Everbrook Academy of Claremont - Claremont, California

David Gutierrez

Some of the most experienced and caring individuals that have a passion for early childhood development, fun and engagement. We've been taking our son to Everbrook for 7+ years and he enjoys every moment... the arts, the crafts, the reading time. And a side note, the entire facility is always spotless!

Karen Wood

My child has been attending Everbrook since he was almost 2 years old, and I have been pretty pleased with our experience. The staff and teachers have shown great flexibility through transitions: they were incredibly supportive during potty training and they have been so patient and persistent in redirecting my child to stay on his cot during naptime, despite his disinterest in napping.

The teachers and staff are also attentive to the individual students: all the teachers and staff recognize my child and know his name. His teachers discuss any behavioral issues and provide resources specific to the issue at hand (ex: little printed booklets about listening to teachers), so he receives consistent guidance on expectations of his behavior both at school and at home. There are also regular parent-teacher conferences where the teacher prepares a document discussing how the child is doing and what their goals are for the coming months. It really shows that the teachers are very thoughtful about the progress the students are making, and what appropriate goals are for each student.

The academic focus at Everbrook seems rather strong to me (although this is my first child, so I may change my mind over time). Before 4, my child can already write his name, recognize the entire alphabet, count and recognize numbers, and has begun learning phonics. While I recognize and commend the dedication to academics, I appreciate that there is still time for free-play both indoors and outdoors. There are also opportunities to enroll your child in soccer and cooking classes (for an additional fee), which can detract from time in academics, but definitely helps them grow in other ways!

Lastly, my child has experienced a change in teachers twice over the past two years, but both departures were for career advancements (congratulations!), which is understandable. In addition, he still had teachers present in his classroom that he had known for quite some time already, it was just that "his" teacher were the ones that left.

Overall, I recommend Everbrook, especially if you are looking for a daycare that will encourage academic skills!

Kaixin Li

The school facility is acceptable, but the teachers are neither kind nor patient with the children. On one occasion, when my child was unwell, the teacher complained about her being disruptive in class instead of offering support. The principal isn’t very approachable either.

Craig White

All the teachers know my kid, and vice versa and they get along great! They are great at making a growth environment where the children want to go and learn.
Regular parent teacher conferences with actual feedback on how he's doing.
Tons of the regular extracurriculars; cooking, sports, etc. and they even have a mobile aquarium come by with touch tanks for the kids in the summer.
I considered several other daycares in the area, but Everbrook beat them all on quality of environment, extracurriculars, and long term planning.

Morlene Stephen

DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE this place is a dwindling disaster!!!
Where to start, my son has had 5 different teachers since starting in PRE-K class 6 months ago which should say enough right there on how happy the staff is here.

If you child has problems napping that should be a red flag because they will tolerate it! The directors ONLY proposition was to pick him up AT nap time. Full time working parents are not able to pick their children up at 1230. She also said she has been keeping him at the front desk without even letting me know for a week! When I told her I couldn't make the pick up time at 1230 she said she had no other solution!!! How about hire a staff that cares about children ?! It is a revolving door of unhappiness! Shame on you Teresa and Lynette this is not how treat your loyal families!!! Pure laziness and completely unthoughtful!!! When I told her I was withdrawing her response was "ok" no need to sign nothing! No wonder no one wants to stay here. Good luck!

Deborah Montoya

We use Everbrook as back-up daycare over the past two years when our normal one is unavailable. We’ve had great experiences with the staff and the teachers. Our little one calls it the “muffin school” (because she’s had muffins there ‍♀️)

marie amaro

Unqualified "teachers" in my opinion. I walked into my grandson's 2 yr old class to pick him up, he had runny nose and no one bothered to wipe his face he was having snack (always seem to be pretzels and water) It was sad I was upset I pointed it out to all 3 staff standing around.
Another time, I walked in to see the young "teacher" slap my grandson's little hand telling him "No hitting!" I was livid but calmy told her that was NOT OK. I explained she could take his hands away, hold them while she says "Keep hands to yourself...hitting hurts." I complained to person at front desk, I asked for school director, "I was told she was gone for the day. I asked my daughter to take her two little boys out of this school. She did.
Note: These incidents happened 3 yrs ago not sure they have same staff and unsure how much education and training they have since private schools tend not to require more than 6-12 units of Early Childhood Education. Please ask to see teacher qualifications and ask how long they are trained and what experience the school requires. Ask for proof!

Cece

Worst decision sending my kids to this daycare! The price tag is not on par with the qualifications of the teachers and the “director” T was a huge disappointment. I can’t believe we paid so much and ended up with overpacked classrooms. 24:1 teacher is awful!! They didn’t turn kids away who came in visibly sick either so of course my kids caught colds often and we’d still pay while they recouped at home.

I didn’t like some behavioral changes I was seeing in my youngest so a friend put me in touch with an employee (now former) who told us there is a high turnover rate—so your child may have multiple teachers in a short amount of time which affects their ability to bond and sense of safety. They pack the classrooms and there’s not enough attention to go around and once a kid was “forgotten” outside and roaming around the parking lot close to a busy street(!!)

So glad We pulled our kids out! The final straw for us was when my husband came to pick up the kids early and walked into our youngest’s classroom where he witnessed a male staff member laying down with a child during nap time. Not accusing anyone of foul play but In this day and age—I don’t want any adults lying down with my children for a nap!