Best Pals Preschools

We really like this place! Our son has gone for a couple of years now. He was in the 3’s, 4’s, Jr K class and a part time summer camp program that they offer. He has gone 2,3 and 4 days a week at various times over the years and they have been very flexible with our schedule. All the teachers and Mrs. B have been great, welcoming and very accomodating to us over the years.
We looked at a lot of places in N Phoenix and this seemed like the best. The teachers are all great, it’s small, personable, it’s clean, it’s only preschool and not a daycare. They also have more of a curriculum that other preschools don’t and offer a summer camp program that you can sign up for individual weeks.
Our son had above average vocabulary and did just fine :~)

I have 3 girls and ALL 3 of them attended Best Pals Preschool.
They (we) had a wonderful experience with the entire staff.
My oldest daughter started in the 3’s class and then Pre-​K. Her experience at Best Pals helped her to be more than ready to enter Kindergarten!
My middle Child started in the 2’s class. At the time she was 2 ½ and was barely speaking. By October/​November of that year she was speaking in FULL sentences! It made me cry, I was so happy. She also then attended the 3’s class and the 4’s class. Cindy Bruno, the owner, was super supportive and so were the teachers.
Then my last daughter started in the 2’s class as well. She has ADHD and all of the teachers, from the 2’s– Pre k, were instrumental in helping her and working with her so that she excelled, not expelled.
I know for a fact that the only reason the Scottsdale location closed was not due to the lies that one of the reviewers wrote, the teachers at that location loved the school and loved Cindy, but for business reasons.
I highly highly highly recommend that if you
Want a preschool that will be a preschool and NOT a daycare, Best Pals is the best!
I want to thank Cindy and her team
Of teachers for more than preparing my girls for a real public school.

Originally, I had my oldest child enrolled at another «preschool» but it turned out to be day care. Then I found Best Pals and I could feel the true preschool experience right when I walked in. My oldest child had a great experience at Best Pals and I was very happy with the curriculum and teachers. Now, my younger child attends Best Pals and is enrolled in the 3’s program this year after attending last year in the Toddler/2’s program. My younger child enjoys Best Pals just as much as my older child. Both kids look (ed) forward to going to Best Pals to learn, play, and see friends. The teachers and staff are great, caring, and flexible! I recommend Best Pals to anyone who is looking for a great preschool!

We have nothing but fantastic things to say about Best Pals. It came highly recommended to us from other families in our neighborhood and we could not be happier. I have an older daughter who attended 3 other preschools, one of which was a private school in Scottdale that has very good reviews, and none of them match the quality of Best Pals. My son is almost done with his «3s» class and is registered for pre k next year and is super excited to return. He loves going to school and gets sad when he is sick and cannot go. We love his teachers Mrs. Vogel and Mrs. Brown and my son loves that Mrs. Bruno greets him every morning at the door to welcome him. I feel they truly care for my child and that is really important for me as a parent when when I leave my child in the care of someone else.

Our child attended this school for a year, teachers were constantly rotating or «leaving» for personal reasons. The expectation that 2 – 3 yr olds will sit, stay and listen in a circle (or anywhere for that matter) is unrealistic. When a student with unmatched vocabulary and the ability to comprehend things beyond their current age attends this school, they are quickly labeled a «trouble maker». It’s unfair to the child and the parents, it gives both a complex about a gifted child… Almost like they want your kid to be dumb or at least act as if they are less intelligent then they actually are. The owner Cindy Bruno used to have two schools (Scottsdale location closed down), this writer learned through various sources this was due to her over bearing management style and inability to deal collectively with parents when she decided there was a (perceived) deficiency in a child. She routinely would enter classrooms «looking» for reasons to single out kids, then proceed to call their parents with «I don’t won’t to alarm you… But your child did _​_​_​_​_​».
This came as a shock when every other person (church, gym, family) that had overseen our child in a care setting had nothing but praise for the manners, vocabulary and intelligence they expressed. Needless to say our child no longer attends this horrible excuse of a «preschool», it’s pre… Not school, the owner honestly believes she is an administrator over a «school district».
Upon switching preschools (Montessori) we learned three other children that attend our child’s new school had come from Bestpals. No shock to learn all three left for the same reasons, all of these kids have expanded their abilities and desire to be back in school. All four have been praised by the new schools staff and administrative staff. It’s true, you get what you pay for… if your on a budget… Bestpals will fit your wallet, but not in the best interest of your child’s education, self esteem, or your piece of mind.
This review is intended to help, not harm… YOUR children’s education. Choose wisely, the «tour» at Bestpals is misleading. This is at best a daycare and with the owner so obviously uneducated in «normal childhood behaviors» it is frustrating to both parents and children who attend.