Of the handful of places we looked at for my infant daughter, this was by far the best in terms of the teachers and overall vibe. Everyone at Scuttlebugs is very friendly, caring and very in tune with the kids. As a new mom, I felt a little better leaving my baby in their hands. We are leaving San Jose, and are so sad to be leaving the Scuttlebugs family! I can only hope to find a place as good in our new town. Tinvi P. was last modified: February 3rd, 2018 by Yulia Onosovskaya
My daughter attended the toddler room for about 6 months. She absolutely loves everything about Scuttlebugs and runs out of my arms every morning to go in. I love the open communication from the founder Sam and directors Ashley and Eunice. Also, it is great to get greeted with a smile and everyone you run into for pickup – have a story for you about your child. Everyone, from the room teachers to amazing chef, to directors partake in interactions with the children. And the teachers are so amazing. I am in awe of the creativity and patience they show to all kids. My daughter had a tough first week, as most kids do. But the teachers took extra care to make her feel better and help her in the transition. My only regret is that I did not find out about Scuttlebugs earlier. Would have love to bring in my daughter into the infant room itself, where the babies have so much fun too. And blessed with great teachers. Simran Bedi was last modified: January 30th, 2018 by Yulia Onosovskaya
My daughter attended Scuttlebugs for Jr. Preschool. She learned a great deal from their wonderful teachers and staff. Each day brought her mother and I new surprises from the new words she learned and activities she engaged in. My daughter made her first friends at Scuttlebugs. Her growth, both intellectually and socially convinces me that Scuttlebugs is an ideal place to introduce a child to the world of education outside of the home. The school takes great pride in their quality of their educational methods, their equipment (and toys), and maintaining a clean and inviting learning environment for our kids. I highly recommend Scuttlebugs and I hope, should our circumstances change some day, they will welcome us back. Michael B. was last modified: February 3rd, 2018 by Yulia Onosovskaya
Scuttlebugs is a really great school. I am so glad we found it. I was looking to move my son from a small home based daycare to a bigger school where there are more activities. We first moved him to action day primary plus at moorpark and our experience there was not very good. You can read more about that in my review for that place. I will focus more about scuttlebugs here. Right from the first call, tour, trial sessions, chats with the teachers to getting him into the school (first 3 days a week to finally 5 days a week), our experience has been great! Staff is extremely sweet, helpful and always open to suggestions. I have never seen ignorance or attitude from any staff members. My son adjusted here and started loving the place within 2 days. He got potty trained there quite faster than what we expected. Ms Anna and Mr. Julian became his favorite in no time and every day he is excited to tell us about what happened at school. Pretty much all the teachers I have interacted with are loving. Since they spend a lot of time outside in the playground and in the gym, I have seen significant improvement in his physical abilities as well. I always see a good amount of discipline and love when I am in the class. They have quite good healthy food options and facility is new and clean. We are moving our son to a preschool which is walking distance from …
Scuttlebug is a safe, clean and play based preschool. Many schools claim to organize educational activities but don’t have qualified and/or articulate teachers to initiate and organize those activities. In all the tours I have taken thus far, the directors (tour organizers) did not arrange interaction with their teachers, even when I requested them. During the tour at Scuttlebug, Nicole, one of the teachers approached me and started talking about the school. Children this age absorb so much from their environment that they start speaking a language new to them by the time they are three; a feat difficult for even the most brilliant adults. And child psychologists consider this age vital for future brain development. So it seems important that they have at least one articulate and interactive English speaking teacher around. Scuttlebug displays names and qualifications of its teachers on the website. None of the other schools I visited do that. Directors at Scuttlebug, Ashley and Eunice are excellent communicators, spend a lot of time with kids, and know them by name. When I shared new research on educational activities, seminars, phonics etc., with them over email, their response was quick and encouraging. Their fee is only slightly higher than other schools by about $10 per day. $10 for diapers, wipes, and food cooked on site by a personal cook (that other schools don’t provide) sounds like a worthwhile investment. My daughter looks forward to going to school in the morning. A better indicator, I believe, is whether she wants to come back …
Scuttlebug is a safe, clean and play based preschool. Many schools claim to organize educational activities but don’t have qualified and/or articulate teachers to initiate and organize those activities. In all the tours I have taken thus far, the directors (tour organizers) did not arrange interaction with their teachers, even when I requested them. During the tour at Scuttlebug, Nicole, one of the teachers approached me and started talking about the school. Children this age absorb so much from their environment that they start speaking a language new to them by the time they are three; a feat difficult for even the most brilliant adults. And child psychologists consider this age vital for future brain development. So it seems important that they have at least one articulate and interactive English speaking teacher around. Scuttlebug displays names and qualifications of its teachers on the website. None of the other schools I visited do that. Directors at Scuttlebug, Ashley and Eunice are excellent communicators, spend a lot of time with kids, and know them by name. When I shared new research on educational activities, seminars, phonics etc., with them over email, their response was quick and encouraging. Their fee is only slightly higher than other schools by about $10 per day. $10 for diapers, wipes, and food cooked on site by a personal cook (that other schools don’t provide) sounds like a worthwhile investment. My daughter looks forward to going to school in the morning. A better indicator, I believe, is whether she wants to come back …
Here, I can finally note this school! My daughter left it at the end of this month after 2 years spent with the Scuttle Bugs team. She started not even 3 years ago, she was very very shy and reserved, she did not speak a word of English, she hardly understood this new language (we are French and it was only a year that we were in the USA, it was her first daycare in English). She is now 4 and a half years old and is completely fluent thanks to this school. They have always been very open on this subject, on her small difference, even asking her to teach them a few words of French. Since the months spent in the school, there have been a lot of staff changes. Today it seems more stable and the school innovates constantly. Today the children have guinea pigs which they learn to take care of but also a kitchen garden. The teachers are adorable with the children, tender and listening to them. For info everything is provided: diapers, wipes, sun cream and all meals and snacks. The menu has helped us choose this school. As French, we wanted our daughter to eat healthy and balanced. This is indeed the case thanks to the chef who is cooking good food every day. The school program is adapted, my daughter has just finished her Pre-K here and I know she will do exactly the same thing next year in TK. At the end of the day I …
Here, I can finally note this school! My daughter left it at the end of this month after 2 years spent with the Scuttle Bugs team. She started not even 3 years ago, she was very very shy and reserved, she did not speak a word of English, she hardly understood this new language (we are French and it was only a year that we were in the USA, it was her first daycare in English). She is now 4 and a half years old and is completely fluent thanks to this school. They have always been very open on this subject, on her small difference, even asking her to teach them a few words of French. Since the months spent in the school, there have been a lot of staff changes. Today it seems more stable and the school innovates constantly. Today the children have guinea pigs which they learn to take care of but also a kitchen garden. The teachers are adorable with the children, tender and listening to them. For info everything is provided: diapers, wipes, sun cream and all meals and snacks. The menu has helped us choose this school. As French, we wanted our daughter to eat healthy and balanced. This is indeed the case thanks to the chef who is cooking good food every day. The school program is adapted, my daughter has just finished her Pre-K here and I know she will do exactly the same thing next year in TK. At the end of the day I …
My daughter (10 months old) was in the infant room at Scuttlebugs from December 2016 until recently. We were very happy with Scuttlebugs and felt the staff, teachers were caring, loving and treated my daughter and us like family. We wanted to especially thank Lala in the infant room and she is beyond amazing in every way! You really cannot find a more genuine group of teachers and staff. We received daily reports and teachers always called to let you know if something was going on or your child was becoming ill, etc. They also sent photos and videos, which was great to have at work while you are missing your little one! We recently moved daycare providers because we found less expensive daycare within Santa Clara that worked better with our budget. That being said, I would happily recommend Scuttlebugs to any family looking for daycare. Anna M. was last modified: June 2nd, 2018 by Yulia Onosovskaya
We were so sad to leave the ScuttleBugs family when we had to move closer to San Francisco for work. Back in 2015, relocating from Australia to the Bay, Sam the owner made taking a tour of the centre a breeze and we were impressed with how safe and spacious the centre is and how soon we could have our daughter start there. Our daughter truly loved every day spent at ScuttleBugs, forming very close bonds not only with teachers but her fellow classmates. Excellent and patient with potty training and cleanliness. Our daughter commenced there as a toddler and moved up through into Jnr preschool. The varied curriculum and environment helped her flourish and she’s now a bubbly positive 3yr old. We have so many fond memories of her time there…from a personalized cook book to beautiful class photos. We thank Sam, Ashley and all the teachers for taking care of Stella. Tenille F. was last modified: February 4th, 2019 by geoff
