Parent Reviews

Creative Minds Child Development Center

By S S., Sunnyvale - Oct 19, 2010

When it’s about your child, you don’t want to make any compromises. Creative Minds is one of a kind! We are so glad that we found it. We had previous experiences with a locally owned and nationally owned facility and CM is finally our choice due to their caring staff and creative environment.

My 2.5-year-old son has now been going to Creative Minds for over a year. My son started out in their infant program, and then graduated to their toddler program. We are very happy with his progress there. The transition from Infant to Toddler was very well thought out and painless, and he loved it. Now he is an active, curious, inquisitive, confident toddler who loves to go to school in the morning, every morning, and is loving to learn. Soon, we look forward to him graduating to their preschool classroom.

The teachers at Creative Minds have been great! Their open and caring approach to the children and to the parents, their gentle guiding of the students along the way to learn math, language and science has been very effective; no pressure teaching here, it’s teaching by inspiring curiosity and wonder. They have so many extracurricular activities (fire truck visits, gymnastics, petting-zoo, Thanksgiving, etc), and trips (pumpkin patch, theater, museum, etc), we love it.

The classrooms include play areas with natural materials (wood, cloth, books, puppets, art materials, kitchen stuff, etc.). The staff’s calm approach along with the outdoor play times (ALL YEAR LONG) creates a healthy learning environment. We (parents) provide the food, which I think is great as I know exactly what my child is being served. Everyone is unique and bringing your own food is an excellent way of showing this.

I can’t thank the staff at Creative Minds enough for taking such awesome care of my son. You really have to visit this center to appreciate it.

Highly recommended.

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By Michelle E., San Jose - Oct 18, 2010

My daughter has been attending Creative Minds since July. My husband and I did extensive research into many different preschools and philosophies. After meeting with the director, Richa, and the preschool teachers, we knew Creative Minds was the right fit for our daughter.

Our daughter is 2 1/2, and she is thriving here. She goes three mornings a week, but would probably prefer to go five days. She takes off running when I drop her off, and cries when I try to take her home. The preschool teachers are so dedicated and seem to truly love their jobs. They put so much effort into finding activities that challenge and inspire the kids. They frequently have parents and community visitors speak to the kids (recent examples are a veterinarian and a soccer coach). A petting zoo has also visited twice since my daughter started. Recently, the school started to offer an optional weekly gymnastics class taught by a local gymnastics teacher. Last week the kids made their own pumpkin patch in the sandbox, and my daughter was so proud.

The teachers have also been so helpful with potty training. When they noticed my daughter might be ready, they spoke to me and we decided to have them take her to the potty regularly. I now get a daily potty training report. They have also had good ideas for me, as a first time parent, about some frustrations my daughter might be having with learning to share and other kids “getting in her space.” The teacher recommended some good books and role playing for us to do together to help my daughter out.

Overall, we are so happy we enrolled our daughter here. I hope they decide to open a kindergarten in the next few years!

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By Ziya J., San Jose - Oct 11, 2010

My daughter has been at Creative Minds now for about 6 months. We are so very pleased with her growth and development since she has started. Being educators, my wife and I researched and reviewed many local schools for our daughter. Creative Minds is the perfect blend of academics, social and emotional development and creative play. The staff there is fully aware of her needs, her interests and is able to give her the attention and love she needs. She can’t wait to go to school each day and loves to come home and show us what she did and demonstrate what she learned. The open door policy allows me to visit the school at any time, sitting in with the kids or observing from afar. The care with which they attend to the kids is wonderful, the variety of activities is stimulating and the level of understanding of child development and growth is refreshing to see. They aren’t just daycare, but much more.

I recommend Creative Minds to anyone looking for a great place for their kids!

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By Keith M. - Sep 3, 2010

Our youngest son is almost 3 and has been with Creative Minds since it opened nearly a year ago. Our son has mild developmental delays/CP and he is thriving at school. His team of doctors are amazed and cannot believe his progress. His therapists often come to the school and work with him and the CM staff to further his progress. We were so happy with Creative Minds, that we sent our 5 year old there this summer for the summer camp program. He too enjoyed it and had a great experience. During nap time, the teacher quietly worked with him on kindegarten prep as he is not a napper. He has now started Kindegarten and is excelling. In my mind Pre-K is to create a love for learning and Creative Minds does a great job as my youngest son attends 3 days per week and can’t wait for his school days! My only regret is that CM wasn’t already open when my oldest needed a Pre-K!

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Your child is in good hands with Creative Minds

By happy I. - Dec 18, 2009

My infant son has been at Creative Minds for over 2 months and we love it! He is thriving and we are so happy. His teachers are well-educated and experienced. They make us feel like they love our lil guy as much as we do. …

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By Anu - Dec 9, 2009

My 4 1/2 year old is in the preschool program at Creative Minds and loves it! Their hands-on teaching techniques (making playdough, pizza, planting winter vegetables to name a few) have helped my child tremendously. The class size is small and the teacher takes time to work individually with each child based on their specific needs. The classrooms are bright and welcoming with plenty of things to stimulate creativity.

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We love Creative Minds!‎

By Kelly - Dec. 5, 2009

We did a lot of searching for the perfect daycare for our 6-month old son. After our initial tour, talking extensively with the staff (all of them) and learning a lot about their professional backgrounds and curriculum, we were sold. Our son has been at Creative Minds for over two months now, and we couldn’t be happier. He is thriving there. The facility and supplies are new, he gets to go outside EVERY day (which we love), and the staff is as patient and kind in the morning as they are when I’m swinging in at the stroke of 6 pm every day. I can’t say enough about how great the care is, how attentive the teachers are, etc. What I tell friends is that we’re getting “nanny-level care at a reasonable daycare price.” We would not change a thing!

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By Amy - Dec 4, 2009

I enrolled my 3-year-old twins about 6 months ago at CM and they are loving it! I can see their maturity growing and I’m very happy with the “relevant to them” type of teaching method employed. I would highly recommend this preschool; it’s a great prep for kindergarten.

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By Zeba E, San Jose - Jan 28, 2010

My son has been going to this daycare for about one month now and I feel I am ready to review the center. I was very pleased with the staff and cleanliness of the center. This is a newly renovated site. I did a lot of research before coming across this site. The center is secure at all times and a code is needed upon entry. My son is 15 months and is enrolled in the infant program. Everything is organized; we sign him in every day and log how his sleep was the night before and what time he woke up. When I come to pick him up I receive a daily log sheet which has everything he did that day. They log when his diapers were changed, what he ate, how much he ate, what he drank, what he played with etc. Thank God, I really feel at ease taking my son here. You can drop in at any time to check up on them. I love their open door policy. Richa (the owner) made the transition very smooth for us. I highly recommend this program for anyone considering putting their child in daycare.

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By PriyaB, Campbell - Nov 11, 2009

After a great deal of searching for the right preschool, I found Creative Minds. Creative Minds has a toddler program that is ideal for my curious and active 2.5 year old. The teacher is positive and creative and in tune with the students. I was worried because the program was brand new but those doubts were quickly laid to rest. Great play-based and curiosity-based philosophy, engaging environment, nice facility, and warm, nurturing teachers who really like being there. What I like: low teacher student ratio, really nice group of kids, good communication with parents and open door policy. And as for my son, he loves it!! I can barely get him to come home! One slight disadvantage is that they do not provide meals, so we have to pack from home. I highly recommend checking it out if you are looking. Good luck!