Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad Country Day School

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Carlsbad Country Day School is such a great school! I love everything about this school. The teachers are great and very warm to parents and the kids. They keep us so updated and involved. Our teacher gives us a parent letter every week that tells us everything our child will be learning and she also gives us some ideas how to incorporate what they are learning in the classroom for us to do at home with our child! I love that about our teacher.

Parent #2
The school had everything we were looking for in the sense that they had cameras, friendly and qualified staff and provided healthy meals. We enrolled our daughter and were happy for about a month.

In a matter of months our daughter experienced three different classrooms and lost her two favorite teachers!

Parent #3
Some very good teachers.

Parent #4
We looked at a lot of preschools in north county before settling on CCD. It was head and shoulders better than any school we had inspected. It was clean! It was a great facility in a good location and offered very good security.
The meals were a bonus. We could not be happier with our choice. Our 4yr old son had a tough time getting used to school, but the staff at CCD was wonderful, not to mention his teachers!
They really showed love and care for him.
We are sad that we are moving and cannot have him attend kindergarten there. I don't understand the negative reviews.

Parent #5
Great school! Teachers are amazing. They have strong academic qualifications, loving personalities and truly care about their classes and all kids. The continuation of care philosophy is wonderful. Even the classes that have had some turn-over have adapted well and the kids have moved on successfully. High quality school that makes extra efforts for the children and their families.

Parent #6
I'm shocked to see this school with such high ratings. It hasn't been my experience there at all. I pulled both my kids from this school because of the high teacher turnover, lack of consistency in the class rooms a drastic deterioration in the quality of the teachers. In my experience over the last 6 - 9 months, my 2 year old went from a happy girl to a point where she hated going to preschool and was starting to act out. I personally witnessed a deterioration in the quality of her care as her class went through teachers. My 4 year old went from an excellent teacher that engaged and encouraged the kids to a situation where I would go and pick her up from school and see a bored looking teacher flipping the pages as a tape recorder "reads" a book. The children looked bored, several were out of control wandering around the classroom.

Parent #7
Beautiful School, terrible administration. Severe doubts about schools administration.

Parent #8
The VERY high turnover of the teachers is unbelievble. Safety is a concern: no one at front desk when checking in/out. The food was tasteful and fresh, the previous food director has been gone now over a year and it shows. My child will only eat on somedays

no main strenghts, at first sight the school is beautiful (new), they have a lot of materials etc. A few great teachers. I have 1 of those teachers. We are leaving to go to a new school

Parent #9
The Teachers are wonderful if you are lucky to get one that does not leave within a month. At breif times you think Ok I will send my kid to kindergarden and within minutes of that fleeting thought you want to run out of there!

On a good note, the facility is clean, roomy and has some qualified extra cirricular activities.

Parent #10
Kudos to the wonderful staff that has stayed but be very leary of sending your child here. Do not let the beauty of the school lure you into a false sense of security.

Parent #11
In just 1 month, they had my 2 year old son potty trained and sitting through circle time. This is the best preschool any of my children have ever attended.

Parent #12
this was one of the most beautiful schools, however it was horrible. From the minute we joined until the day we left.

Parent #13
This is school is absolutly the best school I have ever seen for children at this age level!

Parent #14
FANTASTIC & FABULOUS! My daughter and son absolutly LOVE their teachers, the school, the front desk staff, and I can't imagine what school these people who have left negative remarks bring their child to! My daughter has had the same teacher for 2 years. She has advanced both academically and emotionally. She has now entered the private Kindergarten and has learned how to read in less than 2 months! BRAVO!

Parent #15
The teachers are very good and the facilities are excellent.

Parent #16
Best school in town! The teachers are great, the school is beautiful, and it is family run! When we left our old school, Carlsbad Country Day let us come free for the first 30 days cause our old school would not let us out of our contract. The administration is very understanding of a parent's needs!

Parent #17
Very unprofessional and irratic.

Parent #18
Just be your own guide here.

Parent #19
This school is wonderful! I was so upset after reading the reviews that I had to comment, and it is not like me to write a review on any business. One parent was recently thrown out of the school and she is obviously trying to pull down this wonderful facility. So is life! This school is beautiful, the staff is well educated, the school has exact guidelines that are given to both the parents and the teachers in terms of what is expected of them, the administration is great, and the school has a TON of extras that you can't find at any other school. Really, it is the best school in town!

Parent #20
We originally moved my three year old daughter to CCD for the promise of a long term year teacher, great curriculum and enrichment clsses. I should have known after our first day of school that this move was a mistake. We entered the class and neither teacher greeted or welcomed my daughter into the class. Within her three month stay with CCD her class was on to their 5th teacher. There are excessive school closure days. You of course are still billed for these days. I did approach the school on many occasions with concerns regarding the unfriendliness of the staff and the response was "if we said hi to every parent we would never get anything done". My daughter would be placed in the office for "not listening" yet when I would ask her why she was there she could not tell me. Although the school tuition was higher than our previous school we were under the impression that there would be a higher quality of care, unfortunately that was far from the truth. We are extremely dissapointed with CCD. I do not recommend this school to any parent.

Parent #21
Though the facility is stunning and the teachers quite qualified, the inability to maintain a sense of professionalism, integrity, and family values, creates an uncomfortable environment.

Parent #22
In the two years we have attended this school, I can honestly say that I have never felt more comfortable leaving my daughter at any school, with any teacher, or administrative staff, than at Carlsbad Country Day School. When we first toured the school we knew instantly that this was the place to bring our daughter. Big climbing structures on the playground, lofts in the classrooms, a large activity center full of fun activities, special classes in the afternoon, and a warm and nurturing enviroment. I have toured the other local schools and there is just no comparison. We love our daughter's teacher! She has been there since they opened and so has her partner. It is nice to go to a place that is consistent and that always makes you feel comfortable.

Parent #23
Teachers are no longer allowed to babysit, they were forbiddeen a few months ago and we were given a month's notice about it.

Parent #24
Absolutely the best school in the area! At previous schools, my daughter had a hard time during drop off. This school provides extra care and love for the children. You feel like you are leaving your child with family.

Parent #25
I have found this school to be the best thing that has happened to my child. The entire staff is warm and well educated. The children seem happy to be there. There is no other school in Carlsbad that I would send my child to.

Parent #26
The teachers are all very qualified. Unfortunately it is the administration at the school that is completely unqualified. I would never recommend this school to another parent, ever.

Parent #27
Teachers are instructed not to spend too much time talking to parents so we felt disconnected a bit.

Parent #28
Not a continutiy of care facility. Extremely high turnover.

Parent #29
Teachers are wonderful. Facility is very beautiful and clean. My child is so happy and that is worth the cost!!

Parent #30
The preschool is run very well, with friendly well educated staff. Although the cost is a little more than other local schools, it is worth every penny. All meals are included in tuition and the meals are hot and freshly prepared. The school also offers a variety of extra services like dry cleaning drop off, notary services, etc.

Parent #31
Very high turnover rate. My child had three teachers in less than one year. Was told student/teacher ratio was 6:1, however it is usually 10:1. The classes are shared with other teachers so at times there are approximately 25 kids in the room. The owner has two of her kids attending and they receive more attention from the staff than the other kids. On a bright note, the place is new and clean. The tuition includes breakfast and lunch, which is convenient for families who are strapped for time.

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