I am a 5 year employee of Sung Star Academy. Everyone who works here loves children and they are all dedicated to their students as well as being amazing team players with each other. Our Director is such an phenomenal boss!! she is so compassionate, supportive and understanding of all of her employees. She is beyond professional and totally devoted to Sung Star including the health and well being of all of the staff, the students and their families. Ms. Young has created a positive, caring, safe and fun learning environment for all. I felt compelled to write this review after a false slanderous review was brought to my attention. read more

I just wanted to take a moment to shout out to the staff and owner of Sung Star. My daughter loves her school and is learning so much at Sung Star. The staff is amazing and I know my daughter is safe and having fun when she is at school. Thank you!! read more

Do NOT use this facility. Staff might be good but, seems Ms. Young has no patience for ADHD children. Child is on medication and tends to get tired and sleepy in the afternoons. So what's there answer - Find a new facility because child "Sleeps". He's there for 2 - 2 1/2 hours - really!?! I'm not even sure why this facility is even considered by the Toms River BoE. Too bad there aren't more bus options from the BoE, if there were this place would go under..... They want rooms filled little "angels", I imagine. read more

I read a slanderous review and also needed to write a comeback. I have been employed for 4 yrs at Sung Star, i have never ever heard Ms Young raise her voice to no one. Or has she ever asked us to hit a child. We are a big happy family at Sung Star and MsYoung is one amazing boss. ! Sick children go home and do not stay with fevers! We don't hit or scream at children either. Our goal is to teach and help care for children and babies in a safe clean environment. We meet all state regulations. We love our children like our own and we go above and beyond everyday caring for them. For someone to write such a hateful untrue review is sickening.. read more

Terrible. Our child had separation anxiety upon morning drop off and they made us feel like there was something wrong mentally with our child and forced us to have a psych evaluation on him and note from dr saying it is ok for child to return. Dr not only said our child was fine and that behavior is totally normal, but the daycare owners were ill prepared if they did not recognize this and total a-holes for making by us go for evaluation. I would not recommend this daycare to anyone. read more

Prior to enrolling my children in daycare I did a TON of research and read EVERYTHING I could, down to the State ratings and reviews of each prospective daycare. After much deliberation, touring several daycares in the area, listening to other families and speaking to the directors at several daycares, we decided to enroll my children in Sung Star and it was the best decision we could have made. My daughter (2) runs into the building when I drop her off with the biggest smile and asks to go to school on the days that she's home. She THRIVES in the wobbler classroom; the teachers are nurturing and loving. They go out of their way to answer any messages I ask on the app within minutes and they always send me the sweetest pictures of my daughter playing and having fun in school. My son is 4 and not only has he made great friends and learned A TON in the classroom there but they allow him to go to Karate and bring him there so that even though I work he can still do the extracurricular activity. And there's not enough room to say enough good things about the Karate program they offer. I believe they are are fair and reasonable about picking kids up when they are sick and the communication is outstanding. In the summer my children get swimming lessons and get to participate in a ton of other amazing activities at the school. I could not be happier with Sung Star. I highly recommend this daycare to anyone in the market. read more

The worst child care in all of Toms River ... Do not fall for the story you get in office about the education part , your child will be housed like cattle with aides and told to bow for the owners. They also will charge you for care when they are closed and will never refund your security read more

Sung Star has excellent kindergarten and first grade programs. To start, you get small class sizes with dedicated and experienced teachers. The curriculum follows the NJCCS and the CCS for ELA and Mathematics. World language, electives, physical education, karate, health, library, etc. all included in the curriculum. Teachers prepare developmentally appropriate lessons that incorporate the use of technology and cooperative learning. Individualized assistance/direct instruction are provided as needed. Teachers do not hesitate to contact parents if there are any problems or difficulties. We have even received positive phone calls home to let us know that our son is making progress. The school manages student behavior using positive behavior supports and antecedent strategies. Proactive management prevents the need for punitive consequences, which if given are age-appropriate and match the offense. Our son has severe ADHD, anxiety, and other behavioral challenges, and Sung Star has been nothing but supportive. The teachers have been responsive to all the strategies we have shared with them and have provided different accommodations and modifications during the school day to help him be successful without a 504 or an IEP. I have been to the school many times and have never seen the younger students mistreated or left alone. With cameras in every classroom and all rooms visible as you walk down the hallways, nothing can be hidden. Of course, you get charged when the school is closed or your child is absent. How else will the business be able to pay its bills and employees. That's life. read more

We paid Sung Star for a van busing service for my son to get to elementary school in the morning because my wife got a promotion and had to be at work earlier than the school opened. My younger son also was in daycare there. The first time we used this service we found out that the owner took my son in his personal car and without a car seat. When confronted with this the owner proceeded to yell at my wife in the parking lot and kicking my younger son out of the school and telling my wife to never come back. This is not the contract we signed, he was supposed to be in a van, and we were never told that this was even a possibility that he would be in the owners car with a stranger to him. It is also illegal I believe since no car seat was used. Never take your children to this school. They do not care about your children's welfare only about their money. read more

I consider this school the best in Ocean County.My two boys been going there since they were 2.5 I could not be happier :) They have a nurse,it's clean,and more important safe.And I do not agree with with another review, this school is open all the time, when other schools are closed,they are open.They are even open on a snow days unless it is really bad situation.So for those mothers that work that is very important.So the person who wrote a previous review sucked that info out of his finger.I had to write this review to support this school because it is nothing like the other person says.They incorporate Karate,music,art in their program.They teach my boys languages like Italian,Spanish,French...The amount of craft projects my kids bring home is endless.I even told teacher (joking),how can they afford all that paper.We keep our boys there in a Summer camp (indoor) and they have so much fun there(pool,field trips).We live in Island Heights and our Elementary school is rated 9 out of 10 but we still decided to keep our son in Sung Star for a first grade and pay for it,so it says a lot.Education they provide can not be compared to other schools in Toms River.And more important is that kids love it there.I never have to hear that they do not want to go to school,when I come to pick them up they asking me for extra time( so I have to wait). We could not be happier and wish they would actually have 2nd grade and up,because we would stay.And my husband doesn't really like that he has to pay when we have such a great school down the street from us but even he said :"It's worth it". read more