Our rising 7th grader started working with Kids With An Edge over the summer. Our goal was to keep skills sharp and get her ready for high school applications the following year. We have been working with the tutor for a few months and after taking the schools standardized tests in the fall, our daughters score shot up about 20 points. She was also invited to join the advanced curriculum for the remainder of the year. In addition to the positive results, the tutor has been great at accommodating our busy schedule every week. Working with Kids With An Edge has been a great experience for our family.

Anu is great to work with and coordinated summer reading tutoring for my son. She completed a quick assessment of his level then assigned us to Chelsea.Chelsea is excellent, kind and compassionate and definitely adapts to my son’s learning style when needed. She loves to play games with my son sounding out words and my son has so much fun learning. I really appreciate everything they’ve done for my son this summer.

My high schooler has been very happy with her online math tutoring during this past year of COVID-related remote learning. Her weekly 1-on-1 sessions get her questions answered, keep her on track, and allow her to preview class curriculum before it is addressed at school. Her tutor goes above and beyond to make sure she is prepared and truly understands what shes learning. Weve been with KWAE for years (started in middle school) and plan to stay here through high school.

Anu is an amazing math teacher. Our son started with Anu when he was 4, and progressed through 2 years of material over the course of a year, through Anus group lessons. We are located in Los Angeles, so Anu did this all over zoom, which is quite a challenge, especially with a 4 year old. Anus patience, responsiveness to the focus of the kids, and ability to involve every child made this possible. Our son learned a lot, and we learned how to help our children learn math from watching how Anu taught him. Anus focused follow ups after the lessons for the parents were extremely helpful.

We enrolled our two kids into math and reading classes, after getting a strong recommendation from a friend of ours. Our experience has been great, and we noticed an improvement in their skills within just a couple of sessions! Anu is very, very good with our kids - and focuses not just on learning the material, but truly understanding the material. Every week, our kids end the class excited about what they learned and confident in their new skills. We recommended Kids With An Edge to our family, who have since signed up and have told us how happy they are that they did. Highly recommend!

My third grade son enjoys math, but we were looking for a way for him to continue growing rather than just maintaining while out of school for coronavirus. My son has really enjoyed Anus online format, and his class of three students learned much of the SPS 3rd grade math curriculum (and more!) throughout the school year keeping him one step ahead of his class. There is a good amount of homework assigned, but my son does not mind. Anu does a great job in the small group format keeping all of the kids involved and engaged. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a bit of extra support during this crazy time to be a student!

Our son is in 1st grade and has been having trouble with reading that has been exaggerated with the virtual school setting. I am soooo thankful we were able to get in with Anu, she came in and literally brought him up to speed and beyond in a matter of weeks. She has a very good curriculum that has been very successful for him. She is very good with the kids, he looks forward to his tutor session every week. I cannot thank her enough for her help in his learning as he has gained not only the ability to read, but confidence! :) :) :) :)

My son said that the two highlights of 2020 were Christmas and math class with Anu. Our kids look forward to class every week because Anu makes math fun and engaging; I would recommend her classes to anyone.

Kids with an Edge has been so helpful for us during this pandemic. I initially signed up my kindergartener for math and reading, but we were so happy with Anu and her lessons that we also signed up our 2nd grader for math and reading. It’s nice that it’s a small group setting so the kids feel like they’re in a classroom, they get to share any interesting or exciting news with everyone and it’s a very welcoming environment. I really feel like my kids are learning in a fun way so to them it doesn’t feel tedious.Communication with Anu is so easy. Any time I’ve needed to get in contact with her I’m able to do so. At the end of each lesson she asks to speak with the parents and then she details out what the kids learned, what they can work on and how everyone is generally performing in class. She’s also been very accommodating to me when I decided to sign up my 2nd grader after my kindergartener was already enrolled.As a new homeschooling parent it’s been valuable to me to have Kids With an Edge supplement my children’s learning. When I was searching for resources to help me homeschool, I kept finding tutoring centers or daycare centers, but I knew that what I needed was an educational space where my kids would be taught new information, in a way that is taught in schools. I didn’t want a tutoring service that just gave my kids busy work. I wanted a place that would actually teach them and that’s what we found with Anu. It’s like the weight on my shoulders is a little lighter.

I am grateful to have both of my kids working with Anu. My fourth grader is doing math, and my 1st grader is in a reading group. Both kids have really improved in their skills and their confidence has grown so much. Anus teaching really supplements what they are learning in school and gives them a boost. We started tutoring to help shore up areas where they needed additional support, but after working with Anu every week I feel like theyre both in a much better place. They enjoy the games during class and Anu does a great job of keeping everyone engaged. Highly recommend!

Hands down - one of best educational experiences . Anu strikes the perfect balance between directing kids and getting their best focus and attention and truly understanding the needs of children AND busy parents. She spent a total of more than an hour on the phone with me on a few occasions thinking about the best tutoring options for our family and my son. We enrolled in group math and one-on-one reading classes with a tutor. Classes start with very brief hellos and then they dive in. No time wasted on pointless chit chat. Anu has a few amazing tricks up her sleeve to teach children in a few lessons concepts that I have been struggling to teach for weeks! Our reading classes are amazing. Anu carefully curates her tutors and I have to say the tutor she chose for us - Geena - is SO engaging and enthusiastic - I love sitting and watching those classes after a busy workday at 7 pm. Again, in a matter of two weeks she gets through concepts that it takes me or school months to master. I am very happy I found Kids With Edge, I truly feel that I have my back when it comes to my sons education, I can always discuss my concerns with Anu freely and she will always have good advice or recommendation. It has been just a few weeks with winter break in between and I see my sons math and reading skills just going to a different level and his confidence growing with each class.

Kids with an Edge has provided amazing tutoring support for our kids through small-class sessions and 1:1 tutoring - both have been invaluable. My daughter started with a small group math session at the end of 3rd grade, when she was getting behind and struggling with some concepts. Anu created a safe environment for learning and asking questions and my daughter is now working above grade level - and she really likes the small groups! My high-school son started with one of Anus tutors 1:1 to prepare for the SATs, and Nathan has been a life-saver in providing support and assistance to get through pre-calc in this virtual year. Anu is easy to get a hold of, responsive and her prices are reasonable compared to some of the other options we explored. Kids with an Edge has been a critical partner to supporting our kids in their math learning and we cannot recommend them strongly enough!

Based on our wonderful past experience, we enrolled our kids again this summer to receive math tuition by Kids With An Edge. Despite the sessions having to be online due to the COVID related in- person restrictions, all sessions went flawless. I really appreciate the flexibility, professionalism and feedback that helped my kids achieve the planned objectives. The organizers and the tutor in consultation with us established the timetable of topics to be covered beforehand, helped immensely in accessing the requisite curriculum and also provided homework to keep kids on track. My kids feel very confident that they ended up with a good grasp of the content and I would highly recommend their services.

My 4.5 year old son has been taking preschool Math classes from Ms Anu for over a month now. He went from having absolutely no interest in writing numbers whatsoever to now writing them daily with a passion. Kids with an Edge program has truly ignited a love for Math at a young age for my child. I can see a shift in his attitude and mental grasp within the second class itself. My son loves doing addition and counting up with Ms Anu and when asked how he knows how to do the Math work he immediately says..Ms Anu I have learnt this all thanks to you! It has been a joy watching him love and learn Math with Ms Anu.My 7 year old takes second Grade Reading and Spelling classes with Ms Anu as well and she loves these classes with her. She truly waits eagerly all day until she can start her class with Ms Anu. Overall, a great class that reinforces key grammar and language arts basic concepts to develop a strong foundation for future learning.I highly recommend signing up for classes through Kids With an Edge with Ms Anu. She makes learning effective and fun and keeps the pace going well.

Both my kids started virtual lessons with Anu in August, 2020. Although it has only been a few months, we are amazed at the progress they have made. Most importantly, Anu has fostered in them a love for math and reading. They look forward to their weekly classes with her. Anu has mastered the skill of challenging her students without frustrating them. She is extremely calm and patient and handles kids with all sorts of temperaments beautifully. We are very fortunate to have her be such an integral part of our kids education.

Anu is an amazing teacher and she has the magic touch with kids. We have been working with Anu since just a couple of months before Covid struck. I cant praise her enough for successfully transitioning the class over to the online format. Its a relief to know that Anu has her bases covered and there will not be undue disruptions to my childs education.My 4 yr old is always happy and excited to be in his weekly class with Anu and his classmates. In just a few months, my son has finished the entire kindergarten curriculum for reading and math. This speaks to the effectiveness of Anus methods and also the importance of keep children mentally engaged when schools and many extracurricular programs are canceled.Anu has so much patience and you can tell that she genuinely cares about her students. Part of what makes Anu effective is her ability to engage with children. She is always positive and breaks up lessons with educational games that not only test their skills but also build their enthusiasm and confidence. She is great about touching base with parents and receptive to our questions and feedback. While Anu teaches her own curriculum, she makes sure that all the kids are meeting the SPS and common core standards.In these unprecedented times of confusion and disruptions due covid, I am absolutely confident putting my sons education in Anus hands.Update: My 4 yr old did so well with his Pre-k assessment that his teacher recommended that he move up to Kindergarten! We are so pleased with his continued educational support from Anu.

In a very short time, my son gained so much enthusiasm and confidence in math, having spent years feeling left behind and unsupported in his school. He enjoys attending Anus small group classes. His teacher commented in his recent conference that his math ability has sky-rocketed this year since we have been going to Kids With An Edge.

We have loved the small group tutoring with Anu. I have seen how the social aspect of a small group makes a huge difference with my child who truly loves to go to math tutoring! She went from struggling in school (and hating math) to keeping up, gaining confidence and passing all her math assessments. Anu is very warm and has been responsive to adjust the curriculum to match our childs unique needs. We are thankful to have found a great match here.

Thanks to Anu, my kid is about ready to start reading simple chapter books before starting kindergarten! As a widowed parent of a four year old who started sounding out CVC words right after turning three, I was at a loss for how to keep up with it. My kiddo hit a (very long-lasting) plateau on that progress despite high levels of interest, and I scoured workbooks and basic readers and learn-to-read programs and not one of them was what our little family needed to encourage that growth again, nor did I really have the time available to be doing such consuming research. Through a friend with a veracious reader just a year older than mine, I heard about Anu’s classes.My kid tore through them and I had the guidance from Anu to finally be able to help! (She briefs the parents after each lesson.) Anu carefully curates the material so that it is constructive—each week a few more combos are introduced and build on each other. She’s able to tailor every class session to the specific needs and interests of the kids in each class. And what’s more, I am a professional communicator and I teach writing to adults; through helping my child with the work in Anu’s classes, I have discovered surprising gems about how our language works that even I didn’t know! It’s such a relief to know Anu’s students will get to start out with this knowledge.And a word about doing classes remotely: at first my kiddo was all over the place, as were all of the younger ones, but Anu adapted so quickly that I feel my child is actually prepared to start kindergarten fully online in just over a month this autumn! It’s F-U-N now to be online. Plus independent reading takes on a greater urgency because I am parenting completely solo during these times. Having my kid sit and pick up a book to read and be occupied for up to 20 minutes at a time is one of the most valuable lifesavers I’ve encountered on this journey. Doing so is not a luxury but a necessity in this house.

Our son attended Anus group reading and math classes in the summer before he entered kindergarten. He is young for his class and, frankly, did not show interest in reading after leaving preschool. In just a few short months, our son caught up to an appropriate skill level and, more importantly, developed a genuine interest in sounding out words, picking up books and trying to read them, adding up numbers in his head, and asking us (constant!) questions about addition and subtraction. I highly recommend Anus classes for kids that need some extra confidence in their learning or who want to stay ahead of their school curriculum.

We signed our 8 year old daughter up for one of Anus small reading groups when she was struggling with reading and comprehension. Our daughter was so nervous leading up to her first class, but Anu quickly put her at ease, welcoming her into a positive and supportive learning environment. Through the small group, we quickly saw our daughters confidence in reading increase, which has had such an incredible impact on her attitude towards reading in general. It is no longer a struggle to get her to read; instead, it is an activity that she voluntarily opts into. Our family is so grateful to Anu and the important work that she does.

Over the past year, Ive tried to teach my daughter to read using various methods including the popular Teach your child to read in 100 days and the numerous phonics methods out in the market. She also attends preschool twice a week and knows all her letters. We are a reading family, have plenty of books and do bedtime story every night. Yet despite our best efforts, our daughter was still unable to read on her own.Given she is entering Kindergarten this fall, I wanted to make sure she was able to read before she started so I enrolled her into the reading class at Kids with an edge 4 weeks ago. I was impressed when after just 4 lessons over 2 weeks, my daughter came home to start reading on her own. And this time its no longer reading based on pictures and guessing, but actually sounding out the words and reading them. Its only been a month and shes definitely reading consistently and accurately. Now I am sure she will be ready for Kindergarten and is able to start the school year feeling confident about herself and being able to follow the lessons in class.Thank you Anu for helping her to unlock her reading potential.

We are very pleased with Anus tutoring skills. She is an extremely gifted teacher, very patient and effective. She is able to identify the areas that need support and provide the best resources and practice to help kids succeed. Our son has progressed tremendously in the few weeks hes been with her. We are very impressed and grateful!

Anu did a great job preparing our daughter for middle-school math. After a tough 5th grade year with a somewhat disorganized curriculum, we knew our daughter needed to catch up. Anu helped review and strengthen the fundamentals, and once school started she used the provided math syllabus to prepare our daughter for each unit ahead of time. The results have been great, and restored confidence for our daughter. She knows now that she can be good at math! STEM is very important and I think that Anu has a patient and thoughtful teaching style that should work well with many kids, regardless of their age.One year follow up - We currently have Nathan as our tutor for our daughter. He is patient and kind, and does a great job of explaining as many times as needed. Our kid is pretty tired by the time of her evening tutoring with Nathan (after all day remote learning during COVID), but he handles the sessions well and keeps them low stress. Does a good job, and her grades in math remain excellent.

Anu has been a fabulous resource for kickstarting my now first graders reading. Shes patient, kind, and attentive to both kiddos and details, and she gave my son the confidence to enter first grade as a real reader! Kids With an Edge is great for kids struggling to read or as a supplement for those looking to stay on/ahead of the curve.And there are lollipops, people. Lollipops. :)

Our 6 year old daughter has struggled with early reading (letters, phonetics, site words) for most of her Kindergarten year. This is despite me, her father and another friend working with her regularly. After 2 sessions with Ms. Jain, she returned home SO happy and proud that she could read! She mentioned at least two times, Mama, I can read and I love reading!. It brought tears to my eyes. She is such a fire! There is nothing like giving your children the gift of learning. We are so thankful to have found Ms. Jain.

Anus classes are so effective! My rather shy daughter did a batch of reading classes over the summer before Kindergarten. We hoped it would give her some confidence and help her feel more comfortable once she started school. It 100% did the trick! She was dying to read (but didnt want her dumb ole parents helping her...kids man!) and Anu was kind, patient and encouraging in a way that truly spoke to our daughter and we saw her suddenly reading!!! And not just the little books provided within the classes - but sounding out words on signs on the street, asking what a word is that is long and too big for her to know yet...we saw a much more significant level of literacy and awareness of words in her world! She has no fear of reading and is doing really well at school. We are so grateful for the time we spent with Anu and expect to go back as our child needs (or just wants) a boost!

Our daughter has an August birthday and was showing zero interest in letters so we were beginning to worry about her entering Kindergarten next fall. We decided to seek out a tutoring option and found Kids with an Edge. After only a few classes, our daughter turned a new leaf. Shes excited to learn her letters, she loves going to Anus class and shes doing better than we had ever hoped. The small class size (4 kids) allows for excellent collaboration, participation and learning. Because of Anus class, we are not worried about her entering Kindergarten next fall. She may be one of the youngest kids but she will be well prepared thanks to Kids with an Edge.

We were looking for ways to provide my then 5-year old daughter with more challenges outside of her classroom and are very happy that we found Anu! She knows how to entertain and challenge a kid, and uses customized materials to keep my daughter engaged during the session. Thanks so much for all you do!

I appreciated Ms. Jain’s encouragement and support. Our son enjoyed her and wanted to do well. I hope we will be visiting again.

My rising 8th grader has spent the last 2 years struggling with math to the point he thinks it is just not something he will ever be able to learn. After his first day at Kids with an Edge however, he came home beaming with pride about how easy math really could be to learn - with the right teacher. I have been nothing short of impressed with Anus style, patience and ability to teach content and turn around my childs confidence in himself. He started 8th grade today and is very excited about showing off his newfound skills in math class.

I brought my 1st grader to Teacher Anu when she was struggling with reading and she has thrived! Teacher Anu is kind, knowledgeable and most importantly patient with her students. I would highly recommend Kids with an Edge if your student needs an extra boost with their schoolwork.

Anu Jain of Kids with an Edge taught me calculus in high school and it is a huge testament to how strong my math skills are today. I am literally in spreadsheets most of the day and the foundation I got from Anu (who runs Kids with an Edge Tutoring program) was instrumental in my success with how fluid I am with numbers today. The schools teaching style really helps young people become more confident with challenging homework, obtaining stronger math skills, and being able to tackle challenges in the classroom. I highly recommend the tutoring here!

We really lucked out in finding Anu! Our daughter switched schools last year and we found out she was really behind in math, and her confidence was low/disliking anything to do with math. Realizing how important a strong math foundation is, I researched tutoring/math programs. Anu allowed us to try a trial group class and conducted a mini-assessment of my daughters math skills. Anu was kind, patient, and nurturing--making a stressful situation for both my daughter and me a more gentle transition to tutoring. My daughter felt really comfortable and was able to let her math guard down with Anu, where she could actually learn. Its been about a year since weve been doing classes with Anu and Im proud to write my daughter smiles with confidence at her math abilities, and she is even in one of Anus group classes above her grade level!

Teacher Anu is kind, patient, and her enthusiasm for her learning is contagious! Ive watched my kindergartener grow her math and reading skills this year, largely because of her time with Teacher Anu. Anu is attentive and takes the time at the end of each lesson to walk me through the weeks subject matter, show me what my child is getting, what needs practice, and the method we should be using, for consistency. She is wonderful!

When my son started 1st grade this year, his teacher called us in for a conference regarding his reading skills. She was concerned that he was not reading at a first grade level and was behind his peers. We decided to look for a tutor and luckily we found Kids With An Edge and Ms. Anu. She is great at teaching and making the lessons fun. My son loves going to his tutor sessions and in just a couple of months his teacher informed us he was on track with the other kids.Ms. Anu worked hand in hand with our sons teacher to ensure her assessments were consistent with our sons performance in the tutoring sessions. She even asked for the assessment criteria our sons school utilizes. Ms. Anu continues to go above and beyond to make sure our son is progressing toward our goals for him. My husband and I cant thank her enough for the expertise and passion she brings to each and every session. Thank you Ms. Anu!

Our experience with Anu highlights her superb teaching skills. My two children have had a little bit of other tutoring experience, but Anu is the only tutor they have had where they both wanted to go back. My son was very excited about working with her after his first session and came back delighted to show us what he learned. My daughter has had a great experience in the Early Edge program and her learning has been exponential. I would highly recommend Anu for academic tutoring/enrichment.

I am ever grateful to Ms. Anu of Kids With an Edge. She has a gift working with kids and my daughter adores and looks up to her. Ms. Anu is kind and patient and an excellent teacher/tutor. My daughter works with Ms. Anu in Math and Ms. Anu has a way of making all the sessions a fun and an enjoyable experience for the kids and its been the most pleasant experience weve had in my daughters education. My daughter feels excited about Math and loves seeing Ms. Anu each week. As a parent, Im grateful for the time Ms. Anu spends updating the parents about progress and particular skills they are working on. I couldnt be more thankful to Ms. Anu. She is truly wonderful!

My 7th grade son was interested in advancing his coding skills and experience, and after a significant amount of research settled on a Python I class with Kids With An Edge. I cant convey how happy both he and I were with the experience! Kids With An Edge focused on small class sizes (there were only a total of 3 students in my sons class) and an instructor that ensured that the students truly understood not just programming concepts, but also practical application of those concepts, before moving on. Each student in the class was able to receive individualized attention, which is something that is just not possible with the extremely large class sizes in the after school program run onsite at my sons school by another (and in our estimation inferior) provider. To top it all off, Anu is extremely flexible and accommodating concerning input into potential class days and times. We are hoping to get enough students together to establish a Python II class at Kids With An Edge soon, because the alternatives just dont provide the value for the money that we now expect to receive. Thank you, Anu!

My 6th grade daughter was having difficulty keeping up in school, most especially in her math class. This led to a lack in confidence and feelings of discouragement. There was a radical change after her math tutoring with Anu, having one to two sessions weekly during the school year and over the summer. Since starting 7th grade, math has now become her favorite subject! She is achieving better grades and keeping up just fine. This has led to a feeling of confidence and a positive feedback loop, improving her performance in her other classes as well! She enjoys her sessions with Anu, and I appreciate Anus teaching ability and sincere efforts in helping my daughter.

Anu tutored my daughter in math when she was in 6th grade. We signed her up for a free after school math club for 7th grade. Halfway through, my daughter asked me if she could go back to Anu for extra support. My daughter is not one to ask for extra school work, especially in math. She was so excited to see Anu again and in her words, “1 hour with Ms. Anu feels like 15 minutes, she makes it so fun!”

Our 5-yo twins have been doing reading tutoring with Anu for the last 2 months and we are so impressed with their progress! I was floored when at the end of their second class, they both read a mini book to me, correctly sounding out all the words. I had never seen them do anything like that before. While they both showed signs of reading readiness and knew most of their letters, I had done no actual teaching of reading to them myself, we just read a lot of books together and I could tell they had a strong interest in learning more. They have now read several little books, each one getting progressively more difficult. The biggest sign of success for us is that these normally shy girls seem very empowered by the experience - they have been telling everyone that they are learning how to read and are really proud of themselves. They also adore Anu and constantly ask when the next reading class is. Were hoping the confidence boost they are getting from this tutoring experience will help ease the big Kindergarten transition coming in September. Thank you, Anu!

My son Henry has had difficulty in math as long as I can remember. As he’s headed into middle school this coming school year, his father and I decided that we would try to find a tutor who can help him not only understand basic concepts but also overcome his feeling that he’s“just not good at math”. After only a few months of working with Anu Jain, he has made serious progress in catching up on the fundamentals and now doesn’t complain about doing his math homework.Henry has been able to more readily memorize multiplication tables, understand fractions, read large numbers into the millions, and much more. While he still has a long way to go in terms of catching up to other kids his age, we feel confident that Anu’s tutoring has made – and will continue to make – a dramatic difference in his educational endeavors.Anu has been a kind, accommodating, and very effective teacher.

In an effort to avoid the summer slide we decided to have our daughter work with Anu over the summer. We are so happy with our decision and feel so grateful that she is now a part of our daughter’s life. Our 7 year old just entered the 2nd grade and we are currently meeting with Anu once a week to work on math. After the 1st meeting my daughter said “I’m coming back, it was so fun!” MATH IS FUN… you can’t get any better than that! Our daughter adores Anu. She makes learning fun and our daughter’s skills and confidence have soared right from the start. We are grateful for the wonderful learning and fun that happens during each visit. We look forward to having Anu as a partner in our daughter’s education for many years to come! Calculus will be here before we know it!!

Our 4 year old will be one of the youngest in her class this fall when she starts Kindergarten. After coming from a play based preschool with an emphasis on social emotional learning rather than academics, we wanted to give her a little boost of confidence around phonetics and reading with tutoring sessions with Anu. We were hoping that she would be able to differentiate between her upper and lower case letters as wells as master their sounds. Anus tutoring sessions have far exceeded our goals. Our daughter is sounding out words, putting them together and reading! Anu has a wonderful way with children. Our daughter looks forward to her tutoring sessions each week. She loves to practice her phonetics and is proud of her skills. We highly recommend Anu and are so grateful to have found her.

Our family considers Ms. Anu Jain, founder of Kids With An Edge, a godsend for our 6th grader! She is not only talented in teaching and getting through to stubborn pre-teens, she is also a positive and encouraging role model for our daughter. Ms. Jain is patient, organized, reliable, kind, and fun. My daughter has always struggled with academics, and we have tried Kumon, Firefly Tutoring, and other private tutoring since kindergarten. It is not until we finally met Ms. Jain that her performance has improved and she feels confident in math. What strikes me most about Ms. Jain is her genuine concern to help her students truly succeed. She has vast experience with children of all ages and capacities. She turns even the most emotional, stormy, uncooperative, pre-teen into a willing and eager learner in minutes, with her sincere and caring personality and her gentle but assertive teaching style. She is a perfect match for our daughter and we are grateful everyday to have found her! Ms. Jain has a special gift of teaching and she is using her gift to change lives. I intend to have Ms. Jain as support for my daughter even through high school and university!