Westgate Child Center

"We did a big search of preschools/daycares in the area to finally conclude that Westgate Child Center (WCC) was the best in cost-benefit, and after a few months, we confirm that we were right. The director, Ms Adriana, is very comprehensive and has always showed a great attitude with us and our child since we are in WCC. We are a family with Spanish as a mother language, and every time she sees our child or us, she does her best for speaking in Spanish (we the parents don’t need it, but I appreciate it). The assistant director, Ms. Mirtha, always receives us with a smile and willing to help. In our child's class, there are at least 2 teachers with Spanish as a mother language, which has permitted a softer transition for our child who is new in an English-speaking country. They all make us feel that our family is important for the child center, and I really appreciate that. The student:teacher ratio is less than 4:1, the smallest one I have seen in this long search, which allows kids to have a more personalized attention and care. I really feel my child being treated with love in his class by the teachers. Ms. Donna and her team are very nice and respectful. Last but not least, the parents of our child's class are nice and kind, and some of them are more involved with the Child Center. I believe it has been a blessing to find WCC and we hope we can continue to be here. Thank you very much to all the WCC team that makes it a happy place for our kids, were kids are always happy to return every day to preschool and at pickup, they want to keep sharing and playing with their friends."

"Our son has attended Westgate since he was 3 years old. We moved him here from a Montessori program that we found was not a good fit. Westgate's play-based learning was a much better fit for our energetic toddler. At first, we attended the part-time Lightning Bolts classroom (mix of ages), which our son loved. He came home with so much art and exciting stories about all the activities and lessons he was learning. We recently decided to move him to the full-time preK Rainbow classroom to be with kids his age, who are all entering kindergarten next year and he very much enjoys this classroom as well. We have spent time in all three of Westgate's classrooms, and the staff is stellar across them all. There isn't a lot of turn-over here, so we've loved seeing the same teachers again and again, and always with loving smiles and hugs. The school is open during a wide range of hours and serves breakfast, lunch and snacks as well. They also have an awesome and large playground. I am so glad we made the switch over to Westgate and am considering their before and after school-care as well as summer camp as our son starts elementary school next year. Great, clean and cheerful school, and a truly great staff!"

"I have two kids at WCC. The team is great. My kids came from a school in another country and the WCC was very helpful in helping him integrate with all the children. They very happy to go to school and enjoys it very much!!!"

"My son has been going to Westgate since he was 3 years old and we couldn't be happier. Very caring teachers, engaging curriculum, large playground. Great hours too (7am-630p). You can also add extra instruction in soccer, karate, ballet for a fee."

"Our daughter has attended their full-time program for 2 years, and is now going to Kindergarten at a public school. She is ready for that, because at WCC she learned to speak English (we are expats) and to socialize very well, thanks to a loving, caring and structured environment. Some teachers, like Ms. Xiaoyu and Ms. Afsana, have been teaching there for about 30 years, and care so much for the kids! We fell very blessed to have had them help raise our little one."