Really had high hopes for this daycare, as there are few good options on the NW side of town. Felt…read moreexcited about it after the tour but bringing my 1 yr old in quickly became a major source of anxiety every day. My son is typically a very social, happy, and engaged boy and even at our first daycare, which we did not love for similar issues, he at least was very very quick to warm up and happy to be there. This place was a different story altogether and my main and major gripe is with the young ones teacher, Ms. Ryann--cold, detached, minimally engaged. I spent 40 minutes with my son to help him ease in on his first day at this daycare. The whole time I was in the 1 year old room, his teacher did not greet either of us, did not offer to show us where to put things....nothing. I had to go up to her and ask her right as I had to leave. She did barely anything to comfort my son when he burst into tears when I went to leave. All big red flags to me. It continued like that for our whole time there and from the times I was able to check in on the livestreams, it was the same thing from this teacher -- bare minimum greetings or verbal/app updates, no warmth towards my son as he'd walk around crying by himself throughout the mornings, no attempts to get him to join the other babies as she sat in the corner with them like a lazy lump doing no activities any time I looked in. Wouldn't know if she ever did since she never sent a single update picture the entire time we stayed there. Every day when I dropped him off and picked him up, he would totally melt down and cling to me--very different from his typical personality and even very different from his quick and easy adjustment period at his last daycare. The only day he seemed happy at pickup AND the only day we got a single picture update was a day another teacher covered. That teacher actually led art activities and I saw her smiling and engaging with him and the other babies each time I checked the livestream. The difference in his demeanor was night and day, after just one day On top of all that, he was being offered hardly any water while he was there with the normal teacher, as evidenced by a sudden and notable change in his BMs, his desire to guzzle the water I offered him at pick up and from me beginning to monitor the water level of his cup at drop off and pick up (which didn't change at all on multiple days) When we toured, one of my main concerns was that his last daycare wasn't actually taking the babies outside to play at all and we were assured these kiddos went out practically every single morning. I did tend to bring him at the tail end of the time the babies were supposed to be outside most mornings, but there was never any sign of the others being outside. Yet, when I would check the cameras to see if my baby was having a better time later in the AM (about an hour or so after drop off and the time they were meant to be outside), the kids wouldn't be visible on cameras as it seemed they were outside.... I asked about this and was told they werent actually outside at this time, just "watching the other kids play from the door"....because why?? Sounds kind of mean to not let them get their own play time, but make them watch others play...probably just because the teachers themselves wanted to socialize. That's an assumption, to be fair, but not far fetched imo To be transparent, we were only there for about 2 weeks/7 actual days. I let the director know concerns at disenrollment but didn't wait around for her to address them--time is short and everything in my gut was saying this situation sucked for him. The director didn't seem bad, and the rest of the staff was at least friendly on surface level so 2 stars instead of 1 SO happy we switched places, as it was an immediate change in his happiness and demeanor on day 1 and every single day since. We're greeted warmly and he gets right into playing happily. Hes all smiles at pickup, and we get tons of activity photos all day long. They go outside every morning and sometimes in PM and his poo is magically back to normal! Who would have thought warm energy and offering water could make such an immediate and drastic difference

Have had a great experience with my family attending open arms. Had countless issues with another…read moredaycare and transferred over to open arms and haven't looked back since. Caring, friendly staff who actively engages with the kids and creates a comfortable environment for the parents. Would highly recommend - shout out to Kassy who greats us with a big smile bright and early every morning.

I was a student there and it was terrible, the principal/owner called me the r slur for being…read moreautistic and having a learning disability, and the IEP teacher there is rude, They encourage bullying, and they don't treat the the kids with respect or kindness even though that's their whole motto

I am writing to share my experience following a tour of Adventure School on Monday, July 7, 2025. I…read morehave been actively visiting various preschools and childcare centers in search of the best environment for my two-year-old son. Throughout this process, I have encountered several programs that did not meet my standards or expectations. Adventure School, however, stood out as a refreshing and reassuring exception. Although I did not have a scheduled appointment, I was warmly welcomed by Sarah, who immediately made me feel at ease. She took the time to understand what I was looking for and kindly offered to show me the two-year-old classroom. The teacher in that room was attentively seated with a child who appeared to be waking up or had just arrived, while the other children played calmly within her line of sight. Importantly, the classroom was in ratio--something I've found to be lacking in many other centers. The environment was calm, organized, and engaging. The walls displayed children's artwork, the classroom was rich in print, and materials were thoughtfully arranged without being overwhelming. A child-sized bathroom was located within the classroom, providing convenient access for potty-trained children. Throughout the tour, I asked detailed questions about teacher-to-child ratios, daily schedules, tuition, meals, hours of operation, and more. Sarah was able to answer all my inquiries thoroughly and without hesitation. She also discussed classroom transitions and walked us through the three-year-old room. Before that, she allowed my son to explore the outdoor play area, which included developmentally appropriate toys and climbing structures. We also had a meaningful conversation about early intervention, including AzEIP and Child Find, and how the school supports children who may be experiencing developmental delays. Sarah's knowledge and genuine commitment to supporting all children were clearly evident. Sarah's demeanor was warm, professional, and consistent throughout the visit. Despite spending a significant amount of her time with us, Sarah never appeared rushed or inconvenienced. This was a stark contrast to the reception I've received at several other centers. Upon leaving, I immediately contacted a friend who is also searching for a preschool and strongly recommended she consider Adventure School, despite the distance. Had the location been closer to our home and workplace, and the cost more manageable for our budget, I would have enrolled my son on the spot. Based on my experience, I have full confidence that he would be safe, supported, and nurtured in this environment.

This review is based solely upon the preschool program…read more Amazing! My 3 and 4 year old look forward to school every week. They come home quoting scripture and have memorized some great bible stories. My 4 year old is beginning to read and my 3 year old is learning to write. Miss Stahl and Mrs Young in the 4 year old class are amazing teachers and I highly recommend them. Redeemer has given my soon to be kindergartener a great foundation for school.

Our experience, From the first day I observed Miss. Clark…read moreat orientation I felt as if she were a bit guarded as an individual. As time went on and I observed her teaching in the classroom I began to see a teacher who lacked a smile and genuine happiness with children. I recall the very first day I volunteered she failed to introduce herself as any teacher would therefore I introduced myself, I felt that was a bit odd. The first meeting we all had about my child and his struggles she didn't say much and had her arms crossed the entire time as if she was upset. Body language expressed so much without any words needed. When she decided to share her opinion it was only the negative and with no constructive ideas on how to help. I couldn't understand the defensiveness and anger, as this meeting wasn't about her and her teaching. From our last meeting I then realized Miss. Clark disliked my child and had absolutely no interest in helping him. I will always recall my child's last day at Redeemer being a negative one. That Tuesday I walked in very excited to volunteer, that changed dramatically. I was taken back in how she cornered my child telling him he was liar several times until his eyes begin to tear. She still went on, even when he was truly not being deceptive, she only cornered and embarrassed him. My child was unable to complete the task due to his learning disabilities which she was well aware of, others would view that as bulling. Then Miss. Clark made my child feel as if he had sinned intentionally and in gods eyes is viewed as a sinner is so very hurtful. Children are too very precious and innocent and need compassion from their teachers, it's a requirement.

My son has been coming here since he was 5 months old and is now two years old... I'm one of those…read more"over protective" moms... I don't trust ANYONE with my child. But... this school has been such a BLESSING. Ms. Charo, Ms. Sharon, and Ms. Victoria are just a few of the AMAZING women who have made this experience amazing. I love how much they all LOVE my son and how he looks forward to going to school everyday. They're so kind and compassionate and seem like they actually love what they do. My son has developed PHENOMENALLY mentally and emotionally during his time at Small World. They're one of the few people I trust with my son. I know he's safe and well taken care of under their watch. I can go on and on about how amazing this place is but... I'm sure you get what I'm saying. AMAZING place, AMAZING teachers.

This place is a blessing, every member of their staff from the director to the teachers on down are…read moresimply amazing. They are compassionate, welcoming, well trained, professional and friendly. I am finally comfortable going to work knowing they care and love for my daughter as if she is family. They focus on her development in social skills, education, creativity, and so much more. She loves to go and im grateful how thoughtful and understanding they are when my daughter is sick or when I need anything. If you are looking for a daycare that will allow your heart to rest easy knowing your child is safe, cared for, and encouraged to explore their creativity and developmental skills this is the preschool for you.

We love this little school! We have had kids attending Northminster since 2010 and it's been…read moreexcellent! Wonderful teachers and staff who love our kids like family.

We were apart of the Northminster family for 3 years before we left Tucson or I would still be…read moresending my other two little ones there!!! The small quaint campus lends to a safe, connected, family like community! The teachers and director are soo welcoming and loving!!! We miss our NCS sooo much!!!

I had 3 children attend this school and had an overall positive experience. Things happened here…read moreand there, but management was always quick to fix these issues. The teachers were always caring and engaging, and my kids had great relationships with them. They miss coming here now that we have moved.

I debated whether to leave a review or not and decided that I could not, in good conscience, leave…read morethose who are considering leaving their child in the care of the individuals at this facility uninformed. The employees that are currently employed there do not meet the physical, emotional, ethical, or intellectual standards for developing children to model. There is no curriculum and the bare minimum of effort is done to provide a productive environment. There is no structure to the day despite what you may be told. The children are left to their own devices to play with dirty donated toys in a Lord of the Flies-like setting. The Director and another member of staff have been at this facility for 20 years, which is longer than most marriages, and have a deeply unethical and unprofessional relationship. They will cover up and obscure wrongdoing at your child's expense. They speak poorly of the children and their parents when being in no condition to look down on anyone. This institution is not a childcare development center; rather, it is a petty fiefdom that is lorded over by individuals who are lazy in the realm of physical fitness, emotional development, and general ethics. If you care at all about the well-being of your child and their capacity to develop into a productive adult that contributes positively to humanity, do not send your child here. As a strong believer in evidence and empiricism when visiting the institution, I encourage you to observe the individuals and environment for yourself to verify that what is being claimed here is true. For your child's sake heed this warning. There are other institutions with ethical, knowledgeable, and motivated staff that will enrich your child and put them on the path towards success.

This school is amazing! The teachers are very attentive. The school is really clean and focused on…read morecreating an environment where the children can grow and flourish. In the time my daughter has been attending she has become more outgoing and has retained so much information! They give the children many opportunities to try new things and always have lessons that broaden their imagination and curiosities. The kindergarten readiness has really prepared my daughter for school next year. She's more responsible and confident. In the younger classes they really focus on what makes each child happy while setting the foundation for group learning. I love to see al the little personalities at play during pickup and drop offs. The school holds many event for the family which the kids love! This school was a blessing for me transitioning from staying home to back to work. Thank you Pusch Ridge!

Parents beware…read more TLDR: The direct school administrative staff including Desiree and Kristina were not helpful and frankly were avoidant, dismissive, and uncaring about a resolution to the same concern. These two individuals are not fit to be in positions of directing a place for young children and families. Cadence Academy corporate were kind & helpful following a challenging situation. We chose Cadence, after months of researching & touring for our 3 month old son when I returned to work after maternity leave. On the first day of daycare at Cadence Academy we had the ability to see the classroom through video access and as an anxious, first time, parents, we watched as often as we were allowed to. Our son spent a significant amount of time in a bouncer. It appeared that he was given attention infrequently by the singular teacher in the classroom of several babies. We received a phone call asking if it was okay for our baby to sleep in the bouncer if he was comfortable. This was not something that we wanted, but as it was our first day at daycare, we were a little nervous about anything going wrong and felt that perhaps this was a helpful recommendation from a teacher in the classroom. Watching the video even longer our son appeared to spend about five hours in the bouncer and did not receive that much of an attempt at having a milk bottle across that time, which was disheartening. We were told that he refused the bottle from his teacher. When I asked Desiree why another teacher didn't attempt to feed our son the bottle she said, "we want him to get used to his teacher feeding him", as though feeding our 3 month old wasn't the priority. After a frustrating first day, we decided that it would be our son's last day as we felt that the teacher was not doing an adequate job of caring for our son, nor was the teacher following the guidelines of the handbook that we were made to read and sign. We spoke with the assistant director, Desiree, and let her know that we were withdrawing our son as we did not want to risk any potential harm or future bad days. Our son has been at a different daycare in town, which has been an absolute blessing. The kindness & attentiveness provided by the teachers at the new daycare and the administrative staff have been wonderful showing us that Cadence really had let us down with just one day at their facility. We thought that our time with Cadence was in the past. That was until we received a notice that we were sent to collections in June, an entire 8 months after we unenrolled our son. We called to speak with the Cadence administrative staff to inquire why we were in collections when we hadn't heard from them since we left in October. We were informed that we owed for the week that he was enrolled & we were also charged a $25 fee for not fulfilling the payment in the first place. The frustrating thing about this is that we were unaware of any outstanding bill. At NO point in time did Cadence Academy reach out to us to let us know that we had an outstanding bill as they had previously had all of our banking information to accept deposits and previous payments. They had our email, phone numbers, & mailing address but no notices or bills came. It took 2 weeks to finally get in touch with someone that could answer our questions (thank you Theresa). Kristina (director) & Desiree (assistant director) were beyond unhelpful. When we asked Desiree who they answered to, we were told "corporate" but weren't given any helpful leads as to who to speak with. Instead we were given the generalized Cadence Academy phone number- which is just a VM & after many calls & messages, not one was returned. It wasn't until we used the websites chatbot to access a live agent who was helpful enough to get us in contact with the regional director. The regional director was able to resolve our concern & pay us back the money (as it was agreed that none of this should have happened given the circumstances). The admin team at Cadence Academy OV should be under review for their inability to do their job effectively.

This kindercare location is the best! We moved our now 10 month old daughter to OV kindercare from…read morea different local daycare and she is THRIVING. The care and attention provided by La Cañada kindercare is miles beyond our first daycare experience. The teachers in the infant room are so caring and have truly made such a great impact on our child's development. They provide meals which are nutritious, updates throughout the day, and also send photos which really give me peace of mind as a first time working mom. The support staff are also great! They are so nice and quick to respond for any questions. The facility is always very clean as well. We love the team at kindercare!

We are so grateful for the experience we've had with this Kindercare location. Aimee and her team…read moretake amazing care of our kiddo. As new parents we were nervous about daycare however they made every single step of the process so easy. Our child looks forward to going to school and we feel it's been an important part of their development.