I can't recommend Bala House highly enough. My oldest child loved her experience here so much she…read morecontinues to return for visits and events even as an alum. My younger child is a current student and absolutely loves it as well. The facilites are clean, pleasant, and thoughtfully constructed with young people in mind. Every single teacher is fantastic and kind. They go above and beyond to guide your child to reach their fullest potential.

My husband and I (and our daughter) are so grateful for this school. The administrators, staff, and…read moreteachers are all excellent. Not only are the teachers highly trained, qualified, career educators; every staff and administrative member here seems highly qualified and committed to creating a positive, educational environment. The curriculum and resources are wonderful, and the space (particularly the renovated rooms) beautiful. They offer flexible schedules with many different options for working parents or those that just want their child to benefit from the Montessori mornings. We really appreciate the fact that they foster, teach, practice, and celebrate diversity. One of our favorite events was the school's International Dinner. The outdoor space is great, and they have art, tumble tots, and music programs weekly, special events for the kids throughout the year (such as animal visits, ballet shows, music performances), in addition to the Montessori program and the after-care options (which features a lot of creative play, cooking, and play spaces that are updated with new themes monthly). I strongly believe that any childcare setting should make you feel happy whenever you walk in- and that is the case for us. I love walking in to Bala House. To be honest, I was actually very worried and unsure about starting my daughter in a Montessori school. I had never had this experience and from the outside the teaching model seemed a little cold and isolating. Also, my daughter has a ton of energy and I was worried she'd be too wild to sit nicely on a little mat "doing her work." And I was worried about the class size- 24 kids seemed like a lot. But, I was surprised to find that despite being on the young end, she sits and focuses on her projects. She seems to enjoy the opportunity to choose activities for herself, and she gets tons of interactions with other kids, in a mixed-age setting (she loves the older kids!) She's made a ton of friends and is learning so much- socially, emotionally, and academically. And- many days she begs me for more time at pick-up, which I take as the most important stamp of approval ;) I also have to note what a great experience this has been for us as parents, to have this community. When we moved here from out of state last summer, not only did my daughter quickly, happily, and easily transition into the summer camp program (a great way to transition in, by the way- although they also have "phasing in" days for new students to help with this process) - but we also had an instant network. It was easy to make friends through the school's many events and parent's association. It is a community I'm enormously grateful for. Finally, I have to give a shout out to Miss Adiya. We love you! :-)

There is no stability with staffing, my child has never been so sick, barely washed his hands or…read moreface, and nearly 90% of the time I picked him up dirty. He was always dirty with snot running down his face as well as other children's. I always made comments about it and it was not resolved. They would send emails to ask to keep children home if we could due to low staffing. Unreliable in my opinion and I was always stressed out dropping off knowing it is not the best care. Poor and wrong reports between the office and caregivers as well. Inaccurate in terms of the daily reports.

Our 1.5-year-olds started at this daycare six months ago, and we have been very pleased. The…read moredaycare is well-managed, with kind and professional staff, new facilities, and bright, spacious classrooms. The teachers are patient and caring, and I always felt confident in the care my child received. We only left due to a change in my work location, but if we return, this would be our first choice.

Learning My Way Montessori is a small center and my child receives so much one to one time with the…read moreteacher. I love it. PS it's Learning My Way Montessori They have a resource website learning My Way Montessori Resources where you can find a ton of things/ activities to do with the kids at home

From the owner: Develop your child’s motor, social, and mental skills with help from the staff of Learning My Way…read moreMontessori in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. If you are a parent or guardian who wishes to leave your children to a safe facility where they could learn while having fun, this is the best place to be. We are open 24/7 to welcome the following: Infants Toddlers Preschoolers School-Aged

Very clean happy kids great location teachers are very friendly especially ms Jenn ms Sam and ms…read moregretchen.

My son has been attending Happy Minds for the past 14 months. He loves it here…read more I will say the negative reviews on this page was during a rough patch when there was high turnover especially within the infant room in which I experienced first hand but they rectified to fix right away. I haven't experienced any issues since and I've been very pleased with my time here. The teachers are very well mannered and professional. All very personable. My kid is actively engaged everyday, and he loves the yoga and music classes they offer. It's probably his favorite days here. The facilities have a great open layout which my kid loves the space to runaround and play. They do fun activities throughout the year and involve the parents. They have an app to help see what your kid does every day and updates with reports. I'd recommend this place and I know my kid is well taken care here.