The Sandbox

We have been adoring the Sandbox so far. My son had a hard time adjusting and the teachers continued to work with him the best that they could each time he was there. They communicate daily through an email to update parents about what happened during the day, sometimes there is more info than other days. The staff is helpful. With covid we havent been able to go inside to spend time in the classrooms. I'm looking forward to that. We love the Sandbox and are glad our son is there.Pros: Attentive to schedule changes, teachers/staff will take the time to listen to you, the owner is usually available, my son comes home and seems like he has learned sooo much!Cons: Can't enter school yet(vivid- not their fault) sometimes end of day report doesn't have too much info about the day, not sure how many diapers is usual per day at most places at first we were surprised at how many were used daily but at least we know he isn't left dirty

In the beginning I loved this place but a lot of good teachers were leaving. Also since a certain teacher left they stopped doing gardening class. Then another teacher left and they stopped posting pictures and videos to the app daily which they were doing and it was great. I'm not sure about the other classes but we went through a couple teachers. They have a big playground my child loved to play on. A lot of toys. Art class. Science class. They had a lot of fun stuff to do there. The have fun extra things on some weekends. They also worked with the school district to get my child eval for an IEP.At the end of the day I went there after a week vacation and my child no longer had the same teacher again. So I didn't really know the new teacher at all. The guy working on the playground was also new and other new staff I just took that opportunity to just take my child out. I also wanted to mention I posted a review previously here when my daughter was still going here and just mentioning a "few small complaints but over all that I loved this place." And 3 stars. It was followed by the Risa in the front office calling me and screaming at me for about 20 minutes. Followed by nagging from other staff to take the review down. Also my complaint was about like basically all my child's teachers leaving. Obviously left a bad taste in my mouth. And the fact that my name isn't even on here and neither is my child's. The call was a bit surprising. But also eye opening.

Love this place! Our daughter went here from the age of two and a half until 4 and a half and we are so grateful for The sandbox for those two years! We always felt she was well taken care of and she loved going to "school" here. She made so many good friends and loved all of her teachers! We also loved the structure they set up for each age group! All age appropriate curriculum and she actually learned a lot here. A couple things that really make the sandbox stand out are the amount of extra events that they do! I feel like at least once a month there was some sort of family fun day or party they were hosting and inviting all the families to come out for! I was also always impressed with all the staff. Not only were all the teachers great but every single employee knows all the kids and their parents as well. The only reason we left is because we moved to the other side of town otherwise we would've kept our daughter there until she was to go to kindergarten. Highly recommend The Sandbox!

Unfortunately I didn't have the best experience. I tried ignoring all the warning signs that my kid wasn't being acknowledged there. First I never got communication at all on how my kid was doing. I always had to ask and the teacher always seemed annoyed or stressed. I believe that we should at least get weekly updates on our kids and I never got anything unless I asked. And all the information wasn't useful or personal. It didn't seem like they were getting to know my kid. Also, they said they would make a Facebook page and post pictures of what they do in class because I complained. That never happened either. Then if my kid was absent they never called to ask why he wasn't coming in that day. One day he came home with scratch marks on his neck from another kid, it was legit claw marks. They didn't tell me anything until I asked. They tried to ignore it. My kid was there for 4 months twice a week for 4 hours and the week of parent teacher conferences the teacher said she just found out my kid could talk and was shocked. How convenient that the week of parent teacher conferences they decided to get to know my kid and found out he can talk, know his colors and shapes. They just got to know him probably because they needed to give me information on him. They tried making excuses that he doesn't go to school that often or maybe he decided to join the group activity that week. I don't believe that is true. I have taught kindergarten- third grade and I was an instructional coach at schools. Teachers should be reaching out to parents weekly and trying to get to know their students. I don't like writing bad reviews but they tried making me feel bad taking my child out.

My daughter has been at this preschool for 2 months now, and has just blossomed so well! They provide such a wonderful space for learning, and it has just the right balance of structure and self-direction. We are working on potty-training now, and the teachers are a great support and reinforcement (she actually does better at school than at home!). The amount of personalized feedback has been a nice change from the last center (more of a daycare) that we were at. I love this preschool!!

Best daycare in town we love it and our daughter loves is too what's even more important!

We toured the place and then decided on another place for our toddler. Main reason is that this place allows unvaccinated kids in their facility. The owner tried to convince us that it is against AZ regulations to ask for a vaccination card, and that she cannot do anything about it- which is incorrect, for many daycares in Tucson, vaccination is "mandatory". Anyway we found another place we like.

Really great safe and educational environment!!! Star are really engaged and care. I'm very impressed and have been in social work for families and children for over 20 years

The Sandbox is more than a day care/preschool, it's a community of caring teachers. We started sending our daughter to the Sandbox three years ago and there hasn't been a single day when she did not want to go to school. That says it all. She brings home art and sings songs from school every day. We get daily emails with photos and videos telling us about the curriculum and activities that occurred. The Sandbox has made our lives easier in so many ways and I am extremely grateful for everything that they do!

My son has been going to Sandbox all year and I absolutely love everything about the school. I feel that he is more then ready to start kindergarten with everything that they have taught him. He learns so much every single day and is always telling me all of the fun things they do during the day. I really love that the school focuses on teaching through play. There are so many fun opportunities that the children have at the school from music, art, introduction to literacy and mathematics skills, a STEM Lab and helping the children to develop their social emotional skills. They work really hard on helping children "get out of their shell" so to speak and be ready socially for kindergarten. I would HIGHLY recommend this school to anyone looking for high quality childcare for their young ones.