La Verne Parent Participation Preschool is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 909 East Juanita Ave., La Verne, California CA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Parents consistently praise LA VERNE PARENT PARTICIPATION PRESCHOOL as a warm, community-focused preschool where parents actively volunteer in classrooms. The school is noted for affordable pricing, strong child development focus, and creating a family-like environment with transparent operations and involved staff.
LVPPP is an amazing school, but you have to be the right fit. It's a non-profit parent participation preschool, which means that us as parents have to volunteer. It is a serious time commitment. It's not ideal for people looking to drop their kid off for 9 hours while they work. That's the bad part. The good part is: 1. We know each and every child, which means that we know all kids that our daughter interacts with. Since we volunteer in the classes, we see the interactions and directly intervene in bad interactions. We parents all the kids together. 2. We know all the parents (or at least one of them). This is really important because these are the same parents that watch our kid when we aren't around. It's really a village and it's awesome knowing that the village has your back. 3. We know all the teachers, closely. We have worked next to them and see how they treat our child and all the children. We love and approve of all of the teachers and staff at LVPPP. 4. There is accountability. Everything is transparent. Nothing is hidden from parents, because the parents make the school (esp through the parent board). There are no profits going to someone else; it goes to the kids. 5. It's affordable. It costs a lot of time, but it's waaaaaay more affordable as a result. 6. It's a family. 7. It's run by a lot of heart and love for the kids. We see it all the time in the parents AND in the staff. It's different from a business that you pay. When there is a mess to clean up, we see a community responsibility to clean it up. It's like another home in a way. We care for it. 8. Each person gets to contribute and add something special if they can. My wife and I are both photographers, so we use that to volunteer our time to the school. It means something giving a gift to the other parents and to the children. Book a tour to find out if it's right for you. When we saw the school, that's when we were sold on it. We also live in San Dimas, so the location is perfect.
By far the best decision I made. I can honestly say I was a first time over protective mother and no school was ever "good enough" for my child until I came here. We had been touring many schools and my son was not interested in any of them until we toured this school. He felt so comfortable and felt like he was at home. Not to mention, the office manager Mrs. Bianca was so warm and inviting. She made my son feel like he was already part of the family. Fast forward a year, and still nothing has changed. His new teacher is beyond amazing. She challenges my son in a way that works for him, and is also very loving and nurturing as well. I never enrolled my child for academic purposes, but mainly for social reasons, but I must say I have noticed a HUGE difference in his academics as well as social skills. Things so small from controlling his body when sitting at circle time, to talking clearly, using scissors, and being self sufficient. I urge anyone looking for a preschool to please come and check out this wonderful school. I can honestly say that this school is the best thing that has happened to our family....so much so that my 1 year old will be going there once he is old enough!
Our daughter started at LVPPP when she was 2.5 years old. She had been primarily in home daycare prior and we wanted her to experience a little bit more structure but not a traditional pre school. The staff is wonderful and our daughter loves it here
We've been a part of this unique community for a couple of years now. We've enjoyed being a part of our daughter's social and educational development here. We appreciate the staff's involvement and creativity in understanding child development. You are definitely known here as a family and its nice to have a community of parents and grandparents who care about my child as well. My daughter has learned a lot through play here as well as it has been able to help her focus on activities. She's gained a lot of confidence and looks forward to everyday that she can be here.
We are so happy that we found LVPPP for our 3 children. It has been the perfect introduction to preschool for our children. We love the outdoor play-based style. Our kids are always happy to go to school, and being a parent-participation school, we're able to help out in the classroom a couple times per month. This gives us an inside look into what preschool is like for our kids, and it's such a great experience to see them interacting with other kids their age. I would highly recommend LVPPP for anyone in the San Dimas, Glendora, La Verne, Claremont, Pomona and beyond area. What initially sold is was a visit to the school where we saw the kids playing together in their beautiful backyard playground. So go visit and see if it's the right fit for your family!