Palm Academy

Be careful what seemed to be a good school quickly turned into a nightmare.

The owner of the school Ruth is unprofessional and doesn't care about kids. This women lives on campus in her office. Most of the time we see her she has dirty clothes and looks like she hasn't showered or brushed her hair.

Ruth lacks the ability to be discreet when discussing sensitive matters in front of other parents.

The teachers are wonderful, they unfortunately have a horrible boss.

Multiple times the school have had outbreaks of various illnesses and doesn't report anything or alert the parents

Caution, stay away!

Our 2 kids were enrolled at Palm Academy on Washington blvd. We officially left the school on Tuesday January 18, 2022. A few days before we received a letter from the school (I will add picture below) the letter is the schools new Covid-19 protocol. It stated that if your child was the first confirmed case in the class room that were are liable to pay up to 2 weeks of collective tuition for the entire classroom.

If anyone has kids in a childcare center in the Bay Area you know that is expensive. When I first read it I thought how ridiculous I already pay close to $2,500

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Reliability, Responsiveness, Value
Palm Academy could not have a better place for my kid to land. They were great from our first contact to the day to day activities with the kids. My son is very happy there, and always comes home happy to share what he learned. Great school!

I’m impressed with the quality of education my son is getting at Palm Academy. In times of COVID-19, this school has provided a reliable protocol to make sure our children is safe, in a clean and friendly environment. My 5 year-old son absolutely loves his teachers and the staff. I wholeheartedly recommend this school for anyone who wants their kids to grow kind and smarter in an inclusive and diverse community.

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Reliability, Responsiveness, Value
Our daughter is in infant daycare at Palm Academy, and we have found the staff to be helpful and professional. There are also a few friendly cats around.

1. Great staff : my kid has been at Palm academy since he was an infant. He has enjoyed growing up with the wonderful nurturing and Good education provided by this institution. He recently graduated from PreK/TK class. Ms Neetu is the head teacher and my kid is full of praise for her
2. Excellent Teacher with good curriculum: Ms Neetu’s curriculum covers Kindergarten level maths, English, practical Science. Her teaching methods are very effective but fun and my kid actually used to look forward to attending her class and learning from her. My kid has learnt discipline and focus from her classes

My family and I were very happy to have found Palm Academy for my son to prepare for kindergarten. I find Palm’s programs fun, creative, and engaging with learning goals in mind. My child has improved a lot since he has attended Palm and it’s awesome to se his progress and appreciation in learning. In addition I’m pleased with how responsive, understanding and compassionate the teachers are, which is definitely a key element that I’m looking for as a busy working parent. Thank you Palm Academy!

My daughter has been attending Palm Academy for the last three months. The staff there has been very flexible and caring during this time! They have strong cleaning protocols in place and I ALWAYS feel safe bringing my daughter there. They have been great with changing their structure a bit to accommodate for the distance learning. My daughter absolutely loves the fact that there are 2 cats and a bunny there!!! In addition, they work with her after distance learning through various workbooks to further her education. We love Palm Academy!

Review for palm Academy: AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

After touring 6-7 after school, we decided "Palm academy" is the right school for my Son And we are very happy that we choose this after school as it's been a wonderful experience for my son as well as us.

Palm academy has a great curriculum and I like it's contents and pace. It has a playground unlike many other after schools. The school is clean. classroom , play area, toilet, pretty much every corner is clean and well kept

Ms. Ruth, the director of palm academy is Very approachable and caring. She just loves kids.

My son is

This review is long overdue and certainly well deserved. My girls have been going to Palm Academy for about 4 years. My experience with the staff and Ms Ruth has been great. More importantly they have been great at nurturing and instructing them.
My oldest is in Pre K and during this year, she has gone from reading 3 letter words to reading full chapter books. Her math skills are above her grade level. All this is due to the hard work and amazing teaching by Ms. Neetu. Her phonics and math teaching, her method of making the kids responsible for their work teaches not only academics but life

This is a great school in Fremont. My child went to pre-K there with English being a second language. The team at Palm Academy has greeted my child with love and care, made her feel at home mid-year and made sure she caught up with the program. Each teacher is special and you can see that they truly love their profession and love working with kids. Ms. Neetu is great. She has so much to offer to a child. She is patient, caring, kind and direct at the same time. She adds to the education of each child some fun, yet keeping the structure. Highly recommend!!

My son attended Palm Academy preschool and i was happy with their curriculum and other activities. They have enough structure blended with play time that the kids really enjoy.
The teachers, supporting staff and director are all very co cooperative.
Few times i had to call them and i received swift response from Ms. Sufi.
I had to relocate and that is why had to switch the school but i would highly recommend Palm Academy.

They have rats and rat hole inside of infant class building and I found rat feces 4 times already. All staffs knew it already but Mrs. Ruth (owner) told them to just swap it (yes, this is true) I didn't know it was rat feces until I see it on end of Oct. and I googled. I found more than 10 feces on kitchen, playroom, napping room, even on the baby swing where babies sleep on everyday. I pulled my baby out and Mrs. Ruth told me she can't refund my tuition because I didn't give 30 day notice as policy. I tried my best on explaining what they did wrong and this is not the case that

My son has been going to this school since he was an infant. He graduated to early pre-school 6 months ago. Our experience has been wonderful on every aspect:

1. Teachers are extremely attentive
2. Not only that but they are genuinely interested in the development of each child
3. Lessons are age appropriate and my son surprises me everyday with all the stuff he learns at school
4. Safe environment for my precious
5. Ms Naema (his early preschool teacher) is wonderful and is a positive influence on his development

My 7 year old has been attending Palm since Kindergarten. She loves the JEI program and looks forward to it every day. She also creates works of art at least 3 times a week. They recently had a talent show that the students coordinated and judged. My daughter really enjoyed being a part of that. The staff there is very responsive and kind. Their shuttle service is reasonable and helps me tremendously due to my busy schedule.

My child has been going to this school for the 2+ years. So far, we have had only the best experience with the school. All of my child's teachers have been fantastic. The early preschool teachers were very patient, helping the child learn to use the potty, learn to feed themselves, social interactions etc. Ms. Adoreanne is still one of my child's favorite teachers at the school. She works with the kids as a friend and not just a teacher. Her caring is obvious.

Also, a big thank you to Ms. Asha - who is very grandmotherly and very sweet to the children there. She can be firm with kids

Our oldest daughter attended Palm during Kindergarden. She loved the JEI English and math workbooks tailored to the individual level. We also liked the art program. It was nice to have the shuttle service from school. Our middle daughter started in pre-school and moved to pre-K. She has learnt to read and write well for her age thanks to Palm's teachers. Her pre-K graduation ceremony was amazing. Each kid did such a great job thanks to the teachers. Teahers are friendly and good with kids. Ms. Ruth and her staffs have worked with us on our requests. We highly recommend Palm.

Both my daughters are attending Palm Academy. My older one has been here since March 2014, when she was just a little over one year old. Palm Academy has nice, friendly, and caring staff. The education program here is good as well. My daughters learn a lot from Palm Academy.

My son has been going to Palm for 2+ years since 2 years old and he loves it. The teachers are nice and willing to communicate with parents on how the child did in school, whether he napped or not, ate well or not, all the little details, whatever you ask. They are very friendly and will share all the cute stories and dramas, even with photos sometimes.
My son is happy here and he says he will be sad when he goes to K.

My daughter has been going here since she was 3 months old. We are very happy to see her develop into a talkative, well mannered child whose motor skills, alphabets reciting and poems reciting is always complimented. The teachers are very caring and we keep getting regular updates from them. Would like to thank the Director, assistant Director and all staff members for their efforts and love which they shower on our children each day. We truely admire you all.

I can't believe Palm Academy only have 2 stars! That certainly does not reflect the experience we had! My son has been attending Palm Academy Infant program for the past 9 months, and I can't think of 1 time/day the interaction/experience is sub-par! (Except for tuition due date! HAHA, jk =)

Ruth (Executive Director) was pleasant and easy to talk to when we first requested to visit the school. She was pretty open on the time to accommodate our busy work schedule. Ms. Jennifer (lead infant teacher at the time) was extremely experienced in child care showed us around and answered any

Don't go. The owner is all about money. She has no love and care to children . My son got injured 2 times in couple of months. They smashed my two years boy finger by door without letting us know it . The next day I asked teacher what was happened and told my son did himself. But my son told me teacher did not see him behind closed door on him.
I wish they shut down this school ASap

This place deserves no stars. The owner/director is an extremely rude person. All she cares about is money. The place is mismanaged and poorly run. My kids got hurt many times. The daycare won't even inform you about accidents.

Stay away from here.

Please check out http://childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/palm_academy_palm_day_care_center_fremont_ca for some details on citation for a violation.

This place is managed poorly. Center director Ruth Kyong is rude and extremely money minded. She keeps coming up with new fees and rules that result in more fee for the center.

Incident#1 Their vehicle bringing kids from school met with an accident. They didn't inform the parents. Kids who were in this vehicle told their parents about the accident.

Incident#2 They have failed surprise inspections. They are being sued for these violations.

We enrolled our son (2.5) and daughter (1) here 3 months ago, and we are pleased with the progress.

Our son took a couple of weeks to adjust and after that he has been really excited to go to school. Both Jennifer and Amanda (the teachers) pay a lot of individual attention and know the children pretty well.

Our daughter took longer to adjust but thats because she was an infant. Laura and Linda are affectionate towards the children.
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