We love this school! We've had an amazing experience and wonderful teachers from K through 6 so far.read more

As a result of issues, the school has experienced one of the highest turnovers in recent years. It…read moreis my observation that those who align themselves closely with the executive director's methods appear to be more easily influenced and are often praised, even when their work does not merit such recognition. This pattern of manipulation is deeply concerning and has raised questions about the ethical standards within the institution

Well I went to High School here, graduated, and I was at least prepared for college so it at least…read moredeserves 3 stars

Little Pines has been amazing for our family. Both the infant and preschool rooms are incredible…read more Little Pines has loving and communicative caregivers, great structure and coordination, fun activities, and a convenient location. I couldn't dream up a better place for our kids. Thank you Little Pines!!!

This preschool is fantastic!! I was very picky in choosing a daycare for my son when he started at…read moreage 7 months. He is now graduating and moving on to Transitional Kindergarten and we are so sad to leave Little Pines! The teachers are so caring and teach the kids so much, they have prepared my son so well for TK.

We loved our time at MEM. My daughter attended for two years and she learned so much. They do an…read moreexcellent job preparing children for comprehensive school. I loved all of the cultural enrichment they provided. We made many connections and even now, in first grade, she still plays with many of her friends she made while at MEM.

This preschool is such a jewel! Fantastic teachers, great facilities & fun projects & field trips…read morefor the children. It is also a bilingual school, which was important to me. And they do alot of music & dance which I think is great! The school has a good sized outside playarea with everything from a large sandbox to a play structure & even a garden. The inside of the school is always warm & comforting & with lots of fun things for the kids to do. Mi Escuelita Maya is truly such a wonderful school! I'm so happy that I discovered this little place. All the teachers have been amazing & are great with the kids. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for a preschool for their child.

Folks would be remiss to not choose this place for daycare. I have been with CCDC since they opened…read moretheir second location at Oak St. I have seen this location grow and take feedback and implement it in the past 3 and half years I've taken my son there. I'm generally pretty anxious, and this is one place I feel comfortable leaving my son. They offer really great quality learning, play, and engagement. We get homework every week, constant updates about intellectual development, and great redirection. The teachers are just so thoughtful and caring. They are incredibly focused on safety, well being and development. Like all hands on deck everyone helps correct behaviors with love and empathy. My son was having a rough time, as three years old tend to do, and they sat with me to come up with a plan for behavioral issues and partnered with me in a really kind and empathetic way. There was no judgement, just a desire to do what was best for everyone. I implicitly trust the staff there and wholeheartedly recommend them for all childcare needs. They are quite literally the best.

All my kids have had a great experience here. They have been going to chico child development…read morecenter since the time they could at 6 weeks old! I put all my trust and faith into this daycare and they are like a family to me. Even after my kids turned school age they still want to go back and visit just to see all the familiar faces. I love Chico Child Development Center they always will have my vote as they keep the children best interests at heart and provide a loving first start.

I originally called this place because I heard they take Medi-Cal Health and Wellness. I called and…read moreI explained that my son's primary insurance does not cover speech(I had previously used full circle and that is when I became aware of my insurance not covering speech...I paid full circle what they owed as they billed correctly) I heard that they took Medi-Cal Health and Wellness, I was told yes buy only a certain one, they would check his to see...they did and it was the one they took. I was told they would need a referral from my pediatrician, I called my pedtrician and they 1st sent me a referral to full circle, I called them and told them I needed it for Chico speech and Language because as I had told the Dr. my primary does not cover speech for Autism. When I sent my insurance cards over I reminded them again that my son's primary insurance does not cover speech. We had his evaluation September 2019 and started speech weekly October 2019-mid January 2020. Sarah was the person who actually did the speech and she was great with my son. Mid January I was told that they will not see him till they start getting payments. Monica informed me that they never got a authorization from Medi-cal which they needed to be able to bill the services. I was also informed on a later date that they now have authorization but starting in December, so they were going to change the dates of service so they could get paid. I called medi-Cal in June when I was sent a bill for all the services, I was informed that the dates on the primary EOB (which was a denial but had to be billed in order to bill 2ndry) do not match the dates being billed to them. I wrote a letter and left a voice mail telling Chico speech if they were going to change the dates of service they would have to re bill the primary so the dates would match (which is illegal to change dates of service)They did this, and are now billing me again, and trying to get me to pay because they are a small bushiness and "its the right thing to do". I called Paula the owner who left that message on my phone, I did yell at her when she tried to cut me off, when I wasn't done speaking. I told her how I choose them specifically because they took medi-cal and how I informed them my primary wouldn't cover services twice, she told me "No, we would have seen you if that was the case" I called Medi-Cal again in hopes that maybe I could just send the primary EOBs for them and get them paid, but when I called it was discovered that the billed amounts also don't match the primary EOB( everything has to perfectly matched in order for the claim to be processed and paid). I would gladly pay the bill if the insurance had been billed correctly and they would do their job correctly in regards to billing. It isn't the right thing to do, to pay a bill that isn't my responsibility....in fact doing the right thing is them actually taking the time to bill it correctly or see exactly where the error is. FYI, I did hospital billing for 8 years before I decided to stay at home with my son, so I know a thing or two about billing and what needs to be done and what is legal and illegal. My suggestion to Paula is to have Monica trained better, or fire her and get someone who is trained better (the 1st option I feel would be the best)

Love this place. My son went there when he was little who is now 19 and my little one who is 7 has…read morebeen been going there since he was a baby. The speech pathologist came to our house and now my son sees her in her office. She is great and sees him in the summer when he has no speech during the summer at school. The receptionist is great as well. Would recommend this place to anyone. The only not ok thing is they don't take medi- cal anyone so my insurance/cash pay covers it now. They stopped about a year ago taking medi-cal.

My daughter has been at Castles since she was 5 months old, she is 3 now. The teachers at Castles…read moreare amazing! Good communication, and great learning environment. Also, one of the few (maybe the only) that has a good range to hours - 6:30am-6pm. There are so many Castles families where the kids have been there for years. We love Castles and Castles staff!

My son attended Castles in the School Age program, but created relationships that feel like he will…read morecarry with him forever.. Not only with fellow kids, but with multiple teachers. The atmosphere feels more like a family than a preschool and even though he no longer attends he still gets so excited to reconnect with teachers who in turn continue to support his success even as he has aged out and moved on

Dan is an amazing instructor. He is a wealth of information and expertise about long range…read moreshooting. On our range day we had bad fog and he invited us back for a make-up day at no charge. Thank you for a great experience.