Culver-Palms YMCA Preschool

My daughter has been going here for almost a year and she loves it. She loves all the teachers and most of the kids (well she is 4!). The director sends weekly emails and they have great social opportunities to meet other parents instead of the hi/​bye at drop off/​pick up. Also the kids are able to sign up for dance, sports and swimming classes while at school, so it frees up Saturday mornings for us, which is wonderful!

Wouldn’t trust these teachers with my kids again. Don’t put your kids here if you want your kids to be happy. Teachers can be very fake to parents.

My 4yr old started in the summer program and has continued into the fall. He enjoys the many activities that the program offers as well as the kind and helpful teachers. Also, I appreciate the fact that Ms. Princess, the program director, keeps the parents up to date on what the children are doing and sends a monthly calendar on activities and events. Parents helped over the summer to repaint the classrooms and Ms. Princess even purchased new play items for the children as well as needed supplies. Even the outdoor area was revamped and now has a turf grass with brightly painted tires for kids to sit in and read or play in. Additionally there is a limit to the number of students per teacher so that the classrooms are not overrun with too many kids to manage. Parents are welcome to stop by anytime or call to see how their child is doing, which I do from time to time. Planning to have my 3yr old daughter join the fun really soon!

Great preschool. My son loves his teacher Ms. Nancy. In fact he loves them all. Ms. Azmara (former director) has since moved on but certainly help build a fabulous program for a fabulous group of teachers to carry out. The mix of diversity is great. Enrichment programs are plentiful too. The play yard is shaded nicely and protected from the elements. Equipment is nice, facility is clean. You can tell that the teachers truly have an interest in the children. It is such a caring environment!

My son went there for the summer and had a great time! The staff
was attentive to his needs and was able to answer my questions
and let me know what had happened that day. Big in my book! They are
plenitly staffed and make sure the kids wash their hands alot. That’s another thing that is importand to me as a mom :)

After being on every waiting list in town (you probably know exactly what I’m talking about!) it was a breath of fresh air to learn there was an opening for my twins at the Culver Palms YMCA. My kids have only been there since April — part time — and already they not only know the whole alphabet song and how to spell their own names, but they can recognize all of the letters in the alphabet when they see letters. I love this because now when I read to them at home, they are so interested in seeing the words that I am reading. They have also blossomed tremendously in the social-​arena because of the opportunity to work with the teachers and other kids. Ms Azmara is a great leader and Ms. T has proven to be a fantastic teacher. My kids love going to school and recently asked if they can go every day instead of just 3 days! The price is right and you get more than you pay for in quality. The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is the facility is quite small… but they really do make the facility work. Thanks Y-​Preschool! Great job!

After hundreds of phone calls, and driving by countless preschools I managed to call the day before their open house. I barely made it before it ended and met several of the teachers and saw some very happy students and parents. The price was agreeable, the hours were great and the location was perfect for me. My son had an AMAZING time here. The teachers are genuine and all of the staff REALLY love their job, and the kids. What more could a working parent ask for? Ms. Jenny did an amazing job with my son. He started out shy and withdrawn, but he’s almost finished with kindergarten and he is doing amazing. My son still wants to go visit his old school and see Ms. Jenny, Ms. Cruz, and Ms. Azmara, Ms. Megan. I would definitely recommend it!

My daughter is now in kindergarten, but she still reminisces about her year at the Culver-​Palms YMCA Preschool. Miss Jenny and Miss Cruz, her teachers, were excellent and prepared her well for kinder. Miss Azmara provided good leadership and the parents of my daughter’s classmates were involved at the school. Compared to the cost of other preschools on the westside, it was much more reasonable!

This school has been turned around 180 degrees from a year ago. Miss Azmara has hired all new teachers and they are uniformly superb. My four-​year-​old has blossomed since they matched her with a teacher with whom she feels comfortable. I don’t write reviews very often but I feel the need to share what an amazing job Miss Azmara has done with this little school. The only reason I give it 4 stars and not 5 is that the facilities aren’t great. But, the teachers and kids do a lot with what they have and I don’t think the kids notice the quality of the surroundings. What matters to the kids is the quality of teachers and they are superb.

I went here for preschool as a kid! Whenever I do pass by it, a wave of memories (thanks to the hippocampus!) comes rushing back to me. It’s amazing! I remember my teacher named Ms. Barbara and I sometimes wonder if she still teaches there. I held my 4^th birthday there with my classmates; we used the swimming pool before the real party began. Although I don’t remember much, I still regard YMCA of Culver and Palms as a great family-​community facility because they foster the idea of friendship and learning life skills.

A loving, small-​school environment that focuses on building character and learning through play. Also the best deal in West LA for pricing! The teachers will also walk the children over to the YMCA for swim lessons or ballet class. My daughter loves it (and the ballet teacher, Miss Cherylann).