Garden Grove First Pre-School & Kindergarten

I have three daughters and all of them have attended GGFPS starting at the age of three. I highly recommend GGFPS to any parents that are seeking academics for their child. As they say kids learn and absorb information quickly in their first five years. Two of my daughters had Miss Sam as their Pre-​K teacher and one of my daughter had Mrs. Jennifer (whom is now the Director at GGFPS) as her Pre-​K teacher. My daughters were all taught by exceptional teachers there (too many to name) but since Miss Sam taught two out of three of my kids I must say she’s outstanding.
Miss Sam teaching techniques are very effective. She emphasizes on academics while caring for my child’s needs, capabilities, and levels of learning. She communicates with me on a daily basis and informs me on the status of my child’s weekly curriculum and performance. Besides academics she’s also a fun, loving, and a very creative teacher. She does fun arts and crafts with the kids, care for them with all in-​house activities and field trips as well. She produced top notch performances in her class such as the Christmas recital and Graduation programs.
GGFPS offers great hot breakfast, lunch, and pm snacks. The tuition is very reasonable considering the food and extra curricular activities such as Dance or Tae Kwon Do which are included in the price. The staff there are all welcoming and will work with you to ensure your child will be safe and well fed while learning their ABC’s.
In summary, I highly recommend this wonderful school. I’m so glad I made the decision to put all my kids there. I’m happy to know that my kids are confident academically and socially when starting the big public school. Thank you GGFPS for all the positive impact you’ve made in my kid’s educational life. Contact Mrs. Jennifer the Director and she will take care of all your questions with a welcoming smile.

My son Jaykob has attend here close to a year now and i have see a hug developmental, reading and writing skills. We moved my son to this school because of the curriculum that’s he wasn’t getting at the other Preschool. My son is having a hard time expressing himself verbally and telling how he feels. he was behind with his writing and reading because the other Preschool that he was at seem to not think a 3 yrs old need to know their alphabet or write their name. He’s in Ms. Sam’s class, she does a really good job with his developmental, writing, reading, and verbal skills. I have see a huge change in my son ever since we put him at this school. Ms. Sam has work very hard with his writing and reading skills. I have see a hug confidence in himself and the person that he is becoming. I would recommend this school to anyone. Finding a good school with good teachers that care is really hard.

After my first daughter turned 3, I started the process of finding a preschool. GGFPS was the closest to my house, so I started there. After a quick tour of the school and a curriculum overview by Mrs. Sonia, the Director, I saw no need to look further. I immediately enrolled her and have had no regrets. The first week was tough on my daughter as she was very shy, but Mrs. Sonia did a great job of getting her acclimated to the new environment. After the first week or two, my daughter looked forward to going to school every morning.
At 3 years old, my daughter was placed in Mrs. Cristina’s class. I was very pleased with what my daughter learned in Mrs. Cristina’s class. My first jaw-​dropping moment was at the Christmas Program and I saw my daughter do choreography for several songs. I’m not talking about simple hand movements for nursery rhymes; I’m talking about dance choreography for whole songs. I was very amazed!
The following year, my daughter was moved to Ms. Sam’s 4-​yr old class. Ms. Sam picked up right where Mrs. Cristina left off. My daughter now attends kindergarten at a public school and is breezing through the work. Mrs. Cristina and Ms. Sam did an exceptional job preparing my daughter for kindergarten.
I now have a 1-​year lapse before my next daughter attends preschool. If there is no change in faculty, then I will have no hesitation in enrolling my 2^nd daughter at GGFPS. As for the teachers not mentioned in my review, I’m sure they would also do a great job under the direction of Mrs. Sonia. However, i can personally attest that Mrs. Cristina and Ms. Sam are exceptional teachers. My daughter misses her old teachers so much that we occasionally stop by for a visit after I pick her up from kindergarten.

My child started going here as soon as he turned 3. I was very nervous considering this is the first time he’ll be on his own and I was constantly wondering how he was doing. The first week was bit of a struggle with my son. He would cry when he was dropped off, but Sonia (preschool director) would take him and make him feel as comfortable as possible. I think it was worse for me to see him cry. Granted kids will feel out of place their first week or two with crying episodes. It is a new environment for them. But the staff made sure their needs were met. Sure their were some bumps along the road with a particular teacher my son had in the beginning (such as changing diaper), but she is gone now. As soon as the other teacher took over, my son was potty trained within 2 weeks.
Overall, the teachers are very kind, they are very good in teaching the kids with their curriculum and take very good care of them. This makes me feel good considering this is my son’s 2^nd home away from home. The place is clean and my son loves their hot lunch. Their field trips are something to look forward to. (Such places included: Pretend City, Long Beach Aquarium, Adventure City). Very Fun! They even have special days such as Bike day, jumper and pony day, and in the summer they have water day where the kids wear their swim attire and play in the kiddy pools. Their Christmas program is so cute! I can go on and on.
My son has learned a lot in the 2 ½ years he was here such as writing, math, reading. When he first started he didn’t talk as much, but the longer he was in school, he became very outgoing and talked nonstop. =)
Again, if you are looking for a place for your child, I HIGHLY recommend this place. The teachers have all been here for years and I feel i invested my money very well in this place. The exterior of the school may not be as fancy as other schools such as Montessori, etc, but the exterior isn’t what counts. It’s all about what goes on in the inside. That is what matters. Some people have a tendency to judge a book by it’s cover.
My son will be graduating from this school in 2 weeks, so I have to go through all the worries again for Kindergarten and we will miss his teacher and the staff, but it is what it is. On the other hand, my daughter will be turing 3 in Febuary, and we will be enrolling her next. Can’t wait!