Discoveryland Milpitas

I love Discoveryland!
My kids have been attending this school for a total of about three years. My older one was in the preschool for two years before attending the kindergarten, and my little one has now been there about two years. I plan to keep him there through kindergarten as well.
The school is open from 7 am to 6 pm, year-​round, and offers all the snacks and hot lunch, which is a relief for a busy full time working mom like myself! They also have fewer days off than most preschools, which eliminates the need to find excessive alternate babysitting. I love how the teachers are always so excited to see both my kids, and how everyone knows their little quirks. Even though my little one can be a handful, I’ve received gentle guidance and tips on how to handle him. And when I had a small grievance, Ms Penny handled it for me beautifully. The office staff and accountant are also very welcoming and kind. I’ll be grateful always to Ms Angela, Ms Tara (or as my little one calls her, «Ms. Tawa!»), Ms Jaslynn, Ms Letty, Ms Leila, Ms Arlene, Ms Delia and literally ALL the teachers who have made both my sons’ experiences a treasure. I’m a single mom, and I’ll NEVER forget how my son’s teachers made us two Christmas gifts, one for each household. I almost cried, it was the utmost thoughtful gesture. I love Discoveryland to pieces!

It seemed like a good place for my child, but it turned out to be a disappointment.
Every time I would drop off or pick up my son, he would be in tears. I allowed an adjustment period, but there was no improvement after over 2 ½ months.
I would ask the teachers why he was crying and they would have no idea. Saying that he was just a crier.
One day, I picked him up and his lip was split and he had a gash and bruise on his cheek! I asked the teacher what happened and she said she didn’t know, she didn’t notice it. It was very noticeable. I understand there are a lot of children… but how do you not notice something like this??? Then she proceeded to blame my child for not communicating what happened to him and blamed his shy behavior for her not noticing.
This is preschool. It is a whole new environment for these kids. I sent my son there expecting that there are responsible adults that are SUPERVISING my child, ensuring his safety, and facilitating an environment which he can thrive in. Not one where he comes home banged up, in tears, and not wanting to go back.
I was really afraid that he would hate school after his experiences there, so we pulled him out. He was so relieved when we told him he didn’t have to go back there. His smile lit up and it was like a weight was off of him. I don’t think any preschool should make a child feel like that.
We placed him in a different preschool 2 weeks later and he had no issues. He is now in elementary and absolutely loves school.

My daughter loves this school and so do we. All of the teachers are caring and friendly. I wish there were schools like Discoveryland, when I was a preschooler. They have a perfect balance of fun and education for the kids.

I am writing this review based on my experience here for my 5 years old son. This is a Christian school. It’s part of the Seventh-​Day Adventist church which I am affiliated with. I have been a Seventh-​Day Adventist for over 10 years. I have 3 sons. Two of them have attended Discoveryland.
My middle son went here when he was 3 years old. By the time he was in Kindergarten, his teacher had informed me that he was reading at a second grade level. Needless to say, I was shocked! So, I enrolled my youngest son last year. Before, I did though, I took him there to make sure it was where he wanted to go. I started he out going only 2 days a week just to see how he likes the school. He loved it! Every day he would wake me up, tells me that we need to hurry because he doesn’t want to be late to school! Can you believe it?! This from a 4 years old. Just so everyone knows, I am a very involve parent in my children’ education. I spend a lot of time at their schools.
The school:
1) Very nice playground, lots of room for the kids to play, 2 separate play area for the kids
2) Vegetarian meals are prepared for the kids, which I like (save me time, I don’t need to prepare lunch/​snack for my child and is healthy) and is included in the fees
3) Teachers that care for the kids, I mean really care for the kids. I’ve spent some time talking to the teachers. When my son first started and they gave us homework, I was shocked. My son and I worked in his workbook. We finished it all in one day. The teachers asked for my feedback on the homework. I told them that we finished it in one day. They then gave additional homework. I thought that was great. So, I have no idea why other reviewers don’t think that they focus on academics. They do!!!
4) The teachers reads to the kids and they also sing songs.
5) If your child should ever have a small boo boo, the teachers inform you right away. This also show that they care about your child.
6) The schools fees are really reasonable considering that it is a private school that includes meals for the kids, not just any meal but healthy meals.
The bottom line is, if you truly love your child, you should work with the school (teachers &staff) to help them grow into healthy, loving, respectful, bright adults. Volunteer in the school whenever you can. Spend time with the teachers & the staff, get to know them.

I have 2 kids twins when to Discoverlyland, and both love it so much. This school have the combination of outdoor and indoor with nice grass and playground. They serve breakfast and hot lunch for kid in preschool which is included in the fees. Food is serve vegetarian type and don’t think is just salad but protein type of meal. They don’t outsource their food which is great to ensure the quality.
Both my kid have a good impression on both their teacher Penny and Tara. Robin we’re care on student and take initiative to improve too.
I know there are some other review from other people. Here are just my review and my thought.

Very good school.
My daughter went there for 2.5 years.
She loved all the teachers and activities.
They have two field trips a year. I thought it needed more organization through the field trip (lack of information) but I can see they are improving on that.
They have nice performances in Thanksgiving, Christmas time.
Since it’s next to elementary school, they can use the gym for the event and I liked that.
They have lots of events like «Summer Olympic Day» «Western Day» «Pajama day» and more. but no Halloween costume day. I wonder why…
They are more into arts/​crafts than math and ABCs. For preschool age, I was fine with that.
They have very big yard and nice play structures.
All the rooms are very clean.
Nice staffs and teachers.
I was very happy to choose this school.

The preschool is very close my house so I enrolled my daughter’s preschool but their teachers are pretty old so they lack of energy to teach and control kids.

I visited Discoveryland after calling the office several times to enquire about their program. They never told me it was a Christian preschool. I figured it out since it was part of a church and there were ‘Jesus Loves You’ signs everywhere. They have a right to be religiously affiliated, but they should be upfront in their name or when they speak to potential parents.
Also, the class I observed had 8 or 9 kids with a teacher, and they were doing a craft activity. Instead of the teacher going around the table and helping the kids, she would ask the kids to help eachother with glue and scissors. I think for kindergarten or first grade that would have been fine, but for the young age where the kids are themselves having trouble with fine motor skills, I don’t think you can expect the children to help themselves. This may be a one-​time thing which doesn’t happen that often, but that was something that I observed while I was there.
Other than that, the facilities looked really nice.

This school has strong emphasize on social skill and arts & crafts which I like for my daughters. They enjoy it as well and adore their teachers which is a good indicator of how they are being treaterd As for academics, their mediocre which I don’t really believe should be pounded on pre-k’s anyway.

Ok so, I don’t have kids but, I was at Discoveryland last week doing some research for a paper that I had to write and, it was great! I don’t really know where to start… but I HAVE to Unilocal it!
I was there from 3:45 to 5pm when the kids were outside playing before the parents were picking them up. They were all so happy! Their play area inclues a huge yard (with grass) to play in that’s protected by high shrubs and trees for privacy, and several different areas for activities. They have toys, jungle gyms, a sandboxes and just lot’s of room to run!
The day I was there happened to be the day that the school had brought in a bunch of pumpkins for a ‘pumpkin patch’ for the kids. They kids got to pick pumpkins and had put their names on them for future crafts. There was also a huge castle jumper (astro jumper) for them to jump in and hay bales through-​out the yard. A kids paradise and perfect way to blow off energy before going home.
The teacher’s all seemed really nice and the classroom was what you’d want from any preschool set-​up. The front was instructional, complete with computers and the back was more playstructional. It was cluttered but clean with bright colors and educational toys. They had a changing station for the young kids… I guess they take from 2 – 6 in their pre-​school program.
From what I understand, they have other schooling there for older kids but I don’t know much about it.
When I have kids, I want them to have a day care much like this!
Notes: It’s in a church so don’t miss it when you drive by.
7^th Day Advent or something… If you’re traveling east towards the hills, it’s on Landess to the left, just before you hit Peidmont.

Thank God for this school! The staff are wonderful and genuinely care about the children. They have awesome programs for each classroom and it seems like all the children are so happy to be here. There is also an elementary school on the same premises so you can drop all the kids off at the same locale. How convenient is that? Stop by, you’ll be glad you did. I know I am. Kudos for Kids!