TLDR: Kids Klub is a wonderful school with lots of resources to best set up your little one to truly thrive socially, emotionally, and academically. You will be grateful for sending your kids here, but most importantly, your kids will benefit the most in learning and developing and forging friendships at Kids Klub.
Kids Klub's campus is large enough to thoroughly incorporate a very dynamic and rotating curriculum for each class that is "play-based" but also geared toward helping kids grow and learn the skills they'll need. For example, while making activities play-based, the teachers are developing each child's skills such as fine motor skills, gross motor skills, listening comprehension, verbal and non-verbal communication, conflict resolution, social skills etc.
The most significant thing I can say about the quality of the education Kids Klub provides can be summed up in a single word: improvement. We have seen our children improve by leaps and bounds in measurable skills across a broad range of criteria. For example, our son was at or below expectations in a number of skills and after spending a few months with his teachers, our son was able to improve pretty much across the board to have fully mastered many of the skills he was behind in. This was not simply "grade inflation" or pandering to parents - we saw first-hand how our son improved in his writing, his communication, and his ability to sit still for a class and pay attention (among many other developments). It is easy to teach a gifted or accelerated child and have that child stay on that track. The true difficulty and magic happens when growth and development are fostered for all children, and that's what Kids Klub did and continues to do for our kids.
Kid Klub has enabled our two children (now 2.5 years old and 4.5 years old) to flourish. We toured many of the local schools while my wife was still pregnant, and Kids Klub was by far our top choice, which tracks as its waitlist is pretty long!
Kids Klub structures the day so each class spends time in a different themed "center" at the school for about 30 minutes, which works perfectly for our kids who need a good variety to keep them engaged and stimulated. This also is extremely helpful for the kids, who aren't stuck in the same classroom or setting the entire day.
Our kids especially love Ms. Myka and Ms. Adriana (two-year-old classroom leads), Ms. Eva (three-year-old classroom lead), and Ms. Patty (four-year-old transitional lead). We also know many of the other staff members, who are so friendly and engaging, even if our kids haven't been assigned to their classes. It truly feels like even beyond our children's teachers, the staff take the time to learn our children's names, have a genuine interest in their well-being, and look out for them as carefully as we would. For example, Ms. Ariel and Ms. Ashley happily greet our children every day at the front desk and parking entrances, ask our kids about their weekend/day, and make our entire family feel so welcome. They will even remember things about us, like asking how something turned out for work or an event.
My wife and I also really appreciate the directors and coordinators at Kids Klub, especially Directors Christopher and Krystal and Ms. Tannya. They have provided invaluable guidance and insight both for the day-to-day experience at Kids Klub as well as advice as we plan ahead for our kids for when they reach the age where they will need to matriculate/apply to elementary school.
If you haven't, do yourself a favor and at least tour Kids Klub so you can see first-hand how wonderful it is!
So many memories here…
What else can I say? I spent more time here growing up than in any other place, and KK’s childcare was instrumental to my development. The staff truly care about their kids and the evening/weekend services are top notch.
I also worked here for many summers (getting both sides of the KK experience) and I can’t think of any more rewarding job I’ve ever had. I’d be happy sending my kids (or any kids!) here for summer camp, after school, weekends—whatever! Kids Klub is the best.