My daughter has been attending this daycare for several months now, and I absolutely love it. The…read morestaff is wonderful, caring, and attentive. I highly recommend this place!

Our daughter attended Great Beginnings for a couple of years and it was a truly wonderful…read moreexperience for the whole family. We came to trust the whole team implicitly. They are kind, gentle and fun for the kids to be around. We cannot recommend Great Beginnings strongly enough as a safe, creative, fun and educational environment for children. They also have a great outdoor space which affords the children hours of outdoor play each day.

What an amazing place. The people are kind, warm and caring. They start each day with an assembly…read morewhere the children sing and move their bodies. Play is the principal mode of learning. The schedule has a great amount of outdoor vs indoor, free time vs structured play. They had handled Covid with clear communication and realistic expectations. And above all, you can really tell they miss the children and are giddy to see them again.

We love St. Angela's Preschool! Our children have both been there since the age of 2 1/2, and we…read morehave been completely delighted with the quality of education and the warm family environment of the community. The educators all have years of experience in teaching preschool, and our children have grown and developed in leaps and bounds. Our kids have progressed from potty training to reading over the past few years, and we know that St. Angela's has fully prepared them for kindergarten and beyond! Although St. Angela's is a Catholic preschool, and there is religion and faith education, they are extraordinarily welcoming of all, and we have never felt that the teachings were exclusionary in any way. As Father Seamus said at one back to school night, "we welcome those of all faiths - or of no faith", and we can certainly attest to that welcoming attitude. Your toddlers will learn, grow, and develop into happy and healthy children here. Highly recommended.

Monterey Bay charter school has changed my life for my past three years I made a lot of friends and…read morethey meant a lot to me I like my teachers as well I will never forget how much the school change my life to where I am right now highly recommend

used to love this school, my eldest child always loved the woodworking class but now the teacher is…read moretelling children to do unsafe things, including holding the knife with the blade pointed towards themself instead of down, and having them use a very strange posture while cutting.

My niece graduated at this beautiful school and said her time their was the best years of her life…read more10/10 experience

Although I attended York and my youngest sister attended Santa Catalina, our middle sister…read moregraduated from RLS. Many of my friends attended Stevenson and they loved their experience there. I always enjoyed their campus especially when we played games on their campus. They have some decent tennis courts and a solid playing field and pool. The staff is always friendly and lovely when I visit and it's all around great place to be. I have noticed that over the years there has been quite a rise in the International Scene with the boarders. Great that they have such a diverse crowd!

This place is great!!!!! My son loves it here. The teachers are talented, caring and professional…read more My son has grown so much since starting here, he talks more, his vocabulary has doubled, he is always happy to go to school and happy when I pick him up. He always talks at home about how much he likes school. He has been at a few other schools and they were not good experiences I had resigned myself to believe that that was the best we could do for him. Then we found this place and it has been a life saver!! My wife and I are so happy and confident our son is in the very best place he can be! Thank you so much for opening!

This is the best school my son has ever been to. He was at another school in the area. He was…read morenever happy and never wanted to go, I thought is was just because he didn't want to go to school. Here he wakes up in the morning happy to go to school. Ms. Kelley is wonderful and, very experienced. Ms. Jen, who teaches the younger kids, was his teacher at his previous school and is wonderful as well. The child development center is lucky to hv gotten her. The playground is amazing a grass field with a play structure and a paved path so the kids can ride the tricycles. Definitely give this school a look! HIGHLY recommended!!!

This is a gem of a school! My child attended for two years and I am so pleased with the experience…read more The school environment is welcoming and fosters curiosity, learning, and discovery. The excitement with which my child talks about the day's work, and the enthusiasm for learning that has been instilled, are very encouraging. I truly appreciate the Montessori approach, especially the practical life aspect, which has positively shaped my child's day-to-day habits. I'm also grateful for school's effort to educate parents on the Montessori philosophy and methods, as there is a lot that I have been able to incorporate into my home life with positive results for my family. The teachers were continually patient and understanding with my child, who had long stretches of regularly getting upset during the drop-off time. I would highly recommend Auburn's House to any parent!

When beginning to plan our move from VA to CA, finding a non-traditional school was important to…read moreus. Our daughter had been in a traditional classroom preschool setting which included circle time, small group work, and play time. What we started to realize is that she was developing a dislike for learning. She would fuss and not want to stay if we ever arrived at school during circle time or small groups. As an educator and PhD candidate studying Education this really bothered me. Knowing about the Montessori method, I began to search for this curriculum as I felt it might be a better fit for my child. I found Auburn's House and have been so pleased. My daughter is excited to go to school again, and loves to tell us everything she is learning! At school, our daughter is taught in a manner that develops the whole-child. This is very important as we want her to be well-rounded and have a variety of interests. In addition, the school supports the emotional and social aspects of the child that is void in most other settings. This gives her the ability to become an independent learner and explore the world around her. The special attention to the emotional and social skills has turned our quiet and somewhat shy child into a confident and independent child. While we could go on for pages about the benefits of this type of education, especially for preschool age children, the best way to get an idea of what an AMAZING place this school is for children is to visit and watch the interactions between the students and the teachers. It is truly something I never could have imagined after my years in education. Ms. Auburn has a gift, and we have been so lucky to be able to reap the benefits of her gift. Each child is an individual and Ms. Auburn appreciates this and helps each individual to grow on his/her own path. This is so important to us as parents, and to me as an educator. I could not have chosen a better place for my child!

I could talk all day about my experience here! I was a summer counselor in 2018 and I adored all of…read moremy students. They were such a joy to be around and such precious souls. I made lifelong friends here and had one of the best summers ever working to enrich the youth and traveling through California. However, this camp was run by a racist, homophobic woman. She repeatedly discriminated against me and quite literally bullied me when at the time I was only 18 years old and she was almost 60. I'm pretty sure she wanted me to quit because she constantly picked on me and singled me out. Julie was her name. She also discriminated against some of the children who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. There were several students who traveled from Mexico to attend the summer camp and she prohibited them from speaking Spanish which I felt was just discriminatory and downright wrong. These are girls as young as 7/8 years old. It was so horrible to watch a grown woman diminish the confidence and demean the character of little girls who could've looked up to her. Even though every single one of my children loved and adored me as their counselor (they gave me so many gifts throughout the summer and even had their parents give me gifts at the end), when I applied to return as a counselor the following summer I was denied the position and it is very clear why... I think it's a great place to send your children, as they will make meaningful lifelong connections and have an opportunity to learn and grow, however I truly do question the people who run this institution.

Twelve years...yep...really...truly...from first grade through to high school graduation...I didn't…read more"live" on campus...I was what you called a Day Student once I reached high school. This is where I learned how to play tether ball, four square, roller skate like a mad demon around the old oak tree that was the centerpiece of Lower School. Where we were herded together like sheep in our adorable P.E. uniforms (all white) by Sister Jean's Great Pyrenese named Sally. And later, by Sister Claire's sheepdogs, Woolsie and Winston. The place where I learned to love dance, and music and singing...where gifted professionals taught us how to embrace life and be passionate about literature, sculpture and art. What was it like going to an all girls school? Small, welcoming, a family that we could call our own...my first grade class had 17 students...my high school graduating class had a few under 100. How can you compare this experience to the public schools my neighbors attended? I cannot...as I did not have the co-ed experience until college. Santa Catalina was, is and always will be an incredible teaching institution...and I was fortunate to attend.

Our family will always have a special place in our hearts for Serendipity. Even a year after…read moreleaving, my daughter still talks about her teachers, her friends, and all the things she learned there - which speaks volumes about the impact they had. The teachers are incredibly warm and caring, and it truly feels like more than just a preschool. The environment is beautiful and thoughtfully designed, with creative monthly themes that make learning fun and engaging. They even have live animals, including a bunny and reptiles, which my daughter absolutely loved. She especially enjoyed the baking activities and still uses skills she learned there in her everyday life. We also really appreciated the communication with weekly progress reports keeping us informed and the monthly photo albums were such a joy to go through together, helping her re-live and talk about everything she experienced. The holiday pageant was another highlight! So well-organized and heartfelt, just like everything they do. We were blown away! Most importantly, they prepared our daughter so well for "big girl school" (TK), giving her confidence and a strong foundation. If you're looking for a nurturing, creative, and enriching place for your child, I can't recommend Serendipity enough. It's more than a preschool. It's a place where children feel seen, supported, loved and inspired.

the same kid is crying outside literally every single day in a week and yet these teachers won't…read moretake him inside and instead are very unconcerned that this business exists within a neighborhood. The tuition price is astronomical. One of the teachers talks so poorly and yells at people that service the school.

Potrero Canyon School is top notch. My child and I love it! We recently moved and she was coming…read morefrom a family run, 6 child daycare where she had strong bonds to both teachers and her friends. Potrero Canyon is a proper preschool, with a larger student population than we were accustomed to, and yet it has a familiar, wonderfully caring vibe. Hours are 9am-3pm. I would describe all 5 of the teachers as very warm, energetic, diligent and dynamic. Andra and her team are full of fun and fresh ideas! My child is generally reserved in new environments. Andra, Aletha, Alexa, Liz and Sarah all worked with my daughter to help her begin friendships, and to draw out her desire to participate and socialize with other students. The classrooms are clean, bright and cheerful, the outside play area is fantastic. I love that biology and other sciences are presented in a really engaging way. I also enjoy the genuinely friendly greetings from teachers and students at the beginning of each day, and the smiles and daily updates at pick-up time. The monthly newsletter is charming and edifying. If the hours and location are a good fit for your family, look no further--Potrero Canyon School is a true gem!

From the owner: The dedicated team of experienced teachers at Potrero Canyon School provides loving and safe care…read morein a fun and positive learning environment.

The middle school was a disappointment . Moving from another state, I found that staff was rude…read moreand unaccommodating. The principal is nice however. Secretary not so nice. Preparing for core classes especially Math are terrible. Again, hard to communicate with teachers. As far as location it's great. Parking is difficult however. Safely not great. Anyone can enter school grounds. The field is very nice .