Briarwood Pre-School & Kindergarten

My son went to this school for Pre-​K & Kinder. He is in 2^nd grade now. This school is hands down the best educational experience we have had as a family. My son was treated with love & kindness, his educational instruction was implemented in a fashion that not only suited his learning style, but also his learning level. Ms. Vicky manifests integrity, warmth & exhibits her 20+ years of experience in a forthright & compassionate manner. We were sad when we had to leave. The owners are also superb – happy to be there daily, often in the classes with the children, and easy to communicate with. The children are bright & excited to be at school every day.

Fantastic school with teachers who really care. My daughter LOVES going to school here.

Great school, with great teachers!
I am a student of early childhood education and have observed Ms. Julie’s class twice, for course assignments. She is great with the children, and genuinely seems to love working with them. Everything we learn in our courses is demonstrated instinctively by Ms. Julie.

This is an awesome preschool. The kids have so much fun here. Lots and lots of activities for the kids… karate, mygym, dance, etc etc. my boys who are rather shy have really flurished here. and the staff is phenomenal! they’ve all been there for years and really seem to love what they do. when we were selecting preschools for our boys, the one thing that really stood out about Briarwood is the fact that the environment seemed more family like and more play focused. Other preschools (which i’m sure are great) just seemed more structured and rigid. We wanted our 3 and 4 year old boys to have fun in these early years. They’ll have plenty of structure when they get to grade school. Oh… and like someone else posted. lots of sand and dirt here. Expect your kid’s shoes to get thrashed. but wow… them kiddos love the dirt.

My husband and I were recommended Briarwood through a friend, who gave it a glowing review. He wasn’t wrong. It’s everything I wanted to find in a Pre-​School for my little one who is not yet three. She absolutely loves it, I drop her off and she waves goodbye, I pick her up and she let’s out a little sigh of disappointment when saying goodbye to her friends.
Briarwood was the first Pre– School we looked at, we didn’t bother seeing any others because it felt right, from a parents perspective I liked the diversity amongst the kids, the way it feels like a little house and the staff are warm but have the show very much under control. The three sister’s and mother who run it are a strong team. I tend to place trust in a family business (having one myself) as there’s a great deal of personalized care and commitment that goes into it, this very much translates with Briarwood. Lastly this little school is not remotely flashy and feels very much away from the Hollywood feel, i like that but some perhaps would rather a more popular choice of Pre-​School. good new is there’s lots to choose from!

I don’t know that I have enough basis for comparison to give it five stars, but I think this place is great. My 2 year-​old son loves it, and he seems to come home every day with a new word or a new song in his head. He loves Teacher Michelle, and talks about her all the time, even on the weekends! The school seems to be good at diversifying the childrens’ experiences, and does a good job of introducing them to reading and the arts. The owners of this school have been doing this for a long time, and they seem to really know what they are doing. They are also friendly and quite approachable, and the entire staff of teachers is wonderful. I also appreciate that they do put effort into disciplining the children when they misbehave. They seem pretty good about handling misbehavior strictly, without overstepping their boundaries. I highly recommend this school.
The only criticism I have is that their outdoor facilities are quite messy. Instead of grass, they have the play area covered in sand, which is such a mess to clean up at the end of each day. I find sand from head to toe on my son every afternoon. I wish they would put grass in.
Besides that, I’m a fan.

my current babysitting charge goes here, shes in the threes class, and Teacher julie is great! very developmentally appropriate and foucses on the core of child development, which is that play is a childs work its how they LEARN its part of education. she gives them choices and tells them to use their words instead of babytalk.

We just moved in to the area for my son to start Kindergarten at Colfax Elementary, but were really trying hard to find a great place for our 3 year old daughter. Briarwood is that place. From the owners, to the teachers, to the facilities, it is a warm and inviting school to send your kids to. I went to 7 different schools in the area before picking this one, and it was absolutely the right choice. My daughter has made a ton of great friends, and is learning tons every day in a nurturing and safe environment.