This place is quite scary. "scary" might have been an opinionated term. I will just provide some…read morefactual descriptions of my experience. My daughter is starting her 7th grade classical program at Skinner West. I took her to Mathnasium West Loop today, hoping to find something that is helpful to her academics. The director named Andrew hosted us with a big smile on his face. Andrew spent 10-15 minutes with my daughter for an initial assessment. After that, he took me to the office for "consultation". 1. He told me my daughter was doing pretty good and being respectful. 2. He shared with me that my daughter could not solve 3^(-2). He also shared with me that the 7th grade classical program assumed students already knew this. (Okay, really?) 3. He recommended two sections per week, one hour each. When I asked how would each section entail. He said something about develop a learning plan and execute the plan. I asked again how my daughter would be spending her time in one typical section . Andrew didn't directly answer my question. I pressed on, asking whether it is about working on some problems with the help of tutors. Andrew seemed to acknowledge it. 4. I asked about the qualifications of the tutors. Andrew told me it varies. The tutors can be parents, rock climbers, UIC students, high school students. They are trying to limit the use of high school students though. 5. I asked whether it is okay for my kid to try a couple of sessions (with payment), before we fully commit. He questioned me why the trial is needed. I told him each kid is different, we want to make sure there is a good fit between my daughter and the teaching/tutoring service. 6. Andrew questioned me on why I was being so "cynical" and asked if there is anything he can help with my problem. 7. After accusing me being cynical, Andrew still asked me to confirm the schedule and sign up. I told him I need to go back to discuss with my wife. Andrew asked me to call my wife right away and told me those available slots might be gone anytime. I refused. ... Now coming back to my opinion, if a parent needs a place to amplify the anxiety over kids' academics, this place could help.

No evidence of growth in my little one. I believe she already knew what was being provided, as this…read moreis a set curriculum not tailor made to meet her where she was and develop her further. When the first pack of several 30-minute sessions for $720 expired, I asked to end my sessions on the last day of her session. Not for us.

My kiddo comes home every day telling how much fun his teacher Vansh is. He won't stop talking…read moreabout camp he loves it so much!! 10/10!

I wish I would have read the reviews before contacting this place and interacting with the…read more"business owner." *Sigh* Why do people have to be so horrible? It is truly exhausting having someone upset your day b/c they can't act like a decent human and show empathy. Steer clear of kids stem studio. They are not people friendly, let alone kid friendly. They have no interest in educating kids or helping them learn in any way. I am not sure what is going on with this place or the people that work here, but do not engage. Find another organization.

As first time parents, sending our then 7 month old into an unknown space for the first time was…read morehard for us. Even harder was doing so in the middle of a pandemic. We received great support from the Kids&Co staff, especially the director Ms. Katrina, to help us through the transition and everything else thereafter. Top three reasons we picked Kids&Co over others in west loop (1) Flexible schedules - when we started off we wanted flexible days of our choice, so our baby and us could take the transition slow. Kids&Co was the only one offering that option (2) Attention to parents asks - When we got the tour of the place, we felt confident that our requests will be taken care of (3) Access to classroom cameras - this was a big winner for us Top three reasons my now 16 months old continues to go to Kids&Co (1) She enjoys and thrives in the class - She looks forward to daycare. The fun part is, if we go to pick her up early when all her classmates are around, she refuses to leave (2) Everyone is so affectionate - Not just her teachers, but the entire staff is so affectionate, including Ms. Simmons from the kitchen. They know the kid and her needs so well (3) Providing the best possible in current times - With daycare closures, staff rotations, holidays, and so many unknows, the place is still run very well. It is not easy to keep-up and keep-going. The entire staff is committed and motivated to keep the child safe and help families thrive

We originally enrolled our son was he was 6 months old and were there for 2 years. For the first…read more1.5 years, it was great but it has steadily declined since then. They have a huge problem with turnover and the teachers that are left are less than stellar. In the 6 months that our son was in the Twos class, he would freak out and cry on the way to daycare every single day. When he was there, he wouldn't say a single word to his teachers which was a red flag for us. There are cameras, which is helpful, so we could watch him during the day. It seemed like the class was overcrowded and the teachers wouldn't pay much attention to the kids. The final straw for me was when we started potty training. We potty trained our son and he was 100% potty trained so we were ready to send him to daycare in zero diapers. We had concerns with the fact that he wouldn't talk to the teachers and that we didn't trust them not to put him in pull ups for their pure laziness and unwillingness to partner with us (which had happened to other kids in his class). We had emailed the director of the daycare over the weekend stating that we didn't want him in a pull up under any circumstance and let them know his tells that he has to go potty since he wouldn't talk to his teachers. We had the same conversation with his teacher on Monday morning at drop off. We were watching the cameras closely all morning and saw him try to open the door multiple times to go potty and was displaying all of the tells that we described to his teacher. The teachers were not paying attention and he had an accident. After that accident, they never took him to the potty so he could finish and he had a second accident not long after because he couldn't hold it in. Then they put him in a diaper a little over an hour after drop off against our wishes. I immediately called them upset and explained how angry I was and I went to pick him up and bring him home. After hearing excuse after excuse from the director, and after the regional director decided not to return my email/call, we decided to unenroll him and enroll him in a new daycare. The new daycare is night and day from Kids & Co. It's a smaller class size, more attentive teachers, and is much cleaner. Our son has thrived and in just 4 days there, he is having full conversations with his new teachers, has had zero accidents while potty training there, and is happy to go to daycare every morning. This weekend we walked past Kids & Co on the way to a coffee shop and he freaked out and started crying and screaming thinking that we were taking him there. I'm honestly so upset with myself that I waited so long to switch him.