Not what are family hoped for. Our 4 year old daughter, now 5 year old, didnt show any growth the 10 months she spent there. In fact, she showed a regression in her ability to manage her behavior, complete simple tasks and create meaningful work. She started copying behavior of younger children, instead of being a role model for them. There might be some caring teachers there, but our child had a very inexperienced teacher. The parent communication was limited to 1 monthly classroom newsletter, nothing personal about our childs progress. This school in such a wealthy neighborhood, was not worth the serious amount of money wasted.

Beware of this Montessori! They will take your hard-earned money! Their no refund policies for waitlisting your child is downright robbery, in my opinion. I put my daughter down for the waitlist and have waited almost a year now and still have not heard from them. And now that we decided to move to Alaska instead, they refuse to give my $100 back. If you put your child on their waitlist, be prepared to wait for a VERY long time or not even get in and lose your $$. Such a very unpleasant experience.

Awesome school. Both my kids go there and theyre picking up all kinds of useful life skills. My two year old is the most polite child ever - he says please and thank you. He knows some Spanish. Hes getting potty trained - not quite there yet. And my four year old can write his name and the names of all of his friends, and hes almost able to read - he spontaneous reads words here and there, but hes not sitting down reading books to himself yet. The school itself is huge and full of Montessori work - its a beautiful building with lots of outdoor areas with gardens and chickens and playsets. The only thing that would make this place better is if they provided lunch. I am not a very creative lunch-assembly zombie in the mornings...

Great teachers, and super student/teacher ratio: in my sons preschool class, there are 2 teachers for about a dozen children. In a year, hes learned so much--can add/subtract/multiply single-digit numbers, is beginning to read and can write a fair bit. And has learned a ton about the world, and a substantial amount of Spanish. Super attitudes from the teachers, and a really great, well-controlled learning environment. The kids in the class really learn to behave and learn and use their imaginations.

Great school, dedicated teachers.