It is a beautiful school, were my daughter had the opportunity to learn from a peaceful and…read moreorganize environment all about the Montesorri Method. If you are looking Montessori in Utah look for Dancing Moose, it was amazing!

I have had two children at Dancing Moose- one in preschool and one in elementary school. Our…read morepreschool experience was satisfactory but our elementary school experience was extremely poor. Our experience felt unorganized with inadequately planned and poorly implemented curriculum. There was also an overall lack of communication. I will also note that the school advertises low student to teacher ratios, however, the majority of staff members working in the classrooms work as aides and do not hold degrees. I highly recommend against Dancing Moose for an elementary-age student.

Our daughter has been attending this school for the past month in the ages 2-3 classroom. She just…read moreturned 3. We love the school. I love that every new teacher is trained before they join a class, and so they are consistently able to meet each child at where the child is individually at a social, emotional, and intellectual level. I love that there are no time-outs, and there is plenty of positive reinforcement. The teachers are so kind, and full of empathy and compassion, that it takes any pressure off the kids and creates an environment of unconditional acceptance. Lacey and Paige and all the staff are simply wonderful with the kids. Our own daughter used to have meltdowns, and since she has come here, they have completely stopped. They respect that she doesn't like to be touched and doesn't like to have an audience while going potty. We know she is receiving individualized attention, because we see improvements daily. In under 3 weeks, she came home able to pronounce certain sounds that she struggled with - as a result, we were able to understand her better, which resulted in her being a lot calmer. The classrooms are full of natural light, and they have a sweet play area in the back with a play set and a sand box. There are plenty of sensory materials available. The children have access to various art media and materials also. Within the first month of school, they have used Play-Doh to build habitats for animals in the grasslands, they've made animal footprints using plaster (assisted by their teacher, of course), have painted with watercolors while listening to music, drawn self-portraits by looking into mirrors, and have made multimedia seashell and sand collages, among other things. The art is not constrained and Pinterest-worthy - instead, experiences are aimed at helping children learn how to use various media and work around a theme to create their own stuff. The kids also have music and dancing time. The children get a fair balance of outdoor free-play, indoor free-play, and teacher directed activities. There's a fair amount of imaginative play involved. While the curriculum is not rigorously academic (i.e. your child will not learn to write all the letters of the alphabet in week 1 of school as a 2-or-3-year-old), there is a focus on cultivating scientific thinking and curiosity, and they are equipping the kids with skills necessary to excel at Math. It's a child-led Reggio Emilio school. They make sure social skills are incorporated into learning experiences. Last month, for instance, the kids built an airplane for the class to sit in and took turns "flying" the plane. They also hosted their own market with fake money and products, and took turns buying and selling goods and returning change to customers. They have been building habitats for the African grassland animals they learned about. They have been measuring object sizes and lengths. There is art incorporated into their Science lessons. Among other social skills, the kids also clean-up after meals, wiping down the tables and sweeping up crumbs. They fold away their bedding and put it away after nap time. My daughter has come home so proud and confident that she can help around the home and contribute these things. The teacher also has conversations with the kids during lunch, which is so crucial - to be able to listen, and take turns speaking at dinner. The snacks provided are nutritious, diverse, and not junk food (apricots, cheese, turkey, crackers, fruit, a variety of vegetables and hummus, etc.). I love that they have an app that the teacher uses to provide periodic information about what the kids ate, how long they napped, and activities they did. They also upload pictures and videos. The teacher fills in updates when the kids are asleep or during post-meal cleanup. So while the kids are awake, they have her complete attention. The updates are helpful, because as working parents, we know if our child hasn't eaten or we know if a nap wasn't taken, and can accordingly provision for it. It's also reassuring to check in on my kid when I am on my lunch break. The drop-off and pickup timings are very generous. We can have afford to have a slightly late day at work without having to stress about pickup. The school has far fewer days off than most of the other local schools - so I don't have to worry about arranging childcare for non-school days. Given the small class sizes, trained teachers, the Reggio Emilio approach and curriculum, convenient hours, limited holidays, and individualized attention, this preschool provides full value to its students and parents. We had come here after having our older child at a wonderful school that set the bar really high. And we love the Second Avenues Preschool just as much, if not more. Thank you for providing such a wonderful space where our child feels loved and accepted, and where she has been able to flourish and thrive. You are wonderful.

My daughter has gone to this preschool since she was 18 months old (she's almost 4 now). The old…read morestaff was great. Since hiring a new Director (Lacey) the turnover seems high and the teachers being hired appear to be unqualified and incapable of handling the amount of children in their classes. A couple months ago my husband and I were informed that our child was hitting and spitting in class- my kids teacher and Lacey the Director stated that this behavior had been going on for an ENTIRE YEAR without the daycare informing us- a complete lack of professionalism and communication. Needless to say, we all decided that it was best to part ways. This was a horrible experience to say the least.

We love CCNS. It's our first year there and our experience with the school has been amazing. The…read moreteachers are great and they handled COVID fantastically moving all classes to the great outdoors. Our two year old daughter loves it! The kids have so much fun exploring the trails and parks, learning about the nature that surrounds us.

Love it. Enrollment…read moreis affordable. About 20% the cost of pretentious ankle-biter academies. The facilities are well-kept and the playground and outdoor area is especially nice and spacious to boot. With a full classroom, the individual rooms border on cramped, but the teachers are expert at a divide and conquer approach with multiple stations and areas to keep a relatively peaceful feel. Snack time can get loud with 16 kids around a table, but after a few weeks it's amazing to see them using cups, asking politely for seconds, using utensils etc. Parents bring in the snack, which nurtures the community feel over a teacher simply handing out the same stuff time and again, or mom and dad packing individual snacks strictly for their own young ones. Teachers literally have decades of experience and an uncanny mastery over their pint-sized pupils. Classrooms are run with an eye to order, fun, and constant reinforcement of basic values like kindness, sharing, table manners, curiosity and play. With that said, CCNS does not batter children with curriculum or enforce mastery of academic concepts. If you're one of those super parents who want your kid publishing their first doctoral thesis at age 16, this is probably not the place for you. Children in diapers are welcome to attend, but they will work on potty training them ASAP. In fact, my own little one was out of diapers within a few weeks of coming here. Seeing his peers use the potty and getting encouragement from other grownups helped our stubborn guy kick his Huggies addiction. Parent(s) are expected to help in the classroom about twice a month. This is almost always a great time, but depending on your situation it may not be ideal. Additionally, you will join one of several committees and participate in a clean-up day. All told, your time investment will average around 6 hours a month. I personally love the co-oping aspect of the school, as parents are much more involved than quick drop offs and pickups, and hanging with kids is just plain fun. We're wrapping up our first year here and are enrolled in a second. We also plan to send our next one through CCNS. Feel free to write with questions.

My kids attended 2 weeks last summer for Summer camp. They both had a really great time and wanted…read moreto go back. I love that it is mostly outside and that they focus on nature. She also incorporates mindfulness which we love. We hope to attend a few weeks next summer. Only wish it wasn't a bit of a drive for us, otherwise we would love to attend all year.

My daughter attended nature school at the Directors (Sarah Stone) home prior to her opening…read moreWonderbloom. We absolutely loved the philosophy and she has such an amazing program! Our daughter adored all of the time spent outdoors, learned so much about nature, and created so many happy memories there. Sarah is brilliant and kind and the kids loved her. It surpassed my expectations, so we were thrilled when Wonderbloom was opened! The new facility is perfect, both inside and out. My youngest daughter will now be attending Wonderbloom for the entire academic year 2019-20, and both of them will attend the week long summer sessions. The flexibility of the schedule for both summer and fall cannot be beat. Highly recommend this school!!! Do yourself a favor and book a tour, you will not be disappointed.

Both of my children attend Challenger. Their teachers really cared about them and helped them…read morebecome successful students. My kids thrived this school year. Whenever I brought a concern to the office it was immediately addressed. I never felt my concerns were swept under the rug. My kids are confident and independent learners, such a great foundation for life. Challenger teachers kids the importance of hard work. I recommend this school to all my friends and family.

This school is not a school, but a school that only teaches the skills to study. Teachers thought…read morethey would only reveal money, but they couldn't find personality. My son went to preschool, but he asks a student who won't even register to pay $500 for the registration fee. Not even a single star is worth it

Had part time hours, unlike some places. Kids love it. We love it. My kids get great care here.read more

It has now been another year with my son at St. John's CCDC and, if anything, my opinion of the…read moreschool has improved. He has "graduated" from the tiny kids room (12-18 mos.) to the Hoppers (18-24 mos.), then Crickets (24-~30 mos.), and now Fireflies (30-36 mos.). I was initially quite hesitant to agree to the Firefly room, as it is a small space with limited outside light (and no toilet!) set up for a few kids who were 30+ months and potty trained. As initially pitched to me, they were putting him there because they were "over-capacity" in the other rooms. Booooo! (Turns out, that is not a helpful selling point for any reasonably [fine, over]protective parent who understandably will object to putting her kidlet in what appears to be a sub-standard space so others can get the "good" room.) BUT IT HAS BEEN THE BEST THING EVER. He loves his tight-knit group of five Firefly friends and he loves the teacher (Ms. Alexandria) about as much as he does me. He has thrived in the small class atmosphere, which is full of all the art and nature and learning a little boy could want. He also still gets the benefit of the bigger classroom through visits to the Caterpillars (36-48 mos.) and has even been able to go on neighborhood walks and field trips with his little buddies. He is transitioning full time into the Caterpillars soon, as his third birthday is next week. The teachers there are already handling the transition perfectly by reaching out to include him as much as possible. Seriously, I love them. If there were ten stars, St. John's would have all of them.

Incredibly unprofessional and disorganized organization. I received an acceptance email for…read moreenrollment which requested several onboarding documents. Some of these documents, like immunization records, took time to receive from our provider, and I communicated to the program director that I was actively working on obtaining these documents, to which I received no response. When I submitted the necessary paperwork, I was told that the program was full and that my daughter was not accepted into the program, which NH then told me was done on a first come first serve basis in spite of sending an acceptance email. When I have expressed frustration with the program, the director was dismissive and offered no solutions. Now, one week out from schools end, we are once again looking for placement into a summer care program due to the unprofessionalism and disorganized enrollment process of this organization.

Update to this review. Still keeping the single star…read more I was called and asked to provide an update to this review. The center did reach out to us in attempts to come a solution that we could both agree on. However at this time we are okay with not accepting that solution and would prefer to seek assistance else where for our child. I will not remove by initial review as it states a true experience to the center I have gone through and that defeats the purpose of posting consumer reviews. Per my initial complaint, it's never okay for a center to tape a child's shoes onto their feet for any reason, its also not okay to shove children onto other centers due to the lack of training or staff. Taping a child's shoes to their feet is considered a form of child abuse and should be considered a serous issue, not something to be swept under the rug or not given priority attention. Be honest with parents if your staff are not fully qualified to handle children that challenge them. Or get the staff trained so you do not need to own up to that fact. It's also not okay to have dual enrollment to handle issues with a child that your staff cannot handle. Any positive effect another center may have will likely be undone due to the lack of consistency, hopefully not but its more then likely the case. Unfortunately untrained staff are creatures of habit and despite instruction from another center, they would likely do what they have been comfortable doing which would cause further confusion to the child. I'm not willing to risk my child's advancement on 'chance'. They did offer me assurance that the actions taken will be heavily reviewed and documented to ensure other children do not have the same experience or poor handling. So on that front they indicate they will do better moving forward. I will call the executive director at some point to further discuss the experience per the note left as a comment to the review.

Would avoid at all cost. I'm Dr Mower a family practice doctor who takes care of newborns,…read morechildren, and adults, I'm a trained "Primary Reporter" for children and have worked with DCFS in multiple states for decades. The women running this place completely failed the conflict that my ex brought to them while our child was in their care. They accused me of "trying to go into the girls bathroom" the first time I came on my lunch break to visit my child. Forced to subpoenaed their video files which absolutely refuted this. Preschool staff are supposed to be trained in being a primary reporter for children's well being, it was shocking that they would so casually make an accusation of this nature and raised enormous red flags as to the type of employee culture of this preschool.

I recently switched my son from an in home nanny to an afterschool daycare program. We checked out…read moreseveral daycares nearby and I just couldn't do it. Until I walked into the Children's Corner. The staff and children all looked so happy and peaceful. I got a vibe that made me feel OK about my choice. My son has been going there for a month now and the staff gives so much love and joy not only to him, but to me as well. They have gone above and beyond helping us transition into this new rhythm. I would love to see more children's caretakers like these!