ABC Children’s Center of Rancho Bernardo

Our daughter began attending ABC Sep 2015 with the 3 – 4 yr olds. She goes 2 days a week. She adjusted very well to this school’s schedule and has been excited to see her classmates and teachers every day. She chats about her friends and activities and even her teachers. She feels respected and loved at ABC. For our busy family, it’s important we feel comfort and reassurance in our child’s school/​daycare, we feel this way about the staff. Sue is caring and thoughtful about the children, the teachers, and the parents. The teachers are friendly and kind, yet easy-​going and it’s easy to start a conversation because they are welcoming no matter what time of day or how many silly questions I have. The facility is full of laughter and fun at every age group.
We are planning an out of state move in the Spring and we can only hope we find a facility there similar to ABC. It will be sad for our daughter to leave her friends and teachers, but we are grateful every day for the peace and comfort ABC has provided us.
One last thing — They have a drop-​in rate, which is helpful in case of emergencies, especially since we parents know how challenging it is to find last minute babysitters! ha!

We love ABC!!! My son just started his second year. The staff (all) is absolutely amazing!!! Warm and loving. The place is always super clean and he had learned so much in the past year. I recommend it to anyone.

My baby girl loves her infant room teachers! As this is my first time leaving my daughter at a day care center, they have done everything to make me feel at ease in assuring her safety and well being. Though I hate to have to leave her each day, she does love it there, smiling big at all the teachers and squealing happily with the other infants. They take care to follow all individual directions for each child, respecting parent’s wishes and routines. The staff makes sure to expose the infants to different sensory and developmental activities each week. The center is conveniently located in the Carmel Mountain Ranch area, making errands before and after work super easy before picking up my child. All in all this has been a great experience for my child and I recommend this center and its teachers to others in the community!

We absolutely love miss Tiebe and Miss Aida.
My daughter has been attending this she has been an infant and she has greatly improved in behavior and language communication with miss Tiebe.
My son has graduated from Miss Aida’s class to go to kindergarten this year. He is going to miss ABC since his learning and communication development is significantly higher than other kids in our social circle. I owe it all to his teachers at ABC and we sure have enjoyed being a ABC Family.

We moved to Rancho Bernardo in 2012 and promptly enrolled our son in ABC, starting as a cuddle bear moving up through Wild Katz and into Red Giraffes. We moved from DC, where our son was in another child care center. In comparison to our previous experience, ABC was like a warm hug. The teachers are all patient and knowledgeable, and most have been there for multiple years. They offer enough «curriculum» without being over-​planned, leaving lots of time for creative play and physical activity. The teachers are also open to working with the parents to navigate around the nuances of the toddler years. The director is personable yet professional.
As parents, they also offer lots of opportunities to be involved, through the winter pageant, a summer hoe-​down, open house nights, and binder where the teachers monitor the students progress. There are several field trips during the year (Sea World, Pumpkin Patch, Poway Lake) that the kids look forward to. My son also has participated in Soccer Shots for the past year; they have previously offered gymnastics through KidVentures as well.
As a parent that works full time, its a wonderful piece of mind knowing that my son is in capable and loving hands.

ABC School was such a wonderful place for our children. We are a military family and have moved several times, giving us the opportunity to experience many different «day care» centers. I put it in quotes because ABC is so much more than a daycare. I feel that they provided a great educational environment. The staff has been there for a long time and truly cares for the kids. Our youngest attended from 3 months through toddler years and our oldest was there for pre-​school. We have since moved from the area but we miss ABC school and keep in touch with them. I highly recommend this place for your family!

My son started attending ABC this year. He is happy and excited to go to school every day. Ms Tabey and Ms Robin are very supportive and understanding. It’s affordable day care in the area. They also offer activities such as Soccer Shots.
They also do lots of arts and crafts activities.

My daughter attended ABC for a year. The majority of the teachers and Ms. Sue were very nice. It’s affordable compared to other day care centers in the area. I enjoyed some of the activities offered such as Soccer Shots.
I ended up moving my daughter to another school because I felt that there were issues with the number of children in the amount of space they had (including the outdoor space). I also felt that the center was not very clean. We were asked to help fund art supplies and toys an a few occasions, which was an additional cost on top of the tuition.
I also feel that my daughter has learned significantly more at her new school compared to the year she spent at ABC.

Both of my kids have gone to ABC Children’s Center. My oldest went there for Pre-​k, and my youngest is currently in the three-​year-​old preschool class. The Pre-​k program was excellent and a great preparation for kindergarten in the Poway Unified School District. My oldest child had been to two other preschools, and I feel like ABC was the best for academics as well as preparing to transition into a larger school environment. My youngest child is currently in Miss Lisa’s class and LOVES school! He is learning so much and is so happy when I pick him up.
I really like how ABC incorporates the parents into the school environment by offering many after school family events throughout the year, such as the hoedown, Father’s Day dinner, Mother’s Day breakfast, Thanksgiving feast, and holiday pageant. They also have field trips to Sea World and Bates Nut Farm, and the kids get ride in a bus, which is very exciting for them! They also have back to school night and open house so the parents can see how their child has progressed over the year.
The director, Ms. Sue, is wonderful. She is involved in the day-​to-​day care of the children, and also handles the other needs of the school. She is always happy to answer my questions and genuinely cares about the school.
The school has several longtime teachers, which is a good indicator about the environment. Many of the kids in my child’s current class have been at ABC since they were babies or toddlers, and it has been really nice for my child to have a consistent group of friends at school.

This is the third preschool my son has been enrolled in within the past year. With that being said, this is the best preschool for him. He has a speech delay which caused him to behind academically. The staff at ABC really worked with my son and helped him get up to where he’s supposed to be. Now my son loves to learn and is excited to go to school. Other preschools just let him play and did not encourage him to sit down and work on letters, numbers or crafts. Small classes allow children to work one on one with their teacher. This has helped us so much because he needed that extra help. Now he actually wants to sit down with me at home and wants to take part in learning. If you have a child that is ADHD or has a delay this is an ideal school.

ABC Children’s Center has been wonderful for my baby girl! She is just under 16 months now and has been attending since she was 6 months old. She LOVES going to school every day! She really likes all her teachers and has a great time with the other babies. Her teachers are great with her and very nice and communicative with us. We get reports everyday on her schedule, what she’s eaten, what her diapers have been, her naptimes, etc. The teachers are also quick to tell us if anything especially cute or interesting happened during the day.
The school holds events, such as Mother’s Day breakfasts and Father’s Day dinners, that make you feel like you’re a part of the school community. On these special occasions, they do little projects even in the infant room to send home. We love receiving little hand paintings or little magnets with our baby’s picture on it.
As a first time parent, I was really nervous about sending my baby to daycare. But we feel good each day knowing she’s at ABC, interacting with great teachers and having a great time with friends!

Picking a daycare for your child is one of the most important (yet nerve racking) decisions parents make for their child. We went in for a tour, met the director and a few of the teachers. They didn’t rush us and answered all of our questions. It’s been over a month now and we see such a difference in our 17 month old daughter. We are so happy that she is learning so much, developing beautifully and having fun along the way. Thanks ABC for making our decision an easy one!

my eldest son has been there for almost 2yrs. i would say, the staff and everyone there are nice and very friendly. my son is always happy at the end of the day and i am happy to see him enjoy himself at the daycare. my youngest son is also at the daycare right now and he is 6mths old. overall, i just want to say thanks for taking care of my boys and thanks for all the love that u gave to my children. keep up the good work. thanks ABC.

Your basic daycare — not a school. It was over crowded and no separation between classes. They also don’t do curriculum over the summer — not even for the toddlers who still need to develop!!! Most schools work learning into fun activities all year long. Not enough bang for your buck… I think if parents visit 3 – 4 places they will see that this one under performs compared to others. But if this is the only one you see, it might not seem too bad…

My 5 year old daughter attends ABC and absolutely love it. We are so happy to discover this preschool, because the staff is absolutely amazing and they make us feel like family. My daughter has learned so much since attending ABC children center. If you are looking for a great place for your child, I highly recommend this great center. The center’s director Mrs. Sue is awesome.

ABC as a daycare is confused. There are large open classrooms that are not divided. Teachers shuffle their students back and forth through these classrooms as they have issues. ABC has employed a teacher for the last few years that has previously been fired by ABC for being physically and verbally abusive to a student at ABC. Teachers at ABC are not equipped for handling situations due to the overburden of their respective class sizes. If you have to have somewhere for your children to go, ABC is not the educational mecca as the other reviews tend to lead you on as.

My son has been attending at ABC for almost 2 years now, and I feel that finding this school was a godsend for my family. My son (like all 4 year olds) is a sponge, and I find that the stucture and educational elements offered at ABC have served to help him develop so many skills — between working with others, building friendships, facing conflicts, and advancing educationally, my son has truly thrived in their care.
In terms of Pre-​K, I appreciate that they consider each individual child’s needs, but that they also prepare the kids for Kindergarten by acclimating them to a classroom schedule and structure (rules, respect, etc).
All the staff is amazing, but Stacy and Aida are truly the best. My son loves them like family, and I trust that his experiences there are nothing but the best.

I discovered ABC Children’s Center in 2008 when we moved to San Diego from a small town in the CA desert. The staff is amazing, dedicated, and extraordinarily family oriented. I was drawn to the school because of its NAEYC accreditation and fell in love with the feeling of family and true care they have for not just the children, but the entire family.
I was lucky enough to be able to place my son there from the time he was an infant, they were there for me through the colicky weeks, even coming to my home for a couple of hours just to keep me company on their own time! My son wasn’t old enough to be in the baby room yet, they just took pity on seeing me bring in my daughter, looking like the walking dead.
I cannot recommend them enough, they are absolutely wonderful!

Wow one of the best decision we ever took was sending our son to ABC Children’s center. They are the best. My son enjoys going there everyday. All teachers are very friendly and know the kids personally even if the kid is not in their class.
They conduct fields trips, cultural programs, potlucks regularly.
I strongly recommend this place for any kids

I have to raise it to 5 stars. Sure, you need to provide a lunch, but this is a really high quality daycare and preschool. I am amazed at the things my son is learning every day. They have fun events for the families and even provide occasional parent nights out (which we haven’t been able to take advantage of). Last night we attended my son’s first Christmas pageant! He had a blast.
This is a very loving and supportive environment, even when my son is not behaving himself (he can be a difficult child), they work very hard to teach him how to behave properly.