The United School is a wonderful small school dedicated to the needs of children on the spectrum…read more After our grandson spent a year in the Scottsdale School District's developmentally delayed pre-school program, we (parents and grandparents) knew that there had to be a better school experience/fit for our little guy. We found The United School (needed grade 1 and higher) while our grandson attended Kindergarten at another small, yet excellent, inclusive pre-school/Kindergarten in North Scottsdale. The facilities at USFA are outstanding, the teachers and staff are professional, knowledgeable, and caring, and there are a variety of elective classes during the regular school day, in addition to after-school clubs that are varied and interesting. Speech and occupational services are available for an additional fee, but the therapists hold sessions at school and accept ESA funds. The school holds parent-teacher conferences on a regular basis, and students are tested regularly in specific subjects in order to ascertain concrete achievement, which facilitates the movement to a higher level of study. In addition, the school has full-time BCBA's on campus, who help facilitate the achievement testing. One of the highlights of each quarter is The Student Showcase, which highlights the wonderful work that students produce throughout each quarter. Our grandson has attended USFA for three years; he loves going to school. And we love seeing his smiling face at the end of each school day.

If you have child that is high functioning child that can get overwhelmed easily from having high…read moredemands and needs structure and patience to flourish, stay away from this place. The teachers are overwhelmed and don't have enough support to handle high demand ASD kids especially ones that require outside the box thinking specialist and ones that require unique curriculum to help them grow. The school forced my daughter to do lower grade academics and then tried to say that I wasn't happy with her academic achievement! She received 100% in her Language Arts 3rd grade 4th quarter and they still insisted that she wasn't ready for 4th grade due to behaviors. Since the start of the school year, my daughter struggled with the high demand that was being placed on her to fit into their programs and she was purposely placed in lower academic curriculum due to her behavior and I tried to constantly advocate that the behaviors were due to boredom but no one would listen to me. I was told that until my daughter started following directions and behaviors improve, her academic would stay the same. I just recently had my daughter's IQ tested and it came back top 5%. She tested into 5th grade reading and 7th grade spelling; her math was behind because the school refused to teach her grade level math telling me initially that she was behind and then they said oh we are too ahead in the curriculum and we can't have her join the 3rd grade class then they wanted me to get her caught up during the summer if she wanted to be in 4th grade. The owner (Victoria) just doesn't really care about your children. Your child is just $$$$ to her. She just wants the money and wouldn't care if your child succeeded or not. They have also had such a huge turn over with their staff and I am not surprised at all. The only reason I tried this place was cause of the so called "great reviews". I usually don't like to place reviews, but I just had to share since so many people recommend this school! I would be very careful with placing my child here.

After the morning scare at the YMCA, I continued my walk into the Black Mountain Elementary School…read more This is a small school. It is clean and flat walking. Being a Sunday, the school is obviously closed. It made for a nice quiet hike about. There are several nice mosaics on the entry to the elementary school. Plenty of parking available on site.

this school has a lot of issues but one of the horrible things I see is the High School kids…read morerunning through the CAR LINE - what sense does this make and were is the LEADERSHIP from someone to speak up and tell them to STOP. Do we need to see their nakedness so early on the elementary students and also do we need a young child bumped into or ran over by a big child from high schoo? where is the order? where is the separation so elementary kids can be kids but Nooooooo, they have to see half naked girls with panties on and boys with theor shirts off RUNNING through the CAR LINE. Super inappropriate and makes me sick to my stomach each day to see this.

It about time that a special needs school advocate was on yelp with a review!! Great job there and…read moreI have referred Christina to other parents with special needs children so they don't have to face that dreaded IEP alone with the TEACHERS staring down and trying to intimidate you. Thank you for being there, -Rosalee

Christina was so incredibly helpful with our families unique situation. She helped me to understand…read morehow the AZ Charter school system works and how to navigate the paperwork required to get our child the services he needed. Her experience as a teacher was paramount because she so obviously understood what was needed to reach our specific goals. She was so respectful and considerate in all of her communication and recommendations (and quick to respond always). I really felt like she came from a place of compassion and understanding and never a place of judgement. Beyond helping with the school situation, she spent time with our family to offer ideas and methods to help us with the behavior issues we were seeing at home. I really appreciated the graceful manner in which she integrated into our family dynamic - so that she could really see what was happening and offer realistic and helpful advice. Her services provided me with a sense that I have the emotional tools to be the best parent possible for our child. I'd recommend her in a heartbeat to any parent needing any advocacy help.

We have been at PCA for over a year and absolutely love it. I highly recommend. Teachers are so…read morewarm and caring I could not ask for a better place for my kids. We unfortunately have to move our kids closer to home which is such a difficult decision I had to make and wish I didn't have to. Wanted to shout out to Ms. Angie, Kaylee, Ms. Carmen and Ms. Mari. These people are amazing and so supportive. Ms. Carmen is such a kind and caring teacher to my 4 year old. I'm seriously bawling my eyes out having to take my kids to a different school due to commute.

We are so grateful for the wonderful care our daughter receives at Phoenix. Children's Academy…read more The entire staff, from the front desk team to the chef, teachers, and faculty, have made us feel at ease every day. We love and appreciate everyone there and highly recommend them for all your child's needs. Thank you for everything you do!

This review is for wilson primary school The school its…read moreself is great even the teacher's are amazing but the staff in the office is so rude even when u call to speak to someone or have. a question they are very rude and mean it as if they dont know anything in regard to the school or times of classes so frustrating

My two kids have been attending for a week now. Both Leila and Andrea are lovely women to…read morecommunicate with. They answered all my questions and concerns. My kids have been coming home happy. The center seems secure and it is not near the main road so I wouldn't think they have unannounced visitors. The classrooms are not huge but I haven't seen that as being an issue. My hope is the 4 year old class prepares my child for kindergarten and it is more of a preschool learning day and not just a daycare. So far so good!

Both of my kids have gone or are going here and they love it! The staff is amazing and like family…read moreto us. They have constant communication with us and are always so friendly. Amazing place!

It is the best K -8 school in the valley, and I am pleased that my kids are the products of Valley…read moreAcademy! The teachers are great and very attentive. They provide a nurturing environment for the kids. The curriculum is strong, and they are pretty much rounded with other extracurricular activities, too, unlike other schools, which do not entertain that. My only complaint is I wish they had a high school. When my son moved to high school, even though he had completed the basic levels of certain subjects in Valley Academy, he couldn't take the advanced level because the new high school didn't recognize the levels at Valley Academy since they don't have a high school. That's a huge bummer

I am in second grade my teacher is Mrs.Carpenter.She's very nice.Their is annoying boys in my…read moreclassroom. The others are tattletales.Valley Academy is a good school.Literally every day I come home from school l have something to tell my parents that I learned.Once my friend had trouble breathing and we went to the nurse. She was very helpful and she sent my friend home.

I love it, best daycare I have seen! Daycare is a necessary…read moreevil for me, I would rather not have to send my babies but since I have to there are few places that could be better than Phx Children's Academy in Surprise. I am confident that my babies are WELL cared for at PCA! My kids are 2 years and 10 months and they both love it, my 2 year old occasionally throws a fit to go home :). My son was in a Sunrise Preschool location previously and it is like night and day! PCA is so friendly and CLEAN! The teachers give thorough daily reports, which for my children's age group is very important to me! It is a bit more expensive than or previous daycare but the old saying, you get what you pay for definitely applies. I would refer anyone in Surprise who needs a daycare to look at PCA, I truly cannot say enough good things about the staff, especially in the infants and 2 year old room!

My child has been going here for over a year now. He has been with Ms. Emma, Ms. Dez, Ms. Letty ,…read moreMs. Bailee and Ms. Kristine and he loves all of them. They have made him feel like family.