I have looked into every pre school from New West to Poco and this is by far the BEST!…read more Amber is amazing and is the only person I trust to leave my children with! All the kids/parents/grandparents are amazing and it is a very welcoming environment. Very clean and very trust worthy. After 6 months my daughter was a different kid, she grew and leant so much! I would HIGHLY recommend this pre school to everyone!

My husband and I took in our 14 month old grandson and were very worried about leaving him at…read moreDaycare. Gina and her staff made us feel at ease right away. They helped us get on a schedule, figure out eating habit and answered any questions we had. They were so caring for all of us. I don't know what we would have done with them. We highly recommend them for anyone looking for daycare.

The management of this school are very unprofessional…read more Don't be surprised, just don't go. It's not worth it. We are not the only parents who think so, so does the preschool class of 2010. And don't forget to read the "filtered reviews" for this business. They are very insightful and informative.

The management at this school/daycare are very, very unprofessional…read more The teachers are excellent and genuine. We attended the 2009/2010 preschool year for one child. We were hoping to attend the 2010/2011 year for two of our children. WE WILL NOT BE RETURNING. Here's why..... The RecRoom, though somewhat pretentious, seemed like an appropriate choice for our family. Our choice was mostly based on location. Since we only operate one vehicle, we could walk. We are a modest income family, and were hoping to register our other children at this school as well. Now we can't. We were told to pay a certain fee for Summer Preschool. We wrote and signed cheques and got them in by the given deadline. A week later, all the parents were returned their post dated checks, the fees were hiked by 35%, and we were told if we wanted our kids to attend September classes, we HAD to attend Summer Preschool with the new fee schedule, or lose your spot. We felt handcuffed. The September classes have been hiked as well by 20%, all within this week. (They say it's for HST cost's. Seems like a cash grab to us.) Also, an added sting, two days later we were asked to participate in a fund raiser for new toys and equipment for outside ($4500 worth). It seems to me, the RecRoom has too many fingers in different pies. Yoga? Kids Martial Arts? Do you like the website?, it's all new this year. It doesn't come cheap. Ever hired models or a photographer? How about a Graphic Designer? (all costs thousands.) The old website was fine. (maybe you should have spent some of that money on new toys and equipment for outside!) As well, in our newsletter, parents were informed a second location may be in the works because of the large wait-list for the RecRoom. We are given the option to "partner-in" for an investment with a return. No thanks. For the RecRoom, it's less about "quality" and more about "quantity". They boast about teaching kids manners and values. Maybe they should acquire some for themselves first. Too bad for the Teachers, they are fantastic. In the end, it's our kids who loose out. We have to break off relationships they had with their teachers, students and other families who attend the RecRoom. That's when we try to explain to our kids why they can't go anymore. Sucks. (Hopefully Farah and Dan, you will never have to make that decision.)

Good school, cute little kids and nice teachers. Mostly very patient and passionate about what they…read moredo. Know their stuff and hard working teachers! A few parking spots and street parking. A playground beside the school that's strictly for the school and fenced up so it's pretty safe. Bears around the area sometimes to and occasionally teenagers smoking weed in the parking lot beside the garbage can or right by the doors at night. A pretty small school with a good principal

My son spent over 3 years at the pitt meadows location and I will forever be grateful that he was a…read morepart of such an incredible preschool/daycare. The teachers that he had over the years are all so incredible and their teaching, guidance, nurturing, and love will forever shape who my son becomes. I highly recommend this daycare/preschool. It's a fantastic school layout, montessori is great, there is amazing staff, my son loved the music class, and they host all sorts of events throughout the year (pumpkin patch field trips, Christmas concerts, year end concerts, etc). My son especially loved the fact that there was a gym and playground . We are going to miss the school greatly!

From the owner: Canyon Springs Montessori School, founded in 1992, is a Group 1 Independent School that offers…read moreMontessori education from preschool to Kindergarten. We are conveniently located two blocks north of Coquitlam Center Shopping Mall, at the corner of Johnson and Walton Ave. Our school is cozy, inviting, and has a home-like atmosphere with a beautiful mountain view. Our classrooms are equipped with state of the art Montessori learning tools and our facilities are specifically designed for younger children and provide two well-equipped and safe park-like playgrounds.

We had our son at this daycare, and it was AWFUL. Long story short: they had a positive case of…read moreCovid-19 (one of the teachers), and we were very concerned with how they were handling it. I brought my concerns to management, and they were ignored. To be fair there were a few positives: Margaret was very kind and loving with our son, and we really appreciate that. The manager Katy was also well-intentioned too, although she had limited power to change anything and she was mostly just following "the rules" as well. If you want an accurate review, join the Burke Mountain Mommies group and ask the moms there. I'm sure you'll hear lots of stories. Here's what didn't sit right with us: 1. Parents are allowed to enter the facility without masks. At our old daycare, parents had to ring the doorbell and a teacher would bring their child outside. No parents were permitted to enter the facility. Not the case at BrightStart. 2. We noticed a family doing a tour without masks. The center claims "the family had health issues preventing them from wearing a mask," but I find this claim highly suspect. The entire family had the same health issue? I find that hard to believe. 3. The daycare doesn't do temperature checks for teachers and children and parents entering the facility. Why not? Temperature checks aren't a panacea--and some people won't show symptoms--but it's one more step to protect kids and teachers. Why not consider this if your daycare has Covid? They were very resistant when I mentioned the idea. 4. The teachers were offering communal snacks in one giant bowl to the toddlers. (Who does this during a pandemic?!) All of the toddlers could lick their fingers, stick 'em back in the bowl, and spread their germs to each other. They claimed that communal snacks should be offered in individual portions, but the daycare camera told a different story altogether. 5. Apparently, upon Fraser Health's recommendation, the teachers who were exposed (those that worked on the same day as the infected teacher) were permitted to continue working. This was beyond concerning. 6. It was a HUGE struggle to get them to agree to give our son his appropriate nap (1 hour) vs. 1.5 - 2 hours. I get that they want their breaks, but they let him oversleep and he was staying up till 10 or 11PM at night. It was such a hassle to get them to "bend the rules." Our new daycare has no problem at all accommodating our son's shorter nap. One of the teachers was borderline aggressive when I tried to negotiate a compromise. (If she's angry, I don't blame her. The management of this facility is the WORST.) 7. The toddler space sucks. It's a really small room, and the toddlers are so crammed in there, tripping over each other. The sleep area is one side of the room, toddlers lined up on mats. If your kid doesn't like being crowded, this isn't an ideal space.

To any of you who are considering to send your kids in Brightstart, be very careful how much money…read morethey may take from you during this special pandemic time, and pray for your kids not being sick of COVID! Here is why: My daughter had stayed in the daycare from July 2020 until mid October when suddenly we were called by Fraser Health and notified that my daughter was in contact with a positive COVID-19 teacher from the daycare. Then we were forced to stay at home for quarantine for 2 weeks, not able to send her in, but continued paying for full month tuition with no discount. After the breakout, all teachers are still not wearing masks while taking care of our kids. Due to this breakout that the daycare should be responsible for, and no extra precautions the daycare had taken afterwards, we made very hard decision to withdraw my daughter. We weren't able to give the daycare withdrawal notice a full month ahead because no one would expect this breakout to happen. However, we are now asked to pay for another full month tuition for November even though we have stopped sending my daughter since Oct 13. A full month notification is stated in the agreement, I am well aware. But who can predict the daycare will let a COVID-positive teacher be in close contact with our kids?! We emailed the daycare and went to the office. The staff who spoke to us was nice and polite. However I am stunned how little support Brightstart would give to parents and families during this stressful time. They have been robbing us just to protect their own profitability. Again, no support, no extra precautions under COVID. BE CAREFUL!! -Jamie

My son was in Danica's preschool class for two full years and she is now opening her own school…read moreand accepting registrations for September. He thrived in her care and discovered a love of science, came to an understanding of waiting his turn and democracy. He continues to have a great fondness for Teacher Danica and we feel very grateful for her! - A. Drake

From the owner: Burke Mountain Preschool is located in the beautiful new area of Burke Mountain in Coquitlam, B.C…read more in a private home close to one of the beautiful new playgrounds built by the city. Close to both Port Moody and Port Coquitlam, Burke Mountain Preschool is inspired by Maria Montessori and the Reggio Emilia philosophy and it is based on Tribes principles. We believe that children are independent learners who want to learn different things at different times and in different ways.

A few years ago my child was enrolled in a Montessori program in the US and it was excellent. The…read morechildren were learning, but there was space and time to play and interact with other children. When we came to Canada we decided we would like to put our child back into a Montessori program and were thoroughly impressed by the website and first interactions we had with the B&D Montessori Learning Academy. The Academy boasts of specialized programs including art, music, French, etc. During the time that our child attended the academy she did experience the music program and a little bit of french. She never got to experience the art program and any art projects that the kids did do, were mainly done by the teachers. My child would come home with these beautifully made magnets, picture frames and other things, only to break down in tears telling us she was only allowed to put stickers on them, not do the coloring, gluing, cutting, etc. The music program was intense, it was always incorporated into celebrations (mother's day, the graduation ceremony, Christmas, etc.). But because the celebrations invited parents, the performances were expected to be perfect. The kids would practice every day... and the performances were flawless, but also incredibly long! The mother's day celebration was about 45 minutes long and Graduation was close to 2 hours (those poor children between the ages of 2.5 and 5 sitting up there on the stage for 2 hours!!!).The second difficulty we had with the program is that parents aren't allowed inside. You drop off your child outside of the program and they are brought back out to you when you pick them up. You never have the opportunity to observe the class and your child (besides the intro day and 20 minutes one day/term). The third problem we had with the academy was that our child was never able to make friends with any of the kids. She is very outgoing normally, but during the day, while the kids are working or singing or doing whatever they are supposed to be doing, they are not supposed to talk or interact with one another - at least not enough that they actually get close friends, in fact, several times our child told us that another child had been unable to go outside (there is only 1h/day of outside time, starting at 4pm, and only if there is no rain) because he or she had been talking or playing with one of the other kids, or a child wet their pants during music class, lunch or work time. Of course, we never actually got to witness any of this, because we weren't allowed to go into the classroom, but my child isn't yet old enough that she lies to us. Most mornings my child wouldn't want to go to the daycare for fear she would wet her pants or do something "wrong", also, because she was unable to make friends she hated it there. The fourth reason we didn't like the program was that it is like grade 1, even for those children who are 2.5-4 years old. They sit at desks and write, or do math, or whatever else, quietly. I believe that there is a lot to be learned from social interactions and playtime. I come from a family of educators and my mother, who used to be a kindergarten teacher, always told me that the kids that came to her class without a lot of play experience had little imagination and didn't know what to do when they were given play time. They had a harder time making friends and usually disliked school from an early age. Finally, the things my child was learning were incorrect. She was given no instruction on how to form letters, so she was doing it from the bottom up and just trying to make the right shapes, something that we have been trying to correct. Apparently (again, I was never allowed in the classroom, so I don't know if this is correct, but I don't believe my child would lie to me) the kids were only allowed to ask a certain number of times/day for help... too many times and there were repercussions. All in all, it was a very strict school with too much improper education and too little play and interaction time for us. Those of you who are worried about your child "catching up" in elementary school should remember that your child only has a few years of play before they spend the next 13+ years in school. All of the children will be at the same level by the end of kindergarten. Let them play for a while.

After going on tours a numerous preschools the moment I walked into Adventure Preschool I knew it…read morewas the one for our family. The teachers are so great and the school itself is so clean and the backyard playground is the best. Could not recommend this or school enough. Both of my sons have gone here and absolutely loved going everyday!

Teachers Angie and Kelly have been so good with my daughter. She is very attached to me and had a…read morehard time at first with the transition. They were really able to attend to her needs and have been so patient. Now my daughter runs in, barely saying good-bye to me. They have small student to teacher ratios and are extremely affordable, especially for what they offer. I highly recommend them!