Genius Kids

The front desk Lady Diana was nice but others staffs, especially the India girl (daughter of the owner, who cares) having bad attitude.

First of all, the facility is not so great. There is no play structure. Rooms are very depressing.
Secondl, the fees is crazy. For an afterschool program these guys are charging 750+ per month (including 150+$ per month for transportation .for less than 1 mile from the school) just to get your kid’s home work done… TOO EXPENSIVE…
Third, attitude and the way they talk… good luck!

My son was 2.5 years when he started with Genius Kids. He had never been to a daycare before. So we were very apprehensive about where to send him.
What sets GK apart from the others is their lovable, and always smiling staff. They clearly know what they are doing, and that is evident on the little ones’ faces. I sent my son to the Civic center branch, where Ms. Jessica was the director. The minute we met Ms. Jessica, we knew this was the place we wanted our son to be in. She patiently walked us through all the options many times and never flinched even when we wanted to have a tour without an appointment. After meeting directors at several other schools, Ms. Jessica definitely was a breath of fresh air :) I have personally seen the way the staff interacted with kids, so it did not surprise me when my son talked about his teachers enthusiastically every evening. The twinkle in his eyes each time he showed off the mini tattoos, he got stamped on his palms at school, to us and his friends was price less!
A little about the staff:
Ms. Jinder: She heads the toddler room, and is a great teacher. She has a very soothing voice, which could be one of the reasons why she connects with children effortlessly. :-) My son graduated to the preschool class, but he still keeps mentioning Ms. Jinder. :-)
My. Sylvia: She is one of the teachers in the preschool class. A grand-​mom herself, Ms. Sylvia is a very lovable teacher. She is so sweet and gentle, that she actually reminds me of my grand-​mom. :-)
Ms. Brittany: She is also one of the teachers in the preschool class. You will always see Ms. Brittany on top of things. She has always been very good at conveying as is, my son’s day at the school. I am one of those parents who worry about every little thing related to their child, and who would keep calling the school every now n then to check on how their child was doing, Most of my calls were either answered by Ms. Jessica or by Ms. Brittany. Not once did either of them tell me to cut down my frequency of calls. Not once did they ridicule me about the reason behind my call. Instead each time, I called, I was patiently told about how my son was doing. What more can you ask of a school?!
Ms. Shana: For any admin/​billing queries, Ms Shana was our point of contact. She was always reachable on phone and over email. All our emails got answered the same day. Better than my manager, I’d say :)
Then there were two other teachers Ms. Preeti and Ms. Megha both of who spent relatively less time at the center, but nonetheless managed to leave a positive impact on my son. :-)
To summarize, if you are on lookout for preschools for your child, do keep Genius Kids at the top of your list. You won’t be disappointed. Considering this was the very first school my son went to, it will always remain as a sweet memory for us. Thank you Genius Kids! :)

Based on radio shows and other reviews I got my kid to summer camp.
This turns out to be a mare video show most of the time. Teachers/​care takers have no interaction with kids. All they do is execute what ever Miss Renu has recorded.
My kid complains about eye pain everyday and when brought this up with care takers; all they have to say was we don’t have control over it. not even brightness setting.
If I need video time for my kid I have better tools at home and lot of free/​paid good stuffs online!
I understand everyone has their own approach. But I’m not convinced that watching projector is one among those. Kids need to interact with their teachers.
Enough said. sad I paid for 3 months. glad not for whole year.

I chose to write this review after seeing my son’s response to a new preschool I enrolled him in after pulling him out of Genius Kids Civic Center campus in Fremont. His teacher there was wonderful, the facility was ‘eh, ok’ — didn’t have a play ground for the kids to play and let out energy. The technology is great.
My experience with the founder of Genius Kids, Rennu, was not so great. Here are the some examples of what I experienced with her:
THE FOUNDER: After only a few days of enrolling my son into the school, she made comments about my parenting skills that were inappropriate. My husband normally dropped off our son, however, my first day of taking him in, he didn’t want to leave my side, and she stood there — laughing…
I looked her straight in the eye thinking «is she really laughing right now?» When she saw that I did not look away and I was waiting for an explanation for her rude laughing she said, «I’m sorry, it’s just so funny to me, he doesn’t do that with his dad, only with you.»
What she did not know was that I am a stay-​at-​home mom. Of course my son would naturally have more separation issues when it comes to me rather than with daddy — he’s used to seeing daddy leave for work everyday… but why would I have to explain that to her??! Then, she literately grabbed him away from my side and picked him up to take him into the class while he was kicking, screaming and crying for me — she didn’t even want him to say goodbye to his mother — TRAUMA much!!! Really, she needs to take a few classes in children psychology and communications if you ask me. I stayed there for about 15 minutes (even though she asked me to leave) just to make sure he wasn’t still crying — anything after 15 minutes becomes a trauma…
On another occasion, when I went in to pick him up, she was addressing the full-​time children and she made a statement that burned my ears to one of the children — not my child mind you. The little boy was hungry, he went for a carrot stick, and she yelled at him asking him if he had already washed his hands, he said no, she continued to tell him how nasty and gross HE WAS for grabbing food without first washing his hands — her tone was the only gross and nasty thing in that situation. She could have easily in a sweet tone redirected the child to go and wash his hands, and actually get him excited about doing so without trampling all over his self-​esteem and making him feel like he was some disgusting kid! I was not the only parent that witnessed it, there were a few moms there picking up the half-​time kids. A few ladies admitted to me that the one thing they did not like about the school was Rennu, the Founder, and how she would speak to the children. Since this location had recently opened, we were all just waiting for the founder to leave, thinking she’d only be there a few weeks to get things situated — but how sad is that?!
THE SCHOOL: This preschool specializes in leadership skills and public speaking skills, which is great — except that my son did not need help in this area. At 4 years old, he is very experienced with a microphone and being in front of an audience.
I enrolled him into the summer program because I had researched that Genius Kids taught children how to read at alarming rates and really wanted him to grow in that area. Each week they send home a ‘progress report.’ By week 4 I was still getting the same notes I had gotten in week 1 — not much progress. I thought, «we are seriously paying way to MUCH MONEY to this school, to be receiving the same so-​called progress report with no progress on it…
He cried every time I dropped him off, and they just kept assuring me that it was normal because it was his first time in school, stating that 10 minutes in he would be fine — -but they wouldn’t let the parents stay to watch, even from the outside window stating that it disrupts the child’s progress… okay, I bought it, but Something did not sit right with me. I decided not to continue with them and pulled him out.
A few weeks later, my husband asked them for our son’s immunization records we gave them, and they gave him a run around stating that they didn’t have it in his file — – um excuse me, but isn’t that against licensing policy!!!
Today, was my son’s first day at his new preschool —-he was soooo excited, he didn’t even say ‘bye’ to me, he ran right in and joined circle time. He was ready, he was happy, he was loving every minute of it!!! =) I’m so happy that I went with my instinct and listened to my son, and enrolled him in a new school. =)
Parents, and especially to the mommies, don’t let anyone — ANYONE — ever make you think that they know better than you do when it comes to your children. God gave us a natural motherly instinct for these sorts of things… no matter how good the school says they are, or how many awards they have gotten — at the end of the day, what matters most are the children! Period. Sometimes it’s just not a good fit

Klisha learned so much from Genius Kids. Her confidence, speech, writing and reading was all thanks to you and your staff. Your videos and shows/​programs at Ohlone has turned her into a cheerful and confident singer and dancer. She’s become so creative and articulate that her Kindergarten teacher said she is in the top of her class. She’s become a social butterfly with all the confidence Genius Kids have instilled in her. She misses you and all the teachers very much; it is due time that we come by and visit. She loves you dearly and we hope that her little brother will soon be a Baby Genius too!

My daughter Joined Genius Kids when She was 2 years and 3 months old. She attended Genius Kids for over 2.5 years.
Ms Rennu and her devoted staff are very active in getting kids on the stage for public speaking. We loved watching our little one talking in front of the class. That made her more confident and strong. Ms Rennu is very active in arranging events that make these little ones develop their personalities. I highly recommend Genius Kids.

I enrolled my then 18 month old son for summer camp at totostation — for 10 weeks. 3 hours a day for 5 days a week. I wanted him to get out of home as he was getting bored and cranky at home.
Pros: My son got quickly adjusted to the program — there was not much crying. cheaper, compared to other programs, the summer camp especially as its just 10 weeks and there is flexibility.
Ms Kay is very good and my son adapted well to her.
Cons: The director’s attitude.
I saw my little one (or other toddlers his age) being on a high chair at different occasions. I was not comfortable that my son would be sitting in a high chair for 3 hours. When I asked them, Ms Dhillon told me that thats how the program is designed as the young ones start being attentive when put on a high chair and that I would have been told about that at orientation which I missed. She told me that there are 15 min sessions where they would be let down for some activity.
This was the bummer for me. I cannot imagine my happy toddler being strapped for two hours out of the three hour program.
Oh and another thing. if you are a nervous mommy who wants to peep into the class or get a glimpse of how your little one is doing, Ms Dhillon will shoo you away. -
She does use «It was in the form that you signed, the form clearly says so» — come on — we are sending the kids first time you might be doing this for two decades !!
This program is for someone who are looking at «curriculum oriented learning” —
Update: I dont mind getting reminded about the «RULES» but getting shooed away is something else.
And yes Ms Dhillon toddler sitting in high chair for three hours and intermittently being let to run with «zig-​zag» theory will most definitely not work some parents like me.