Former Parent, I removed my son at the end of the 2016 school year. My son, completed the 5th…read moregrade at SMA and it was not a pleasant experience, all year long with the administrators and his 5th grade teacher. The head of the school is only concern with protocol and making sure the tuition is paid on time (which our was on time and before the due date). The teachers are nitpicky, with everything the children do. What they want are mindless robots. My son, witness the continuous mistreatment of a boy with Autism and these incidents were reported and nothing happened. I read another review from a parent, if the parent is not a teacher at the school than your child doesn't have a chance. My son was touched inappropriately by another student (younger) and I reported the incident and it happened again with not action taken by the administrator. Come to find out the problem child was a child of an administrator at the school so, I went to the Canton police and reported it... of course action was finally taken by the school. This wasn't the school for our family.

I had to take a double take to make sure I'm reviewing the right place because previous reviews are…read morecontradictory to our experience. My son who has a disability and developmental delays did the toddler summer camp program and the staff were more than accommodating, they handled everything amazingly and made us feel very comfortable. Apart from my son's specific needs, the school program was great, there's a lot of learning and and fun happening at the same time. We are not new to the montessori method, but i feel like schoolhouse exceeded our expectations. Teachers and staff are very friendly. We had no issues whatsoever, a very pleasant experience and will likely enroll our kids in the summer program.

My daughter has been going here since she was 18 months old, and she is now just shy of 3 years…read moreold. She LOVES it, and still sometimes cries when she's LEAVING. The teachers are great, the building is clean, and my daughter has learned so much. They have in-house field trips, parties, and events for the kids. My new baby will be starting here in a few weeks. Highly recommend this school/daycare!

Northville Montessori Center is a second family to us. The kids are taught crucial skills in…read moreaddition to the expected math, reading, etc. - leadership, self-motivation, care for the environment. Great teachers, excellent program. A place to help develop anybody into the best person they were meant to be.

We LOVE this school! My daughter has learned so much in her time here and is excited to start…read morekindergarten here soon. I honestly couldn't be happier with their program- we have seen a lot of growth in our child's skills and she absolutely loves school. If they went through elementary school, we'd stay for that too.

From the owner: We develop a partnership with our student's parents, so that together, we can provide a nurturing…read moreeducational experience for your child. We are located on the west side of Canton, MI (at the intersection of Ford road and Napier road). Children will enjoy our academic program, large playground, and growing food in our child gardening area. We offer a well-rounded Montessori preschool and kindergarten education, including child care, for children ages 3 through 6. Half day morning or afternoon programs available.

My 3.5 year old daughter was admitted and we enrolled to start in the fall. We attended several…read moreevents, and she was beyond excited to have Ms. Shekar as her teacher. My daughter also has food allergies. During our tour and via email, the head of school, Julie confirmed that "I'm happy to provide as many protections in place as we can to keep xxx safe at school." However, when I followed up to confirm exactly what would be done and make firm plans, I received nothing but vague responses such as the above and then complete silence from 6/13 until 7/17 despite follow-up emails. When I finally received a response back on 7/17 within one day it was to my final email saying I wanted to unenroll due to not hearing back for so long and communication being key to managing her allergies at school. To be clear, I was asking for very reasonable accommodations, including: 1) Changing out the soap (the honey & milk Softsoap used has actual dairy in it) 2) Providing 10-15 minutes of education to the teachers on signs of anaphylaxis and administering her Auvi-Q using a tester 3) Understanding whether they would make the self-serve snack safe for her (this was offered on our tour and via email) or whether we would bring her own snacks in (which was perfectly fine with us) so that we could start preparing our daughter My daughter is in full-time preschool right now, so managing allergies at school is not new for us and has been done safely at her current school since she was an infant. To be very clear, food allergies are an ADA protected disability, and asking for 15 minutes of education and changing out soap at minimum is a very reasonable accommodation. The complete lack of response for weeks followed by a very quick response when I unenrolled tells me very clearly that Julie was worried about liability -or just did not want to deal with this. When I was exploring the school, I heard from five different sets parents who had left that the administration was horrible. Even at the end of year picnic I heard that from a parent who was leaving the school. And I naively disregarded that feedback because I figured how bad could it be, as long as the teacher was good the administration should have limited impact on her day-to-day education. I was obviously very wrong. The board also consists of the current head of school's two parents (one of whom was the prior head of school who many people also complained about), which makes me wonder how effective and unbiased it can possibly be. I shared the feedback above with some board members that I could not see an immediate blood relation to, and in fairness I was refunded my enrollment and application fees. That said, whether this was just horrible communication or blatant discrimination, the administration clearly is not effective and will have a bigger impact on day-to-day than anticipated so heed the advice of others and avoid!

From the owner: We are a multi-aged, individualized learning environment that serves students ages 18 months to 6…read moreyears old. Our curriculum is intellectually challenging.

Even though our son doesn't qualify for Montessori due to some developmental delays, Karen was so…read morekind to still spend time with us showing us the place and then help us research for a more fitted place for our son. She is very kind and caring and this shows because it wasn't in her interest to help us. We are very grateful for you Karen!!

I remember the first day where Karen Lumsden invited us over after school to see if the per-scool…read morewould be a good fit for our daughter. We were searching around and weren't sure where to enroll her. She walked us around various classrooms/activity areas/yard etc. while one of the instructors interacted with our daughter. We really loved it and we got the feeling they really cared and knew what they were talking about. Lot of places may say they do Montessori, but do they? It was a plus to be super close to the school. I also think for the quality education and life skills our daughter gets, price is more than fair. We already see positive changes in our daughter. She is more curious and she loves going to school. She has also less reliant on her teddy than before. I give them 10/10 as we are very satisfied with them. Recommending them to another parent is not hard for me.

Not all Montessori schools are created equally. However, this one is a true gem! You can feel it…read morethe moment you walk through the door... The highly trained staff are dedicated and passionate about their mission to teach and nurture the children! Just a wonderful place for your child to get a well-rounded education.

My child started at Montessori Center of Our Lady at the age of 3, she is now just 6 and graduating…read morekindergarten this week. I highly recommend this school, it's worth every single penny!! All points of academia were covered & she has excelled in all of them. I just received the state testing results & she scored very high marks in every single category. The summer camp program is great, every week is a different fun theme. All points of academia are also covered in the summer program. They just opened enrollment for potty-trained 2-year-old children. This school is located on beautiful grounds in Livonia. I always felt that safety and welfare was a top priority with the staff & administrators.

Our toddler just started his first term at DHMC, and I have to say they have exceed all…read moreexpectations we had coming into the Montessori world. Two months into this journey, I'm so impressed by the breadth of experiences and knowledge the children at this school are exposed to, even the youngest among them. Every day, his wonderful teacher Ms. Stephanie, and her assistant Ms. Kris, send home a small slip that tells us what he "worked" on that day. What we see as play often times is work for these little humans we live with because they're working on developing skills. Imagine my surprise when I found out they were doing food tastings from the Toddler Garden, learning how to slice bananas, and working on practical life skills such as self-care. Our son, now 20-months-old will independently carry his bowl or plate to our kitchen sink, throw away garbage and help us sort recyclables, assist with pick up his dirty laundry or put away books, etc. Did I mention this is my same child who wasn't walking independently at 17-months-old, and after one week surrounded by his peers he was doing laps around our kitchen table? He has gained so much independence and confidence in these two short months, and as a parent that makes me more confident than ever about our choice to entrust the staff at DHMC with development. They're not just looking at test scores and assessments, they truly do teach to the "whole child" as advocated by the Montessori curriculum. If you want an authentic Montessori experience, whether your child is a toddler like mine, lower or upper elementary, or middle school, please give them a call and come see why we've fallen in love with this school and plan to continue this journey with them through 8th grade.

I think what keeps this school going is more so the lack of nice private schools to compete with…read more.. In the entire region (15miles perimeter) there is simply NO other schools that are non-religious oriented. For almost $10K/year (latchkey/lunch/etc at additional cost), I'd expect something much better. First, the school building needs renovation. It looks old, it smells old. My daughter uses the Montessori method fior leaning which seems to be working really well with her. Her reading skills at 1st grade was equivalent to 3rd grade... definetely the school methodology has something to do. But the materials are also very old... The staff is nice. What is really disturbing is that there is lots of school fund raising activities going on almost every month! And yet, the school is considered a non-profitable organization... oh well, go figure. Sometimes I actually wonder if the finances are mis-managed, because the gardens and the play area needs serious maintenance... as a matter of fact it is my biggest gripe for this school... it needs a serious face lifting but management is doing who knows what with the money... maybe I'm sponsoring 2 kids with tuiton I pay in full... who knows ...

The most wonderful place on earth!!! My daughter went there and the owner is one of the kindest,…read moreand best people I know. It's a safe, fun and wonderful environment. You can rest assured that your child will be looked after, cared for and safe. They do outings, sing songs, learn, play games and have so much fun.

Magnificent day care, staffed and run by some of the most caring and knowledgeable people you could…read moreask for. Our daughter has thrived there. It is a happy, warm and nurturing place that lets kids have fun while learning. More should be like this.