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.”

“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".”

“Found this daycare for our 20 month old through a family referral and we are so happy with their care for our daughter so far. The place is clean and super safe for little ones. Doors stay locked during the day and only family has code to get into building. The teachers and staff know us by name, the place truly has a homey feel when you walk in. They send us daily photos of our w progress and what they are teaching them. I would highly recommend this center if your looking for daycare in the Tustin or Irvine area”

“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.”

“My daughter has been going to Kiddie Academy for about a year now, and she loves it. ❤️ The staff are amazing, patient and kind. Before I signed her up at this school I was hesitant because of some of the reviews but let me leave a real review, the staff is amazing and attentive. My daughter loves to go to school, which is everything to me because she is a velcro baby, so when I drop her off at school and I see how content she is, I know she is safe/well taken care of and I can go to work knowing she is happy. Academically, she is doing amazing as well. She has learned so much since being at kiddie academy. She went in only saying a few words to now saying full sentences, she knows all her colors, days the week etc. (She is only 3) It's just been such a great experience here. I love to see her flourishing in a healthy environment.”