Data For Children

I am writing this review to thank Data for the noted difference they have made in my child’s education. My daughter have been attending Data for afterschool and summer program for the past 3 years now and I’ve noticed a dramatic improvement in her academic. I truly believe that Data’s primary purpose are the children’s best interest and well being. My daughter is presently a third grader and falling behind because she is overwhelmed with daily homework assignments. With the teacher’s constant encouragement and patient in working with her, she finally mange to catch up. What’s more valuable is that she have learned to better time manage and staying focus on completing her homework assignments. This facility have a great variety of curricular activities and field trips which my daughter loves. Not to mention, my two god kids from another state would purposely fly in to LA just to attend Data’s summer program. They absolutely loves this place and the teachers. As a working parent, I appreciate the daily progress report they give me everyday when I come to pick up my daughter. This really set me at ease knowing my daughter is in a safe environment and enjoys learning at the same time. A special shout out to Steve, Ms. Stephanie, Ms. Kwan, Patricia and Alisa for doing an awesome job.

Claudia is great with the kids. 2 thumbs up… Would recommend bringing my future kids here

My Daughter went to Data for Children for 5 years she is now in High School during those 5 years she learned the discipline of getting her homework done and learning new material after school. Data will check their homework and have them correct any mistakes, I haven’t seen her homework since elementary school. The skills my daughter learned at Data has given her the discipline of getting her homework done and study for exams in High School and she has been successfull even in her advance classes. I highly recommend Data it’s great for working parents they pick up your kids from school. I love Stephanie and Steve they have an amazing program and we still go by and visit we miss seeing them.

Completely agree with T S. from Pasadena. She couldn’t have said it better!!!
I’m actually at work right now so I can’t get into too much detail about this afterschool but I truly agree with the «GOD SENT» part. I love this afterschool. It’s everything I could ask for and an amazing place for my son.
And of course. does my son like this place… YES yes and YES! You can tell he likes it better than his morning elementary school.
You can truly tell they care about each and every one of their kids/​students.
LOOOOOVE it.

My son attended the summer program and the afterschool program at Data for a little over a year now and I have to say that I am very happy with the programs.
This place is a godsend for working parents who care about their kids’ education. It has only opened for about two years and the facilities are clean, bright, happy and kid friendly and, hallelujah, wired with security cameras!
During the school year, Data offers an academic oriented afterschool program for grade school kids. Data can arrange for the kids to be picked up from the nearby schools and brought to the center for a very reasonable fee. From Monday to Thursday between 3:00 and 4:00, there will be supervised homework time and a teacher will check the homework and provide assistance if needed. There will then be two 10-​minute recess and two 50-​minute lessons and the day will end around 6:00. Last year, for my son’s first grade class, there were Reading Comprehension, Phonics, Math, Writing and Grammar Usage. Every Friday, there will be a weekly test and every month, my son would bring home a packet with the work his had done during the month and his test results. The director of the center, Miss Stephanie, is very helpful and accommodating. She knows all the kids well.
When my son first started coming to the center, his school used a different curriculum and my son was feeling overwhelmed. He had certainly gotten a lot of individualized attention that helped him to catch up and become comfortable in the program. There were plenty of opportunities for feedbacks and Miss Stephanie had always been available to discuss any questions or concerns I had. All the teachers were California qualified teachers. My son said the teachers were strict (more so than his regular school’s teachers) but he still liked them.
In the summer, Data runs a summer program that is mainly academic but also includes arts, Chinese and weekly field trips (to places like Underwood Family Farm, Ethan Canyon, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Soak City, Pasadena Ice Skating Center, Boomers, John’s Incredible Pizza, etc.) Although the classes won’t start until 9:00, Miss Stephanie and Uncle Stevo would open up the center bright and early (maybe around 7:30? I am not sure. I usually get there between 8:00 — 8:30) so the parents could drop off their kids and still make it to work early. This is another good thing about them. They never nickle and dime you about early drop-​off or late pickup. During the summer, lunch (pizza, fried chicken, Chinese food, sandwich, depending on the day of the week) can be purchased.
There is a game room with cool air hockey tables and hoops that is used to reward kids who do or behave well. My son would always come home and tell me about it (with great pride) if he got to go to the game room for the day. They also have an amazing collection of DVDs that they will play for the kids when they are waiting to be picked up or before classes begin.
Sure I would love it if Data has gym or a playground that the kids can get some exercise during recess or if has a little more fruits and vegetables incorporated in the lunch selections in the summer (whether my son will eat them is a whole other matter). But for what it is and what it offers, Data is at the top of the game. I have checked out about a dozen similar after-​school programs in the area before signing my son up at Data and I am really happy with my decision.
Today will be the last day my son goes to Data because we are transferring to a school that will be too far to come here after school. My son was a little sad about it when he found out and wished that he would continue to come Data after school or at least for the summer. I was surprised because when I first signed him up a year ago, he often complained about all the work he had to do at Data after school. I thought it is quite an achievement that the kids actually like to come here and learn. To think that my son will pick Data over Tom Sawyer Camp, Data must be doing something right.
The sizable parking lot and plentiful street parking in front make the pick up and drop off easy. They also have a little book shop that has a great collection of workbooks that is open to public.
Did I mention that other than the winter break, Data stayed open all year round. Like I said, a godsend for working parents.