Phoenix Children's Academy Private Preschool, Lindsay

If I can give 0 star to this school, I will. My son had horrible experience in this school. I feel so bad to bring my son to this school. This school teachers are not patient and nice to kids. They do very bad at disciplining and guiding naughty kids. When your kids do some bad behaviors in the school, they show weak ability to take care of the bad condition. What they will do is to call parents to pick up kids and let your kids disappear from the school as soon as possible. Because they don't want other parents to see they do very bad at taking care of fussy kids. When I was called to the school in the noon, I saw the truth in this school. More than five kids were crying in the classroom and two teachers were too busy on getting food on table and didn't have extra teachers come to comfort crying kids. And the teacher didn't lead kids to wash hands first before lunch. At lunch time, many kids didn't try their lunch at all and just threw their lunch into trash cans. Teachers didn't encourage kids to eat their lunch at all. In a good school, teachers will be patient and encourage kids to eat five bites at least. I think the food provided in the school are not liked by kids. not yummy at all. Parents, do you want your kids stay hungry every day? And when your kids get troubles in the school,what the teachers say is they can't do this, they can't do that...blah, blah. I just want to ask them, as a teacher, what can you do? You don't show patience and love to these young kids. And just make kid feel bad on themselves and lose confidence on themselves. I feel lucky for my son that he left the bad school in one month. And by the way, their payment system is bad. they should refund me two weeks plus one day tuition and they made so many mistakes on refunding. Add: My son attended this school in Jan 2017. It was a horrible experience for him and my family. My son was not happy and was scared to attend this school in one week. He was a very open-minded and happy boy. But after few weeks in this school. He was very easy to get angry and crying. So I think there is something wrong with this school. And I found out that the teachers are not patient and kind to these young kids. If your kids get fussy and crying, the teachers won't comfort your kids at all and just let them cry and cry. And the lunch provided in the school is not good. A lot of kids show no interest in the food and just throw away their lunch. They stay hungry all day. And the classroom looks dirty. Every time when my son didn't listen to them, me or my husband will get a call from the school and push us to get kid out of the school. In one month, I was called by the school for over 5 times and finally one day they told me "today was your son's last day". I was angry with the director's attitude. They talked about kids like wild dogs or garbage. These things really hurts my son and my family!!!! In the beginning I kept silent and took my son away from the school as soon as possible. But they made me and my families very angry when tuition was not refunded correctly. And we talked with the director over the phone more than 5 times and went to the school for over 3 times about the tuition refund mistakes. We explained very patiently where the refund error is and why the school still should refund us one-week tuition. But the director didn't pay attention at all even though she shew she understand what we were talking. Finally we wrote a serious letter to the director and the school about filing a small case to the court to get the issue fixed. Then she really decided to take care of the tuition refund problem. And she admitted she made the mistake!!! The whole process was a nightmare for my families. We wasted a lot of time and energy on this issue. But the hurt on my son can't be removed easily. So Cadence Education should do a really check on this lindsay location daycare in case something bad happen in the school even though they did very well on google reviews. I just doubt it is true or they paid someone to write good reviews for the school.

This school is AMAZING!!! My children are 7 (before and after school program) and 4 (pre-k). They have both attended Phoenix Children's Academy since they were 6 weeks old. I am so thankful for the directors and teachers here. They have truly turned into family to us. The amount of love that the staff have for the children here is just one of the many things I admire about them. I think a lot of the love stems from Mrs. Camille and Mrs. Quetta (the schools director and asst. director). These 2 have such giant hearts and are always smiling and so happy to see the kids when they come in. I am so thankful that I can go to work and have no worries for my children. I know that my kids are ok and are being loved and taken care of. I have visited other schools where the staff seem lazy and uninterested in the children. I can come here anytime of day and i look in the classrooms as I walk back to my daughters class and see the all teachers sitting down with the children having just as much fun with the activities as the kids do. I could never thank the staff enough for all they have taught my kids and the happiness they have brought to our family with all the events and daily activities that goes on.

I’d like to start off by saying this school is the best around!! The director and assistant director are amazing! Every time I walk into the school they greet me with a warm smile and are very welcoming. They always ask me how I am doing. This is a big plus for me. The school is very family oriented and it assures me that my kids are being well taken care of. One thing that I enjoy most about this school is that they have had the same teachers for a long period of time. High turnover is something I worry about when choosing a daycare but the fact that their teachers are staying tells me they enjoy what they are doing and where they work. Many of their teachers have education and are certified in child care. The ciriculum is upstanding and they schedule a lot of crafts and events to support what they are learning. My children love going to school and seeing their teachers and they have learned so much. I have struggled trying to potty train my 3 yr old... because of the teachers strict routine and positive encouragement I was finally able to get him potty trained. Thank you PCA, your an amazing school and I wouldn’t choose any other place for my children to be!

I highly recommend any parent or soon to be parent to enroll their children here! Every staff member truly cares about the children in their classroom. You can be assured that your children will be loved and given excellent care and attention when here. Every time I stepped into the center the children were always smiling, happy, and always having fun! Learning happens in every classroom, regardless of the age. It's so amazing to see the progress of some of the kids! They're learning and progressing so much because of the amazing work the teachers do. The directors are some of the kindest people I've met! They're beyond helpful and truly want to see every child succeed. They're always checking up on the children, even stepping into the classrooms to help out and play with them. This is the best place for any child to be. ☺️

We had just moved to Gilbert and my daughter was already enrolled at her prior year preschool in Chandler. I was looking for a preschool that offered drop in care during the week between summer camp and school. Lori, the school's Assistant Director, was over-the-top helpful and offered to accommodate our needs. During the week our daughter attended Phoenix Children's Academy, she had so much fun every day! She was excited to go, and always happy when I picked her up. They provide a pro-social environment for the kids and excellent customer service for families. If I hadn't already paid tuition at my daughter's current school, I would feel confident enrolling her here in a heartbeat! Very positive experience!