Isabel Patterson Cdc is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 5700 Atherton St, Long Beach, California CA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Isabel Patterson CDC in Long Beach receives mixed reviews. While most parents praise the knowledgeable, caring staff, child-centered learning philosophy, and nurturing environment, several cite significant concerns about limited operating hours, administrative responsiveness, and one parent reported a serious child safety incident involving outdoor heat exposure.
The center is indeed beautiful. Teachers are great! Great philosophy on kids learning through play. My reasoning for the three star review is after a year of waiting for my son to enroll I enrolled him. A lot of paperwork of course getting a school to cover for the cost , but I am a single mom going to school and the hours are not great. Friday would be from 8am to 2pm so it’s not as flexible for working parents. The way is set up in the scheduling is not managed well, a lot of documentation and a week of waiting for a schedule to take effect. It’s a hassle! The school hours, the parking, and the waitlist and of course the week wait of schedule adjustments was the final straw that got me to pull out my son out of of the school. I’m a student and it’s sad how they can’t help students accommodate with their time. They could definitely improve.
Excellent staff, materials, and philosophy. Nurturing teachers who care about child development. The environment is unmatched. I agree about the limited hours being a negative. I would absolutely recommend this preschool if the hours work for your family.
The staff here is AMAZING! Most of the staff are working on some sort of child development degree. That means they are enthusiastic about working with children and eager to teach through play while learning with them. My son went here for 6mo-2 1/2 yrs and loved it! I wish we didnt have to leave. You are lucky if you get in!
Had the worst experience here with my son. He was on the blue side and I was so excited for him as I am a student and a staff at the university. However, that completely changed the first week I had to file a report for child neglect it was over 95 degrees and the kids were left outside with no opportunity to go inside because they closed the door on them. Followed up with the administration and they did not return a call or email. I had to be the one who continuously called for answers to their irresponsible behavior. They said it would not happen again and it did the same week. They gave me the excuse they had ants and I informed them parents should be notified so they would not take their child due to not having a proper place for children. They then moved the school to the pyramid and it is not safe at all with sliding doors as protection. Totally dissatisfied as they promote something I did not see which is child comfort and security. If you're a parent I would check in to see how your child is doing and if they continue to cry ask questions. I removed my child and I am sure the school did not notify parents about the mistakes they did, which is why I removed my child.
Fantastic place for kids to learn how to express themselves emotionally, physically and grow in self awareness.