We started our daughter at the Stapleton location just as she turned 3 and have seen such a change…read morein her. She has become so much more independent and knows so many new things. She knows all the planets and knows most of the alphabet. She can even write some of the letters in her name. That's is just amazing at her age. They spend as much time as possible outside and who wouldn't want to with such a great outdoor space. All of the teacher has been amazing to us and out daughter. She even wants to have them all over for play dates, lol. This is a true montessori school and we really like this method of teaching. It has been very benefical for our daughter.

There is no other service like what Hopkins offers. Our 9 year old son struggles with ADHD,…read moredyslexia and depression. The mindfulness strategies provided by his tutor Cynthia (Northern Colorado) have been absolutely critical in changing his narrative about himself as a person and a student. Our son was in play therapy for two years. He has had 12 sessions with Cynthia, and has made more tangible progress in those 12 sessions than he ever did in play therapy. Cory and Liz have found their niche.

Our 5 and 7 year old have been working with Liz and Corey for about 8 months, and we are amazed by…read moretheir progress. Both boys are on the ASD spectrum, and have been working on focus, anxiety, academics, and fine motor skills. There has been tangible improvement in all areas- both boys use mindfulness strategies at home, school, and in social situations. The mindfulness curriculum resonates and stays with them, and simple phrases and strategies help them cope with challenging situations. Math used to be almost impossible, and is now our 7 year old's best subject, and we are tackling reading next. Their handwriting is also much improved! The boys look forward to tutoring every week! I can't say enough great things about Corey and Liz!

Our family, living outside the United States, scoured the earth to find a dyslexia-focused school…read more Gratefully, we found Vertical Skills Academy (VSA) in Colorado, USA. Our son was at the first grade reading level when he entered VSA in the 7th grade. He had been educated in international schools around the globe with very little support for his dyslexia. He is now in high school finishing his college associates degree and helicopter pilot's license. VSA's explicit, evidence-based, multi-sensory instruction and providing students with self-advocacy skills changed our son's life for the better. We could not be more appreciative of VSA's talented teachers and tutors. They empowered our son to excel.

Vertical Skills Academy has been life-changing for my nine-year-old son and our family. VSA has…read moreincredibly talented teachers who specialize in multisensory, structured reading intervention. The quality and consistency of their work shows in the students amazing progress. I only wish there were more schools like this throughout the country. If you have a student struggling with dyslexia, this is the school for you.

No help to my child. Using my credit card without approval. Just not the kind of people I wish to…read moredo business with.

The counselor provided helpful information. We wish they were around when 3 years ago when my…read moredaughter started college. Thank you

I Participated in this program for 2 years and I think it is one of the best programs any young…read moremusician could possibly get involved with. I don't know how to express the amazingness of this program other than to say give it a try. It's easy to get signed up and the best thing I ever did in my life.

This program has changed my child's life! When my son began playing trumpet for CHBA the same year…read morehe began in 5th grade school band. Because of the individual instruction and the theory he learned at CHBA he was at the top of the school band. This improved his confidence in many areas and he labeled himself a musician. Playing the trumpet with the skills he has mastered in CHBA has opened many doors for him and he is now in high school. This is a must have supplement to school music programs! VERY organized and affordable, you wont regret joining!

I have studied with Nina Colburn for years and she improved my proficiency immensely. To learn a…read morelanguage it is important to study, to learn grammar, to memorize conjugations. There is no way around it unless you are in an immersion situation and living with the language daily. I think she is an excellent teacher and I have been complimented on my language abilities when traveling in Latin America.

I took semi private lessons from Nina for over 3 months. I had already taken beginner Spanish 1…read moreand 2 at Colorado Free University and it seemed to go fine. However the private lessons were a complete waste of time and money. The first 45 minutes were always spent about her complaining about politics or talking personal with the other student in English. Then she would have us do exercises out of our book and say take 10 minutes and do this exercise. 15 minutes later long after we were done she would get up and say she had to go to the bathroom. We spent all 3 months learning reflective verb tense and her saying over and over how important it was. I have traveled to Spanish speaking countries many times since wasting my money with Nina and never once used that verb tense. This was the biggest wast of time and money ever and I'd advise finding someone else to take lessons from. I have and I've learned so much more in less time and money.

"LearningRx" and Highlands Ranch Center Director, Kathi Miracle, have a proven and scientifically…read morevalidated program that can improve the brain functioning in children to senior's by expanding the brain's capacity to more quickly process information gaining significantly more brain utilization, enhancing learning abilities for within normal range people as well as for individuals with learning disabilities like Dyslexia, ADHD and more. As well, their program is effectively treating people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries and have had a stroke. I highly recommend them as they are "Best in Class" leaders in helping your brain function at higher levels and process information more quickly!!!

So there are a lot of contributing factors that go into making a great school or daycare. Good…read morelesson plans, nice aesthetic feel, parent participation, structured daily activities, the list goes on and on. But you know, the most important thing in any school is the staff! I have had the most wonderful experience with the teachers and caregivers at All Nations, along with all the other things that enable me to give this school 5 stars! We are recent Colorado transplants from the Bay Area, and I have been a stay at home mommy for the last 2 years with our 4 year old son, and our 19 month old daughter. When it was time to go back to work, I was concerned. We're far from our family and support network, and needed the availability of an actual school vs. in-home care. I started looking around, and was disappointed and discouraged with what I was finding. Some schools were quite affordable, but when I went inside, I saw why! One smelled like babypowder perfume and was dark and dingy. Another had the kids watching TV. Yet another had staff with accents so thick that I had a hard time understanding them, let alone my daughter who's just learning to speak. On the other end of the spectrum were schools that I couldn't begin to afford. One school that looked all right wanted $300 a week for my daughter and $225 for my son! Why even work if almost everything I earn would go to childcare?!! Then I stumbled across All Nations while I was on a walk with the kids. I just dropped in unannounced and asked Kathy, the director if I could take a peek. She was very friendly and accommmodating. She took us on a mini tour of the preschool room and the toddler room. She explained that they watch infants through school age kiddos, and have afterschool and summer programs, too. There were pictures of kids and staff having fun on the walls, and art projects were displayed everywhere. The classes looked organized, and the kids looked engaged and interested. The teachers were on the floor with the kids and speaking to them on their level. Everyone looked well kept and happy. Kathy gave me some info on the school, including the month's lesson plan. It was well thought out, mixing the curriculum with seasonal themes and holiday activities. Then I saw the price sheet. Totally reasonable! In fact, it compared pricewise with some of the icky schools I had seen. "What's the catch?" I was thinking as I left. On the way out my kids had a fit at the idea that we might be leaving without them getting to play on the wonderful playstructure in the yard. Kathy said the kids were welcome to play for a minute or two, and so we did. While I was sitting outside with them, another mother walked by with her 2 year old son, and asked if we were here observing. When I confirmed that we were, she proceded to give me the most glowing reccommendation for All Nations! She said that she and her 2 kids love it there, and when she stopped working, she kept her kids enrolled part time because they so enjoyed it. She commented on the awesome staff, the adorable crafts they came home with, and the songs they kept learning. I was impressed. So I enrolled my kids and had them start a couple of weeks before I was to start my new job. I knew that they were going to be exposed to a whole new strain of Colorado cooties that they had no immunities to yet, and wanted them to get sick while I was still home to care for them. Two weeks rolled by and no germs in sight. My son did have a hard time adjusting to me leaving him in the mornings, and would cry as I left. The staff was always gentle and patient with him, hugging him and reminding him that Mommy would always come back to get him. My daughter took to school like a fish to water, and would say, "Yay! I love school!" as we were heading there in the mornings. As my son made friends, it got easier for him, and after the end of the day he would say, "That was fun!" Every day when I picked the kids up, the toddler teacher Desiree would hand me a sheet of paper with a report of what and how my daughter did that day. What she ate, when she napped, how many diaper changes she had, what she played with. It really helped me see what her day consisted of, being that she can't exactly tell me yet. Long story short, once I started work, my kids got sick one after another. I missed 2 1/2 days out of 9, and was going to have to miss the 10th, too. As I was picking up my sick girl, at my wits end, about to go interview strangers on CARE.COM to watch my babies, Kathy stopped me. She said her daughter (who works at All Nations sometimes) would come home with me and watch my daughter so I could go back to work that day. Then she gave another employee the next day off and asked her if she would sit for us instead. I was stunned. Then I started to cry with gratitude and relief. It was actually Kathy's birthday that day, but she was the one who gave me the greatest gift ever.I cannot say enough about my experience here

Needs training and accommodating culture on any developmental delays. Director gives impression…read morethey just did not want to deal with kiddos that are a little behind developmentally. Wanted me to jump through hoops to prove my child could be in center because my child was almost 3 and not potty trained yet. Gave me excuse about the 3 yr old room doesn't have a changing station. Really ....you can't walk a child to another room to change them, especially since you move them room to room depending on staff availability. No other centers I called seemed to have a problem with any developmental delays and were more than accommodating. I also called to meet with director and was told to come in so she can see my child interact with other kids. I raced over there and the director was rude and told me she could not meet since she was being audited by the state and when I told her I called ahead of time, she wanted to know who I spoke to. She turned to the assistant director, who then proceeded to lie to the director and myself that I never called. Very uncomfortable situation which made me feel not a place if the leaders lie to the parents and the director. Parking is horrible as well. Employees smoke in the front where the kiddos can see and there really is no security, I have walked in numerous times where there was no staff at the front (since they were out smoking) and walked right back to where I needed to go