We loved AESA Prep and the entire staff. They've created a loving and supportive environment for…read morestudents to thrive in. The small classroom sizes made it possible for our daughter to get the individualized attention she needed. We loved Ms Caro, both Mr Leals, Mr Garcia, Ms Carrie...... Thank you all for loving and caring for our girl.

This school may look beautiful and impressive on the surface, but my experience with the enrollment…read moreprocess was deeply disappointing and, frankly, heartbreaking. My daughter's enrollment was handled extremely poorly. When I began asking about scholarship opportunities, communication essentially stopped from Sara Solomon knowing that I was on a timeline for Tefa vouchers to choose a school. I text messaged her from 9 in the morning till 9 at night five text messages and she did not respond until I said I had the money to pay for the other half of enrollment tuition by that point she probably couldn't get a hold of the director but instead of taking accountability, she completely ignored me after saying she would reach out to director of the school to accept the Tefa voucher. My calls and emails went unanswered, and even after I contacted Barbara, the owner directly, I experienced the same lack of response. I spent a week trying to get information, not knowing if the enrollment was accepted from their end for our voucher That was especially troubling when the situation involved a child's education and future. What disappointed me most was the apparent lack of consideration, transparency, and basic professionalism. Families deserve to be treated with honesty and respect, particularly when they are trying to make important decisions about their child's education. If financial assistance is not available, that can be communicated honestly. Ghosting a family instead is unacceptable. The campus may be aesthetically impressive, but appearances mean very little if the people responsible for serving families do not communicate or demonstrate compassion and integrity. I would strongly encourage prospective families to look beyond the beautiful presentation and ask how the school actually treats families when circumstances become complicated. Based on my experience, I did not feel valued, respected, or treated with the level of decency I would expect from an educational institution entrusted with children's futures. I'm a big believer of karma and how you treat others. What goes around must come back around. This is not the way you treat human beings. Very disappointing experience. I would not recommend this school based on how my daughter and I were treated.

My experience at Parkside was challenging. The admin was changing over and there was little…read morecommunication, and more than a bit of aggressive interactions with admin. We had a new teacher who was enthusiastic when the students were perfect, and utterly overwhelmed and clueless when the students had challenges. My son has ADHD, and despite telling me they has experience with 2E kids, the teacher thought my son had severe emotional problems when my son would self sooth by going in a corner to be alone for a bit. They also did not communicate in any way the depth of the problems my son was having in school. I finally realized the extent of his issues when I began attending daily to see for myself. They were often rude and childish in response to issues or complaints. They had a history of keeping teachers even after multiple complaints of abusive behavior. Their insistence on parent interaction was amazing, and the singalongs were fabu. But it doesn't make up for the severely subpar teaching, the reusing of the same curriculum every year, the nasty admin, and the overall confusion of vision with a high price tag. Do not recommend this school beyond kindergarten at all!

Our daughter is three and a half, and she just finished her first year of preschool (Primary) at…read moreParkside. We couldn't be more pleased to have her attending this special school. From top to bottom, it's an excellent program with marvelous staff and leadership, and a wonderful community. Some of things we love most about Parkside: it's uniquely and authentically Montessori, which was important to us when we were looking at schools. The teachers (called guides) are loving, creative, and thorough in their teaching methods. We were blown away when barely a month in, our daughter came home singing about all the continents of the world! The 12-acre campus is beautiful and well maintained. The kids get lots of outdoor time and often take hikes together as a class. They learn to value and sing about nature, including our new favorite song, "Chlorophyll" written by the founders. Music is a big part of Parkside life, and at least 1-2 events a week are organized around it (parents are invited to participate as well). We've enjoyed all the opportunities for families to get involved at Parkside and we've made some great friends already. Even through the craziness of the pandemic, Parkside staff led the way with through health protocols and regular communication with Austin Public Health to keep the kids safe and allow school to continue. In short, we've found Parkside to be an amazing, friendly, beautiful place that is nurturing our daughter to her full potential. We highly recommend it!

Bright Beginnings has been a wonderful experience for our son. The structured learning environment…read morehas helped him grow and thrive tremendously over the past year. We've truly seen such positive development in him, in both his learning and character. He especially loves the outdoor time -- it's one of his favorite parts of the day, and he's rarely ready to leave when it's time to go home! We are so grateful to have found a place where we feel completely comfortable and confident sending our son each day. We would absolutely recommend Bright Beginnings to other families and look forward to enrolling our second child when he's old enough to attend!

Bright Beginnings provides an engaging environment where my 3 year old is daily learning…read moredevelopmentally appropriate play, crafts, and fun. He has grown in friendship and empathy through consistent opportunities to celebrate his peers and make holiday memories. The thoughtful and caring staff at Bright Beginnings builds a community that welcomes and supports our littles!

Toured the school and submitted application and fee. Received absolutely no communication in…read moreresponse even after following up myself.

Had a few hiccups in the beginning with a teacher that's no longer there. The rest of the staff are…read morewonderful and treat the kids with such kindness. I definitely recommend.

One of the best schools in Austin Texas. If I had the money I would definitely send my child here…read moreso I definitely recommend checking this place out.

The word that comes to mind first is this - GIFT. Capitol School is a treasured gift to our family…read morethat has given us so much hope and light after a long period of worry and anxiety and incredibly difficult times. The teachers and support staff are unbelievable. Kind and loving and true EXPERTS in their field. I am in complete awe of the way they interact and teach our children! Our daughter has been there for 4 months now with Ms. Brooke and Mr. Oscar, and the progress she has made brings tears to my eyes! I feel so much HOPE! Her communication skills, social skills, confidence, physical coordination and strength, joy for seeing teachers and friends ... the list goes on and on! She couldn't hold conversations and now she comes home telling me bits of her day and what she did and can answer questions! I can't believe there aren't more schools like this to help children with language and learning differences -- it should be a model for others to open schools like this in other cities to change even more lives. I also think its important to call out the amazing community of families here! Having a village to help raise our daughter, including the wonderful moms and dads that truly understand our unique lives has been such a breath of fresh air! The friends I have made here have filled my cup, and I am grateful every single day for gift of Capitol School and everyone here!

We are currently in our 6th year at Regents, and we love it....Regents is a wonderful community and…read moreour family loves it there. The last review posted by Mark REALLY surprised me because I know families who are Catholic and who attend Regents. Also I am of Indian origin and I'm at Regents.... There could be many other reasons why somebody is not accepted at the school.

As someone who has worked in school systems for over 30 years and whose niece and nephew attend…read moreRegents, I have been impressed. I've been impressed by how down to earth everyone I have met there has been. Mostly I am impressed by how sweet and intelligent my niece and nephew are and this is the only school either of them have attended. They are both bright and funny and open minded and kind hearted. I can't imagine more lovely kids and as hugely involved as their parents are, I know from experience that the school gets some of the credit too. I'm sorry to read that the kid who commented has had such a shady experience. I would say by his writing that other than the obvious grammatical errors, he has a promising writing style! Get that while attending Regents?

My oldest son started at CUMC in 2022 - he attended for two years prior to Kindergarten, and loved…read morehis experience here! Attending this wonderful school made transitioning to Kindergarten much easier! Now, my younger son is in his second year at CUMC and loves it so much. The teachers are all experienced and caring - the class sizes are small, giving each child the chance to grow and develop. Teachers send weekly emails to let parents know the weekly curriculum, there are after-school activities, and much more! Jan Glosser, the school's director is engaged in daily life at school and fosters a wonderful and caring community. I've met all of the staff and can personally attest to their care for the students.

Over the past few years, we have tried a few preschools in the neighborhood and while they are all…read moregreat in their own ways, Covenant UMC Preschool takes the cake for it's excellent staff (many are previous school teachers), wonderful facilities (with an awesome playground), and a thoughtful curriculum for the kiddos. I've had kids at every grade level at this school and each teacher has been wonderful and engaging. The director, Jan Glosser, is so welcoming, warm, kind and knows each family personally which makes you feel right at home. We love it!

I worked there for 13 years and only left because I got married and relocated. It is truly a…read morecommunity. My realtor was a former parent, our campus manager was our officiant. This place is a family and I miss it every day. Every child is known by everyone who works there.

The quality of the guides varieed drastically. Given the…read morecost of tuition I would expect all the to be top notch. Took my kid out of this. Public school was much better. Don't recommend sending your kids to here.