My 3-year-old attended this daycare for almost 3 months and in this time his behavior took a turn…read morefor the worst. First, we were excited about the engagement we had hoped my son would have, he came home with worksheets to practice writing and tracing, we loved that but unfortunately the screen time allowed in this facility is excessive and was creating issues with his sleep habits and ultimately his behavior at home was becoming challenging we believe to be due to the excessive screen time. During the tour we were told the screen in the room was for educational videos and for music to be played for the children to dance to and sing along with. The daily report provided that my son was watching Jack Hartman for teaching American sign language, but the exposure to screen time far exceeded this. My son was coming home stating he had watched cartoons like Cocomelon, chu chu tv, etc. During Halloween my son started to fear jack o lanterns from something they showed the kids, he was even shown the Michael Jackson thriller video which the teacher claims was an "accident" ... after talking to the teacher to figure out what had happened, it became clear that they are just letting YouTube play the next videos without supervising what is being shown. We met with the Asst Director Ms Ashley and the Owner, Dr. Koshi (spelling?) and unfortunately our concerns fell on deaf ears. I wanted to know what the process was for picking these videos that are not educational and why parents aren't being told what their kids are watching and why their daily report is providing false information on what my child is being exposed to. We even reported that on several occasions when picking up our son as the teachers were bringing the kids in from outside that the teachers were asking the kids what they wanted to watch, and kids were asking for spiderman and frozen etc. On several occasions the screen was moved to a corner so that the parents couldn't see what was being shown. During thanksgiving they showed the movie the Wild robot without letting parents know this was going to be shown, the film is rated PG. They also showed them how the Grinch stole Christmas the Jim Carrey film which is also PG. I was never consulted or made aware about what my son would be watching or had watched. The use of the screens and the way the administration handled our concerns is very shady, for the price you pay for childcare and with their claims to be an educational facility to prepare children for school I do not trust that they are a good option for families that care about the quality of care and learning.

We have pulled our son out of this daycare because of a safety issue concerning management. To…read morepreface, the teachers were wonderful. Mrs Nino and Mrs Sam, y'all are incredible. But the management was negligent to the point that we no longer felt comfortable leaving our son there for even one more day. We have pulled our son from this program after learning that our son (13 months old) was fed popcorn as a snack. POPCORN! (For those unaware, just google top choking hazards for toddlers) And when I asked the manager, who sets the menus and buys the food, he told me he was not even aware this was a choking hazard. He was so incredibly dismissive and rude about this legitimate safety concern.

I don't normally write reviews but our daughter started at the prep two weeks ago and I'm so…read moreimpressed with the staff and facilities at the prep. We toured a lot of places but my daughter ( who never was at school/daycare before ) felt immediately comfortable. Her teachers are fantastic and truly care about her and making her comfortable. The facilities are super clean and truly make my daughter want to go every day

My son attended this amazing school for a year. He was a…read morepre-kindergarten and I am very happy to everything he has learned and achieved. The school is always very clean, organized and the teachers and owner are very professional and prepared. I definitely had a great experience!

We have LOVED our time at LSP. Ms. Yairelis, Ms. Terri, Ms. Ryanna, and all the other staff have…read moretreated our little girl SO well for the last 8 months that she has been in the infant room. She has learned so much throughout her time with them and we are so sad that she will be moving up to a new class soon. I know that she will get the same love in her next class, but wow what big shoes there will be to fill! We are so happy with our decision of sending our little one to LSP!

So my wife and I stopped in without an appointment which the manager and staff were very polite and…read moreaccommodating to give us a tour. The place itself was very cute and it seemed very fun for children. They had a pretty cool facility with a nice playground area and the classrooms looked fun and clean. The programs they had seemed really good and it was surprising to me that they even had daycare for infants. The pricing also seemed fair which they had several options. The only thing that was displeasing was some of the staffs appearances was off. I understand not everyone can dress the part but there was staff that looked like they just rolled out of bed, one guy in a classroom who was the obvious teacher/staff was sitting there rolling and twiddling his hair with the children just looking for his attention. I also noticed a lady who instructed the dance portion of the day had grabbed a little girl by her arm and displayed somewhat of aggression and frustration. Look I get it it's hard watching kids and many at that but it just didn't sit right with me. I don't doubt this place is great I was just turned off and couldn't see myself being secure in dropping my 1 year old here.

Absolutely love The Pillars. My daughter started here at 6 months old and is now in the Afterschool…read moreprogram. Such a great community to be a part of. They love the show each and every family is amazing! Highly recommend.

The customer service provided has declined in the last couple of years, especially after Covid. One…read moreof the secretaries has gone out of her way to not provide ANY service. Even when the director covered the secretary she maintained her duties in her place. Deplorable! No one is familiar with their own policies and are selecting sections of those polices only when it benefits them. My son was sent home without previous written warnings and was abruptly was suspended for the day for disruptive behavior. I inquired who he hit or hurt and the response was "no one." But, upon my arrival that story changed but nothing written was provided. This is so damaging to a child. He is being labeled a bad kid without any understanding of what behavior prompted him to be forced to leave his classmates.........because there was nothing. He cried so hard asking why he is a bad boy. It turns out he was "too talkative." Per their policy "disruptive behavior" is when a child is harmful to others and himself. And when I got a message from them stating they wished to communicate with me to fix the issues......the email was not a functional one. It was a ploy to make them look like a caring facility online.

I have two daughters that currently attend - 2 y/o and 9 m/o. All the teachers are extremely kind…read moreand I love that all the teachers know both of my girls' names. I will say, I have had to bring certain things to admin's attention like needing more frequent diaper changes to prevent diaper rash and although I wasn't pleased I had to say this I was extremely happy to see that my complaint and solutions were accepted with smiles and the situation was resolved quickly and I haven't had issues since. I can say Admin and teachers truly want your baby to be happy here and are willing to not only listen to your concerns and feedback but take action to correct things on their end. And yes, I'm a helicopter mom and it's very obvious and they don't judge (at least not to my face lol)

As a new parent having a COVID baby, I thought putting my little one in daycare would be beneficial…read morefor everyone. Hindsight is 20/20 and I wish I could take back all the time, patience and effort I put in to try and make it a good experience for her. This place not only has high turnover, high student to teacher ratio, it seems like it also sells you this false belief of superior education from the Montessori brand. So maybe you think that justifies a large monthly fee (nevermind their holidays and staff days), and well it's the best of the best it must be worth it. Wrong. Surely the staff must go through more than your typical cpr/first aid 24 hour training? No. Nothing special here. It's all branding. I tried being patient and understanding, but ultimately my reasons for pulling my child was her safety and well being. They don't have their furniture anchored on walls and so they have bookshelves in the middle of class. Well, you probably assumed some kid got hurt. Yep. Another kiddo pushed the bookcase on to my child, falling over on her fingers. Even after that they didn't want to prevent that from happening again because they technically didn't have to, is what they said, but it wasn't enough seeing a kid actually get hurt to make them think otherwise. I had to really complain to make them do something. Another incident was a child attacking my child outside and not responding to teachers telling them to stop. Did my kid's teacher see this incident? No. Another teacher did. They had the parents pick that kid up. Another time, I go to pick up my kid and once I buckle her in the car I notice she had a busted lip, and they didn't have me sign the usual incident report. Teacher didn't see it or even notice it. (You'll see this as a pattern.). The culmination was the same kid attacking my kid again, this time on her face, and did her teacher see it? No. Another teacher did. Let me mention that this incident would not have happened had they followed their own policy, (which is not having more than one classroom outside at a time) and had competent staff (there were 4 kids to 2 teachers in her class that day and it took a teacher from a different class to see it and stop it.) They had the parents come and cut the other kids nails but didn't separate them from my kid. All this goes without mentioning my kid constantly being sick and them doing a poor job cleaning and changing her diaper. I had spoken to the director and staff about my daughter's health condition, which requires frequent diaper changes or she is at risk of an infection that can affect her kidneys. One time I pick her up and she has a diaper full of poop. I complain. Within the same week, after picking her up, I get home to change her and notice particles of poop because they didn't clean her well. I send an email to all involved about it, but then my daughter had to be hospitalized because, you guessed it, she got an infection. Maybe you can take this knowledge and go to a daycare that's more affordable and will probably give you the same experience. At least your wallet will thank you. All I can say is now my daughter is thriving at home because she isn't getting hurt or sick. She is developing better because I actually interact with her, unlike a time when I saw on camera her teacher completely ignore her when an activity was set up, and no effort was made to bring my daughter over to learn. Do yourself, your sanity, and your wallet a favor and don't go here. Don't buy into all the influencer romanticizing Montessori aesthetics. All they do is say their script,"oh we apologize...we understand...", but there is no change. There is no striving to be better, to stay on the ball. Their words are empty of proactive action, or any action at all. The previous posts and pictures are dated, and those people aren't there anymore. So anything that was said before being nice is no longer applicable.

MSSA has been our home for 8 years and I can't recommend it enough! Our top-notch teachers have…read moreguided our girls through their Montessori experience and we have two empowered and passionate students who are prepared for future learning in any setting they choose. The music program is incredible, our athletic offerings are very broad for a school of our size, and our teachers are unmatched. Take a tour. You will be amazed!

From the owner: The Benefits of an Education at The Montessori School of San Antonio…read more The Montessori learning environment is organized around mixed-age groupings that provide rich peer stimulus and continuity in the learning process.Individual differences in learning style and pace are accommodated within the classroom. One-on-one teaching and group lessons, small and large, are some of the many components of instruction. The curriculum is organized to move from the simple to the complex. Each lesson is built on the previous one, thus promoting a more comprehensive understanding of ideas, concepts, and values. Though the lessons are given one at a time, each subject area crosses the curriculum, incorporating a variety of skills and academic concepts.

AVOID THIS PLACE. This place is an absolute joke. They will take all your money and intentionally…read morefigure out ways to take all your money. The Director of operations "Ms Paulina " seems to have hit her head, because in every single interaction she will intentionally ploy tactics for her own agenda rather than actually considering the parent and their child. As a parent, I would never send my child to a place where they run themselves like a business only seeking money. Ms. Paulina will try to control every conversation, talking over you and you as a paying parent will never be right unless you seek out HR. Even that was hard to do with her as she was trying to protect herself. I had to reach out to their sister schools to reach any progress in refund as I was removing my daughter from this establishment. My child came home several times talking about a boy who would hit her and other classmates. As I spoke with other parents they were also aware of this problematic child and staff would just shrug it off instead of removing the problematic child from the establishment.

This place advertises themselves very well, but you will start to notice the disconnect in…read morestaffing. They will act highly suspicious and rightfully so as they are running their establishment like a business. Cutting corners in your child's education, development and nutrition. They will take all your money and if you try questioning them you will not get anywhere as Ms Paulina will talk over you and thinks she knows everything. This establishment purposefully removes bad GOOGLE reviews and disabled the ability to leave a review. That's should speak volumes to how poorly they function.