Schools in Cupertino, CA

“De Anza KinderCare is top-notch if you are looking for a daycare. I started my 2 year old here and he loves it now. It was rough starting off but his teachers were so caring, and attentive. They made sure he was comfortable and ensured it was a safe space. The flexibility during drop off has also been helpful. The meals are nutritious and they provide a variety. My son has now been speaking new sentences that he learns from his teachers every day, and he's also made new friends. Only thing I wish is sometimes they need more teacher coverage, when someone is off sick but that's understandable since we are now living with COVID being endemic. The best part; they teach kids to be independent little humans - like put the plate away after eating, cleaning up your mess, etc.”

“My second daughter graduated from VLP in June 2023 after attending for 3 years. The staff was very kind and my child enjoyed going to school every day. Our oldest daughter also attended since January 2018, so our family has been a part of VLP for 5.5 years.Besides the regular class activities, the school offers gymnastics programs, etc., which I believe is a very good environment for the education of children.Our family is especially grateful to VLP for keeping the school open despite the difficult circumstances during the Pandemic.”

“Indeed a wonderland for kids. A school with a small number of classes, huge classrooms and play ground, devoted and caring teachers. My 2-year-old has a lot of fun and comes home happy everyday.* Play -- huge outdoor area, many outdoor play sets, a lot of shades from large trees. Paradise for kids who love to roam in the nature.* Learning -- the kids have a lot of toys and do a lot of crafts at school. the school's YouTube channel also shows their classes with singing, dancing and exercise. My child comes home everyday with interesting drawings and other crafts.* Bilingual -- best place to learn and keep Chinese. Most teachers are native Chinese speakers, many kids are Chinese too. My child is able to pick up Chinese although we don't have a Chinese speaking environment at home.* Communications between teachers and parents -- easy and responsive. The school admin, Teacher Ying, is always ready to help and replies to emails quickly. We got a lot of lovely pictures and videos about the kids at school.* Teachers, Kids and Parents -- My child often comes home to talk about the teachers and names the primary teacher as the best friend. :D I also see the kids are very caring with each other when I go for pickups and dropoffs. Other parents send awesome and lovely goodie bags to the whole class to celebrate birthdays.* Food -- the school provides snack, milk and warm lunch, what can beat that? No need to prepare and pack any food for the school day. :)* Covid 19 prevention -- the school provides the weekly covid test to all the kids for free, besides following the standard procedures for prevention. A great assurance of the kids health."”

“I had my daughter in Little Tree for 1.5 years, starting in Room 3 with Miss Mercy & Miss Lily, then Room 1 with Miss Ola and Miss Jana.The switch from inhome daycare to preschool was pretty stressful for me but apparently this is good practice for kindergarten and beyond for the kiddos. It's a big change for the kids too, but with that comes a lot of opportunities. There's a try out interview for a reason -- there tends to be a decent amount of structure and worksheets which took some getting used to, but ultimately got my daughter to learn better focus skills. Miss Mercy really ignited my daughter's interest in art and magic (she now calls many things "magical" and it is a delight), Miss Lily was always so kind with her persona and patience. My daughter begged me to get her teachers to come to her bday, and Miss Mercy stopped by and made her and every child there feel special. It was beyond and so kind.For Room 1, we had to leave early -- only 5 months in :( But in that time I saw incredible leaps in her development. We've been trying to teach our daughter to read for literally a year, but since joining Miss Ola's class, she basically has learned everything we've been trying to teach her. In fact, she started schooling my husband and pointing out certain phonetics as "digraphs" which we both had to Google and figure out what that meant. I'm sure some of this has to do with her age and development, but even in the back to school nights I really noticed the care and diligent observation from the teachers that really catered to her learning style and focused on kindness / being a helper. Chinese with Miss Jana has been great as well. Since joining Little Tree, I feel secure at family reunions knowing that elders will be happy with my children's Chinese even though I personally don't speak the language.I will also note that the front desk woman, Bai, has been an immense help in making sure I was organized and in sync with all the events of the school. I also loved how every morning she would call out "Good morning [my child's name]!" to my daughter very directly and warmly from the admin office. It gave her a sense every morning from the start that she was mattered and she belonged.It's a busy place with a lot of working parents, but the teachers are phenomenal, the location is amazing, and it is getting better all the time. Specifically, hours have shifted from 9 AM start to now 8:15 AM to accommodate parents with other kids in school. Also, early on I missed certain deadlines for events and then they started posting deadlines at check in / check out so I never missed a deadline again :)Lastly, I'll mention the extracurriculars & food are both wonderful and reasonably priced! Compared to art classes at art centers they're about 1/3 of the cost and my daughter really enjoyed them. The food they offer is Chinese which is a nice touch. Having a bilingual preschool was a hopeful turnkey to linking my kids to their heritage, and having authentic Chinese food has been a wonderful add-on.Growing up I had a really bad experience in preschool and I'm just thankful I survived. As a parent I feel like placing my child here I did one thing right to give my daughter the chance to securely explore and discover who she is. When we left we got a preliminary compilation of the graduation book of various creations from our daughter and our own wishes from the experience. It brought a tear to my eye to see how we all changed and developed from the experience. I never get used to how quick the time goes and how much changes, even in just 1.5 years <3”

“I wanted to do an update about the school. The teachers now (Ms Nensi, and Ms Usha) are incredible. I get daily updates from Ms Nensi about what my child did throughout the day, things she did great and things we can all work on with her as well. Which is very helpful for us, as we're not with her all day, but we can talk about her day and how it went. We get newsletters with things they've done through the days, and photos with descriptions about what they're doing, and we love those so much. We take them home and read over them with her and she loves to tell all about her teachers and friends. A HUGE plus for me. My daughter has grown so much, in every aspect since coming here. For example, every aspect she's had trouble with (potty training, her communication, sharing, etc) I can tell she's felt safe to do so here. Because of that she has progressed significantly, and everyone around us can tell. I always tell them how great the school is, and how I believe they have played a huge role. So thankful to such amazing teachers that work so hard everyday. Your hard work and dedication does not go unnoticed.”

“It is a center that has the expectations of many. Father, my daughter is on Cupertino safari and it is an excellent center. My daughter has many good changes and has learned a lot. She is two years old and the teachers are very loving.”

“We started our first kid in this center 5 years ago. My kid went through all the classes and we had a very positive experience throughout. My second kid is now in their 3rd class.The teachers are kind, caring and experienced. They have a play based approach and mainly focus on social skills and development which we seem fitting for young kids.The management goes above and beyond to work with the parents to accommodate their needs and address any concerns.The building is in decent shape. Classes are kept separate but there are enough interactions between the kids that my kid knows almost all the kids in the school.The outdoor space is by far better than any other school we saw in the area. They have enough space for kids to run around and plenty of toys for them to enjoy their time.The school is located next to a park with decent playgrounds where a lot of families take their kid to after school. Which significantly helps with parents to connect and schedule events.My kid found many close friends and enjoys going to school every day. She is very fond of her teachers and the staff.”

“I went here as a 7th and 8th grader. That was before they called it middle school, and before they had 6th grade there. It was a Jr. high back then. And just 7th & 8th grade back then. I went to by 6th grader's back to school night: My kid told me that Blair and Murphy is still there. My kid really loves her history teacher, Kamp. Because she days, "he's so chill"At back to school night I was that one parent with the tattoos, and being judged by the parents (jokes on you, I'm a sales executive at a tech company). The typical school parents hasn't changed. 2 of the 6th grade parents asked the math teacher, "How they can get their kids into 8th grade math". Y'all I almost laughed out super loud. I'm sorry I'm that A-hole. I'm not sorry about it either.”

“Not sure what triggered Marie Jin in one of the other reviews…. But my daughter loved the teachers she had for the past 5 years. Especially the TATOOED admins who would yell “Good morning ! Do you want a sticker?” every morning, like yeah how RUDE!! (This last part was sarcasm btw). Maybe that other parent shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover? Much love and respect for my daughters teachers!”

“This center provides activities that are important for socialization and intellectual development, a friendly atmosphere, children are surrounded by people who love children and their work - an excellent community for every child”