Valley of the Sun JCC Pre-School

My 4 yr old twins are really happy here. We enjoy the size of the classes, the teachers are great! I highly recommend this school!
--Submitted by a parent

I think that the JCC is a school than has a lot of potential. Great facility and the PTG is great as well. The leader ship (principal) does't impress me. My daughter goes there and she is very happy to be there as well.This is her second year. The first was excellent, summer camp was not very good(chaos). Good environment for the kids.
--Submitted by a parent

My son has been attending the JCC preschool for 2.5 years and we could not be happier with the teachers and the quality of care he has received. He is thriving and we continue to be impressed with the staff and their care. As a parent, I also enjoy that he is participating in extracurriculars such as sports, music and art. What has disappointed us most with the JCC is the cliqueyness among parents and lack of involvement. I work full time and still manage to volunteer when I can at the school. Trying to get other parents to do the same (many of whom don't work) is like pulling teeth. I wish there was more of a community atmosphere within the school but the size prevents it and neither the school or the JCC works to encourage it.
--Submitted by a parent

Our two sons have attended the JCC pre-school for one year now. We are so pleased with their caring staff. Our children have been exposed to such a bredth of activities. They have had opportunities to express themselves creatively, participate in sports, and learn about a variety of topics. Most of the staff have been there a very long time and are well educated and respected teachers. The curriculum is engaging and apprpropriate. Our older son will be entering pre-K next year, which is more academically geared. The facility is state of the art. The kids swim regularly, do arts, have music, sports, and religion. Some of the children are Jewish but certainly not all. Our observation has been about half the kids may be Jewish. We plan to stay with the JCC until our youngest is in school because we are so pleased with the experience they have had.
--Submitted by a parent

The JCC center itself appeared to be very nice but the after schools care program doesn't impress at all. I am very unsatisfied with JCC.
--Submitted by Yana Morford, a parent