriginally picked this school due to hearing great things. When my son first started it was great. He loved his teachers. Would even name his toys after them while playing at home. Morning drops off were good and he was excited to go to school. Come to follow school year we had nothing but problems. My son would cry and hold on to me for dear life in the mornings. He never wanted to go to school. Dad and I have 50/50 custody, so at first, I thought he was just having attachment issues. It broke my heart to leave him, but I had to work and trusted the school to take good care of him. I started noticing very early on that he was having behavior issues in this class. Almost everyday they told me something. They would complain about him never sitting still, not wanting to participate in activities, hitting his fellow classmates. I did my part and explained to him that we can't behave that way at school and need to be nice to his fellow classmates. There was an incident where he fell and hit his ear. They called me and told me there was a minor incident, but he is fine and not crying. His grandma picked him up from school that day, so I did not see his ear till the end of the day. His ear was extremely bruised and swollen. He wouldn't even let dad, or I touch it. When dad asked to see the video of how it happened, they claimed they do not have cameras in the class, but they literally have one right above the changing table.... They started labeling my kid as the ringleader in his class and a threat to himself and his fellow classmates. Claiming he is the ONLY one to not sit still, listen, and misbehave in a class FULL OF 2 YEAR OLDS. I'm not saying my son is perfect and is always on his best behavior, for crying out he's a two year old. But to label him as a threat? My final straw with this school was this coming Thursday when I received a long email on his behavior a WHOLE DAY later from when it took place. They stated they spoke with dad since it was his day to pick him up. The email that we were sent had things on there that weren't even discussed with dad. I decided to reply piece by piece to this email addressing each bad behavior. Most of the things they told me were behaviors he doesn't even display at home. The one that stood out to me the most was that he stuck his whole arm in the toilet!!! How was he able to go into the bathroom and do that without anyone noticing? When I addressed each thing and all my concerns in the email, the director (Jacqueline) responded, using her physiology multiplication. She basically ignored everything I said and stated that his bad behavior is going to increase due to him not being in school consistently. Mind you they sent him home every time he had a runny nose even if there were no cold symptoms, dad was not comfortable leaving him there, and he had missed more days of school with his other teacher and had no issues. She then proceeded to use the excuse that the teachers can't provide their undivided attention to him, yet again in his other class the teachers weren't able to give their undivided attention due to there being other students and he had no issues... To top it all off she disclosed confidential things that were said separately by dad and I. Almost as if she was trying to start something between us. Not once did she address my concerns on the neglect. All she addressed was how I am trying to attempt to accuse the school of targeting my son. Jacqueline states that they feel there needs to be a foundation made of trust, honest communication, and follow through between the school and the parents, but if your honest communication is not to her liking, she will kick your kid out! Dad and I did our part in talking to our son and explaining to him the behaviors he needs to display at school. And with the approach they took seemed as if we didn't. She does not work with you and your situation. We put our trust in this school every day we dropped him off. Dad has multiple videos of him being neglected and teachers complaining about the kids crying and not listening. Yet all Jacueline could say was he disrespected her teachers and herself. What a joke. To know he was not being treated the way he needed to be and to be shot down when addressing these concerns is disgusting. All she cares about is collecting the money from the parents. I have spoken with multiple people who have dealt with her, and they all have nothing nice to say. Do yourself a favor and don't put your kid in this school.

This school is amazing! Both of my children attend here and not only is the curriculum challenging,…read morebut the school is extremely safe. The staff is kind and the students always have the opportunity to engage in fun activities. Morale is such an important factor in a school, and as an educator myself for 20 years, you can tell that the staff is happy to be there and that they genuinely love the students.

KCS is an amazing school with an outstanding administrative team. The leadership is supportive,…read moreprofessional, and truly cares about the students and families. The teachers are dedicated, communication is excellent, and the school creates a safe, nurturing environment for learning. We are very grateful to be part of the KCS community and highly recommend it.

My daughter loves it, great kind and loving teachers, love that the place is super clean and…read moreorganized, breakfast, lunch, excellent kid care. highly recommend it!

My kids recently went here for summer camp for 1 session. The teachers were great, always greeted…read morewith a smile , loving and caring with the kids, very nice staff. Very good on security. When picking up your kid you must go to the front office and sign the them out. Teachers will not release a kid if you don't have the slip from the front office. Very convenient/accessible location with plenty of spaces to park. Playground is spacious, classroom sizes are decent. Again back to the teachers we had Miss Juany and Miss patty during the day , our little little ones classrooms were 2 doors down from each other so drop off and pick up was easy. For after school care they were with Miss Kiki , also very nice and welcoming. Here is what I didn't like: the food..... Morning and afternoon snack which is included in tuition, not the best snack selection and didn't see milk as part of either snacks. Lunch is not included in the tuition. For us it was this was very difficult bc our kids are used to warm meals. My suggestion: buy a Thermos to store the lunch so that it will stay warm ( eating sandwiches every day can get boring ), and even with the thermos lunch was a mission. Also didn't see milk as part of either morning or afternoon snack. Again my 6 and 4 year old are used to drinking milk in the morning and with the afternoon snack. So I had to pack 2 lunch boxes per kid : one for the snack and one for the lunch. As far as summer activities go there could have been a little more movement. In four weeks of camp not one field trip, and for the price we paid this was not worth it . Again....teachers are great. If you are looking for a place that has good security and has loving caring individuals for your little ones then this is the place. As far as the curriculum goes I can't comment on this because we have only used the facility for summer camp. But From what I hear from the other moms it is good.

I grew up at Temple Judea and am glad to say I have made my way back and am now at teacher and a…read morecongregant. There was always a feeling of family and community at the Temple and it has stayed within the walls as there is the same type of feeling here now. It makes no difference what class your child is in,we all pride ourselves in getting to know each child and each family. The school and Temple work together to make the learning environment top notch. It's not surprising to see an administrator or rabbi walking the hallways and participating in our daily activities. No matter your religion,everyone is welcome here and feels welcome! It's such a pleasure to work in such a happy and warm environment where everyone feels like family.

My kids went to the Margaux School back when it was Temple Judea Preschool. Although they're both…read morenow young adults, to this day, their best friends were made there. The warm, nurturing environment hasn't changed, but boy -- the physical plant has! Brand new building with new classrooms, furniture, playground, youth lounge, etc. But the warm caring environment still remains.

I highly recommend Vanguard Children's Academy. My 2 kids have attended VCA since 2020 and they…read morehave both thrived at this school. The quality of teachers, assistants and administration at this school are fantastic. This school is family owned and managed but a fantastic family of educators that are passionate about educating young children. They continue to think about what the children and our family need and bring great ideas and solutions to continue to strive for greatness for our children. For example, this year they invited both a occupational and physical therapists to help assess our kids (optional) and work closely with our teachers so they can help our kids and manage any development items as a team. They continue to add music, physical education and even Spanish classes provided by other educators. The curriculum is great and is focused on themes, after each theme (month-2 months), there is a celebration and families are invited to participate. This shows our children to have a sense of great pride in their work. My son attended a Montessori school prior to VCA and I did like that VCA had some Montessori like set up that helps children build their independence. Also, my son attended VPK and VCA follows the Florida VPK curriculum. His teacher did meet with me 3 times in that year to share his testing results and thoroughly discuss their development, this helped to show the growth he had from the beginning, middle and end of the year and showed his readiness for Kindergarten! I'm confident that VCA helped him prepare for his Kindergarten year. VCA also learns through play. My children have always loved to attend school. All educators, even outside of my children's assigned class, know my children by name and are very professional. The communication is fantastic, you can always reach someone in the office. The app the teacher uses keeps us engaged on what the children are learning as well as another form of communication directly into the classroom teachers/assistants. You are always greeted everyday with a welcoming smile. We'll miss our VCA family as our second child wraps up her last year at VCA. We'll continue to recommend this great school to our friends and family and we will always cherish these early memories we had here. Thank you so much for loving and developing our children.

We cannot thank Vanguard Childrens Academy enough for our unforgettable time there. We have two…read moreboys, both who attended there from ages 2-5. We were new to Miami and VCA became an extension of our family, most importantly they made it so easy for us to go to work. Academically, both boys were extremely prepared for kindergarten and had a smooth transition. During their last year at Vanguard they prepared them to be more independent for kinder. The school is always impeccable and they have taken all measures to keep the children safe during COVID. We have made long life friends at VCA and have missed them very much! We love Ms. Kiko and all the staff who were part of our parenting journey during our time there. I cannot recommend this school enough!

If you want to enroll your child here on a part time basis they will rip you off. For Summer they…read morecharge $240 a week for full-time enrollment (8:30-3pm) and $225 a week for part-time (8:30-11:30am). So even though your child would be attending 17.5 hours less a week than one attending full time you are only getting a discount of $15 a week. How does that make any sense? I figured it was a typo on their information and called to verify and they confirmed that the pricing was correct. The lady working there could not explain the pricing structure even though she agreed that it didn't make sense. Most comparable schools in the area are about $400-$500 a month for full time students so this place is way more expensive than most. With so many other schools out there with more reasonable pricing and pricing structures there is no reason to pick this one.

The online sessions have been really great. Cant thank everyone enough specially Ms Dalida. Really…read moreappreciate the effort you all put in for the kids. Thank you soo much.

I can't say enough great things about this pre school, my daughter Hailey attended for PreK-4. Ms…read moreBailey truly cares about the kids, the kids love learning with her and my daughter felt happy and wanted to come every day. We tried another pre-K before and my daughter will cry when I dropped her off. Also when the pandemia came they cared about still teaching the kids online with many classes a day to accommodate parents needs. Thank you so much Smart Start!!

Safe and friendly environment. Very warm and understanding staff and teachers. Grateful for the…read moreopportunity to share in being part of Smart Start