Angel was an amazing Spanish tutor, I hadn't taken Spanish since high school and was nervous going…read morein. Angel was patient, kind, and I learned a ton in my 8 weeks of class.

I've been working with Angel for the past 5 months, and he has been an excellent Spanish tutor. He…read moreis very patient, tailors lessons to my level, and is always flexible with scheduling. I've made great progress and highly recommend him to anyone learning Spanish.

We couldn't be happier with the results! Daron connected us with Jillian who worked with our son in…read moreHonors Biochemistry and helped him build both his understanding of the material and his confidence in the class. Thanks to Jillian's expertise and ability to explain complex concepts in a way that made sense, our son earned an A in the class! Daron is very easy to work with, flexible and rates for tutoring are very reasonable! I'm sure we'll be working together again in the near future as our son advances to physics and sports medicine courses.

Hi Bay Area Tutors, Just a quick note to say THANK YOU! We received report cards this week and my…read moreson ended up with a "B" in Itegrated 2 math. He would not have been able to do it without the two amazing tutors we worked with. Please pass along our gratitude to them both. Thanks again! I'll be in touch for next school year and Integrated 3!

I signed up my high-energy 7 year old for the Call of the Wild summer camp for four weeks at the…read moreJoaquin Miller location and it was perfect, especially during the pandemic. The academic context in an outdoor setting in a variety of locations was ideal for us. We were honestly happy that Call of the Wild had availability, but the all-outdoor setting plus play-based reading/writing aspect was a welcome bonus we didn't ask for. It took time for my kid to build his endurance, but by the end of his 4th week of camp, he started reading on his own more frequently and his reading skills have really improved. He recently confidently read to me whereas he used to be self-conscious reading out loud. Also, we went hiking one weekend and he guided us to the "tree fort" area. We were really impressed he remembered the route and he definitely seemed to have fond memories playing in the trees.

My son attended Call of the Wild Camp and also gets tutoring with Inspire Behavioral Learning. Both…read morehave been excellent! The focus on learning by doing is an effective way to engage my son, who is high energy and needs to really interact and connect with his teachers/mentors to learn. He rates Kelly as one of his favorite teachers and shows much more interest in reading, especially about animals and nature. He loves hikes and exploring outdoors, so he looks forward to practicing reading with science and animal themed books. His teacher noticed an improvement in his reading and now writing at school. We plan to continue the tutoring now for enrichment and not just strictly academics.

My daughter went to this daycare for about a year before we moved. First, my daughter did not speak…read morea word of English prior to start (only Russian and little of Spanish). Teachers helped my daughter to easily adopt to new language. It is truly warm and friendly environment inside. It is based on the montessori system and kids there are all different ages in one group. Dorena is the owner/teacher who has three kids herself, brings perfect family alike atmosphere inside. I really liked their educational program and the fact that my daughter could interact with kids of different ages and learn how to take care of little ones and how to interact with older kids. I will definitely recommend this daycare if you are in the area.

Our son started a few months ago and we are very happy with the staff and how he has been…read moredeveloping. The teachers in the 'nest' are outstanding. I would recommend Children's Garden to anyone with young children.

We love this preschool! My son is there and excited to go to school every day to see Ms Jeanne -…read moreshe's the best.

We absolutely love Hummingbird Montessori. Ms. Jeanne is such a caring and nurturing educator. My…read moreLO has exhibited so much emotional and intellectual development while attending. I would highly recommend Hummingbird to anyone looking for a place to send your LO.

This school is fantastic!! Our little one started a year ago and is thriving. The staff are…read morecaring, loving, and really care deeply about our child. They go out of their way to make sure that she is included and feels safe and secure. They also emphasize learning through play with lots of tactile and sensory play that's appropriate for 2 to 4-year-olds. Ms Amrita and Ms Diana do a great job leading. Miss Epiphany is especially caring and loving toward our child and all of the children. She and Miss Marie and Miss Michelle go out of their way to come up with incredible enrichment activities and holiday festivities and artistic endeavors for the children to explore. In addition to all of that they also have a wonderful backyard garden in their play yard and the kids get to experience a structured physical education program every week and they also learn their letters and numbers and read lots of books and are building the foundations of good learning. We had been a little bit worried coming from a at-home daycare to curious explorers academy but we shouldn't have because it has just been fantastic the whole time, we highly recommend this school!

My first experience with CEA was extremely positive! When I first spoke to Ms. Amrita she gave me…read morelots of info about the school and also offered us a tour (old campus). Out of all the preschool tours we took in the area, this one just felt right. The first day I dropped my son off for his first day of preschool there were no tears, no push back, and he walked right into the building. Over the time we have been at CEA we've seen our son grow so much. He's always been very shy, reserved, and pretty cautious. Since the time he's been at CEA I've seen him grow so much! He's become more confident, made new friends, and speaking up for himself. He's also become so much more independent. The staff at CEA is extremely professional, kind, and caring. There is no doubt in my mind that we made the right choice for our child. Thank you CEA!

Choosing Mi Mundo will make it to your top list of proud parenting decisions for life - as it has…read morefor us. We enrolled our daughter in Mi Mundo Alcatraz. The quality of the educational program, the kindness and warmth of the teachers, and the parent community have enriched our entire family's life. Our daughter enrolled when she turned three with very little exposure to Spanish, and she has loved it from day 1 and in month 2 we already see her language skills at work. Mi Mundo has also passively instilled beautiful families values in our child that she has taught us. A small example of that is, she waits for us all to be seated with our meal so we can eat together. This is not something we asked of her, but something she asked of us. Since starting at Mi Mundo, we also saw her three year old temper tantrums go down and an ability to reason and self regulate her emotions. We cannot thank all of the teachers at Mi Mundo enough, and Lina for her vision and leadership.

Our daughter spent 3 years at Mi Mundo, and we have had nothing but a great experience there. While…read morewe started before the pandemic happened, when it did hit, Lina did an excellent job of pivoting and helping all of us survive those first few months of being at home, and then safely transitioning back to in-person teaching. Masks were required (and still are) and we had NO outbreaks in the school. Lina, was also, and continues to be, very inclusive of parents, and works with us as well. She has the hardest job of the lot, having to navigate each family, and of course her first duty is to the school, but we have found working with Lina to be a pleasure, and her candor and demeanor is one you can only hope for in a director of two preschools! The Spanish Immersion program worked wonderfully, after 3 years, our daughter is completely proficient, and will be ready for her elementary Spanish immersion experience. She has developed a great base for Spanish, and while one of us speaks it in home, neither of us as are native speakers, and our child got a great deal more proper Spanish instruction at school. She didn't speak any when she started, and while we were nervous, many families are in the same boat, and the kids adapt amazingly, much quicker than us adults. The kids all fared really well, and I imagine was a bonding experience for many of them. The Maestra's - there are no words for how wonderful all 5 of them are and have been to our child and family. When I asked my daughter what she will miss most about leaving MM, she didn't say her friends, playing, art, singing, all of which she loves - she said "the maestra's. all of them." The love and attention they give to each child is exemplary. They all have early education backgrounds, and know each kid is different and approach each child with a unique perspective. The kids at Mi Mundo genuinely adore their Maestra's, they make them feel safe, feel loved and valued. The semester check-ins provide excellent feedback on what each child is doing, where they should be and where they are at. We found it to be immensely helpful, and would use their progress reports to help us work on areas of our child's development that needed it. It is an art-based preschool as well, and the art is incredible. The "proyectos" are creative, and help develop their fine motor skills in imaginative ways. There is a lot of it, so get ready so send some off to family - the grandparents love getting them as gifts. Homemade Halloween costumes were my favorite. The curriculum is well thought-out, week to week, they explore lots of topics from oceans, planetary systems, the body, ecosystems, social justice, and more. It's a topic of the books picked at story time, and then blended into their art projects as well, so they kids get to make sense of what is being taught to them in an age-appropriate manner. Snacks are healthy and to my knowledge organic. The parents all get along and have become close friends. They have a safe and enclosed backyard where the classes have (separate) lunch times and play outdoors as well. We couldn't be more happy and grateful to Mi Mundo for the incredible foundation given to our daughter, and we look forward to our sons attending as well.

I applied for Child care here 2 years ago , I have watched families that are new join time after…read moretime again yet I have not gotten a call back since I applied 2 years ago . why is the question ? I believe they pick and choose who they want to come from family that pay to family that need assistance are not really welcome. I called today to ask were my name was on the list only to be told to hold for the the director getting on the phone stated she was listening and that she had no space and I should contact bananas to ima take your number down , to I'll call you back when all I wanted to know was were my son was on the list after two years . It's outrageous how Berkeley private schools treat there residents . I really regret moving here and I can't wait to move . Thanks

We were lucky enough to get a spot for our child here and the staff and parent community are top…read moretier. I continue to be impressed by the care our family received from this institution. Kid #2 starts next year and we are so excited to have another child go through this school.