Kumon Math and Reading Center of Westchester

My children like the system and seem to respond. David is caring and the atmosphere is very welcoming.

I’ve been extremely pleased with the Westchester Center. Kumon is indeed a program that requires patience, if you are looking for quick results you will unfortunately do your child a disservice because you will pass on a program like Kumon that will offer your child enhanced academic skills.
David, Kumon instructor, has done a great job of managing my expectations and keeping my child motivated. He has always been very responsive and honest. I credit him with encouraging us not to give up and to push through because now we see the results of all the hard work. This location is clean, has plenty of parking and offers seating both inside of the center as well as alternative seating just outside of the office. The staff is professional, and great with the kids.
Kumon is truly one of those programs that you get out of it what you put into it. Having your child do all of his/​her work and you as a parent correct the work daily before you return to the center is the prescription for optimal success!

My 5^th daughter started Kumon Math the summer after completing the 2^nd grade, because I saw that she was losing confidence in math. I learned from my own experience in school that it is possible for children to learn the necessary math concepts in school, and move forward without actually mastering a skill. However, through my daughter’s experience with Kumon, I’ve learned that the mastery of those basic skills is so important as children move to higher level concepts. Her knowledge of basic math skills is solid and she is already reaping the benefits of the hard work of the past 2 years.
As a 5^th grader, she approaches math in her class with confidence. Much of the work that is introduced in class is not new to her because she’s has already done it at Kumon. Factoring, and other concepts are easy and she gets through it quickly does not have to spend much time thinking about the answers. I am confident that as she moves toward middle school, that she is far more prepared in math than she would have been had we not started the Kumon Program.
As one other reviewers noted, Kumon is not a place where children go to socialize. There is undoubtedly a program method, however, David knows my daughter and all the other children at the Center and tailors the packets to best suit her needs and abilities. I highly recommend Westchester Kumon to any parent who wants to ensure that their child is well prepared for middle school math and beyond.

This is a great tool for kids! My 7 year old has really gained math confidence in this kind environment…
I just wish they have a sibling discount :-))

Kumon system is not for every child! We enrolled our child into Math courses with an idea that he would be challenged beyond his current abilities, which were already much higher than his grade level. During orientation, it was emphasized to us that Kumon tailors assignments to fit individual needs of the child, in practice, it turned out to be anything but that.
Our child was fully proficient at addition and multiplication, if there were areas for more tuneup, it would have been in large number subtraction and division. Just so everyone knows, Kumon system has very little flexibility — kids follow a lesson plan and need to achieve 100% accuracy on assignment within alloted time to advance to the next lesson. Assignments are very monotonous, there is very little interaction taking place, be that between kids or kids and instructors. Few months into a program and our child was working on assignments that were presenting nothing new for him and it was becoming increasingly difficult to have him complete assignments on a daily basis.
We have contacted Kumon and asked for the assignments to be better tailored to child’s abilities but were told that this is the ‘system’ and there is no jumping around lesson plan, even if what child works on currently is not representative of child’s abilities. Their solution to the raised concerns was to double up on the amount of assignments. Here is simple math — take one boring assignment per day and multiply it by two — you get a child that loses all interest in doing the work in the first place. After three months with Kumon, our child continued to work on assignments far below his level of knowledge and abilities, he also lost all interest in doing math work, something he has been always very passionate about.
As I started in the beginning, Kumon is not for everybody. If you child enjoys repetition and struggles with math — Kumon program might be something of value. If you want to promote excitement and critical thinking in your child, Kumon is not for you.

Our daughter has been going to this Kumon Center 8 years. She began Kumon because she disliked, and could not understand math. Now, she is on one of the highest levels and considers math her strongest subject. The folks at the Westchester Kumon Center are great and they really care about the kids that go there. We are so impressed with the program and think it would benefit any child who needs support with their math or reading.
Thanks!
Eric M.