Tulip After School

This is my daughter’s second year at Tulip After School, Hollenbeck ave. We are very satisfied with program. The staff is very helpful and their curriculum is kept interesting for the kids. They also provide homework help and snacks. The center is clean and extra efforts are made for safety. I highly recommend Tulip After School.

Both my kids attend the Tulip at Hollenbeck. One is a kindergartner and the other is a fourth grader. My kindergartener loves it there. He spends about 5 hours at the after school, so it is almost like a second home to him. Their teacher is fun, teaches the kids a bit more than what is taught at school, and does fun projects with them. Tulip offers several activity classes to the kids that is included in the fees. The classes include Hindi, Spanish, Dance, Yoga and I think art too. Each class is once a week. My kindergartner has picked up quite a bit of Spanish and Hindi already and the best part is that he enjoys it there. The atmosphere is very homely and the teachers are kind. My fourth grader spends less time there as she gets out of school much later. She gets homework help from her classroom teacher at Tulip and it really helps that she completes part (at times all of it) of her homework there. They also offer a healthy snack to the kids and are open on days when the school is closed for Staff –learning days, Winter break in Feb, Spring Break in April at no extra cost! I am very happy with the place and I think it provides a nurturing, clean and safe environment for my kids. I just wish they had an outside play space/​area for the kids and the upper grades class room is a little cramped.

Great little after school program tucked away in a strip mall near Apple. Program works with mostly minority children, and management/​majority of clients are of an indian background, and this is reflected in some of the children’s activities– kids have special activity classes by guest teachers for Spanish, hindi, yoga, dance, art, and science! Pretty comprehensive program, and children are well behaved.
Space itself is new for the chain, and they only recently opened up– about a month ago, so things still look fresh and new and perhaps a little bare. I love how the location has bright, colorful walls and the entryway is mostly windows so it lets in a lot of natural light. Also, the dance and yoga classes take place in a small studio nook with proper wood flooring and mirrors, which is a nice and professional touch!
Teachers are highly qualified– most are certified in other states or have their CA clear credential, or are retired teachers/​subs. Some are bilingual, which makes it easier to communicate with families/​parents, but all are very caring and take the work and the kids very seriously– snacks and homework help/​support are provided to all students in addition to the aforementioned fun electives.
This is a convenient program that will bus your kids over from many nearby schools, including Stocklmeir, Cherry Chase, Collins, West Valley, Faria, and Garden Gate. Good mix of kids and ability levels, though most are pretty advanced. Great place to consider if your kids’ school is nearby and you can get to the location around 6pm from your work for pickup.