A Kid’s Place

Love this place! We had our son’s 3^rd birthday party here. Regina was our coordinator, great customer service and a huge help! This place is massive and the kids had a great time. Definitely coming back again for our next party.

My family absolutely ADORED A Kid’s Place. Our daughter started there in the Guppy class and had happy, balanced emotional support from day 1 through the time she graduated. She had the best time learning and growing, and truly loved every one of her teachers. As a working mom, I was extremely comforted knowing she was in a safe and loving environment that felt like a second home to her. They also have great after-​school enrichments (dance, science, yoga, Spanish, cooking, etc.), and I was always happy to find so many cool, easy to hang with parents at the birthday parties, school functions, and even seminars at the school. I wish I could give AKP more than 5 stars!

The people that work at this school are extremely rude. Stopped in for a few minutes with my son and they expected me to pay $ 10.00 for him being in there less
than 5 minutes when that is the rate they wanted for all day. It was donation only for the day yet they expect you to pay a certain amount and that for less than 5 minutes and they gave me attitude about it. I would be concerned bringing my kids here for preschool if that’s how they treat people they don’t know.

What a nice place to have a birthday party! Went to one yesterday and it’s a humongous space… there was so much for little ones to do both inside and outside. Cute little real toilets available too and clean restrooms. Too bad this is a preschool or I’d take my kid here for open play. Only drawback is that parking is metered and hard to find. Hope to be invited here again!

A good family friend recommended AKP to us because she had recently switched her daughter over from a previous preschool and raved about it. Her guidance was really a god send for us because after enrolling our then 3 year old in the summer program, she blossomed from a quiet, intelligent sweet child to a hyper verbal, wonderfully stimulated, and considerate yet appropriately assertive little person. The teachers, Gladys, Penny, Suzy, Suzie Blossom, Daniel, Gabby, Janet, Joan, Ana to name a few– have all been so supportive of my child and to my husband and I as parents. Having one child, you sometimes don’t have all the answers, but they sure seem to. I feel like I am learning right along with my daughter at times. Our daughter is now 4 and is in the older child program about to head for her second summer term and then on to the next fall session with the 4 year old class. We feel pretty lucky that we heard about this place and that our child is so loved and cared for here. I have stopped in unannounced aaallll the time and there is always something amazing happening… Impromptu dance parties led by awesomely goofy teachers, cool art projects or fun water play on a super hot day. I wish they had a K-​12 program because we’d never leave AKP.

A Kid’s Place is a truly wonderful place. My daughter has been attending this school since she was in the toddler program, and she loves it (and she’s very particular about who she lets into her little world). The teachers here care so dearly about the children, which is a very refreshing change from some of the other preschools in town that seem to be more interested in their philosophy or the views of the director than the needs of the individual children. Each of the teaches at a kids places looks out for my daughter to make sure she’s comfortable there and thriving, and they frankly worked very hard to earn her love and trust, which was so very special to see take place. I wouldn’t dream of sending her anywhere else. If you want to send your child to a place that will love him or her for who they are, and accept them where they are at and ultimately love them dearly and shower them with warmth and affection all while allowing them to blossom, then this is definitely the place for you.

I completely disagree with Maria’s post. I was in the same mommy and me class with her and Janet and Penny. It was a wonderful experience. Janet and Penny are top-​notch teachers, mothers, and people, in my opinion. My son, who is very attached to me, received all the care and guidance I could have asked for in the Mommy and Me class. I also received guidance in learning to let him become more independent. I completed two sessions of the Mommy and Me class along with a handful of other moms and my son is now completing his first year of preschool at A Kids Place. I don’t think I could have transitioned my son as easily into preschool without the loving and informed guidance of AKP and Janet and Penny. I interviewed at a lot of preschools and I am SO satisfied and happy with A Kids Place, as is my son. I love that the teachers at A Kids Place are encouraged to include their children whenever possible. My son looks up to the older kids and gets so much from the interactions as he is an only child. A Kids Place feels like a family to me, and I couldn’t recommend it higher.

I just can’t say enough about this Preschool. And what was already amazing on the «inside» of the school, just got a matching great new look on the outside. This school was the first preschool I toured where I felt they cared about my child and my family rather than telling me how long their waiting list was! Susie Leonard, the school’s director is one of the most intuitive and smart women I’ve met in early education. She understands things about the kids better than the parents more often or not. But she is gentle and so encouraging about how she helps you to navigate the sometimes nail biting world of toddler behavior. My son will graduate next June and lately I have been asking Susie if she would consider opening an Elementary School so we don’t have to leave AKP! Thank goodness my daughter has another 2 years there! Can’t recommend this school enough!