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December 2023 by Dustin Day
My daughter's attended PFS many moons ago. She is 17 now but I wanted to write a review today because I firmly believe the PFS and the teachers and staff played a major positive roll in the mental and emotional development of my daughter. PHS set her up with skills that no other preschool could even come close to. The learn by play curriculum is the most effective way for a child to learn. They develop skills that they can and do use in their everyday life. I am so proud to have had the ability to send her her. She absolutely beloved everyone and everything about PFS. To this day she has maintained friendships with both staff and fellow students. If you are reading this please please please give your child the opportunity to attend. I promise you that they will be so much further ahead of all the other children when they go into kindergarten that the money you invested will have been worth every penny!
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August 2022 by Ken W.
Great and kind staffs. Sadly there seems to be a high turn over rate. Price is reasonable and the director is easily accessible.
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July 2022 by Mat H.
I rarely write reviews but I felt that I had the obligation to tell the truth about this run down school. I realized that the recent reviews does not reflect this school. They are getting 5 stars and I really don't see how. The staff here are miserable. The director is a FAKE! The yard is completely filled with sand so it's like a big litter box for cats. There are so many other schools around yet I wonder why parents sign up or more the worst part stay. Please do not send your child here.
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July 2022 by Lallie P.
My son is currently enrolled in this summer camp for a month now. Ms Laurene, Mr Gilbert and Ms Sylvia provides a lot of fun and educational activities for the kids in a clean and in a safe environment. They have HiMama app which shows the food intake and pictures of your kids on a daily basis so you have a peace of mind. They have cooking classes, mud play, water fun day just to name a few. Me and my husband are happy that our son is enjoying his summer with new friends and teachers.
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June 2022 by Cyndy S.
I am so thrilled I found this school, had seen it before in fact I passed it daily. I needed a new summer- daycare for my daughter. They even have before and after school care. Ms Lorraine, Ms Linda all the teachers are special and you can tell they love what they do. Not like my daughters school these teachers are interacting with the kids in the play yard not sitting and watching. Oh the play yards are so spacious! Even though it is summer- still learning, practice her writing getting ready for kindergarten. Lunch , morning and afternoon snacks . My daughter was a little nervous starting a new school but have been so happy no tears always eager to go to school. This school- summer camp or daycare which ever you need it is wonderful- disappointed I didn't look into it much sooner.
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June 2022 by Yuli C.
I have been looking for summer camp for few weeks, and happy to join the school this summer. Ms. Laurene was really nice to answer our questions. So I enroll the class without any hesitate. I can feel my little boy is so happy. And also surprised school keep photos, video update for his activities in school. Highly recommend.
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June 2022 by Lisa U.
Beautiful nature filled campus and playground- awesome amount of space, shade, trees ect. Wonderful atmosphere and great staff! Just seeing a smiling face from front office and each staff member really means a lot. We know how challenging it can be to take care of so many little ones...we appreciate your kindness, it means the world to us parents. I read some of these older reviews below in regards to previous front office person. She did have a rough personality before you got to know her. I felt like she could care less if we attended the school or not. I thought she was in charge because she is the person you see when entering the office- the "face" of the school. I later found out she was not and was relieved. The school director at that time was very warm and the teachers were just fine. With this new opening now in 2022 I must say the staff is soooo friendly and patient. These are our little kids, and we love nothing more than a friendly happy faces and welcoming, safe environment.
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June 2022 by Charis W.
This is a magical place that both my kids have attended. Miss Laurene, the new director, has specifically made some great changes with parents in mind. They patiently assist with potty training and apply sunscreen and mosquito repellent (with a signed permission slip). The staff has kids wash hands and the teachers wipe their faces right before they go home each day. Miss Laurene also uses an app to add updates and photos throughout the day. In addition to these amazing steps they take that really go the extra mile, the campus is stunning. The largest preschool campus I've ever seen in the LA area. Huge grass field for field games and water play (including inflatable water bounce houses during the summer), very large shaded play area with a play structure, treehouse, tire swing, digging station, and everything you can imagine. The classrooms are large and have recently been upgraded. There's a huge padded dome room for tumble play as well. Can't speak highly enough of this school and will happily send my youngest as long as I can!
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May 2022 by Linda L.
My daughter recently started preschool here. I reviewed and visited many schools before choosing a school. Staff and teachers have been very warm and understanding with the transition to start school. It has been a couple weeks now and she's having fun and has gotten into the groove with school. The director Laurene has been great with discussing questions.
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August 2021 by John D.
After their pandemic closure, the school is finally back up. This is the only school that took over a year to get things right and ensure that the safety of the kids come first. My son used to go here prior to the pandemic and I was extremely pleased. He's 5 now and off to elementary school. It's now my daughter's turn who just turned 3. She's on her 3rd week and I'm even happier with the school after the re-opening. There is a new director who is extremely caring of the kids. She's also very transparent with the parents. She puts a lot of thought into everything. She is very welcoming of us calling in to check how my daughter was adapting, provides us a daily update via a chart if our child took a nap, ate lunch, and what they enjoyed doing that day. Lastly, the biggest relief I got was that most of the old teachers Pre-pandemic are back! They are the best and I really saw how well my son has developed. I owe it a lot to this school.
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November 2019 by Kesirin T.
The other reviews about the annoyed greetings is true. I called Wednesday, Nov 13 to ask about getting my 2 year old a daycare. The person who picks up the phone sounded annoyed. Her voice wasn't welcoming at all. She doesn't say much and doesn't offer any questions. I had to ask each question and she only answer shortly for each of those questions asked. She doesn't seem to want or care to have any more clients. I managed to ask for a tour the following Monday at 10 am. I dismissed her attitude because I was hopeful that the teachers will be better than the receptionist. Cost is $870 per month regardless of diaper trained or not. snacks twice a day am/pm. bring own lunch. open 7-6pm I don't know about any other registration fee because I forgot to ask and she wasn't planning on telling me anyway. Monday came. I dropped off my daughter at school, but I didn't want to drive home and come back because "Pacific friends" is just 5 minutes from her school. So, I took my son to Ralphs and 99 cents store to pass time. After about an hour, he got really bored and started to fuss, so I decided to drive to "Pacific Friends". I thought 20 minutes early should be okay. otherwise, I can wait in front for couple minutes. I entered the office. Me: Hi, I have appointment at 10 am? I'm a bit early. (with a smile) Caucasian lady at the desk: I know. It's 9:38. I don't give tour until 10. ( all of this with an annoyed face) Me: sorry, I went to stores to pass time, but we run out of things to do, so I came early. Same lady: You're too early, I don't give tour until 10. (very annoyed at this point) Me: (puzzled) ok. and? Same lady: No tour until 10. (raise her voice a bit now) Me: never mind then (then I left) Same lady: ok (she seemed to calm down and goes back to her monitor) To be fair, there will always be people who got treated well and those who don't. I was positive, friendly, apologetic, but none of that help to ease her annoyed attitude towards me, so I don't think it's me. She may reply to my message by telling you to scroll down to see all those other positive comments from past and present parents and she may say that yelp ignore those who don't write many reviews. I don't write many reviews because I tend to give reviews only when the service is very good or very bad. The "very good" services deserve their praises and those "very bad" deserve their complaints. Those in between need their 2nd and 3rd chances. As for this school, I would not send my child here. Daycare is expensive, I don't need to be giving my money and dealing with bad staff at the same time. I want my peace of mind when I send my child to a daycare.
