Natalie was definitely well-prepared for kindergarten by her awesome preschool teachers. Most importantly, I think she learned to care for and about them and respect them and the school environment. So, although she is not interested in "learning" with me, she holds school and learning from teachers in great esteem.

- Natalie's mom

Emotionally, Shea seems to be doing great with kindergarten. It's a little hard to tell about the academic and social part of it since I haven't had a chance to be in the class or talk with his teacher yet.

I do know that Children and Company teachers are great with getting kids to separate from their parents so I knew Shea was ready for that part of kindergarten. He gets on the bus each morning and never looks back - he was even great on the very first day. I do know that having an older brother helped Shea but C & C does a great job dealing with separation issues.

The teachers also got Shea ready for the social part of it-they were great with dealing with the kids and all their friends issues.

So far so good with Shea!

- Shea's mom

Sierra is adjusting very well to kindergarten. I think it really helped to have similar projects and stories as she enters kindergarten - at Bellows Spring they did the Kissing Hand on the first day and also Chicka Chicka Boom within the first few weeks, both stories she knew well from Children and Company. She said they are starting by learning 1 - 4, and then 5 - 8... which she says she worked on last year at preschool, too.

The self directed activities in the afternoon are also very similar to Children and Company -- books, art, and playing pretend stations.

She did say she misses her teachers, I really think they all did a fabulous job supporting and nurturing Sierra and giving her confidence in school projects and activities.

- Sierra's mom

Emotionally: He's fine. Nothing more than a few jitters on the first day. Socially: Great. Making friends, very happy. Academically: Ahead of a lot of the other kids as far as I can tell...I am bummed the kindergarten is back to doing letter sounds which he did in 3s and 4s class! He adapted very easily to classroom routines and rules, which I give full credit to C & Co for preparing him to do. I can't possibly imagine anything more C & Co could have done to help him prepare--he was absolutely perfectly ready on the first day.

- Aidan's mom