My son enrolled in CodaKid. He has completed every single course. Very well thought out…read moreinstructions and so happy he could do it. He will start the prompt engineering course soon, which looks excellent!

While the service may be good, the unsubscribe process has been nearly impossible with the website…read moreforcing us to set up child account before even letting us see what we pay for. They do autorenewal and even if you do not touch the website for few years, they just keep autorenewing. While it may be new norm for lot of businesses, it's also simply unethical. There are better services with fair billing practices - pick those.

Such an easy process to get set up and flexible schedules. They are much more affordable than…read moreothers and have seen results with our child after a few weeks. Highly recommend

Our son had been struggling with school for quite some time now. For some reason, the lessons were…read morejust not sinking in and he would get more frustrated due to poor performance and he became caught in a vicious cycle of falling behind which led to worsening academic performance. My husband and I were becoming demoralized as well because the extra time we spent with our son on his lessons and homework were not helping. A friend I met at yoga told me about Sylvan and how it literally transformed her son from a struggling student to straight A's. It sounded to good to be true but the more I researched about the program and it's methodology, I was convinced enough to at least try. Within a month of his tutoring at Sylvan, I noticed a significant difference in my son's attitude. He was no longer frustrated with school work and actually started enjoying it because he understood the concepts. His performance has drastically improved and along with it, his confidence. I am so grateful to Sylvan for helping my son find his strengths and for nurturing his academic growth.

A year ago this Kumon was unacceptable and thats why we left. First of all the front door is not…read moreused you have to drop your kid off in the back. And when you walk in through the back you have an unwelcoming greeting from the lady with red hair, and works to "welcome" your kid. She was the main reason we left, she was always in a bad mood. Really sad for me, it was really close to my house and now I have to drive 10 miles for the next Kumon which is been a pleasure to be at the N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.

We been going to this Kumon center for the past three years but unfortunately we had to take a…read morebreak from it for a few months due to personal reasons. We loved going there because we loved Mrs Amy she is a wonderful person she would take her time to help my older daughter with her papers from school and she would email her if she had any questions can't say enough about her I was so sad to call her to give her the news that we are taking a break. Love all her staff they were all friendly and sweet Thank you for helping my girls to get where they are now!

I don't often leave bad reviews for businesses, but when the behavior of a preschool director /…read moreowner is this egregious, I feel compelled to share my experience. TL;DR - Lack of communication, unprofessional behavior, petty conduct, limited to the school's director Adam. Teachers are great. Long form: We brought our daughter to Global Minds in November of 2021 and things were great right up until two weeks ago. She loved the school, made friends, and we got to know many of the parents. There were some problems, like their seeming inability to answer the phone or call us back, but we were willing to overlook that for the sake of our daughter's happiness and the fact that she was learning both Mandarin and Spanish. Also, we really liked how the parents all formed a tight-knit community. Recently, my wife and I got COVID while traveling out of state (we are fully vaccinated). We attempted to contact Adam via phone on 3 separate occasions to inform him that our daughter would not be at school when we returned, and to receive guidance about what we needed to do before bringing her back. No one ever answered, nor did they return my calls. This lack of answering phone calls is a problem that goes back about six months, with only one of my phone calls being answered in all of that time. I was told multiple times by teachers that they would tell ownership about the problem. Adam finally responded to an email my wife sent several days earlier, telling us that we could bring our daughter back to school when she was feeling well. No other guidance was provided beyond that. There was no mention of a need for a negative test prior to her return. Current CDC guidelines are that children who are asymptomatic may return to school 5 days after exposure to someone who is COVID-positive. We waited until the 8th day to bring her back. She was never symptomatic. In the absence of any guidance from Global Minds other than the email we received telling us to bring her back when she was feeling well, we followed CDC guidelines and brought our daughter back to school. When I brought her back to school, I was told that I could not leave her there without a negative COVID test. I was a bit annoyed, since we had tried to call them multiple times for exactly this reason, and no one bothered to answer the phone or call us back. Adam's email also said nothing about a negative test. So, I said it was fine if she can't stay, but I was a bit annoyed that no one had bothered to give us any guidance before drop-off that morning. Chi (Adam's wife) called him and asked what to do, and he apparently said it was okay to leave my daughter there because Chi changed her mind and said it was fine. Fifteen minutes later, Adam called me on my cell. His behavior on that phone call was beyond the pale. As an adult, I have never experienced the level of disrespect he showed me over the phone that day. I could barely get a word in, in fact I think I said maybe 5 words in total. When he was done chewing me out, he demanded that I pick my daughter up immediately, and then hung up on me. I couldn't believe it. I went to the school and got my daughter and later sent Adam an email, addressing his disrespectful phone call, lack of guidance, sudden change of heart, and their habit of not answering phone calls or returning messages. One week later, Adam sent me an email and said he "found a lot of truth in my words" and offered to apologize in person the following day. I showed up to the school as he suggested, and was told by his wife that he was not there, nor was he planning to be there that day or the next. She had no idea about our meeting. I emailed him again, and asked what happened, giving him the benefit of the doubt. He offered no apology. He said, "My intent was to be at school on Monday and Tuesday, but I had some showings of properties and some meetings that popped up that kept me away." Obviously, he has more important things to do than follow through on a meeting he proposed with a parent at his school. Given the lack of communication, unprofessional conduct, and the fact that Adam seemed to be deliberately misleading me to waste my time, my wife and I made the extremely difficult to tear our daughter away from her school and friends, and enroll her elsewhere. When I informed Adam that I would be removing my daughter from his school, I received an email response one week later that simply said, "Turd." See the attached screenshot. This behavior is unbecoming any adult, let alone one who is entrusted with the care of children. I think it is important that anyone who is interested in taking their children to Global Minds know what they can expect from the director before enrolling. I don't know if any other parents have had a negative experience with Adam. Before these events transpired, I would have said that everything at the school was great. But, given what I experienced with Adam, I wouldn't recommend Global Minds to anyone.

We are sharing our experience below in hopes that the owner of Global Minds will seriously consider…read morehow unpleasant and unprofessional he can be with parents . After seeing some of the prior reviews and speaking to other parents regarding their interactions with him, we learned that our extremely negative interaction was not isolated, but rather part of a toxic, dismissive, and volatile behavior set. Before we talk about our experience with the owner, we would like to praise the teachers and support staff. We found them to be energetic and polite. They were engaged and nurturing with our child. We'd like to compliment them. Now we will continue with the owner. First, we started to notice something strange when we wanted to speak with our child's instructors via text or email. This is prohibited. Strange. Our intention was to glean feedback and/or insights how to best help our child progress with Mandarin. We were told communication with instructors was only possible in person and after the owner personally set the meeting up. That raised a red flag. Due to our jobs, our family has lived in multiple states over the past few years and we've accumulated a fair amount of experience with preschools. Let us tell you, this is NOT the norm. When we were told that, it made us think that something is being hidden. Why in the world could we not speak with our child's instructor unless it was 'pre-vetted' by the owner? We got suspicious so we started asking around. As a member of the Chinese community and native mandarin-speaker, I reached out to the community only to find a strong negative narrative about the owner. At first, it seemed odd that he was described as angry and volatile as we never really observed that, but, then again, we had never really interacted for more than a couples minutes with him at any given time. Only after a shocking, and, frankly, disturbing meeting with the owner did we realize this is a very accurate description. This all started because we had a question about a school policy. The owner, instead of answering the question over the phone, insisted on meeting at the preschool to talk. Honestly, we didn't think anything of it and came to the preschool very casually. Our expectation was that our meeting was going to be pleasant and informative as the owner arranged it. You can imagine our surprise when the owner started to shake with anger and speaking obscenities to us. We were literally stunned, and, honestly, scared. We had absolutely no idea that such a volatile and unprofessional person was running the school. That day was our child's last. Again, we don't want to bash the school as there are many capable and caring teachers, but we do hope the owner will mature as a person. It is completely unacceptable to us to enroll our child in a school that is ran by someone that struggles with anger management issues. We had a simple question about a policy that could've been handled with maybe two or three sentences, but instead blew up into an owner meltdown. Please grow in professionalism and learn to lead in a respectful and dignified manner.

Wonderful center directed by Ms. Pooja- whose love and dedication for each and every child is…read morepalpable from the moment you walk into the door! My daughter has been there for year now, and it was the best decision we have made. She loves seeing her teachers, and I love witnessing her confidence grow steadily with each meeting. Special shout out to the front desk, Kade & Shailen, who always go above and beyond to help! Ms. Janet and Ms. Peggy have been exceptional with my daughter, and I look forward to enrolling my younger daughter as well!

Amazing center led by Ms Pooja. Both kids have benefited a lot since they joined this Kumon center.read more

The owner is very nice. Very personable. You can tell she is passionate about what she does and she…read moretruly believes in teaching the children she interacts with.The location is larger than I expected. I would recommend using her services if your child is struggling in school.

Unbelievably good!! My kids have great things to say about the staff and their method of teaching…read more The staff has followed the kids progress in detail and provide monthly report to support the kids accomplishments. I never get complaints when it's time to head to Mathnasium! We have nothing but good to say about our experience at Mathnasium North Scottsdale.

We really love this Kumon location! Ms. Frances is incredibly helpful and always flexible with our…read moreschedule. She's a wonderful teacher--both caring and firm, which we truly appreciate. Ms. Charniki is also one of our favorite instructors here. The staff here makes a big difference in our children's learning experience.

Kumon offers a wonder opportunity to help your child stay on top of class work and to get ahead!read more

DSM is a wonderful place! Ms Paty offers an academically oriented Montessori program and it is very…read moreobvious that she has years of experience with children. She is an amazing advocate for your child (education). My son had no experience reading at his prior preschool and he is already working on his first book 3 months into DSM. There are clear expectations on what is coming up for the school year (holiday breaks, half days - ie no surprises if you are a working parent) and they provide aftercare if you need it. If you are on the fence about DSM, give it a try. I'm glad we started!

Our daughter started Desert Sky Montessori August 2024 and is thriving! She loves all her teachers,…read moreon track to read by 4, and socializing wonderfully with her peers. We could not be happier with the skills and creativity we have seen since starting!