Schools in Tustin, CA

“My daughter went to this preschool for 1.5 yrs and I can’t say enough positive things about the staff and teachers. They are the kindest souls with hearts of gold. They nurtured my very timid yet stubborn daughter and made her feel secure and loved every single day. The teachers are so easy to communicate with. Everything from registration to potty training to taking time off has always been so seamless with them. I cannot recommend this preschool enough and will always have fond memories of our time here.”

“This is my son's 5th year at CDC. We love it here and it has become our CDC family. The support my son has received here when he was going through a life adjustment in 1ST grade, was even better than what Peter's Canyon and his 1st grade teacher provided. The staff here gets to know your child on a personal level and cultivates their interests based on their needs. They also organize fun activities and holiday events for families (again, better than what the school sets up), provide homework help, and outside play. I cannot say good enough things about this place!”

“This is a wonderful preschool. My son looked forward to going to school everyday that he went here. He was very sad to leave to go to a new school for Kindergarten. Now I'm taking my daughter here and she loves her mommy and me class. She wakes up everyday wanting to go to school even though the class for her age is only one day a week. Also, one of the teachers here, her name is Mrs Bennett, is an angel of a teacher. Even after my son left to go to kindergarten, she got in touch with me to ask how his first day went on the first day of school! She cares about the kids and is so kind. She sets the bar for what a good teacher is and I'm so happy my daughter will get to eventually have her as her teacher too!! I would definitely recommend this preschool!”

“If you are looking for true fellowship and a place to call your home church, then Grace Harbor is the church for you :)I have nothing to say about the school portion of the church, as my daughter neve attended. But as far as the church portion goes, we really loved attending here :) We were treated like family and to this day I am still friends with many of the members we met there :) I see pastor Fred from time to time at our Chiropractor and he ALWAYS gives us the biggest and best hugs :) I was sad to have moved out of the area for a while, which was the reason for our leaving the church. I am still on the church prayer email list and am happy to be able to "Attend" online when I am able to :) The church services themselves are smaller (less then 150) so it really feels like family and you don't get "lost in the crowd".”

“The Great Foundation Montessori teachers and staffs provided excellent education and care for my daughter.
She started when she was 2 years old and graduated when she was ready for kindergarten at age 5. All of the teachers she had were amazing. They have taught her to be independent and helped progress in her education. The center is open from 7am to 6pm and we fully utilized this because my wife and I work a long shift.

Only few downside is that this center and one other in the area are owned by a big corporate company which is out of state. Because of this during the hanger fire, the out-of-state parent company sent out an email stating that they were planning to shut the school down immediately with a very short notice and alerted the parents to pick up their child within a hour or two. After that without any backup plans, they continued to closed the school which ended up for 2 weeks. This left my wife and I scrambling to find an alternative center that can take her while we worked. There was a very little or no communication with the school about when the reopening was going to occur. Unfortunately, this issue happened again during the hanger fire clean up about a month later again with no notice. My wife and I were very frustrated and dissatisfied with how these events unfolded and we were not compensated for this trouble. We had to still pay full monthly rate.

Another upsetting thing we observed was that there were high turnover rate among teachers and admin staffs. Because the out-of-state company who owned this center didn’t understand the cost of living in California, they under-appreciated and underpaid their teachers and admins compared to their local competitor. Which meant, during the last year, my daughter’s primary teachers rotated 3 times and the entire admin staff 2 times. We felt that this disrupted my daughter’s learning.

With that being said, I would still recommend putting your child in this center because of the staffs and the teachers. They are amazing and caring. My daughter has learned a lot. Hopefully, the first bad remark that was mentioned was one time occurrence, and hopefully that the parent company realizes the great potential in the current teachers and their staffs and start paying better wages and benefit so they don’t have a high turnover of teachers and staffs again.”

“I have been sending my 1 year old here for the last several months and I love it! They are so kind and attentive. He gets so excited to get dropped off. They are clean and detail oriented. I highly recommend this establishment for your little ones.”

“So I would like to put out there that Kiddie Academy has been really good to my son & myself . We've been with them since December 2021. My son is always happy to wake up and know that he's going to "school" he says . If you're looking for a daycare I would highly recommend this place no doubt : )”

“Short story- Amazing school! It's a co-op so each parent works a few days in the classroom under the teachers and your child gets a preschool experience at half the price. Go tour it.Long Story -I was a preschool teacher for nearly a decade and have a master's in education. I love this school for so many reasons- the community involvement, getting an open invitation to stop by and see what my child is doing at any time, educated and dedicated long time teachers, the playground, child-led activities, low tuition, and lastly, the FUN!My five year old left TCP knowing all but two uppercase and 4 lowercase letters. She can write her name and shows advanced math skills doing basic addiction in her head. She can tell you about nouns and knows the exclamation mark in a book means Ms. Shelley is going to get loud. Most importantly- she knows how to ask an adult for help when needed. She is confident in herself and stands up for herself with peers and adults. These are the skills TCP taught her. And it didn't include one single worksheet. Give your child the fun, hands-on approach to learning that they deserve.”

“This school has been such a positive influence in our daughters life. We started her in the preschool at 18 months and she absolutely thrived in their environment. The teachers Miss Jessica and Miss Victoria have been incredibly patient, kind and loving with my daughter. In the previous daycare, my daughter came home on three different occasions with severe diaper rash to thePoint where she had open sores in her genital area and I had to keep her home without a diaper for a few days to help her heal. This has not occurred even remotely while she has been at Creator's corner. I've also noticed that she is learning so many new words she's learning how to be independent in many of her daily activities; likes to make her own bed at home and she likes to eat on her own. These are all things that she has learned at Creator's corner. I'm so happy we have her here and can't wait for her brother to join.”

“We absolutely love Heritage! My oldest son graduated last year and my youngest currently goes there. Every single one of their teachers have been outstanding! Both my boys were lucky enough to get Mrs. Tran in 3rd grade. She was teacher of the year in 2020 and it was well deserved. Loved how she kept the parents updated with pictures in Seesaw with all the fun hands on activities they were doing in class. Oh and my oldest had her when school shut down because of covid. She went above and beyond what was expected. We also love our new principal, Mrs. Smith. This is her 2nd year at our school and she has made it so fun for the kids. She never misses an opportunity to dress up and was totally cool with getting duck taped to walls and getting slimed to motivate students during our fundraisers! She brings her bunny, Coconut to school and students have opportunities to eat lunch with her and Coconut. She was also there to listen to me when I had a concern about my oldest and followed up a few days later to make sure everything was going ok. Heritage is so lucky to have her. Heritage is a sought after school. Some people move to the neighborhood just to be guaranteed a spot. The very few people who aren't happy with it should leave to make room for the long list of students who want to go there.”

“My infant daughter has attended AIL since she was 3 months and is now 8 months. My husband and I joke that she loves Ms. Judy more than us! She fusses all morning until we drop her off and she always shines a huge smile the minute we approach AIL. The staff provides us with a play by play via app of what our daughter is doing throughout the day. They are incredibly responsive, detail oriented, and communicative. The staff is warm and kind, and its apparent how much they love my daughter and the other children. Madison seems to learn a new skill almost each week! I feel at ease knowing my daughter is safe and surrounded by incredibly knowledgeable teachers and staff that clearly care a great deal about the well being of all the children.”

“The Site Supervisor/staff go above and beyond to provide excellent customer service! Even through short notices/ my upcoming new job schedule, they have been patient and understanding willing to accomadate for before/after school childcare.Due to the new job, my scheduling was back and forth and I had to make several changes, but I am truly thankful that the Site Supervisor/ staff were patient with me.Great job CDC team!!”

“I like the school since day one. My kid is very shy but the principal and teachers helped out and they were great. He got awards so they helped my kid out of his shell. Off to Curry or UTT school next year!!!”

“I definitely trust the staff here, they are so kind and helpful with my boys. I love that they do communicate throughout the day. During this horrible time everyone has been going through they have made it fun and entertaining for the children.I would recommend this center to anyone that would ask me. I feel a sense of relief knowing I am comfortable with my children attending. Ms. Alysha and Rosie have gone above and beyond with my boys I couldn't be more grateful!I appreciate all your staff and look forward to another year.”