Both my 4 year old and 2 year old boys have been going here for a little over a year now. They…read moreprovide breakfast and lunch, as well as their own diapers and wipes. The classrooms and playground are fine, although due to the blacktop outside my sons NEVER wears shorts due to skinned knees. The teachers are harder to review, as each one is different and interacts with the kids differently. The newborn room was very relaxed, calm, clean, no shoes allowed, and quite. My youngest was always happy to go to school when he was in the newborn room. He was moved to the next room at age 18 months, then again at 2 years old. That is a bit too much changing around for a kid only there for a year, he's already had more than 8 different teachers. My 4 year old was in the 3 year old room for a year, and moved on to the 4 year old room just recently. He is pretty happy with his teachers, although he has had a couple issues with other students and we had to get the teachers involved they seems concerned and willing to work with us.

My daughter attended this school for the first time this June 2009. We were referred by a friend…read morewho has a kid that attends their preschool program. I'll start off with the positives.... They are reasonable in pricing, flexible with their time and days, and they also provide warm lunches that are delivered daily for the kids, and majority of the staff are pretty nice. However, just recently, my daughter was playing at the playground during outdoor free time and a boy from another location was placed there for the day b/c he was not allowed to go on a field trip (older boy). Somehow, they were arguing over who goes down the slide first and my daughter was allegedly accused that she was adamant on going first when the boy was actually first. The boy scratched her face and left her scarred from forehead down to around her ears, cheek, and even her right arm, near her armpit. When my husband and I went to question the teachers, staff at CYW, they were not very straight with us. However, the people we talked to that very day did not have the insights. We just asked what happened and how come the teachers weren't watching to prevent this from happening. And basically, the Director (Ms. Trina) called me later that afternoon and said that the teachers were watching and that the ratio is always the same. BUT if the teachers were watching, how come it wasn't prevent? Shouldn't they stop the kids from fighting over the slide? Shouldn't the teacher tell our daughter and that boy to play nicely, and to share...or ask who was there first and direct the other child to wait?? NO! but of course not, they weren't paying attention that's why my daughter left with scars on her face! She's still traumatized til today. Touches her face and says "friend hit me".....how sad is that for a 2.5 yr old to have her first daycare/preschool experience like this. Lastly, sadly to say....when my husband and I decided to pull her out and place her somewhere else, Ms Trina, the Director didn't seem to care or want our daughter there. Obviously they don't want our business and does not care about their students or parents concerns. My husband comes into the office, tells Ms Trina we will pull our daughter out, and all she said to my husband was "sign here!" Seriously what kind of service is that? There was no questions asked of "why? how can we work around this? Can we find a solution to keep her here to try it out again? What are your concerns for pull her out?" NOTHING, NADA, ZIPPO!!! We were very disappointed to see how she handled our decision, but we're not surprised because the situation was handled exactly the same way they handled our daughter's incident...and that's without a CARE! obviously these staff does not care about anyone but themselves and their wallet. We are glad we made the decision to pull her out. LIke the saying goes, True Colors show when sh*t hit the fan. I suggest you take your kids elsewhere, definitely not here!

Very silly / dysfunctional process and Terrible & disrespectful attitudes from the receptionist &…read morebuilding management - they expect host of hackathon to come out and get every single person from the door who attends a hackathon and look down to guests. Last hackathon I went to in the city has 100 people, not sure how does that work in reality - the checking in process they insisted makes no sense for large event. The overall attitude is rude receptionist & managers looks down to guests and talks with a arrogant attitude like managing the door is the same as they developed AI themselves - but reality they could not event figure out a simple process works for people to attend event hassle free. Almost got literally stuck at the door while the event is only a few meters away from me unless they force the host to come out and get me. Absolutely Ridiculous.

PlugNPlay is an amazing place of brilliant minds building amazing things!…read moreThe outdoor patios are amazing places to work and meet others...as are all the massage chairs. The food is great and priced well too. They check all the boxes. After 4 or 5 months of working inside PNP...it has been an honor & privilege to have our RepSheet.ai in their Sunnyvale office.

My child's Aops math class, scheduled for this Sunday, August 31st, was canceled due to Labor Day…read more First, Labor Day is on September 1st. Why was the August 31st class canceled? Second, the institution only sent out one email notification and no other forms of communication. As a result, my elementary school-aged child was dropped off by their transportation service and left alone outside the classroom for an hour and a half, as they had forgotten to bring a watch or any other communication device to contact us. I hope that in similar situations, the institution will not only use email but also provide a second notification the day before the cancellation via text, voicemail, or a call. This would prevent similar incidents from happening again.

best ever! I learned so much from this and it is awesome! It helped me get high scores for my tests.read more

Wonderful piano and violin lessons with supportive teachers!…read more The service here is warm, attentive, and very affordable. The school mainly focuses on children's learning and also offers great options for adults who want to pick up a hobby after work. I took piano lessons with Teacher Sue, and everything was going smoothly. Later, when the COVID pandemic hit, the lessons switched to online, and I gradually lost some of my passion. However, both Teacher Sue and another online instructor kept encouraging me. Even when I had to pause my lessons for a while due to a busy work schedule, they remained very supportive. Now that I'm ready to start practicing piano again, this piano school is still my number one choice! Also, Sue is very skilled in violin as well, if you're interested in learning violin, you can expect excellent instruction here too! 很棒的鋼琴和小提琴課程，老師們也非常支持我！ 這裡的服務熱情周到，價格也很實惠。學校主要專注於兒童學習，也為想要在工作之餘培養興趣的成年人提供了許多選擇。 我跟Sue老師學過鋼琴，一切都很順利。後來，新冠疫情爆發，課程轉為了線上，我漸漸失去了一些熱情。然而，Sue老師和另一位線上老師一直鼓勵我。即使我因為工作繁忙而不得不暫停課程一段時間，他們仍然給我很大的支持。 現在我準備重新開始練習鋼琴了，這所鋼琴學校仍然是我的首選！而且，Sue的小提琴技巧也非常精湛，如果你對學習小提琴有興趣，這裡也能提供優秀的指導！

My daughter has been taking group classes with Sue since she was 2.5. We started with the Mandarin…read moreMusic Playtime and it was so much fun for both of us. We took almost every session until she was old enough for the Piano Explorer group classes. My daughter absolutely adores Sue and loves the weekly classes. Sue is very creative in her teaching. Her materials are exciting and original. She is so passionate about music and her love music is contagious. I am very picky about music education and Sue has checked every box. It is very hard to find a talented musician who is also an amazing teacher. She offers a wonderful balance of fun and discipline. First Movement also offers annual on-stage performance in a formal setting which is an added bonus. My daughter is already looking forward to the summer camps and semi-private piano classes.

TL;DR - highly recommended: individualized attention, caring and knowledgeable, great results…read more Louise and her team were a Godsent. My son was struggling with his school work in 8th grade: he was disorganized and confused, and had such a backload of assignments he didn't know where (or how) to start. I tried for months to get him on track myself, helping him with his homework, preparing for quizzes and tests. Nothing seemed to work. In a moment of desperation I asked around for recommendations and a number of neighbors suggested Lumen Learning Center. I talked to Louise and she put my mind at ease. She worked with both my son and his school, and came up with a plan of action. With infinite patience she (and Melissa and Gabe) guided and taught him, and slowly things began to turn around. After months of hard work my son finally graduated from Middle School, thanks to Lumen Learning Center. Louise took a boy who was unmotivated and full of self-doubt, and prepared him for academic life in High School. I cannot recommend their services enough.

My daughter was extremely apprehensive about tutoring so when I mentioned this in our initial…read moremeeting, Louise assured me that she would be in good hands. She made an assessment of my daughter and based on her personality, matched her with Natalie. Natalie is one of the most outgoing people you will ever meet! She takes extra care working with my daughter, who has an extremely limited attention span. She makes herself available throughout the week via email, phone or text at no extra charge. She always puts in extra time for us and is extremely flexible with scheduling. In all, I am so glad I found this place. All of the tutors are friendly and they treat you like family! We tried a couple of other places before coming here and each one felt like a business. This place feels like home! They have good Wi-Fi via Xfinity and I can get work done while I wait. I highly recommend Lumen for their expertise and care.

I graduated the Acuitus program 6 years ago in their Veterans Pilot program. I went in thinking I…read moreknew a lot about computers and networking just from simply growing up with technology. I could not have been more wrong, as I completely ran out of personal knowledge by the second day of the 5 month course. After Acuitus, I was able to join a top tier IT Consulting company through their Associate Engineering program. Although new Associate Engineers were not expected to bill on projects until after their first 6 months, the education I received at Acuitus allowed me to start billing projects within my second month, and quickly rose to the top of my class of Associate Peers, eventually earning a promotion to a Mid-Level Consulting Engineer, and then a Senior Consulting Engineer. Now, with only 6 years of real world experience, I am working as an Architect for a Fortune 100 company designing and implementing network solutions on a global scale. I highly recommend the Acuitus program to anyone who has a passion for technology and an appetite to learn, because you will learn more, faster, and retain that knowledge better than any other education program you have ever attended.

The advanced IT program Acuitus offers is everything they said it would be. As a graduate of this…read moreprogram I can guarantee you this will not be an easy course. However, if you see it through and are disciplined, you will get in return what you put in. Incredible instructors who are seasoned professionals in their area of expertise.

I found Sula and Genius Kids after we didn't get into the after school program at our school. She…read moremet with us quickly and gave us all of the information we needed to make the right decision. She is a great communicator and always kept us up to date on his progress in the program. Sula and her staff facilitated all of my son's homework and made sure they checked his work. They encouraged him to draw and build - to use his imagination. He really enjoyed his time with the students after school - a really diverse set of kids of all ages. Sula is lovely to work with and was accommodating when we needed a camp for our other child during summer break. I'd recommend this program.

Wow! This place truly lives up to its name and reputation. I enrolled my 4 year old (way early by…read moresome standards) in Genius Kids just to try it out and was it worth the investment or what! GK taught him penmanship, reading, tracing, writing, public speaking, projects, math and what not in less than 6 months, all while keeping it fun and exciting. Ms. Joanna who manages this place and is the program director is simply stellar. Their curriculum is very solid. Ms. Mila is a great teacher along with Ms. Joanna. I had enrolled my son just for kicks, but it turned out to be the best thing for him. I never thought he'd do this well under their guidance and supervision. Don't wait, give Genius Kids a shot if you truly want your kids to excel too, and become a genius!

There are new owners of this place. We didn't want to try repetitive approach for mathematics so…read morewe opted this for our son who is going to TK. Jalpesh shared his experience and was courteous while explaining the details like how the session will go on. He is pretty flexible looking at requirement of young children who are coming to this place to study mathematics. Shrishti is a great teacher with a firm voice and making sure young kids have the focus while doing the exercises. Yes, there are other teachers too but not all of them are high school students. It has been a month and I can see the progress.

Completely a great experience, and Leena really knocked herself out to help my reluctant math…read morestudent. My son is very bright but is nowhere near having issues with excessive ambition. I worked hard with him prior to 5th grade to get him competent in solving simple expressions with fractions. By the time school started, all this learning had somehow leaked out of his sneakers and disappeared, to my distress as well as his teacher's. Because of his math reluctance and poor retention, my son would have been starting 6th grade with a significant disadvantage. His mother and I wanted to help him catch up using a teaching service. We researched Kumon and found that, although cheaper, the focus is on all subjects and not exclusively math, and that the procedure is to have pupils do huge stacks of worksheets with relatively little teacher supervision. This would not have been a good match for my son. Leena's Mathnasium is exactly not like Kumon in that the student-teach ratio is about 1 to 1. She begins with a thorough evaluation of the student's existing math capability, she customizes a training plan for the student, and she executes the plan. At the end of the program there is a no-charge second evaluation, and what do you know? My son's math skills had significantly improved. Lastly, Leena did a pile of extra work researching math topics taught in my son's new school district, and tried hard to motivate him and prepare him for his new school Excellent work, Leena. I would recommend your service to a friend without hesitation.

Mr. Trung Le at Bay Area College Consulting, Northern CA, is an expert and the best, most…read moreknowledgeable, and kindest College Counselor my family and I are lucky to have worked with. Counselor Trung Le has devotedly helped my son and daughter with great advices and in details, and their best college applications. My family and I are grateful for Mr. Le's help. You're in great hands with College Counselor Trung Le's guidances. Scott & Katelynn N. Sunnyvale, CA

I want to share my experience with Bay Area College Consulting and Trung - who is the founder and…read moreconsultant of this organization. We are extremely happy with Trung for guiding our son (and me too :-) ) through the College Admissions process. Our son is now admitted to UCLA and I give a huge credit of this achievement  to Trung and his consultation. Trung, very expertly took us through all the intricacies of the college application process and essentially gave a very realistic picture of this very daunting process. Interaction with him greatly demystified the college application process, for us.  This helped our son clearly focus his energies to the right areas without having to second-guess if this was the right thing to do. Right from the beginning Trung was very organized with his approach. -He created a baseline of our son's profile. -Created a list of colleges matching his profile and expectations. -Identified and recommended taking relevant community college courses to augment credentials (super helpful!) -Most Important: Trung recommended the execution of a unique project that showcased abilities that were relevant to his area of interest. I think this really helped towards rounding up our son's overall profile. -And finally, Trung helped us through all the details of the college application process. We are extremely happy with the guidance, counseling and consulting Trung has provided to us. I would happily and highly recommend Trung to any one who wants to prepare themselves, or their child, for the College Application process.