Starter Set Preschool

My daughter started coming to this school last month, at first I was very hesitant and it was hard for ME since it’s my precious child! Anna was very sweet and understanding, she let me know that doors are open for me to stop by any time to check up on baby! due to my work schedule it was difficult for me to come and check up on my little one, Anna took the time to text me some pictures of my daughter having a great time and letting me know she was doing good.
My daughter loves Starter set, the teachers there are great! this place is awesome.

I absolutely love this school. It’s a home away home for our girls. We love the staff because they love our kids. They’re caring and thoughtful and always go the extra mile for the kids. I love the fact that it’s family owned and operated. Every one working there has been working there for years or is family. I couldn’t say enough good things about them.

My niece went to this school and I saw how well she turned out so I decided to send my son there as well. I live in Santa Clarita but work in the valley and I drive out of my way to take him here and I will do it as long as I can to keep him in this school. Everyone I have met there is VERY helpful with transitioning a new mommy and a new kid in with their group. They do all kinds of fun activities and send me updates all the time on his progress. I see SOO many horrible daycare/​school enrichment stories on the news these days, it gives me anxiety but I get instant relief with knowing my child is safe, taken care of and LOVES his teacher Mrs. C. I highly recommend this place to anyone and everyone! Its like a home away from home for the kids. 10 STARS!!!

My daughter has been attending this school for the past three years and has never once come home complaining. She often does not want to leave at the end of the day. This consistency has been a clear indication that the school is a happy place for the kids. The family that runs the school are down to earth and very kind. The staff they hire have the same kindness. I see constant improvement with my daughter’s development.
Also, compared to other schools, the amount of sick days is low. I think they keep the place cleaned well.
I do not know if any place is perfect but I would consider this school well balanced.
A solid choice.

I’m starting out with 4 stars, only because it’s just our third day with the school, but I can tell you right now that I am a huge fan of this school. We switched schools at the tail end of the school year, which was a very difficult decision. Barbara and all the teachers at the school couldn’t be more supportive and helpful during our transition. When I went to visit the school prior to enrolling my son, Barbara took the time to talk to me and understand my situation. She didn’t pressure me, she didn’t bombard me with her opinions, she just listened and explained what her school could do and how they could help. It may not look like much from the outside, but step inside and it’s one of the cleanest and cutest preschools I’ve seen in the area. The staff is fantastic, so sweet and nurturing. Coming out of the situation we were in, the selling point for me was the class size. They cap the headcount at 15. It makes a huge difference. The teachers have control, they know what’s going on at all times, the kids are so well behaved… it’s not mass chaos like it can be when there are too many kids. My son’s previous school wasn’t bad, but Starter Set is amazing. It was a hard decision to make the switch, but I couldn’t be happier that we went for it. Even my son has already told me that he loves his new school. He’s not anxious when I drop him off, he’s excited to go and he’s excited and having a ton of fun when he’s there — and it’s only the third day! His teachers played a huge part in making him comfortable from day one. I love this school. I only wish we had discovered it sooner!

This school is more than a preschool. I would say it is more like a child development center.
About 3 years ago, I was looking around to find a decent preschool for my daughter. Like other parents, we did our homework visiting different schools. The location of Starter Set is in a quiet neighborhood. The campus is relatively small compared to the other schools out there. If you just look at the school from outside, you would probably not even want to go in to check out because of the size is not very convincing. We gave it a try because my co-​work had been living in the area for a long time and he told me about this school. He said that most of the kids come here are quite gentle and polite, almost no «tough and rough» kids there. Later on, I found out that is so true!
Among the ones that we visited, my husband and I both got a very good impression with the teachers from Starter Set, and the classroom are clean. I think what impressed us the most was the way they took care of the kids, very nurturing. All the other schools that we visited, the facilities were big, but we didn’t get that personal touch feeling, they are running the schools like a business, and treating the kids as their products, only talked about the registration fees, tuition, etc. Before we made our final decision, we visited Starter Set couple times. The first time we didn’t make an appointment because we wanted to see how the teachers react without preparation. However, the day we went there, the school was closed for school break. It just happened that one of the teachers was there, she opened the door and was very nice to show us around. She was the teacher from Room 1, talked very gently. Just from that visit, my husband and I had already 80% sure to put our daughter there. The next couple times we visited, again, without appointment. We got to talk to the principal, Barbara. Again, good impression, a very nice lady.
Like other kids, my daughter cried in the beginning, but after couple days, she was all okay because she was so attached to her teacher. My daughter is a sensitive girl who is not easy to get closer to someone that she doesn’t know, but it didn’t take her that long to warm up with the teacher. The teacher even lets the kids to cling on herself when the parents drop them off and crying. She really gives every little ones in the class a maximum comfort level.
Although the school is small, the teacher-​to-​student ratio is low. Teachers are able to monitor and oversee the classroom. That’s one of the reason why there is no «rough and tough» kids there because the teachers would quickly stop when something goes wrong.
The other good thing about this school is that they do potty train without extra charge. When the teachers realized that my daughter was ready to go off diaper, they told me to bring extra clothes in case accident happens. They told me that, «If you don’t mind doing the laundry, we don’t mind to clean up here.» That’s very impressive. It didn’t take too long for my daughter to be fully potty trained.
Although the school is small, the activities that it holds from time to time is not less than those from other big school. They have music class and Spanish class every week during the normal semesters. Other events include school picnic, picture days, Halloween party, thanksgiving feast, Christmas, valentine’s day, easter egg hunting, mother’s day tea, father’s day tea, promotion/​graduation ceremony. For some of these events, they would have the kids come out to perform singing and dancing. If you want to pay extra money, they have onsite soccer class, dancing class, and tumble bee gymnastic.
Now my daughter is in Room 3, she is having weekly assignment. With that, it encourages her to write and read. That’s something that you can hardly find from other preschool. They don’t force you to turn in homework, but if you turn in homework, you would get a freebie.
The reason that I said it’s more like a development center than a preschool because they are helping my son, who has been admitted about 3 months ago. My son has delay development in motoring skill, and I expressed my concern with the teachers and principal, they didn’t hesitate to admit him. At the same time he started, my son started going thru the physical therapies to improve his motoring skill twice a week. Each time we meet the therapist, we are given instruction to do certain exercises. As working parents, we don’t have much time at home after work to practice with him. So I would communicate with the teachers and let them know what the therapist expects him to practice, and the teachers really follow the flow. Surprisingly, my son has improved soooooo much within only 3 months, even the therapist said that the school did such a good job.
Overall, I’ve had very good experience with Starter Set, and I appreciate everyone there looking after my children.

This is a very special school.
The first reason why we picked this school in the beginning was its proximity to our house in Porter Ranch where it is only 3 miles away and it is located in a decent quiet and clean neighborhood. Then the second reason was their staffs. We couldn’t make time to visit the place during weekdays but they were kind enough to make arrangement to show us around on one Saturday. The teacher were kind and gentle, especially to the younger kids. One thing distinguish this school from the others is that they would not mind to potty-​train your kid even they are not fully trained. We’ve been to some other more well-​known schools, they didn’t even want to talk to us after learning our daughter was not fully-​trained which surprised us. Teachers/​helpers would do diaper changing and cleaning if necessary.
Another thing we like about the school is that it has a good crowd in terms of kids. Most kids are from middle-​class families and well-​behaved. From all our experiences in the past 3 years, there were no major incident with the kids. All kids were taught to respect each other and they play in a good manners.
We also like about they always put the kids well-​being in the first place. Power costs a lot in P.R. and this school is not stingy about running the A/​C as long as the school is in sessions. Seriously, we’ve been to schools with only ceiling fan turned on that blow hot air in the classrooms. The Starter Set is 100% air conditioned and they keep it running to make sure the kids are comfortable, especially nap time and the setting is very comfortable, not too cold and not too hot. I think that’s very important for parents since kids would not get sick as easy when they are under a stable temperature environment.
This is one of the few preschool that introduces homework to their kids when they are about 4 years old. The amount of homework is adequate to keep the kid busy and interested but not too much to give them pressure. My wife and I both think this practice is so important and love the idea.
Most importantly, the attention the kids get is just amazing. Due to the small class size, the teachers really know what happen to your kids throughout the days and they clearly understand each individual personality by heart in a personal level. I think that’s very hard to find from other places.
This school might not be as famous or prestigious, but if you are looking for a school where your kids are loved, happy and taken care of with high level of attention and caring, this is the place you can try. My daughter spend almost 3 years there and loves every single day of the school and my son has just joined earlier this year. We are just glad that we find this school early and saved so much valuable time and energy to look for the right school.
I took one star out because of its location. It is on the end of Reseda, all the way up in the hill. The street of Reseda is not busy at all, but just because it is not busy and up in the open hill, some people tend to drive really fast passing by. Parents should take note of the safety aspect when loading and unloading.