From the cleanliness of the campus to the programs that are implemented. This place is an A+++. As soon as you talk with your child, they can't stop talking about everything they did in school that day and how they love their teachers. Walking into this school, you just feel.. comfortable, and welcome. It's a special kind of pleasure you receive from understanding the kind of foundation you are providing your child. My wife and I are extremely proud to say our child attends Challenger School. read more

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Fantastic first school experience for our grandchild. The teachers and staff are interested in teaching and promoting learning. Children are encouraged and parents are included in the education plan. read more

This school pushes out any child with issues or concerns instead of addressing them properly. So why does this matter? Early intervention is highly important for help with children with special needs so they can succeed later in life. This school is not up to the task to discovering those needs and assisting your child. Right now 1 out of 56 children are autistic. That's not counting any of the other children with additional needs. My daughter did not want to integrate with the preschool classroom. They thought it was purely a behavioral problem. We did everything they asked. She was "super smart" (their words) so they wanted to keep her, but she couldn't handle being with the group. Though she was still listening/learning from afar (again their words) They tried to physically force her resulting in major meltdowns. They ended up kicking her out. They made me feel like a failure of a parent and my child wasn't exactly excited to experience school again after that. With the assistance of CCSD and her doctor she was diagnosed with high functioning autism. She's doing great in a general education classroom and still super smart. My point is pick a school that will help your child no matter what the circumstances. This school isn't going to do that. read more

Best place for your little one! Just like other parents, I had checked out several day cares / schools for my 2 year old. I am thankful to God that i chose to go with Challenger. Teachers, assistants, Front Desk, and the Director, they all take personal responsibility of your child. From saying that she does not want to go to school, now my daughter insists to take her back to school. Hats off to everyone there for everything you do. A heartfelt thank you! read more

We recommend this private school. They have a great academic program and our daughter enjoyed her learning experience here. Ms. Spencer and her team ensured that the students get the best opportunity to learn and grow. read more

This review is well over due!! I did some research about pre K schools and I'm Beyond happy I choose this school. My daughter went for 2 years. Started in 3 year and then 4 year old program. Leaving my daughter for first time wasn't easy. But after seeing how caring and sweet the teachers are, made it very easy to let go of any worries. My daughter wanted to go and had fun with other kids and learn. Shout out to Miss Melinda me & my daughter will always remember her she was amazing & caring treated my daughter like her own. The front desk, the principle, everyone is so nice & helpful at all times. The school educational program is amazing too. My daughter is going into kindergarten knowing how read. I wish we could have stayed here going into kindergarten but we can't. But I will be forever grateful to this school all around spectrum. As a parent no need to look anywhere else. Highly recommend this school!! & Thank u challenger!! read more

We love challenger. The administration and staff are friendly and kind. My son is in their preschool class and over winter break he kept asking when he gets to go back to school. My son was very smart before school started but challenger kept him engaged and he knows so much more already! He knows the sounds to all the letters and is starting to learn to sound out some basic words. I believe he will be able to read by the end of the school year. At the age of 3 and only halfway into the school year, he already meets the majority of requirements to enter kindergarten. Challenger is worth it. I believe that if you send your kids to challenger, they will be able to succeed in any advanced schooling. The teacher had all the kids lined up, quiet, and listening while practicing their christmas songs! That's a task even us parents have a challenge with. We are so excited to see all that our son will learn this school year and the years to come. Thank you challenger. There truly is a challenger difference. read more

We love challenger because my son loves to come to school learn and play. He always have a great time in school. The headmaster of the school, teachers and front desk staffs are very friendly and caring for the kids. My son is in Preschool for only 3 months, he already learn how to read and write. We really appreciated for what this school had done for our child. read more

So far so good despite the hurdle the first week of school. They care and the teachers are so nice. My son loves coming to preschool and cant wait to go everyday read more

I have my children at a competing private school. I am excited to bring my children here and here is why.... If you bring your children here when they are 2 or 3..they will leave their class reading. I initially was nervous about bringing my children to a strict environment...but people...wake up. If you want your children to soar...to be independent...and to strive to be the best....bring them to challenger. Everything else doesn't compare. Some of the other schools, including private catholic...have kids in kindergarten who cannot read!!!! They are 5 and 6. That is scary. Ccsd is no different. You don't pay to like the teachers. You pay for your kids to Learn. Remember that as you look at other schools. Arts and crafts are fun, but don't teach a foundation for success. read more

My oldest son went to this school and under the ownership of the original owner who passed away recently it was managed well but since than we had our second son attend the school and man o man weak management and poor teachers took over like the plaque. What was once a good pre-school. It's now a over hyped / over priced pre-school where the administration doesn't care and the teachers are sub prime. The hoopla of fancy drive up lines cover up the TRUTH...STAY AWAY! read more

Both my sons go to Challenger. They started at 2.5 years old. My oldest is now in Kindergarten. He reads everything, EVERYTHING. Even big words because he can sound them out. Sings all the phonics. Knows how to do complicated math (for this age). Can't believe how much they know. He's working on his science project now. They need to generate an hypothesis and build a science display. He's 5 years old! My 4 year old is also reading books and has great penmanship! He's doing math too. Every teacher is amazing. The director is very kind but stern with the rules. I love it. read more

Challenger says their mission is to prepare children to become self-reliant, productive individuals; to teach them to think, speak, and write with clarity, precision, and independence; to lead them to recognize and value their individuality and unalienable rights; and to inspire them to embrace challenge and find joy and self-worth through achievement. Challenger teaches students from an early age to master bedrock academic subjects (i.e., reading, composition, math, and history). Via a curriculum and setting that require critical thinking and clear expression, Challenger leads students to develop rational-thinking skills and confidence in their own judgment. Challenger says that children love challenge--but there is a fine line between the "just right" challenges that the mind and its circuits thirst for and the "far too much" pressure that leads to stress and discouragement. Challenger says they provide challenge in realistic and attainable amounts, so children achieve. Challenger also says they will challenge a child to think and reach for high expectations--it really is fun! These statements are very FLAWED and where the problems lie. Your curriculum is NOT realistic to anyone but you, is NOT fun, creates "FAR TOO MUCH" pressure, and DOES lead to stress and discouragement!! Challenger School Los Prados Campus, is advertised as having advanced students, this is FALSE!!! Kindergarteners are taught 2-grade reading materials and write ALL day long. The great flaw in this program, or rather the great deception, is that yes, you teach advanced (2nd grade) material to the Kindergarteners, but this is no advantage to the students, and only serves to dash their self-esteem and love of learning at a young and formative age. Challenger.likes to say that they are creating independent thinkers but in reality there is not much room in the their curriculum for any independent thought and many children have been made to feel inferior. I in fact know of several children that were too intimidated to ask for help in opening their lunches and therefore did not eat. This is developmentally inappropriate, deceitful to parents, and harmful to students and is just plain WRONG,. These people focused so much on reading and writing that little else was learned. The 6 to 8 pages of Kindergarten homework each night was and is excessive. By spring break these CHILDREN were burnt out - of kindergarten! This school would never be described as warm and inviting. The director, Miss Donna, the front desk staff and except for a Mr. Mo, many of the non-certified teachers leave much to be desired and not worth the OUTRAGEOUS tuition and fees that are charged. Clearly there is favoritism shown to some students and out right bullying is allowed and DOES occur!!! I submit to you that these are CHILDREN, not robots or little soldiers, and under NO circumstances should ANY teacher, director etc. cause a child to cry, this too has been witnessed!!! There is a constant double standard at this school, as to what is allowed by parents and what is allowed by the school staff. I will discourage any parent(s) that are considering enrolling their children at Challenger School Los Prados campus, to NOT do so!!! read more

This establishment is not military friendly. Though when we initially signed up because they said they were completely understandable, due to deployments and such. This was not the case. When my husband returned from Afghanistan we informed them our daughter would be absent for a few days due to his return. Initially they said the tuition already paid would be accredited to future classes. This was not the case, they charged us in full for the days. Yet failed to notify us until re re-rolled her the summer course. I definitely felt duped. I even called to speak with the head of the corporation with documentation of orders and they did not acknowledge there previous agreement. If you are military I strongly recommend other pre schools. Such as YMCA they are excellent with working military. read more

This was the first school we checked out for our son who we plan to start in preschool. He will be 3 in 6 months so we have time to do research. Our first impression was great, the receptionist helped out immediately when we walked in and invited us into a classroom to get the feel. We were greeted by 2 other instructors who gave us a run down of a typical day which covered the basic learning. Lots of colors shapes, numbers and letters. There were also many toys for them to play with so the learning isn't too dry or would lose their interest. They incorporate songs into most of the learning to make it more enjoyable which I like too. I personally like that the school had some sense of patriotism with the flag on the wall and that they do the pledge every morning. I saw some portraits of early Americans with patriotic sayings as well. My son was shy a bit at first but the instructors along with a few other children helped him warm up quick. We are going to check out other private preschools as well but this one set the bar very high for what we want for our children. read more

My daughter just began school at Challenger 3 weeks ago, I had moved her from another private preschool located near here where she kept getting in trouble. I felt that the other school was not regimented enough for her and she was not being challenged, so in turn she was getting into trouble daily. In the 3 weeks she has been attending Challenger, she has learned more than she learned the entire last year at the other school. I had a tough time justifying the cost of the school, however after seeing the amazing results from a few short weeks the value is truly priceless. My daughter now loves going to school, can't wait to see her teachers and her friends, and every day when she comes home she is excited to show me what she learned that day. I can not say enough great things about this school! If you are looking for the perfect school, this is it! read more

So happy to feel like my daughter is at such a great school. Love their curriculum, rules, standards, policies, cleanliness, consistency. LOVE this place. Proud to say my child goes here. read more

Advertised as having advanced students - FALSE. Kindergarteners are taught 2-grade reading materials and write ALL day long. My son cried most nights during homework because it was TOO aggressive. They tried to fail him and put him back into Pre-School saying they have 6 year olds in Pre-School, and 7 year olds in Kindergarten, so at 5 years old, he could go either way. The great flaw in this program, or rather the great deception, is that yes, they teach advanced (2nd grade) material to their Kindergarteners, but their Kindergarteners are 2nd grade age. This has no advantage to the students, only serving to dash their self-esteem and love of learning at a young and formative age, as they did to my son. He is now in a Charter School and on the honor roll. Another CON - they focused so much on reading and writing that he learned little else. Art projects were kept to the before/after school program - that is, when they weren't doing the 1 hour of Kindergarten homework each night. 15 minutes a day is devoted to science, 15 minutes to social studies. The rest - reading of material too advanced for the appropriate age of students in the class. Challenger needs to be honest about its program and WHY its students are so advanced - because it keeps them back to learn material they should be learning 2 years down the road. This is developmentally inappropriate, deceitful to parents, and harmful to students. read more

Their phonics program is fantastic. They teach pre-schoolers to read and encourage and love of reading. My 2 children went there for preschool and one of them also went for kindergarten. This school would never be described as warm and inviting. The director and front desk staff leave much to be desired. And any time there seems to be a warm community developing and there is a familiarity between parents and teachers - the teachers are transferred to another campus. Challenger likes to say that they are creating independent thinkers but in reality there is not much room in the their curriculum for any independent thought. Many Challenger parents say they are creating little robots. Even the art lessons are taught as "follow me line by line as I draw this picture on the board". They say the student/teacher ratio is 10/1 but in my kids preschool classes there were 19 kids in the class for 4 months before an additional teacher was brought in. There is a constant double standard at this school as to what is allowed by parents and what is allowed by the school staff. For example: car line drop off in the morning. If a parent is dropping a child off at 8:45 (the cut off time) they will watch you drive in and they will put cones up preventing you from dropping off your child. You then have to park and walk your child in, all the while the staff is still outside talking as they put up the cones then walk in. However, pick up is supposed to be 11:15-11:30. There is many a day when there is a line down the street of cars waiting to pick up children and the staff has still not taken cones down and started to bring children out yet at 11:25. They don't allow any outside snacks or treats to be brought in for any occasion or reason. They provide it all themselves. Yet, the snacks, treats, milk are not organic or healthy in any way, and are full of artificial ingredients, colors and high fructose corn syrup. My oldest went here for kindergarten and boy was there a hard sell to do full day (more $$). They gave me such a hard time about signing up for half day and wouldn't even sign me up and confirm his enrollment until August. The pressure in kindergarten was so great my child and many of my friends children who were also at Challenger came home in tears many days. By spring break he was burnt out - of kindergarten! We sent our second child here for preschool only for the phonics program. The previous director made this school as welcoming and human as Challenger could be. It is now a far cry from that. We will not be continuing at Challenger and are very happy to be moving on. read more