ALMADEN PARENTS PRE SCHOOL

Hours

Hours change without the licence record changing. Call before you plan a drop-off around these times.

Licensing visits on record

California records 1 routine inspection visit and 1 complaint visit to ALMADEN PARENTS PRE SCHOOL.

1. March 13, 2025Most recent inspection visit

Amenities and accessibility

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How the reviews split

The 5.0 average comes from 12 Google reviews. An average hides whether opinion is consistent or divided, so the spread is shown too.

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Recent parent reviews

• ★★★★★

  This is long over due from my side. My 3 yo has been going to APPS since Sep 2025. The program is fantastic for kids. For those who do not align with the play , observational learning this might be a shocker initially, however you will slowly begin to understand the strengths of this program. It very well shapes the child's personality. If you have the time to participate or if you can arrange for someone to participate in this school for your child, then I would highly recommend this place. I got to meet some great people.

  Sheetal VaidhyanathanFeb 12, 2026
• ★★★★★

  My daughter started at this school for her first preschool experience and she loved it! She was in the 5 day class. It is a parent participation school so all of the parents were very involved in the activities the children did. I love how close knit and supportive the community of parents/teachers were. It made me a lot more comfortable to send my child somewhere where I knew the other adults. She was also very comfortable and welcomed from her first day. We will miss our time here.

  Mikala RodriguezMay 30, 2024
• ★★★★★

  My daughter loves APPS. We started in 2 day year last school year and are now in 3 day with Ms. Ellen. The play based and positive discipline foundation creates such a wonderful and safe environment for our littles. It is comforting knowing that my child is well supported by fellow (positive discipline) parents on the days I am not working in the classroom. APPS is a gem and unlike most schools out there.

  Katie HansenDec 20, 2023
• ★★★★★

  I have had 2 boys “graduate” from APPS. Teacher Sanyoo is incredibly calm, patient and engaged with the kids. Teacher Hamsa is warm, loving and so excited to play with the kids. I wanted a place to join a community, be actively involved with my children's learning and focus on play. I found that with APPS! The parent participation requirements and volunteering is rewarding. This school teaches not only the kiddos, but is a Positive Discipline Lab School. Cathy is our positive discipline coach and does monthly observations and trainings with us as parents to help us understand our children and how to best communicate with them.

  Angela OwensAug 30, 2023
• ★★★★★

  I enrolled my son in the 2-day class at APPS half-way through the 2018-2019 school year after a disappointing experience with a more traditional drop-off Montessori style preschool, and I'm so glad I did. From the moment we arrived for our tour, I have been so impressed with the quality and passion of the teachers and the warm, family-like environment. Because the parent-volunteers take care of a lot of the basic care of the kids during classes, the teachers are free to really focus on the children's social, emotional, and academic development. The teachers turn every conflict and struggle that the kids have into a valuable learning opportunity for the children and the parents. The classroom set-up is fun and encourages the kids to try a variety of sensory experiences, fine and gross motor skills, and cognitive skills. Daily art projects (painting, gluing, beading, coloring), science projects (static electricity with balloons, winches and pulleys, observing silk worms make cocoons and hatching chicks, for example), various kinds of play-dough, sensory bins, building sets and materials, and musical instruments are all available at each class session. It's all play-based and entirely up to the child's interest, and there's plenty of opportunity for outdoor play and physical play if that's what your child needs. At the same time, the circle times start to introduce more traditional school skills of listening, turn-taking, pattern-recognition, rhymes, songs, and finger-plays. APPS is a positive discipline "lab school," and this what sets it apart from the other participation schools in the area. There is a positive discipline coach on staff who comes to each class several days a month to lead positive discipline education for the parents, as well as speaking at the general meetings and offering more in-depth workshops. It's so valuable to learn how to set firm and logical limits with your child and hold them with compassion and calm. As a first-time parent, I find it incredibly helpful to watch the teachers and my fellow parents talk to and interact with the kids in this way, and get to practice in a supportive environment. If you're looking for a school that respects and nurtures your child, teaches key social and emotional skills as well as school readiness, and supports you as a parent, take a look at APPS!

  ariana paulsonMay 23, 2019
• ★★★★★

  APPS is a wonderful co-op preschool. It is a play-based school that practices positive discipline. The community, sense of belonging and the love and kindness the teachers and parents have for their children are unparalleled. We are so lucky to be part of this amazing school and would recommend it to anyone.

  Surakshya JMay 6, 2019

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