MCS is an amazing school with phenomenal teachers and staff!Our daughter spent her very first year of school / preschool here before transitioning to CMP Carmichael, right next door.On our daughters very first day of school, her teachers, Ms. Serena and Ms. Malih were so caring and thoughtful with her. She was nervous to be there and didnt want us to leave in the morning. Ms. Serena took her by the hand and spoke gently with her, and made her feel more comfortable. We knew we were leaving our daughter in good hands that morning, and the positive experiences continued on until our last day of school.The office staff is very friendly, and always makes me feel as if Im part of the MCS family when I talk to them on the phone, or see them in person in the office. Whenever I stop by the office with my daughter, Ms. Galina goes out of her way to say hi to her and often gives her a warm hug and sometimes a sticker =)I would highly recommend Montessori Childrens School to my anyone I know that I is looking for a wonderful, caring place for the children to go to school / daycare, or anyone that plans to continue with the Montessori teaching philosophy.

What once was a warm, inviting & safe space for my kids to spend their days, turned into a cold, unwelcoming & questionable institution.We had referred 3 different families to MCS prior to new ownership. I now regret referring a single soul to this institution & I wouldnt recommend MCS if it was the last preschool on earth. Please know that there are other options for preschool/childcare out there. Do your research! The owners may come off a certain way upon first meeting them, but once your kid is in this environment, its like living in a never-ending nightmare.I want to bring to the forefront the threat of the kids safety & health at this school under this ownership. My child had a serious medical condition & at one point had an accident in their pants. My child sat in this for God knows how long. When I arrived at school I had to throw all my kids clothes away & they had a rash all over the entire bottom half of their body. I was sick to my stomach & FURIOUS with the school. The owners attempted to make it right & pretended to worship the ground we walked on after that, but I know it was only because I threatened to report them to the Health Dept. There was another incident that I know of first-hand where a kid requested to use the restroom before nap time & the teacher (Ms. Emily) refused to let them go. The child had an accident in their cot & had to lay in their urine the entire naptime (which was 2 hours). Another incident was during naptime & 2 kids somehow managed to undress themselves completely & were playing around. Where were the teachers?! How could three-year-olds be unsupervised long enough to get naked!? Not only was it inappropriate but think of the potential health hazards associated with that!We had our kids enrolled at MCS for close to 5 years. Prior to the new owners taking over, every. single. teacher at MCS knew our kids names & our names & would greet us when we walked through the door. We felt like family, & when your kids spend the majority of their days with someone else besides you - thats important! We became close with the teachers & felt comfortable contacting them directly if we wanted to know how the kids were doing throughout the day or if we needed to fill them in about something. Communication with the teachers & original owner (Diane) was great & it was a peaceful atmosphere that my kids & I looked forward to every day. Fast forward to the new owners: I DREADED taking my kids to this Montessori preschool.One by one the original teachers were either terminated or quit. The remaining teacher (Ms. Serena) is an excellent Montessori teacher whom we love, but youre lucky if you can get your child into her class. The other teachers currently in this preschool are unwelcoming, cold & regard you & your kid as just another number.The teacher assistants that are brought in are never introduced to parents & parents are never provided with updates concerning the various changes to teachers & assistants. One day you walk in & theres a new stranger in your childs class & youre just supposed to hand them over to their care without knowing a single thing about them. The assistants are ever-changing & often speak very little English. Parents are FORBIDDEN to correspond with your childs teacher directly; everything must go through the owners. If you disobey, the owners threaten to kick your child out of the program.The owners provide no type of courtesy reminder to the rules. They immediately jump to the threat of expelling your child. As a parent, you know the threat of the potential loss of childcare is scary, & the owners use this fear to their advantage & its so unethical & WRONG!All this to say, I would compare this place to a cold boarding school. These owners have no business being in the childcare industry. They are so far out of their element with running a facility such as this, that its a joke. I have never been so relieved as I was on the last day my child had to attend preschool here & I would advise anyone considering this place to run the other way - FAST.

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