My five stars are for this particular Kumon location and its staff. The "Kumon Method" is a…read moredifferent subject entirely, ok guys? The cost is $100 per subject per child. So both math and reading (and that's all there is) would be $200/month for either one or two weekly visits to the center. The center is open Monday, Thursday, and Saturday for classwork, but students have Kumon worksheets everyday. I wish there had been a yelp review of what Kumon was before I started it for my kid. I really had no idea. Kumon is a Japanese method of learning the fundamentals of math and reading. It emphasizes repetition and accuracy and forces students do do the work within time constraints. So this isn't "new math" and it's not individualized instruction. Students come to Kumon and are often placed below grade level and are forced to work through the basics. I think this is a good idea, as it builds confidence, but I can also see how this could be a marketing/sales stroke of genius. If you start a fourth grader off doing second grade work you'll keep them longer, no? The students sit in a large open room, under watchful eye of the instructor/assistants and do worksheets. Very young children doing "Junior Kumon" are in a separate smaller room. Kumon is NOT personalized instruction. Kumon will NOT help your child with their homework. They have a method, they teach their method. I think that's fine for what it is, but it's not super clear initially. It is all about memorization of facts and rote memory which is NOT stressed in school these days. I'm old school...I like that for my kid. THE GOOD: The basics are stressed. A child will receive a foundation in math and reading that will only help them in a public or private school. The organization of the staff in North Andover is mind boggling. They have a system of check in and check out and homework/classwork tracking that is enviable. I really don't know how a worksheet never goes astray, but they don't. The Instructor, S. Donti is fastidious about work being done properly, and demands perfection with a quiet authority. I think she may have written tax code in a past life. But she knows her stuff. No one gets anything past Mrs. Donti and I LOVE that. THE BAD: The waiting room is small. Sometimes it takes over an hour, sometimes class takes 15 minutes. There is no way to know. THE UGLY: I think the tables could use a good wipe-downs in between students; with so many coming and going I think a lot of the germs my kid brought home this year were from Kumon. A little Lysol would go a long way in there. THE VERDICT: a couple of colds aren't enough to keep my kid out of this program. The work is solid, the Instructor knowledgeable, and my kid is building confidence I didn't know possible. I am thrilled with this program and would and do recommend it to friends. It's not the right fit for every student, but it's worth a shot...

The staff is very accommodating for scheduling and my daughter seems happy with their services. The…read morepricing is reasonable and the method works for her.

I can not say enough wonderful things about ABC! The staff is absolutely Incredible it truly feels…read morelike you are leaving your kids with family. I love their hands on academic approach for the kids. They have a huge indoor gym where kids can go and play so a huge bonus on rainy days and during the winter! One of my favorite things was they have different rooms dedicated for music, art, etc so the kids aren't sitting in 1 room all day. They are truly a one of a kind daycare .

We are very disappointed! I absolutely do not recommend ABC Nursery & Preschool for your child. We…read morepulled our son out from this preschool. The worst part about this place is that if your child does not behave very well at school, they complain about it and expect the parent to fix all behavior problems immediately. I had expected that they would teach him how they expect him to act and behave. But instead of teaching and helping him through the adjustment period, they started complaining from the first day of school. They have absolutely no patience. Every time I used to get mostly complaints. We had our son evaluated and they saw nothing that wasn't normal for his age. He is just a very active 3 year old boy. Please do not send your kids to this preschool for their own sake!

We came by for an open house. The school didn't have signs on campus to properly direct us to…read morecorrect location. Once we entered the correct building there were no signs to location either. We had to wonder around till we found a person to ask and arrived at correct location. The session was great and very informative. They answered everyone's questions. Our guide was Anna and she was amazing. She did such a great job and made us feel like Fitchburg is the right place. We also went to the cafeteria and ordered food. They had plenty of options and very affordable

Had the immense pleasure of attending a football game at the recently renovated Elliot Field…read morerecently and was very impressed! As fans of the visiting team, we LOVED views from the above-the-field seating and thought the stadium was fantastic with an excellent sound-system to clearly hear all the plays! As a side-note, FSU could use some additional consideration to alternatively-abled individuals who have to navigate though some challenges on the way from parking to field, but as a whole, we were impressed as access was better than most. [Sorry, not sorry we beat you, but the players were gracious and the environment inviting.] Four-and-a-half thumbs up!

My son goes here since he was 4 months old. He is very happy in the infant room and they take good…read morecare of all babies. Great small daycare with good teachers. Great communication. We actually get a daily e-mail (also communicated through an app on our phone) with pictures of our son and details ranging from what he ate to when he pooped to all of the activities that they did and how they enhanced his learning in different areas like gross motor movement or fine motor skill. There's also usually a picture of him and other children. The APP respects your privacy and you cannot download pictures of your kid with other kids.

I added this business as a parent whose children attend there. they are a great small daycare…read morecenter in Westford. they are indep owned so you really get a family feel. The teachers are caring, knowledgable and fun. The Director is hands on and very accomidating. I am pleased with the curriculum and attention my children receive. They also have a sister school in the same building that offers a great afterschool program for school aged children. Great Center at an affordable price and in Westford is hard to find anything affordable nowadays.

Our child recently completed his time at Acorn (he started as an infant), and we could not have…read morebeen happier with his care there! We were apprehensive about sending him to daycare, but it was immediately clear that he was in a safe, loving environment. Everyone on the team was genuinely happy to see him each day. They showed interest in the things that were important to him and incorporated his interests into his learning and development. From a logistics standpoint, staff were communicative, responsive, and attentive. The team handled our child's multiple food allergies professionally and confidently. We received detailed, personal updates daily. Even teachers and staff that weren't in his classroom knew our child and supported his growth and learning. They were flexible and supportive when we needed to change his schedule for several months to accommodate a family emergency, and were open to amenable to our preferences with big milestones (e.g., potty training). I'm not the type to write reviews, but I couldn't let my child leave Acorn without offering the kind of input I wish I'd had when we were first researching daycare options. Highly recommend this lovely team.

Professional childcare educators do not apply to this Center! They are unprofessional and do not…read morefollow best practice procedures. To begin with, I applied here as an infant teacher and later found out that teachers were not following safety procedures such as hand washing with the children and leaving teachers out of ratio. As a child care professional, I have always washed children's hands after their diaper changes even in the infant classroom. Also, when I worked with one of the floating staff, she placed a one year old in a time out! When these concerns were brought to the head teacher and office, we did not see eye to eye. The owners and director blamed me for "gossiping." Which is completely opposite for what I was doing. Next, they do not take the infants outside! I tried to stress with the staff how important it is to get these children outside for fresh air. The children were bored. There were not many activities for them to keep busy. In conclusion, I was out sick one day and I sent a message an hour before my shift. The office gave me a hard time because I did not message them two hours before. I was unable to send them a message out there specific time, but made sure I messaged them as soon as I could. I was let go in an unprofessional manner and was not given any warnings before the day that they let me go. A week or two before my dismissal date I asked the head teacher and office how things were going overall with me and everybody said that I was doing a great job. Beware and do your research before accepting a job at this establishment.

I took beginner piano + music theory lessons with Dan for three years. We did in person lessons for…read morethe first year and then switched to virtual lessons after COVID. I would not hesitate to recommend Dan to anyone looking to learn guitar, bass, drums, piano, or music theory - he is a beast at all of these instruments and has a wealth of knowledge and resources on all of these subjects. Our lessons were equally directed by both my interests and his recommended path for beginners - we spent time learning pop songs, jazz standards, beginner classical pieces, approaches to improvisation and songwriting, and doing deep dives into the underlying theory of all of the above. I'm an adult learner with a full-time job - I feel like Dan always struck a good balance between understanding that I have other time commitments, while still pushing and encouraging me to get into a healthy practice routine, and recommending exercises to do even when I only have a few minutes a day to spend at the piano. His studio is fully equipped and would be awesome to visit if you can do in-person, but his set-up for virtual lessons is fully decked out as well, with multiple cameras, virtual "piano roll" view, and great a/v quality. All in all Dan is a great guy and a great teacher - very knowledgeable and well-versed in many instruments and genres, but more importantly very approachable and good to work with. I'm a better, more confidant musician after taking lessons with Dan!

Dan is a very friendly and flexible music teacher with an enormous amount of musical knowledge!…read more I took piano lessons with Dan for about six months. I had no prior experience to piano, but he was a great teacher. I mentioned that I was interested in jazz, contemporary classical, and some pop songs, and he was able to teach each genre to me. He also shared a lot of music books via PDF which was great so I didn't have to purchase additional materials At least during the time I took lessons, Dan had a system where you paid for four weekly lessons at a time. If I was unable to make my time during the week for whatever reason, he offered other times he was available so I could make up my lesson The only reason I stopped taking lessons was because other commitments in my life were overtaking my free time, but I truly enjoyed having Dan as my teacher and having the opportunity to finally learn piano. Thank you!