Maple Bear Academy

DO NOT LEAVE A DEPOSIT!!! This place looks great on paper, and presentation is great. She wanted us to tour her property after hours because she didnt want the distruption during the day. We were ok with that. After touring and Susan showing us the bells and whistles, we were sold and so excited to start. We filled out a wait list form paid her $ 100 deposit and NEVER HEARD BACK! It was almost 2 years ago and she said we were number 6 on the list. Shame on Maple Bear for taking advantage. NO other daycare or preschool we toured asked for a deposit. Thankfully we found a fantastic daycare our family loves!

My son loves Maple Bear! Susanna and her staff are professional, fun and caring. There is a wide variety of activities. All meals/​snacks are home cooked and healthy. Only nontoxic cleaning solutions are used. This is a mixed age facility which means the younger kids learn from the older ones and vice versa. Check out their website, schedule a tour and get on the wait list. Yes, there is a wait list and after a visit you will see why.

Sue is one of the most dedicated Home Day Care Providers I have ever known.
She had put hours upon hours into her business, here in Canada.
Working early in the morning and closing late in the dinner hours.
Sue is punctual, reliable, confident, trustworthy, gentle, loving, & most of all very nurturing when is comes to children.
I have the utmost certainty that Maple Bear Academy will have parents lined up around the corner to have their child enrolled very soon.

Sue has provided childcare to my two daughters (18 mths, 3 yrs), here in Los Angeles. In addition to her extremely loving ways, her school has so many fun activities! My 3 yr old calls it «like disneyland». She has designed a school that is conducive to play, learning, and sharing. I could go on & on about all the things she teaches. As a professional full-​time working mom, I do not always remember to teach little things on a daily basis. Sue is constantly on top of teaching in those little ways. Close to Valentine’s Day, my daughter came home & said «Cupid will be flying around soon». We looked in the sky everyday for «Cupid» for 2 weeks prior to Valentines Day. That imaginative play is priceless to me. She is located in a beautiful neighborhood. A lot of street parking, great for drop-​off & pickup. The delicious healthy home cooked meals she provides is truly a bonus to all the other wonderful qualities she & Maple Bear provide. Reading the other reviews, from her parents in Canada, it looks like Socal inherited a gem.

I wish I could give more than 5 stars. Great daycare is very difficult to find in this area, and this is the best I have ever seen. I felt instantly comfortable with director Susanna, and the program is so unique and stimulating for all ages. I love the large playspaces both indoors and out, and logging in online from work and seeing my child playing and having fun is fantastic. Worth every penny!