Allison is great. Her dedication to teaching music is obvious in every interaction. I have 2 busy…read moreteenage girls. She is amazing at making piano lesson relevant to their growing experience with music. She is patient, funny, creative and flexible. I definitely recommend Artistic Elements for piano lessons.

I have nothing but respect and admiration for Mr. Woo. His patient teaching and creative…read morestrategies have helped my son to learn piano. I fully recommend anyone to sign up with his studio.

My kids have been studying with Mr. Woo for over 6 years. It's been a fantastic journey with him…read more He's not only teaching them piano, but more of developing their musicianship skills. My kids grow so much in music in the past few years. He's patient and kind, and knows how to teach each kid based on their personality. My kids enjoy his lessons a lot.

Octopus Music has been wonderful for my son. Ms. Jess is amazing with him and he is so incredibly…read morehappy when he finishes a lesson. He practices without complaint and has grown so much. Also - Octopus has a wonderful platform to manage classes and reschedule lessons. I have never had a problem communicating with staff or getting the proper music. They are really a great service in the music community.

Agree teachers are great but admin/owner is terrible…read more If you cancel a session the day of because your child is sick, you just lose that day/money and are not offered a make-up because it's a 'late cancel'. Apparently, they want you to upgrade the package in order to be able to cancel if your child is sick? A fair sick cancellation policy should NOT be dependent on a more expensive package. That's completely ridiculous. Meanwhile, if the instructor 'late cancels', we don't get a refund....instead, we are forced to do a make-up session even when the make-up times/days is not convenient for us. We don't get a refund....they make sure THEY don't lose money, but you are out of luck if your child wakes up sick.

We have been at BLDC for 6 years and wish we found them sooner! Travis and Eric, studio owners are…read moreprofessionally trained and it shows in their dancers!! My son came from another studio where we didn't see any improvement. Within the first year we saw amazing improvements. He has been on their award winning competition team for 5 years! Parents and kids are like family on and off the stage! If you are looking for a diverse studio where you child will learn and grow, from ballet, lyrical and jazz to hip hop and acro and everything in between, come by the studio! It will be the best decision you make!!!

My daughter started dancing at BLDC at 2 years old and she's now 15. The studio owners are amazing…read moreand have helped groomed my daughter to be a talented dancer and the well rounded child she is today. Mr. Travis and Eric and Miss Katie are absolutely talented and have garnered so many awards over the years. The dances are show stopping!! The studio is very diverse and the kids and parents are a family. If your child loves to dance, run not walk over to BLDC. Selecting this studio for my daughter was the best decision ever!

We just held our son's birthday party here and everyone had a blast. The facility is relatively…read morenew, clean and well run. They are a shoe free facility which is great because it's cleaner than other places. The top floor is a giant obstacle course with foam pits, swings, monkey bars and kid sized gym equipment. On the second floor they have a huge gaming area with both video and arcade type games. They have interactive games for all ages and a small room with soft toys and a sand table for the littles. There's a private party room and they have reasonable rates for parties. You can get a membership or just drop in on a cold day.

They hosted such a fun birthday party for my son - the facilities were great and the coaches set…read moreeverything up and coordinated activities for the kids - it was great and everyone had a good time!

TDN you are a challenge…read more As the parent of a student who went there for three years, I've had ups and downs with this place. The instructors seem to truly care, but our last two lacked discipline and classes can sometimes get rowdy. Quieter children, like mine, are in the shadow of louder kids who do a lot of whatever they want. Many guardians hang out in the lobby, but unlike other dance studios, there is no attempt to make a community of parents. The lobby in this location could also use a good deep clean. Songs and routines are fun and the kids are in to them. This is the good stuff. The location is also killer if you live in Lawrenceville. The recitals here are mixed. In some ways they are very fun. The first one we had at TCNJ went off without a hitch. The last two haven't been as smooth, and the practice for this last recital was a joke. They were incredibly disorganized, there was nothing for young kids to do backstage, and my wife waited for a while for a parent to show up. None did so she just hung out backstage for pretty much the whole rehearsal. At the end of the day, this is a decent dance studio. If you're not taking things too seriously and you're looking for a convenient location, you probably won't go wrong here. That said, we've had experience with a number of places, and this one wasn't exactly on the top of our list. As convenient as it was, we ultimately decided not to come back. This may or may not end up working for you.

Great dance company. The dance teacher for my child is very patient and kind. The classes are small…read moreand provide a lot of individualized attention. My child enjoys coming to dance each week and I would recommend this place to others.

I do not recommend Lightbridge Academy based on my experience with their Plainsboro location. My…read morechild, who has developmental delays and feeding-related medical needs, was enrolled here. Despite multiple conversations, written documentation, and coordination with her therapists--including Early Intervention providers visiting the school--the staff consistently failed to meet her basic safety needs. On her final day, I discovered she had been given water by a teacher who was unaware of her feeding plan. My child has documented swallowing difficulties and is not permitted to drink water at daycare. I received two completely different explanations from staff: one teacher (Ms. Subarna) claimed in writing that she had not been given water at all, while another (Ms. Corrine) told me she had. After I raised the concern, the Brightwheel log was altered to remove the mention of water. This wasn't just a mistake--it was a serious communication breakdown with conflicting accounts and document tampering. Before I even arrived to pick her up, I watched via the classroom camera as my child picked up another child's water bottle, put it in her mouth, then handed it back. No adult was present at the table. She could have choked or aspirated. No one informed me of this--I saw it myself. The administrators later admitted it happened and described it as "unacceptable" and promised to retrain staff. But that's not good enough when you're talking about a child's medical safety. This was not an isolated issue. On another occasion, I watched via the cameras as my child was left unsupervised at a table with another child who had a cracker. She took the cracker and put it in her mouth. At the time, she did not eat solids and this posed a clear choking hazard. No one notified me--it was something I discovered on my own. Incidents like this were repeated and avoidable, and reflect a serious failure of basic supervision protocols. Throughout our time there, we experienced: * Staff regularly failing to follow her feeding therapy plan * Teachers giving her bottles after purée against clear written instructions * Another child sleeping on her crib sheet, and her sleeping on another child's bedding * Ongoing lack of support despite her being diagnosed with global developmental delays * Frequent turnover of teachers, many of whom were unfamiliar with her accommodations * Repeated miscommunications, lack of consistency, and disregard for therapist recommendations Even more troubling, the head teacher of the infant classroom repeatedly told me my child was meeting her milestones--despite our child receiving Early Intervention services and having a formal diagnosis of global developmental delay. After I shared the findings of her speech-language pathologist, this teacher admitted they have "more information and training for toddlers not meeting milestones," and that they "don't have much training on infants with delays." That is unacceptable. That is their job. They are entrusted with the care and developmental monitoring of infants, and this admission reveals a lack of basic preparedness and staff training that puts children at risk. When I brought these concerns to the director, Ms. Krupa, I was told there are "tons of other great schools in Plainsboro." Rather than taking immediate responsibility, I was subtly encouraged to find a better fit. That's exactly what I did. This will be documented with the state. My child should not have had to be the reason they finally decided to 'do better.' If your child has special needs, medical concerns, or requires any accommodations--I urge you to look elsewhere. I hope no other child gets hurt before real changes are made.

If I could give this day care (Lightbridge Academy of Plainsboro)10 stars I would!! You know it is…read morean amazing place when the kids don't want to leave at pick up time. I love that they feel as though it is their second home. The staff is incredibly friendly and sweet. One thing I absolutely love is the live cameras. I am able to check in time to time to see how they are doing as well as check into the moment path app to see the progress throughout the day. Its amazing to see how they bring smiles to all the kids as soon as they enter the daycare. Can't forget the time when my baby was crying and the infant teacher just held her for 1 second and she stopped crying. Just knowing that there are caring arms at this center!!

When my son was young he expressed an interest to learn guitar. I thought this was an easy enough…read moreask, so I bought him a guitar and found a local school that gave "guitar lessons". Once a week I would drive him to his lesson and pick him up an hour later. The rest of the week I would be constantly asking/reminding him to practice. That cycle repeated for about 2 years. I asked him several times "are you sure you want to being doing this" to which I would hear "I guess". Then I had heard about Malcom and his "different" approach to teaching guitar. So we gave it a shot...... Fast forward several years and my son doesn't put his guitar down. Malcolm quickly made learning guitar fun. Gone were the days of my son anguishing over countless scales and songs he had zero interest in. Instead Malcolm taught my son what HE wanted to play. Now my son is COLLEGE going after a degree in music technology and we owe a lot of that to Malcom. His unique ability to relate to his students and teach them in a way that works for their individual needs is outstanding. Add to that the convenience of Malcom coming to YOUR house on your time... It's the best. If your looking for someone to help your child achieve their best.... Malcom and Giants of Music is the BEST