I have my two boys enrolled in Salinas; 3 yr and 18 month old. They love it! My 3 year old gets…read moreupset when I pick him up! He loves his teachers and the activities. I drop them off comfortably, knowing that my boys are having fun. Also the app!!! Amazing! I can actually ask them about their day and show them their own pictures when I pick them up. Love !

Don't trust Laura or Lori with your babies! Yes, the actual teachers in your child's room is nice,…read morebut their bosses are heartless and don't have the kids best interest at heart. many teachers are let go, because they speak up. Don't be fooled by the app. Ask what their food servings are and how much your child is actually eating. It's easy to capture a couple of pictures and make things seem fine. Talk to the teachers. Ask Laura why there are always new teachers. Our babies can't defend themselves or speak up. As parents, it's hard to trust anyone with our little ones. I regret ever enrolling my kids.

We moved halfway through the school year in 2022 and no preschool was open to take us. I was…read moredevastated for my then 4 year old. By chance I learned of this secret gem co-op and was able to get a spot. This was my first experience in co-op and it was so much fun. And more importantly, was a wonderfully healing experience for me and my son (middle child who became a big-brother at the height of Covid.) Being in his class taught me how to be a better parent and gave me so many new strategies at home. Having the time together was very valuable to my son. Miss Kristen is beyond amazing with the children and extremely generous with her time, attention and love. Aside from everything I said above, the cost of this program is incredibly low and the financial savings we had from joining co-op helped off-set moving costs. It's an unbelievable value.

Would not recommend it!!!…read more Parenting classes are mandatory and a complete waste of time for an adult. So when it came to priorities it was an easy choice. We had a family member with a terminal illness and in the last weeks of their life, we chose to spend our evenings with them and missed a few "Parenting Classes" and were suspended. In the month before we talked about taking our child out of the class because of the constant coughing and runny noses in the classroom (to protect our family member and not have to wear a mask around them). Some kids were great and participated others just ran around and terrorized the other good kids. Some parents would get together right after school and talk while the kids played with hot wheels (usually 15 or 20 minutes), until we were asked to leave because the kids' sound bothered the school office's secretary.

Colette is wonderful! She is very responsive and professional. We were able to book an initial…read moremeeting for an assessment very quickly and she is thorough and communicates well. She is flexible with meeting times and has been wonderful to work with. She worked with a child who was very hesitant about tutoring and is now one of the highlights of her week! She's brought out the best in our little one and I can see her confidence growing!

Coming to Speak E-Z has undoubtedly been one of the best decisions of my life! I've struggled with…read morea speech impediment my entire life, and in just a little over 6 months we made a world of progress -- to the point where I talk just about as normal as anybody else! It has really helped me with my confidence and helped others to understand me when I speak. Francine has been so encouraging and pleasant to work with. I've also come to really look forward to catching up with her, Diana, Kim, and the rest of the staff. I couldn't recommend them more!!! Thank you so much for everything.

Francine and her team is incredible! I would recommend her speech services to anyone. My daughter…read morewas born with a cleft lip and palate and started speech therapy at a very young age. We started seeing Francine when my daughter was about 1 1/2 years old and went once per week. Francine has a very routine/structured approach that I admire and has worked great for our family. Before seeing Francine routinely, it was very hard to understand my daughter. She could not properly pronounce her sounds/words and would get easily frustrated because I wasn't able to meet certain needs of hers. With the help of Francine, the "homework" and simple techniques she gave us, my daughter thrived! Fast forward 2 1/2 years later and my daughter is speaking fluently and is understood by me and other adults and her friends. We would not be where we are today without Francine's help and support she gave us. Unfortunately, we had to move due to my husbands job and were very sad to leave the speak-e-z family. If we ever find ourselves back in Monterey we will definitely go back to Francine because she is the best!

The best school experience I could ever imagine for my child!!!! The office staff is always helpful…read moreand a pleasure to deal with. The site director is nice professional and an absolute joy to speak to!!! The teachers are amazing and loving to all of the children it's a safe clean environment for all the students definitely would recommend this preschool to all parents looking for a place their child can learn where they are safe and cared for.

Son started preschool here. Had to take him out of there. He rarely gets sick.. within his FIRST…read moreWEEK attending he got lice on his hair. Really bad bacterial conjunctivitis (pink eye) on both eyes that he had a hard time opening them due to crust all over them . And a really bad cold that gave him the longest cough he's ever had. All that lasted him almost two weeks. That school isn't sanitized . They don't check toddlers when going in like that sayd they would so it's getting spread around. We Done with that place.. front desk receptionist... Basic.. only reason why I gave it a 3 star is because I like and appreciate knowing they feed the toddlers. One less thing I get to worry about ..

I have a million terrible things to say about this place. And while I could, I will only say this…read more Barbara cancelled my childcare with less than a weeks notice. She said she was no longer watching infants, but my child is 18 months old and is a toddler. She closes MANY days and even takes a vacation and requires you to pay. When the school districts close for weather she closed with little to no notice, despite not being anywhere near flooding or having any loss of electricity. Don't send your children here. She is rude and condescending. Heather her adult daughter was always sweet and my daughter will miss her. I will gladly never see Barbara's bitter scowl again.

We have been at A Happy Daycare for 3 and half years now…read more Our oldest started there in 2021 when she was 2 years old. She loved going and came back every day very excited and happy. Heather creates fun age related educational activities for the kids and by the time she went to TK she already had such great letter and number recognition that it helped her to thrive and adapt very well to a bigger school and she was well on her way to reading and writing. She still talks about her friends and the fun she had from her time there. They also do fun themes for every season and do arts and crafts and stories around those themes, keeping the kids engaged so every day is not the same. Both my kids have loved when they do garden themed activities, planting sunflowers or pumpkins that they watch grow) Our youngest started when she was under a year old. She is still really enjoying her time there and did from the start. She never seemed upset to be dropped off when she was very little and was very happy every day at pick up. She is almost 3 now and loves it so much that she wants to go even on weekends. They are very convenient for year round working parents as they are rarely closed outside of public holidays(they take only a few days off a year and give very advance notice so you can plan ahead if you need find other care). They also don't have a strict drop off time which I really appreciate for the days I need to bring my kids in around 10 instead of early morning. My kids have always felt safe and comfortable there. I highly recommend them and I am so happy we ended up here when we initially started search for childcare 3 years ago. Our time so far has been amazing!

We've been using Miss Hilary to watch out boys for about 4 years now - first the oldest, and then…read moreour second. We love her! She truly cares for the children, and they care for her. Our oldest asks to go on Sundays even Hilary is professional and communicates well. If the kiddos have been up to non sense or misbehaving she communicates that promptly. I've always felt comfortable leaving my kids in her care.

My daughter has been attending this daycare for several months now, and I absolutely love it. The…read morestaff is wonderful, caring, and attentive. I highly recommend this place!

Our daughter attended Great Beginnings for a couple of years and it was a truly wonderful…read moreexperience for the whole family. We came to trust the whole team implicitly. They are kind, gentle and fun for the kids to be around. We cannot recommend Great Beginnings strongly enough as a safe, creative, fun and educational environment for children. They also have a great outdoor space which affords the children hours of outdoor play each day.