My son enrolled at Total Child around mid-March, 2017. I had to find a place fast for him due to my work schedule. Upon recommendation from two friends whose kids had been there, I went to try my luck at Total Child. And I was indeed lucky. From Mid March to July 3, the last 4 months has witnessed my son's rapid growth. He gladly naps at fixed time and tucks himself in. His social skills and language skills have been developing really fast. Above all, he is well loved there by fellow students and teachers alike. Each morning, I have so much peace of mind thinking my child will spend another day at total child preschool. Now we have moved from Alhambra to San dimas. I still take him there on my way to work. I know my Justin will continue to prosper at total child preschool. read more

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PARENTS BEWARE! This is my experience as I cannot speak for others, however, several reviews on here speak to the truth I experienced. But before I get into it, one big reason I withdrew my child is because the staff would call my child by a different name. I had to correct the staff more than twice and even the other kids would call my child by this other name. My child then began to think that name was their name. Deema and Sanjith cannot pronounciate a simple American name and therefore changed my child's name at school but would then bold facely lie about doing it. Even my kids school work had a different name. So here it goes: This is not a true Montessori school. The hours of operations are falsely advertised. We were told they open at 6:30am, however, nobody is there at that time and if you plan to drop off your child before 7:30am, you must notify staff so that they're there early enough to take your child in. They claim to be flexible on pick up times but always have a comment if you are there after circle time. They do not have a holiday schedule so you know when school is out. Multiple times they would give less than one business day notice that they'd be closed. They like to close early for the day when they don't have the majority of kids in school during holiday time. They are dishonest people. They give the children tons and tons of junk food (pictures on Facebook). My child was always hyper when I'd get them at the end of the day. My advice to you parents about preschool, AVOID THIS PLACE!! San Gabriel and Temple City have much better examples of a real preschool. read more

Very bad service. Every time i picked up my son, his pants was always wet. They don't even check the diaper.

at first I was living for this preschool. The environment is amazing, the staff is good too. My issue is the time they have on the billboard 6:30AM-6:30PM. This is the 2nd time it happens to me. They are late which makes me late for work. Literally waiting outside passed 10 mins.. There has been accidents where my boyfriend drops my kids and the owner has the audacity to ask what time we are picking up. Or to let them know WHEN we will be dropping them off early . I'm starting to believe this place is only interested in the money. read more

Total Child Preschool - HOURS - Child Care & Day Care Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Oh, hell no. Be aware and stay away. Do not let the affordable tuition trick you into enrolling here. I walked in one morning to drop my son off and saw that his leftover milk was sitting there left there on a desk prior from the day before. He and other children had access to it and could have gotten really ill. I complained and the owner would NOT refund my money. I pulled my son out of school that day and filed a complaint. The complaint was substantiated by the Preschool licensing agency located in Monterey Park and they were cited for violating safe and healthy food services for children. yelp took down my photos of the report, as they feel that it doesn't reflect the physical environment of the facility. However, by law the preschool is required to give the document to current, enrolling, and potential families who may enroll. Feel free to obtain a copy of it from the business or, I would be more than happy to email or text anyone a copy of the document. After 6 long, grueling months, I was awarded back my money by a judge in small claims court. I am a reasonable person and I conveyed to this business that I would not file a complaint to the court or licensing agency if they just did the right thing by refunding me my tuition. The owner ended up having to pay my court fees and deal with penalty fines by the licensing agency as well as posting the complaint in their window for 30 days. I am willing to email a copy of this document as well to prove that this lawsuit did occur as I have done so as requested by other parents. Ms. Katy whom I heard is the new director now was absolutely insolent, unapologetic and refused to acknowledge their terrible mistake to me, telling me that me not receiving a refund was solely based on my decision to withdraw my enrollment. It's despicable to have someone so unprofessional and deceptive like this to be in a position to care for young, vulnerable children. Obviously, yes, I did withdraw my child as he was not provided a safe, healthy learning environment, as my experience proved that he was not safe and properly cared for being left in the hands of the onsite staff. They were the ones who deemed themselves as untrustworthy. They are obviously pursuing good yelp reviews and are trying to get new clients to compensate for the bad one that I've wrote. Go ahead and check out the ca.gov site for information regarding child/day care licensing as they were giving MANY citations (mine included, which are at least 11, (ELEVEN!!!) both class A and B) Just type in their name and I truthfully assure you, the records will come up in black and white. By referencing to these public records, you will see that my claims are definitely truthful and valid. By law, this information is made available to the public so we can determine for ourselves which child care facilities are safe, despite the fact that they are unfortunately, still operating and licensed by the state. It is sad as I feel sorry for the teachers as they are overworked, understaffed and underpaid. It seems like they are barely making ends meet at the facility and are overwhelmed. If you want a safe, bright, organized curriculum and useful education for your child, this is definitely not the place to go. read more

My daughter is always excited to go to Total Child Preschool. She has many friends at school. The teachers are really friendly and helpful. They take really care of my daughter. The school is clean and organized. I enjoyed going to their school activities and events. Director Myra is always really friendly and my daughter likes her a lot. I use to be a preschool teacher and highly recommend this preschool. The teachers are really attentive and really care about their students. I like that it's a small school and I feel she gets the attention and care she needs. Every time I drop off or pick up my daughter children usually look happy and the teachers and director is really interactive with the students. I get a positive vibes when I'm there. read more

My son has been here for almost two years. here are his favorite teachers and friends! Every morning, he is very excited to go to school. Every day after school, he will share some fun things with me! The teacher also share some daily photos of the children. I am very happy my son likes here. The teachers are loving and patient with each child! read more

School is nice! My baby like teachers and her little friends very much, so she love the total Child Preschool. Objectively speaking the food's quality need be promote. read more

Total Child Preschool - Child Care & Day Care Near Me - San Gabriel, California

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We Love this School. It's a private school, teachers are awesome!!! Sadly My enrollment through options ended so we had to find another school. read more

Total care has been wonderful to my sons for the past year. The teachers are very kind and know how to make learning fun. They plan occasional field trips for the kids, and even after school they keep the children busy with songs and simple games. They allow my sons to interact with other children and helps them to get used to a school environment. read more

I am a old parent of a young child returning back to school as of September 1 2020, I have always been satisfied with the teachers and glad that my son is attending this school back again because his future is in good hands. I really recommend Total care it has been wonderful program and my son has been coming home happily, also with their new director very patient, kind really helpful and supportive because my son was really happy with her and really liked her company. I like sending my kid here because they have lots of fun activities, games, and their teacher more focus of understanding the kid and help him proceed and make sure the kid learns something new everyday, it's just the staff is really kind hearted and professional. read more

My nephew goes there, and after their renovation and a new staff, they have upgraded a lot on their teach abilities, their equipment and overall just on everything that they offer. They seem to be very well organized and have a good handle on education the pre schoolers. read more

My daughter had a wonderful experience at this preschool. All the teachers are connected with children in a positive, nurturing, supportive manner. We have to change the school due to moving to north Hollywood. But still I and my daughter cannot forget Miss Patel, who always respectfully teaches all the small kids how to listen to each other. Miss Patel helped my daughter to communicate their needs to adults and other children. To me, this is the most important thing how my child has such good manners. Our daughter thrived there. I wish we could find another school like this in north Hollywood. ****Highly recomanded for the preschool kids**** read more

There has been a new Director there for the last year and a half, and there have been alot of changes to the school. The school is now a royal blue color, which helps parents find it a little easier. Their teachers are good with the children. They also do alot of fun activities with the kids like swimming in the summer, and cooking with the kids read more

Great school! 3 yo are very advanced in their learning and very wonderful children. I was scared at first coming into this school due to that comment above but I have checked the school inside and out and they have only 1 heater that does not seem to be hurtful to anyone. They have about 4 classrooms and children are placed by age and advancement, teachers our wonderful people that do well for their self esteem. Every child is cared for individual classes consist of 6-8 children, language is good even for the children with Chinese background we teach them English and do worksheets and have class through out the day. They have snack breaks and lunch they have play-time outside when the weather is ok. All the kids love what they do all day and being a educator and concern neighbor I would advice every parent to go in and sit in, see what they are all about! Mrs. Michelle is a great director willing to help anyone that walks in those doors. read more

I love the fact that the school has made a complete 360 change! When it was time for my 2nd child to begin preschool, I decided to enroll in the same preschool that my 1st child attended. Sadly, the school wasn't the same anymore. In the coming months, I was ready to pull my child out. However, the school came under new management. The new director has transformed the preschool into a very loving and welcoming atmosphere for the children. The food menu has changed to a much healthier choice for the kids. There are new toys in and out of the classrooms, especially the sandbox is awesome. The kids love it! Classrooms now have better organization with consistent teachers that are loving and caring. My child hasn't had a badly soiled diaper upon pick up. My child has been singing and speaking a lot more lately. I am very grateful that the new director came at the right time! This school really needed it! read more

this place is dirty.. went to pick up my nephew.. the teacher and director are rude..didn't even ask for my id..