I am so happy I found Hope Montessori in Tinley Park! It's offered a peaceful, nurturing and…read moreintellectually stimulating environment for my son. The school is true montessori and the children's house. My son is in his third year there, meaning he is doing his kindergarten year there; and my daughter started her first year this year. They are very different in their personalities and how they learn; yet, the school has been able to engage and stimulate both. They come home very happy. I love what I see in the classrooms and how far my son has come, from learning number recognition to division and multiplication! From learning letter sounds to reading!

My daughter had an IEP at public school but was stuck in a room with 7 boys and no other girls and…read moreshe was very unhappy. We tried homeschooling her for a while but that didn't work for her because she wouldn't listen to me as a teacher. We enrolled her at COMS and she immediately. Lived it and was happy, made friends and she has been doing well there. I highly recommend this school.

Council Oak Montessori provided a wonderful environment for my daughter to be free to be herself…read more Even though she was only there for her 6th-8th grade years (1.5 years that were during the pandemic), she had a wonderful community of teachers, staff, and friends that she will cherish forever. Additionally, during her post-pandemic learning, she received tremendous support and encouragement to rebuild her academic confidence. I wish we had found COMS sooner!

I can't say enough great things about Montessori of Frankfort! Miss Linda & Miss Suzy are amazing…read moreand sooo wonderful with my son. He comes home from school so happy and he literally can't wait to go back every day! We checked out a few schools but as soon as I walked through the doors, they made me feel comfortable and almost like at home!

Two of my children currently attend Montessori of Frankfort, and my third will start in the Fall. I…read morechose this school because I felt that the Montessori style would be good for our kids, and I really liked the family-type atmosphere at Frankfort. With my oldest daughter graduating from Montessori Kindergarten this year, I can say without hesitation that the curriculum, the teachers and the environment at Montessori have been instrumental in shaping the confident, intelligent, respectful little girl that she is today. I am continually amazed at how much they have learned - my Kindergartner reads at a 3rd grade level and my 4 year old reads at a 2nd grade level. The teachers genuinely care about the children and they do a fantastic job of nurturing each child's natural talents and strengths, as well as giving the them them the tools and confidence to develop their weaknesses.

Amazing staff and understanding of Montessori philosophy. Children thrive!…read moreLaren Montessori has been in operation for many years.

Great school, our son has done amazing since attending here. I recommended this school to any…read moreparent who wants their child to have manors, be respectful and smart.

Our son has been enrolled at the Montessori Academy for pre-school and a summer session. He has…read moreabsolutely thrived and learned so much; we are so happy with his experience here. Fast forward to our local kindergarten enrollment and he is extremely well equipped to tackle kindergarten. When most kids are just learning to put together words, he is already reading and writing. While YMMV, we have been very happy with our son's experience at the Montessori Academy. It is a small school with a low student to faculty ratio. There is a lot of individualized attention that I think is key component to the kids' successful learning experience.

From the owner: Montessori Academy Of NWI provides Montessori trained and certified teachers to teach toddler,…read morepreschool, kindergarten, and after school care to the Merrillville, In area.

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE at this specific location, My family is new to Mokena, and Ivy League was our…read morefirst choice. I was expecting staff members who are friendly and caring, equipped to meet the needs of all families including diverse families like my own. This was not the case!!!! My 4 year old received so many punitive responses from her Montessori teacher she hated the center and tried to run out often. She did not receive a warm welcome which would have went a very long way with a 4 year old little girl. Me being an educator myself expected to see teachers who had a genuine passion and disposition for working with energetic children, NOPE! I was actually pulled to the side by a staff member who informed me that the staff, including the k-4 teacher was "targeting my kids"!!! My 4 year old was suspended and a couple weeks later kicked out!!! Maybe IVY league is great for some, maybe many, BUT I don't think they are a good fit for any high energy, vicarious, "child of color" or minority child. It is apparent this location lacks experience working with Diverse families.

We had a party here and it was amazing!! Alicia, Justin, and Franca were so helpful with setup,…read morefacilitating games/dancing, cooperating with our food delivery, and just all around so kind and wonderful!! We opted for the upgrade with the popcorn machine and bounce house-both were a hit. All of our friends raved about how great and fun the party was. If you're looking for a place for kids to run and play this is it! We'd love to return next year for another party. Thanks again, Alicia, Justin, and Franca!!

Every year I'm surprised HMPK isn't maxed out and turning families away by the dozens. This year I…read morelooked online and realized we (the Hello parents) have done a terrible job of keeping current with reviews! And yes, Jennifer's tone is what it is. It's a family business, so that isn't going to change. But that feels like such a tiny part of my Hello experience- maybe a half dozen emails a year? The teachers do a great job communicating with parents but it isn't primarily on email. It's in person at pick up or drop off, it's notes home (sometimes handwritten!), it's three detailed parent-teacher conferences each year, and it's the option to visit on "take your family to school" days. If you are online desperately trying to read between the lines to figure out what will work for your family (I've been there!), set up a tour and meet Ms. Natalee. You won't regret it.

I truly love this school and Ms. Amanda and Natalie. I'm originally from Michigan and my support…read moresystem with my kids is ver little, both of these teachers stepped in and help me with my son. They would open the school early and stay late to help me with my work schedule. My son started this school when he was only 4 and after 3months of attending Hello, he knew his colors, letters and number. When he graduated from kindergarten, he knew his letters numbers, shapes, continents ,sight words, and could read. My daughter will be attending the school this Winter when she turns 3 and I can't wait to be back with Hello. I truly recommend this school.

The best Montessori in the area. They have the most kind and caring teachers. I love sending my son…read morehere, and when it's time for him to go somewhere else I will truly be so sad. Mrs, Maria and Mrs, Alejandra are absolutely wonderful, they are so helpful and I appreciate them both so much. My son has been diagnosed with Autism, and while I am on the waitlist for many nearby aba centers the team is able and willing to still accommodate my son. I am so glad I stumbled upon this place. I would recommend this place to anyone!

If I could give a rating of 0 stars I would! That option is not allowed, so 1 star it is. My…read moregirlfriend gave verbal consent over 6 months ago for me to be able to pick up her now 4 year old daughter from "Children of the Earth". She asked that I be put on the pick up list. Thinking that everything was fine, I attempted to pick up the child on 3/15/2022 but not before calling first to make sure she was even there because she had spent a few days with her "grandmother". My girlfriend has full custody of her daughter and they both live with me. Grandma feels like I'm taking away her time with the child and has had many conflicting arguments with me in the past for no legitimate reason. Ms. Alejandra answered my call stating that the child was in fact at school and that she would be calling the grandmother to inform her that I called. I politely stated that there's no need for that since the biological mother is the one who told me to pick her up. Ms. Alejandra then stated that she had a lengthy conversation the day before with the grandmother and that everything must be reported to her in regards to the child. I asked her if there was an order by a judge giving her this power and that's when Ms. Alejandra said I was giving attitude and that she would be calling the police. I asked what crime did she suspect me of committing to even mention the police and she hung up on me. I proceeded to the school to pick up the child like the biological mother had told me to do so. I recorded my vehicle entering the parking lot, as well as myself entering the school. Ms. Alejandra was very rude and told me I had to exit the building and that she had called the police. After exiting the building I stopped recording and proceeded to call the police as well. I began recording once police personnel arrived. She insisted on speaking to the officer before me. I explained to the officer that the school was given verbal consent by the biological mother of the child months ago stating I could drop the child off and pick her up. I never had an issues until this day. Ms. Alejandra did say that the biological mother did give verbal consent before. I asked when was it revoked and by whom. No answer. Of course the grandmother and her new husband arrived on scene and immediately removed the child from the school and put her inside one of their vehicles since they decided to drive in separate vehicles. The husband was getting very nasty with me saying that he wants me to give him the child's belongings and that why was I even trying to pick up the child from the school because she's not biologically mine. The grandmother then went up to the officer stating that she's on the pick up list ONLY and that I was not allowed to pick up the child. Ms. Alejandra came back up to the officer with a book showing him some sort of document that didn't have my name on it to pick up the child. Apparently they never added me as a person who could pick up this child, even though I had already been doing so for over 6 months with no issues! The grandmother was yelling at me to shut up and telling me I was a nobody, and was just very verbally abusive. The husband of the grandmother got really close to me wanting to cause physical harm to where the officer had to ask him to step away from where I was standing. And yet that's the type of person this school was willing to allow this child to leave with? I had not said one bad word to these people nor did I ever raise my voice. Videos will be uploaded to YouTube!