Creative Years Infant Center & Preschool

I cannot say enough about our amazing experience at Creative Years. My 3 ½ year old has been going there for a year now, and I have watched him grow in so many positive ways, thanks to the attention and care he receives on a daily basis. (Not to mention the attention and care the parents get too!!) The owners, directors and teachers have gone above and beyond to make our family’s preschool years enjoyable ones. I love how the children have the opportunity to move to different rooms throughout the day to learn and play.
I also have a child at the infant center; I don’t have to think twice when I drop him off, because I know he is happy and getting lots of love!
I am so grateful for the valuable relationships my family has developed with the staff at CY!

Worst customer service experience on a management level that we have ever experienced — So bad, that we forfeited our deposit and pulled our daughter out. Do more research before you enroll and ask for WRITTEN policies, not just verbal ones that can change at any moment.

Second child is now enrolled at Creative Years and is so excited to go where his brother went to school. He is already known by name there because he would come with me to pick up and drop off. I cant wait to watch how much he grows in the next year, just like big brother did. Excellent job Creative Years. Love ya!

I LOVE this place! My daughter started here when she was 9.5 months old and is now 13 months old. Everyone there is so kind to her and she loves the attention. People know her by name and even know her favorite stuffed animal by name. The infant teacher is amazing and genuinely cares about the kids and has an open door policy in the room. I normally end up staying and hanging out because my daughter is having so much fun she never wants to go home. Seriously, drop offs are easier than pick ups because she loves it there so much! I live in Sherman Oaks and looked at MANY places before this. This place is worth the drive!

I’ve had one child graduate from this school and another is currently attending, both attending 3 full days a week. We love Creative Years! The teachers and staff and wonderful, my children bring home tons of artwork they’ve worked on through the day, the school is well stocked with all kinds of toys and books, the playgrounds also have loads of toys and bikes, everything is very well-​maintained, I’m pleased with the smaller class sizes… I could go on and on. When my daughter graduated and moved on to Kindergarten she was very well prepared, both socially and academically. I believe in only writing honest reviews (otherwise what’s the point?) and if there were anything negative to add in here, I would do it just so others could be aware, but there truly is not. I have not had one incident with a teacher or staff memeber that has been unpleasant, and the same goes for my children. I highly recommend this school to anyone in the SCV!

Creative Years is a fantastic school for those looking for a warm, fun, clean, safe, secure, and intellectually engaging school. The directors and teachers are professional, trained, experienced, and understand the needs of children (and their parents). Both the indoor and outdoor spaces are well thought out and allow for children’s gross motor development and allow students to develop interpersonal skills through play as well as individual exploration. My older son was there from age 2 – 4 and he was well-​prepared for kindergarten (both academically and socially), and he’s the youngest in his kindergarten class. My younger son started at 18 months, and he’s having a PHENOMENAL experience. I can’t say enough great things about this school!

I really have nothing but great things to say about this school. It was the only school I found when interviewing that was actually teaching the children instead of just babysitting them. I felt very safe and confident leaving my kids there. They are running a professional, caring facility there and would recommend them to everyone I know with children.

My grandson lost his mom at three years old and we needed to find a school that would not only give him love and attention but help make friends that he never had before. This has been such a wonderful experience for him, he loves going to school. His vocabulary has improved 100%, laughing, joking and talking up a storm, we are all so happy with Creative Years and looking forward to one more great year. The teachers and staff are very nice. The only thing I am concerned about is that they do not have a buzzer lock on front door, with everything going on out there, you need all the safety precautions you can get. Great school…

My son started at Creative Years when he was 2 ½ years old. We spent months researching schools for him at the time– he was extremely shy, had a limited vocabulary and had major separation issues. We also had an infant daughter and needed to find a place for him to go with a daycare center nearby (which we found at another school located across the parking lot). I was extremely nervous after keeping him at home with a nanny for the first several years. Most of the schools we looked at in the area felt sterile. The teachers at Creative Years are very warm and have been great with him. He has loved his teachers throughout the years and you can tell how much they really care about him. They really brought him out of his shell and it is hard to believe that he is the same little boy. He has made some great friends at the school and we have gotten to know a lot of the other parents who are similar to us. Creative Years focuses more on learning through creativity and play, which makes learning fun for the kids. During the summer they have weekly themes like Pirate Week and Snow in July that my son just raves about. Now that our daughter is 2, she has moved to Creative Years and we are seeing similar development– we call her our little genius. Miss Anna hands down potty trained her in just a few days. With 2 kids in the house I was nervous about taking that activity on. I was relieved that it happened with such ease at the school. The last thing that I will say is about the management staff– they know all of the kids and parents by name. They are so welcoming and helpful. It really does feel like family.

My son started here in January. He LOVES it. It was like a different child after he started attending this school. The ratios are small and they have a great handle on their classrooms. I am very happy with our experience here. The children get plenty of one on one attention from their teachers and their curriculum is right on. I wish I would have found it sooner.

This school is clearly interested in the bottom line. I had tried to get my child into the 2 day program and was put on a waiting list which I was told was «very, very long» and the likelihood of my child getting into 2 days a week would be impossible until the fall, but they did have space in the 3 day program. I put her in and put myself on the waiting list for the 2 day program, incase some miracle came along. My daughter did well the first week, then it started going downhill, the kids were very agressive in her class and the teacher did not have good control over the kids that were agressive. I had to withdraw my child because she did not want to go to school anymore and would cry everytime we would drive near there in fear that I was taking her to school. I didnt want to continue paying for her to not enjoy it. I sent my notice withdrawing my child explaining that because they did not have space in the 2 day program it wasnt financially feasible and would wait til the fall. I received a phone call from the director saying that they did have room in the 2 day prog. if that was what I really needed. I thought about it, then realized what a trap it was! All of a sudden they had room, and they had no intention of telling me since I was already in the 3 day paying $ 70 more a month! I would not recommend this school to anyone simply based on there uncouth business practice. The people that do like the school are people that have gotten lucky and have seasoned teachers.

Two of my three kids graduated from Creative Years and loved it. They both attended the half day preschool program, the older one 2 days a week at 3 yrs old and 3 days a week at 4yrs old, the younger one 2 days a week at 2 yrs old and 3 days a week at 3 & 4yrs old.
They both came out of the program knowing all their colors, letters, some letter sounds, how to follow directions and were very well prepared for kindergarten, but they also had fun!