Stepping Stone Learning Academy

Although it is unfortunate that the school is located with a smoke shop nearby, we have not had any issues with my daughter attending this school for the last 2 years. Before picking a preschool for her to go to, I observed many classrooms. This is by far the safest preschool setting I saw. The preschool has a locked door during the school hours that only parents with the code can enter. There are video surveillance cameras. There were many places I visited that I walked in and no one seemed to care. This would not happen at Stepping Stone.
In addition to the safety, I chose this preschool because of the positive interaction between the teachers and students. The teachers have a superb understanding of early childhood development. They use «Best Practices» when dealing with the kids which allows the kids to thrive in the classroom environment. Teachers speak respectfully to students, and are taught to do the same to each other. It is a school that really encourages community! The school involves the families in service projects, such as raising money for St. Jude or donating food to the local food bank.
There are so many things about this school that are outstanding that it really cancels out the small things, such as late calendars and inconvenience of field trips. Deciding where to put my daughter in preschool was a huge choice, and I am happy with my choice! I will be sending my younger daughter there next year!

What the other reviewer left out is that this place is located directly next door to a smoke (pot accessories) shop. You have to put up with losers in the parking lot. Loitering, smoking… not good stuff near a pre-​school. One star is two to many. I Regarding field trips 80% were in Stockton and 80% no siblings were allowed making it very difficult for people with younger children. I am sure they sanitized but my son got sick often after school but that is mostly from parents sending sick kids to school. One more not so great thing is that school calendars were almost always late so you did not know what was going on until the last minute. The Owner cancled the class my son was supose to start and I was not told until the last day of registration for it, I had already sent in payment, and deposit. I also discovered that I had over payed for my other son so with that overpayment, and deposit I paid for a class that was cancled, they owed me over $ 300, 7 emails (that went ignored), two phone calls (with promises of payment), a complaint with the BBB, two full months (almost to the day) later she finally refunded me. Then she could not understand why I was upset although I was really nice until the final week when I just got fed up of being ignored and lied to that the check was going to be sent out but anyone would have felt the same. She takes no blame and did not communicate back with me the entire two months that I waited. I told her if she was having problems coming up with the money just to let me know she was working on it and she ignored those emails so I finally had to put my foot down. Her apologys was empty and she blamed me for being hurtful. She needs to learn how to run a business. With that aside I may have given 3 stars.