This is the most peaceful, beautiful preschool I have ever seen. Ever. Walking in the front gate…read moreyou see the beautiful mountains in the background and happy children giggling and working together in the foreground. Normally with this many children in one area there is usually bound to be someone screaming, someone crying, and general chaos. That is the furthest thing from the serene scenes playing out here day after day. When my son first started Mis Manos he had difficulty with the transition and would cry quite a bit when I dropped him off and later in the day when other mommies and daddies came and he was still at school. During those first few weeks what impressed me the most was the fact that even if he was crying (and it was very little) he was always being held or comforted by a teacher. He was never left in a corner anywhere during his difficult transition. As a first time mom this was incredibly reassuring. Now my son has been attending this school for nearly four months he loves it there. In fact we bumped his schedule up to 5 days a week because he would ask to see his teachers and his friends. He has improved in his listening and communicating so much and is always happy and tired when he comes home. I always ask him how his day was, and he beams and says "Good!" usually followed by some babbling about what he did (2 year olds aren't always the easiest to understand) and a very exuberant "Alba!" (his teacher). We pack his lunch and water bottle each day and he brings them right into his classroom. He's also learned that whenever he goes outside he should ask for his hat and sunscreen which is an added bonus! I do also want to point out that their toddler class, which my son is in, does not require them to be potty trained and begins at 18months. There is a waiting list and for good reason, this is an amazing school! I also hear they are cloth-diaper friendly, we asked but haven't gotten our stuff together to bring to them so we've been using disposables. I recommend this school to anyone and everyone I meet!

Mara Castro and the Mis Manos Montessori staff have created a warm and responsive community for…read moreyoung children. In her Mis Manos classroom, my daughter was surrounded by adults with decades of experience and a thorough knowledge of child development. They created a beautiful learning environment for the children and organized a structured schedule filled with a variety of learning activities and opportunities for growth. The Montessori philosophy was especially beneficial to my daughter's language, literacy, math, and fine motor skills. The campus is lovingly curated and located in a beautiful desert landscape. Miss Manos Montessori is a treasure among Tucson early childhood programs. -Emilie Pechuzal, M.A., M.Ed. Early Childhood Professional since 2002 Associate Faculty, Prescott College

This is a great preschool on the northwest side. Their tuition is very affordable and all the…read moreteachers are great. My only complaint is that I wished the day was longer but they do have precare and lunch bunch to extend the day.

We took our daughter to this preschool, and she loved it! Excellent program, and a very supportive…read morestaff. Her teachers were wonderful - they took special care of her and made her feel welcomed!

Parents beware…read more TLDR: The direct school administrative staff including Desiree and Kristina were not helpful and frankly were avoidant, dismissive, and uncaring about a resolution to the same concern. These two individuals are not fit to be in positions of directing a place for young children and families. Cadence Academy corporate were kind & helpful following a challenging situation. We chose Cadence, after months of researching & touring for our 3 month old son when I returned to work after maternity leave. On the first day of daycare at Cadence Academy we had the ability to see the classroom through video access and as an anxious, first time, parents, we watched as often as we were allowed to. Our son spent a significant amount of time in a bouncer. It appeared that he was given attention infrequently by the singular teacher in the classroom of several babies. We received a phone call asking if it was okay for our baby to sleep in the bouncer if he was comfortable. This was not something that we wanted, but as it was our first day at daycare, we were a little nervous about anything going wrong and felt that perhaps this was a helpful recommendation from a teacher in the classroom. Watching the video even longer our son appeared to spend about five hours in the bouncer and did not receive that much of an attempt at having a milk bottle across that time, which was disheartening. We were told that he refused the bottle from his teacher. When I asked Desiree why another teacher didn't attempt to feed our son the bottle she said, "we want him to get used to his teacher feeding him", as though feeding our 3 month old wasn't the priority. After a frustrating first day, we decided that it would be our son's last day as we felt that the teacher was not doing an adequate job of caring for our son, nor was the teacher following the guidelines of the handbook that we were made to read and sign. We spoke with the assistant director, Desiree, and let her know that we were withdrawing our son as we did not want to risk any potential harm or future bad days. Our son has been at a different daycare in town, which has been an absolute blessing. The kindness & attentiveness provided by the teachers at the new daycare and the administrative staff have been wonderful showing us that Cadence really had let us down with just one day at their facility. We thought that our time with Cadence was in the past. That was until we received a notice that we were sent to collections in June, an entire 8 months after we unenrolled our son. We called to speak with the Cadence administrative staff to inquire why we were in collections when we hadn't heard from them since we left in October. We were informed that we owed for the week that he was enrolled & we were also charged a $25 fee for not fulfilling the payment in the first place. The frustrating thing about this is that we were unaware of any outstanding bill. At NO point in time did Cadence Academy reach out to us to let us know that we had an outstanding bill as they had previously had all of our banking information to accept deposits and previous payments. They had our email, phone numbers, & mailing address but no notices or bills came. It took 2 weeks to finally get in touch with someone that could answer our questions (thank you Theresa). Kristina (director) & Desiree (assistant director) were beyond unhelpful. When we asked Desiree who they answered to, we were told "corporate" but weren't given any helpful leads as to who to speak with. Instead we were given the generalized Cadence Academy phone number- which is just a VM & after many calls & messages, not one was returned. It wasn't until we used the websites chatbot to access a live agent who was helpful enough to get us in contact with the regional director. The regional director was able to resolve our concern & pay us back the money (as it was agreed that none of this should have happened given the circumstances). The admin team at Cadence Academy OV should be under review for their inability to do their job effectively.

Our son just started cadence and we are very happy with our decision. The staff are extremely…read morefriendly. I love all the cameras and daily updates it makes us feel very comfortable while away from our son. The meals are healthy and the activities are good for learning.

This kindercare location is the best! We moved our now 10 month old daughter to OV kindercare from…read morea different local daycare and she is THRIVING. The care and attention provided by La Cañada kindercare is miles beyond our first daycare experience. The teachers in the infant room are so caring and have truly made such a great impact on our child's development. They provide meals which are nutritious, updates throughout the day, and also send photos which really give me peace of mind as a first time working mom. The support staff are also great! They are so nice and quick to respond for any questions. The facility is always very clean as well. We love the team at kindercare!

We are so grateful for the experience we've had with this Kindercare location. Aimee and her team…read moretake amazing care of our kiddo. As new parents we were nervous about daycare however they made every single step of the process so easy. Our child looks forward to going to school and we feel it's been an important part of their development.

This is an amazing, affordable school, much more child/learning centered than the warehousing that…read moretakes place in the large, bureaucratic, public school system. I'm so glad that granddaughter goes to this school. I attend many events and find the teachers are happy and the students are thriving. The school has excellent leadership and educational practices. If you are curious, look them up on Facebook to see all the wonderful educational activities they offer! I cannot recommend this school highly enough.

Other schools would tell me, basically, that my son is incredibly smart, but that it won't matter…read morein his life because he's lazy. They would show me papers he'd torn up and pictures of his messy desk and then pull out 5 page long papers he'd written brilliantly and tell me, "He's clearly capable, but just doesn't care." Other schools would tell me how he's so kind to the other students, especially those getting bullied, and then he'd come home in tears because of how he saw others being treated - by teachers and students alike - and I could feel how isolated he felt. Now he runs a Dungeons and Dragons campaign with 4 other students on the weekends and their laughter fills our home. Now he's a peer mentor and helps resolve disputes, at a student level, when they arise. Now his teachers tell me how amazing and intuitive his questions are, how funny he can be, and how dedicated he is when he finds a topic that really interests him. My son comes home now and tells me about his day. My daughter wantsto go to school and pretends notto be sick sometimes, in the hopes I won't keep her home. I feel like Kino is all the best of what homeschooling is, but with teachers better than I could be at this point in my life. I don't feel as though I'm failing every morning when I drop them off at the front door. I feel, instead, that even when we can't do family dinners or I'm so busy with other obligations I barely see them for several days in a row - I feel like, it's okay because I'm doing something right. Arguably the biggest thing I can do right for them at this age.

Such a great school. I've had two boys attend the past 5 years and they love it so much! One of the…read moremany many reasons we love it so much: small class sizes. Highly recommend CCS!!!

Mrs. Elliot, 5th Grade teacher at Casas Christian School, has proven to be an extraordinary…read moreeducator. She is kind, compassionate, and caring, while also being rigorous, disciplined, and exceptionally committed to her students. My daughter's academic performance improved tremendously under her guidance. Not only did her academics flourish, but her sense of responsibility and overall confidence also grew significantly. Mrs. Elliot, words cannot fully express my gratitude for the support and dedication you showed to my daughter throughout 5th grade. You consistently went above and beyond to ensure her success, and your passion for teaching has made a lasting impact. Casas Christian School is incredibly fortunate to have such a dedicated teacher on its staff. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for everything you did for Sophia this year. Your commitment and care have made a world of difference. Angelica M.

Now that we're a 2x childcare veterans lol, I really love this place! The staff is super welcoming,…read morefriendly, bubbly, and upbeat. Every time I walk in and out ALL the teachers are greeting me and wishing a good evening/day when I'm headed out the door. I like the fact its Christian based. Our baby is no longer married to a bouncer. I don't have this second guess feeling when I leave our double rainbow boy. The other place, I would check the camera and my heart always dropped, he seemed sad just sitting in his bouncer every time. I would usually rush or postpone things at work and go get him. Now I'm more productive at work because I'm feeling confident in his care. I pick up on very subtle things. Today I was told our baby is always happy and will start to whine only when he's getting hungry or needs a change but he never cries. This tells me they're on top of his care as we are at home. They're learning his individual cues. He's always engaged when I walked in. Super blessed to find this place and feel this way. Keep it up! It's appreciated what yall do and thank you so much! This goes to ALL the teachers. The vibe is awesome.

I was employed here a few years ago. There is a lot of love inside those school walls. I had to…read moremove, otherwise I would still be there. The other teachers were welcoming and constantly working hard to give the children a fabulous experience. Heather was the manager at the time and she ensured that my onboarding to the school was smooth. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because they don't have a location in my area of southern Arizona...and should!

This school is horrendous. It has creepy security hall monitors with goofy teachers. I just…read moregraduated from this school and I wouldn't recommend, besides from seeing your friends and the few teachers who actually care.. this school needs some SERIOUS help.

It's an alright school, but I rate three stars because I have seen a lot of people here experience…read moreracial shenanigans with both the students and the faculty, such as being mocked, disrespected, and even having their grades lowered for absolutely no reason, like I have a turkish friend who goes to this school, and they said they had an A in their language arts class, then in the next two days it was randomly lowered to a C and then to an F. I don't recommend this if you are foreign for your own sake because there are a lot of tough westerners here who have racial problems. Other than that though it's a good school.