Shenker Academy

When it came to finding daycare for our 6 month old baby girl it was tough, but after visiting and seeing her transition we knew it was the right place for her. When it comes to quality daycare for our baby, and peace of mind we are glad we have Shenker Academy. The director, the staff are phenomenal, and our family is so grateful for their help amidst the chaos during this transition.

I cannot say enough good things about Shenker Academy! My son has been going here for almost the last two years now (since he was 12 months old). Prior to selecting Shenker, we toured Merryhill, KinderCare in Summerlin and Children’s Learning Adventure. Each of these preschools had something we liked about it, and something we were not too fond of. Shenker was the last school we toured and we immediately knew it was the perfect match for our needs, as well as our son’s. While the price of tuition was a big deciding factor for us, as it as for many families, I think what stood out to us even more in Shenker was the drop-​in/​pick-​up flexibility, the welcoming atmosphere, the compassionate faculty members, the cleanliness of the facility as a whole, and the structured daily lesson plans. We get everything that is offered in a five-​star preschool, but for slightly less. My son, now two years old, comes home every day with a detailed progress report and art projects that he works on throughout the week. They also teach the kids sign language, Spanish and Hebrew. Shenker is a wonderful preschool community and I would highly recommend it to anyone!

If you are looking for a loving, nurturing environment where your child can grow and learn with caring educators who know what they are doing, you search has ended! Shenker Academy has been everything and more to my son for the past 3 years. Now enjoying his last year in kindergarten with an exceptional teacher, we are sad that we have to find a new school! Thank you Shenker Academy for enriching my son’s life and surrounding him with love!

My child started at the Shenker Academy at the age of 1, after one week of being there we knew we made the right decision. The structure and learning environment is top notch. The staff is very friendly, and makes it known that your child’s wellbeing and education is their number 1 priority. The teachers all have backgrounds in early childhood education, and are very loving and caring. The director is completely hands on, and makes every effort to spend time with each student getting to know them and their learning style and keeps the parents well informed of their progress. After being home with my child for the first year of his life, it was hard to imagine going back to work and leaving him in the care of someone else — that is until we found the Shenker Academy. They have made the transition so easy and I have been really comforted knowing that my child is being so well cared for. He is thriving in the learning environment that the Shenker Academy provides.

My son went through Shenker until the end of Kindergarten. He learned so much and was so nurtured in a friendly, caring environment. My daughter is there now and we are so excited for her to get to kindergarten but feel sad that she is nearly at the end of her time at Shenker. Great academics, lovely atmosphere, committed staff.

After looking at 8 schools and visiting each we decided on Shenker. I cannot be happier! My daughter and myself are greeted by name daily. Shenker has provided my daughter structure, education, love, and lots of fun socialization. I watch her grown and develop daily. Shenker teaches a vast variety of skills along with extracurricular activities. I recommend Shenker to any parent looking for a confident education based program for their toddler.

This preschool is exceptional. The front desk is always friendly and helpful. They do daycare on days when school is not in session. My daughter had aides coming into class on some days and the school and teachers were very accepting. My daughter loved her teacher Mrs. Wilbanks– who was so patient and supportive. We are so happy we found this school!

It took us a while to find Shenker, it was not the first preschool our kids had been to although it will definitely be the last. If you are looking for a big box chain preschool, this is not the place. If you are looking for a genuinely caring staff from custodian to director, look no further. Our older son has advanced rapidly with the hands on curriculum paired with lower than state required ratios of teachers to students. Our younger son (infant) gets the utmost care that a set of parents could ever ask for when caring for their infant. A concern of ours initially was the fact that this is a Jewish denomination school and we are not of the faith. The preschool has put a system in place so that children of the Jewish faith will have the opportunity to practice and children who are not may opt out or choose their involvement. As you can see from my history on Unilocal,I don’t give out many reviews as most businesses do not wow me anymore. On the other hand, Shenker Academy and their staff deserve the utmost kudos from our family and many others. Thank you so much for the stability and direction you have given our family!

My children just turned 3 and 1. We looked at every preschool and interviewed for in home care for the 1 year old. I have always worked part time out of the home, but have been with my babies the last three years. I am headed back to work. This was the last place I looked as we are Catholic and it is a Jewish school, but I knew it was the perfect place for my preschooler. (And as the other poster mentioned, all faiths are respected). After my 3 year old, who has a mild hearing loss, has had such a great experience in summer camp, I have decided to put both children at this amazing school. This is an early learning school, not a day care. The director and staff have been amazing, helping us (me and the babies) make the transition. The front office staff is kind, informative and accommodating; the director is hands on and professional. The facility is clean and organized; the doors and log in system adds security. Best of all, the teachers are experienced and loving. It has a family atmosphere, plenty of developmentally appropriate toys and varying activities, small classes with low student to teacher ratios, and great communication via email/​child folders/​posting/​etc. We couldn’t be happier (and I’m a hard to please educator and attachment mama)!

Shenker Academy is a wonderful school for
our 5 month old son! We were so lucky to find a preschool that actually had an infant room. The staff is very caring and knowledgeable about children. In fact our son’s teacher has been working with infants for 20 years. We highly recommend Shenker Academy to all parents who want a safe, sanitary, educational environment for their 6 weeks– kindergarten children.

We are huge fans of Shenker Acadamy! We started taking our child to Shenker at the age of three. She showed tremindous growth academically, socially and physically.
She also attended Summer Camp this year, we were very surprised that she noticed the difference between preschool and summer camp; it could have something to do with the daily water play! Each week has been themed to keep her engaged while still learning. We’ve been more than pleased with the staff at Shenker whether it’s the director, teachers, before care/​after care or the cusdionians the entire staff seems eager to be there and do their best. I’d like to give a little shout out to our Shenker Acadamy village-​we couldn’t do this child rearing thing without you! Thank you for providing our child and every other child at Shenker Acadamy a warm, safe, intellectual preschool, we really appreciate you.

Excellent preschool with rigorous academic program. Professional staff. Excellent top notch director who is experienced and bright. Very affordable. Small administration big savings for the people!

A fantastic school! I just now realized the had a page here. My son has been going here since about 18 months. When he started going we were just doing 3 days a week and it was during the summer school program. Each week was themed. He got to paint and do crafts. Sing songs and listen to story tellers. He absolutely loved it! So after the summer school ended his father and I decided to enroll him. He’s been going a little over 2 years now and it’s nice to see that all the kids that started out in the summer school with him are still going. What’s great about it is that it’s affordable and your child is really learning. The class sizes are small and they are really hands on. Ethan is almost 4 but has been learning Spanish and some Hebrew. He loves meeting with the Rabbi on Fridays and is always excited for show and tell on Thursdays. He just had his first school field trip to Shark Reef last week.