EduCare Preschool and Kindergarten

EduCare is how I remember preschool. A place with colorful walls, small classrooms, a playground, snack time, nap time and wonderful teachers that kids fall in love with. It has everything we could ask for of a preschool and reasonably priced. My wife and I shopped around and visited different preschools in the Long Beach/​Lakewood area and generally they are all about the same, with a few exceptions of those being ridiculously overpriced. But hey, each to their own.
In summary, our daughter loves it and we have only good things to say about it.

A co worker told me about this school when I first started looking for a school for my son. She only had positive things to stay about the school and the staff. I decided to check it out with my son. He fell in love immediately and did not want to leave. The staff members are awesome as they are attentive to the kids. In addition because of their help, my son is potty trained (every parents dream come true). I call a lot just to check in and the Director is always available to provide an update about my son. All kids need to bring lunch to school but the school provides snacks. By the way, this is the most affordable preschool and it is convenient to my job!

It’s not new or luxury. But it filled with love. Teachers are full of patience and know how to deal with the little ones. I myself learn a lot from them. And my son enjoys learning and playing here. It’s like a big family.
If you have used toys, books, etc., please feel free to contact the school for donation to help and support this great school.

I wish I had heard of EduCare years ago when my firstborn was in preschool!
Instead we wasted so much money on a very well-​known preschool chain that cost literally twice as much in tuition as EduCare AND caused us so much frustration!
Thankfully, when my second son was old enough to go to preschool, we got wise and moved him from the famous chain preschool to EduCare. He is SO MUCH happier at EduCare.
When we were looking for preschools, we searched all over Lakewood and parts of Bellflower and Long Beach. We checked into everything, from the big ones to the tiny, private in-​home preschools. This one is in a great location, near the center of Lakewood. The tuition is SO reasonable! The playground has great equipment, and the classrooms very well maintained. We couldn’t believe our luck!
He has been here about seven+ months now and has switched classes with his age group, so we’ve had a few different teachers (Melba, Stacey, Rebecca, Gina), and we’ve met all the other teachers if they have to move things around a little, and they are all GREAT. Like, seriously, seriously wonderful, caring human beings. They are all child whisperers… I swear they are that good! This goes for the director, Vicki, too. She cares so much about her school, her teachers, the kids, and the parents! At the other school, the director and her assistant always made us feel like we were just there to pay tuition, but were otherwise in the way, almost like an enemy that they had to tolerate. Vicki is the complete opposite! She is so warm and sweet and welcoming.
They also have a dance company, Webby Dance, that comes in once a week and teaches a music and dance class to the children who sign up for it. If you get a chance, my son LOVES it. The teacher is AWESOME. The fact that they partner with Webby Dance makes me love EduCare all the more.
You should know that you need to pack a lunch, but I’ve grown to really like that so I know exactly what my son is eating during the day. (They do offer snacks.) And they keep the bed linens at the school, because they launder them there, which is awesome, because I hated remembering to do that over the weekend at the other school.
My son is always working on something fun at EduCare and is learning things I know his older brother did not learn at this age at that other preschool. In fact, when I walked in today to pick up my son, his teacher was spending one-​on-​one time with him helping him piece his art project together. My son can be frustrated easily, but she was so patient and soothing, it was amazing watching him work on it in such a relaxed manner! In fact, that is when I realized a review was long overdue.
He has grown so much intellectually, emotionally, and physically since starting. I’m just mad we didn’t enroll him sooner!