I've been going to this school my whole life and i really like it. This school gives kids…read moreopportunities that no other school could offer. Theres something called CIMI that 6th graders go to every year if the district has money. Luckily i got to go. But over all the teachers are really good and yard duties are absolutely amazing. One thing i dont like is that theres only school dress codes for gurl and not for boys which i think is unfair. But i like it and if i have kids i would bring them here.

The school does not challenge kids enough, but has good counselors for special need kidsread more

This is such a wonderful school that is student focused and parent/teacher driven! The school has…read moregood size classrooms and the teachers are superb! Every teacher I've met is so focused on making fun education fun and teaching kids building blocks for a strong future (respect, cooperation, and confidence to name a few). The PTA does a great job raising funds for a variety of school programs such as science, art and PE (which isn't included in school budget). They also help fund 5th and 6th grade outdoor education trips, teacher supplies and same-day field trips. Love this school and how they get involvement from teachers, students and families!

While Starr King does offer full-time childcare, it's much more than a regular preschool. In this…read moremodel, you don't just drop your kid off in the morning and come back in the afternoon without knowing what happened. It works best for parents who are invested, curious and motivated to participate in the early childhood education process. So much of it is built on creating community for your family and your child. It's an incredibly unique experience that really believes in supporting the whole family for the benefit of the child. Just the campus alone is magical, there's a running creek, huge sandbox, gazebo, beautiful flowers, and vegetable gardens, and so much more just on the campus.

Our two older girls attended in the early 80s. We learned a lot and met a lot of diverse parents,…read morefrom state senators, pediatricians, and lawyers, to fishermen and housekeepers. What we learned there affected our child raising as well as now our grandchildren. What I like most was the free choice of kids to do the activities they were attracted to. It wasn't follow the directions activities or art, just here are some materials and experiment with them. My middle daughter was obviously an artist even at that age. She ended up going to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, worked for awhile afterward, then got an MFA at Yale (on her own merits, not a legacy) in sculpture and was named an artist to watch for 2015 by Modern Painter's magazine. She just completed a residency at Skowhegan, a 9 week prestigious artist residency in Maine (thousands apply, 65 are accepted). I don't know if it is still the same as we experienced, but it made a real difference for our family.

I love this pre-school. They are so great with the children. Family oriented. Extremely supportive…read moreand understanding. I'm very happy with the choice I made for my daughter to attend.

We love our preschool, the beautiful outdoor area and seeing all the new things our child learns at…read moreschool each day! Definitely recommend to other families to go check it out!

Great school! Great teachers! This school has their stuff together. They do not let their kids slip…read morethrough the cracks. I love the way they use positive reinforcement while still enforcing the rules.

The students at this school seem to be so unmotivated to learn anything and some can be extremely…read morerude and disrespectful to teachers. Aside from that i had came to this school from a 3 year hiadus from this city (prior to 99 grew up in goleta and retuned in fall of 02) and didn't know anyone and there were some really nice kids who actually came up to and asked me what my name was and such and i got invited to several parties (and this was the 7th grade !). Due to so many rude people and distractions that interupted my learning i had to transfer my 8th grade year and go to Santa Barbara junior high school in order to get a proper education and i am so glad i did really prepared me high school. But i was sad to leave bc i would have had 3 of 7th grade teachers whom where awesome and i had a good relationship with but where treated like complete crap by there students. Oh and i had stayed there i might have been able to stay in algebra one instead of going to sbjhs where they had no more room left in any algebra so i was stuck learning the same thing all over again pre algebra boring. A beautiful school though despite all of its extreme faults and being in the newspaper every other week in threats of being closed down(but had to keep it open due to over crowding). I haven't been their in god knows how many years but i hope they have made improvements.

Child's Play is truly a hidden gem. We're on our 2nd child growing up in this wonderful little…read morespace. There is a big focus on outside play and creative arts/crafts and cooking (pre-Covid) that our eldest son really enjoyed and thrived within to include weekly art and dance classes for the kids. The teachers really encourage independence and creativity within the confines of a group setting of children that really learn the important early lessons of respect and appreciation for one another. Our oldest son was wonderfully prepared and ahead of kids at the Kindergarten level entering pre-K and knew how to read/write his name, count and do simple math in this program that carved out a "K-class" for the older elementary school transitioning kids. Donna, Daniel, Laurel and Lindsey are wonderful teachers and I would HIGHLY recommend this program for any parent looking for well rounded loving learning environment for their little.

Our kid is 5 yrs. He has been at another preschool for nearly 2 yrs. In that time, we never…read morereceived any negative reports involving his behavior. We have never witnessed rage in our son. He also spent 3 days at Child's Play. In one of those days, our son wanted to go outside. He repeatedly asked but he was not permitted to step outside. His frustration grew and grew. According to Donna, he attacked a teacher at the school. I can only imagine the extreme frustration at that point. I feel that if someone or anyone had taken the time to explain or just sit with him that this would have never happened. Perhaps they were too busy?? Maybe they did not notice?? She also said he was on the spectrum?? It turns out that he was just low in English (he is bilingual) and is in fact, suffers from a bit of Einstein's Syndrome!! After a fun filled three days, we quickly got him out of there!

I go to this school and I am in 5th grade. It is a great school. And I love P.E. Shoutout to mr…read more Holbrook

Cold Spring School has always been such a wonderful place. I went there my self 40 years ago and…read morenow my daughter goes there. The teachers are on par with the best private schools. They STEAM program is top notch headed by Dr. Gradias just wanted to let people know of this little bit of paradise.