I have been thinking and giving some thoughts. At first this school was good I saw my daughter…read morelearning and improving in her development, educational wise. My daughter she's 3 year old she's being assets at the Artesia preschool development center and got her iep. She has been working with harbor regional center. She didn't qualify for the school so instead she's being put on the waiting list at the state preschool. At that time I was looking around to see what's best for her since she needs extra help in everything. She's delayed in a lot of things especially in speech wise. I found Lakewood Montessori had a tour with miss Jazmin at first she's good then she got offended that I texted too much about my daughter concern. She sent pictures to me which I like about my daughter doing. I reply back and said she knows how. :) she keep saying I text to much. Then my daughter kept getting sick so I inform them. Then she complain I text too much and worry too much. (Well no shit she's my child and she got Covid) Then last week she texted my husband because he came to the school with me to pick my daughter up. She then talk shit to my husband and said I need to stop worry and concern. Well of course my daughter has a delay learning and doesn't know how to feed herself and do a lot of things herself. You're a professional teacher but not professional enough to teach kids that need the extra help. She told me use the pictures I sent to see if my daughter knows the name of her friends. Well I did that she don't know the names of her friends. They're very expensive potty training I paid $150 and they're not doing anything at all. The school itself cost around $1100. Plus material fees and pizza party. Omg they even charge for pizza LOLOL I don't think I will be taking my daughter here anymore as you can see. Is already drama miss Jazmin causing drama to my family while my husband is busy working and she act like he cares. At a public school if the parents is concerned about their child education the teachers are more professional when a parent is asking question. This school is not professional enough every time I asked both Ms Jazmin and Ms erash they tell me not to worry and my daughter is fine. I also asked them what she learn today because my daughter is still speech delay. They don't tell me. Save the trouble if you want better education and teacher for your child, especially kids that need more help this school is not it. Parents can't even ask questions they get annoyed. public school abc school district is totally different. Edit: thank you for giving the refund back to us but my review still stands because this school is not specialized enough to kids who needs the special help. They might have over 25 years of experienced but not experienced enough in other criteria. Thank you for teaching my daughter for about one month she did learn a lot until I wanted to see how's she doing everyday. My parents when I was in school, they also asked the teachers how her child was doing. It's normal to ask and concern. And this school does not potty train they will charge $150 but they won't potty trained your kids.

Words won't be enough to describe what an amazing Montessori this is for my son. He has shown…read moretremendous progress in his vocabulary and social skills ever since he joined here. Miss Jasmine and Miss Eresh are excellent teachers. I am truly grateful for their contribution towards caring for my son.

Ms Nishala and Ms Jocie have been phenomenal caretakers for our toddler. We were nervous sending…read moreour kiddo to daycare but upon meeting the teachers here our son was immediately comfortable. The quality of care here is great! Facility is in the back of a residential home and it is spotless. We get detailed reports on our kid's day including diet and bathroom habits. The teachers are very hands-on with the kids. They prepare hot lunch and snacks too. Playpen also puts on great holiday celebrations and cute photo ops. I think this is an excellent place for kids to learn and grow.

Our daughter loves going to "school" as she calls it. She loves playing with her friends and is…read morelearning a lot including how to fold, write her numbers and letters.

Hands down one of the best decisions we have ever made in our childs learning career. This school…read moregoes above and beyond in teaching their students how to read and write. My three yr old was already writting her name and sounding out words. By age 4 she was reading and counting to 100+. I would recommend this school to anyone looking to jump start their childs academic career.

This review is long overdue. My daughter attended honeycomb for a little over a year before we…read moremoved out of state. She still talks about her teachers and friends she made there. She learned so much! Numbers, letters --she is far above her age thanks to the teaching there. I The teachers are so caring and they truly love the children. My little girl would always come home with her hair in cute braids or pig tails. It was so sweet they would do her hair because I was always rushed to get out the door lol. My girl was so sad when we left, she said I'm going to miss Miss Tammy and Miss Ashwini. They often would bring the children gifts for holidays and made sure every event was so special. Honeycomb will always hold a special place in my heart. Miss them all so much!!

We initially heard World of Learning of Montessori through my son's schoolmates mom…read more We went ahead & visited the place, met Ms. Prema, she gave us a good amount of information regarding the after-school program. The reason we had to transfer our son from his previous program was there was no actual program, it was all play, no foundation for learning, & he just ends up exhausted from the 'play-time' that he was getting. We transitioned him without hesitation & with the help of Ms. Prema & her staff, they saw the potential & weakness of my son, they started him with an individualized plan to make him a better student. He has progressed dramatically since he begun with Reading, Math, Homework, & advanced study to prepare him better. They are very patient & always communicate with us in every step of the way. School year just ended, my sons teacher saw the tremendous improvement over-all with his skills & his learning habits, and we give a big portion of credit to Ms. Prema & her team! We are grateful & satisfied with the patience, hard-work, & dedication of her team! Also, one of the positive side is they offer to pick-up your child from school to the montessori, which is a huge plus so we don't have to worry about getting to one place to the other. We highly recommend this place as it gives children a good balance of learning, study, play, & improvement of the child over all.

Ms Prema has been teaching little kids for many many years. She finally opened her own school and…read moremy son has been with her since 2015. He was there for daycare, preK and kindergarten. He learned phonics, read small and large words through phonics, wrote his numbers 1-100 since 4. She truly loves what she does and has helped many kids learn to their potential. She sees all kids as great sponges. After school care for homework is excellent and has helped my son stay in track. Ms Prema along with the rest of her staff is so caring and truly as asset to the community and a blessing to our family.

Our daughter has been at Northstar since October and she loves it! She looks forward to it each…read moremorning, and she is learning so much.

Ms. Subha was so gracious for accepting my daughter April as an additional student at her daycare…read more We had an initial meeting in the afternoon to see if April was a good fit for the daycare and the minute we walked through the door she pushed away from me to get down onto the play mat to start playing with the toys. My husband and I knew our daughter was in good hands. We have been with NSM for five months now and April screams in excitement every morning we walk up to Ms. Subha's door. She is barely 1.5 years old and can recognize numbers, letters, and she knows how to sign. She also sleeps and eats well and comes home tuckered out from a day packed with play. Thank you to Ms. Subha for the wonderful experience and we would easily recommend NSM to everyone in Lakewood for your superb quality of care!

As parents of twins, finding the right preschool felt overwhelming. We wanted a place where both of…read moreour children would feel safe, happy, and encouraged to learn, even though they have completely different personalities. After a lot of research, we chose Prodigy Montessori Cypress, and it has been one of the best decisions we've made. Our twins started when they were just 18 months old, and it's been amazing watching them grow over the past few years. One thing that immediately stood out was how welcoming everyone was. Ms. Priya and the teachers took the time to get to know both of our kids individually instead of treating them as "the twins." They quickly learned what each child enjoyed, where they needed encouragement, and how to help them build confidence. As a parent, that meant a lot. Before enrolling, we read the reviews online, including some of the negative ones, so we were naturally a little cautious. Thankfully, our experience has been completely different. We've always found Ms. Priya to be approachable, responsive, and genuinely invested in the children and their families. The teachers have always been warm, patient, and easy to talk to, and communication has been consistent whenever we've had questions. What really gives us confidence is seeing how excited our kids are to go to school every morning. They come home talking about their friends, the activities they did, songs they learned, and little things that make us smile. Over time we've watched them become more independent, more confident, and much more social. We also appreciate that the classrooms are clean, organized, and calm. You can tell the teachers put a lot of thought into creating an environment where children can learn while still enjoying being kids. If you're reading reviews because you're trying to decide where to send your child, I completely understand--we did the exact same thing. From our family's experience, Prodigy Montessori Cypress has been a caring, nurturing place where our children have truly flourished. We're incredibly thankful to Ms. Priya and the entire Prodigy Montessori team for everything they've done for our family, and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend the school to other parents.

STAY AWAY - This review is about the school administration/ownership, not the teachers or staff…read more This place has completely fallen apart under the new administration. If you're considering this Montessori school, run the other way -- especially if you're expecting something remotely resembling Montessori philosophy. The owner (Priya) herself admitted, "This isn't a real Montessori school. It's just the name." That sums it up: pure false advertising. Let me be clear: the teachers we interacted with were lovely and hardworking -- when they were still around. But thanks to horrible management, staff morale is rock bottom, and the teacher turnover is insane. We saw incredible educators come and go faster than you can blink. Most of the original team was fired, including the PE teacher, who was replaced by... a TV playing exercise videos for toddlers. I'm not joking. They've raised tuition, added charges for early and late drop-offs (so yes, they charge you for "not" taking care of your kid), and what do you get in return? A mess. Want to participate in Thanksgiving or cultural celebrations? Great -- you'll be told to bring the food, but then you're not allowed to join the kids. Just drop off your dish and go. Our child was held back in the younger classroom due to "staffing issues" even though developmentally ready to move up. We were told the academic teaching will be the same there wasn't enough room in the upper class. And the favoritism is real. At graduation, they refused to let our child walk with their peers even though she had reached the right age and was transitioning to TK. Meanwhile, a younger child (yes, younger than ours) was allowed to graduate and walk -- because clearly, they pick and choose who gets what experience based on who they like. Absolutely heartbreaking and unfair. Communication with the administration is a joke. They scheduled a parent-teacher conference, and when we showed up -- no one was there. Not even an apology. They never answer calls, and if you try to reach Priya, good luck -- we had to physically show up to the school multiple times just to talk to her. Then there's the sunblock incident. They failed to apply our child's labeled sunblock and when we raised concern, they said we never brought any. We showed up and -- surprise! -- the bottle with our child's name was sitting right there. I was even called a "bad mom" by the administrator for dropping my child off late. What kind of professional school says that to a parent? The worst part: our child had an accident at school -- fell and cut her lip. We were told there was "no blood." At pickup, there was clearly dried blood. Took her to the ER and found out she had a 1cm cut that could've needed stitches. We were never given an incident report, just vague phone calls with no documentation. Completely unacceptable and dangerous. When we gave notice, they refused to return our deposit -- said we needed to "prove we paid it," even though paying the deposit was a requirement to enroll. Complete scam behavior. They also refused to disable our auto-payment on the Brightwheel app during our final month. Priya told us to "reach out to the app," but Brightwheel clearly told us that only the school has the authority to remove the charge. They just didn't want to do it. The graduation ceremony itself? A joke. No refreshments for families (unlike the year before), and they invited a guest speaker wearing inappropriate, revealing clothing to speak to the whole school full of toddlers, preschoolers and parents. Completely tone-deaf and unprofessional. We deeply regret sending our child here. It's not the same school it used to be. The leadership has turned it into a chaotic, unprofessional, unsafe, and unkind environment -- and the kids are paying the price. Again: this review is directed at the school's ownership and administration, not the exhausted and underappreciated teachers doing their best despite a toxic situation.

I have taken my time to write this review until after my daughter left the school because of course…read moreI wanted to get a more bird eye view. With that in mind, I wanna say I am deeply grateful for this school. They have great systems in place with low ratio and really teach the little ones a lot while they're there. I can solidly say that at two years old my daughter can count from one to 20 and sing the whole alphabet along with about 15 different nursery, rhymes and stack blocks and has very advanced fine motor and motor skills because of the school. I'm a licensed OT and always felt safe with and confident in staff. Mrs. Nali, Mrs Dhammika, and Mrs Nayana are well educated in this age group, patient, and loving. All of the staff are truly wonderful. We went from infant, to wobbler, to toddler and transitioned very well. I don't know the frequency but every time my child which class they gave me a comprehensive developmental checklist to tell me what my child was doing or wasn't doing that was on track for proper development or not and that is huge. When you're a busy parent and don't always notice some of the things that Are typical or atypical to have some professional eyes to help you understand where your child is developmentally is huge. They are CPR trained and do a great job with making sure they're fed and changed consistently. My baby never came home hungry or never was crying when I picked her up and never got diaper rash there. If you choose to be part of the little app, you will get photos of your child. Once every couple weeks in the classroom is playing with the other children. They also send little videos and they do little Halloween parades and classroom parties. The Christmas parade is precious too! The focus of MONTESSORI is self-sufficiency which as an occupational therapist I really love. She would come home and if she spilled something, she would run right away to try to clean it up. She very much wanted to learn how to do things on her own and she knew how to threw away her own trash, which was not something I taught her at home necessarily lol It truly is adorable and prepares your baby for a successful road ahead with school and life beyond. My only thing I would change is having carpet or soft floor in the infant room vs hard floors. Other than that, everything really is done perfectly, and they have a lovely little outdoor space that they take them to a few times a day where they can ride bikes and do the slide and all of that. Learning how to operate in a group and look at what the rest of the group is doing and follow along is a critical life skill, and my baby has transitioned to preschool seamlessly because of her experience at this other school. In fact, one of her current teachers used to work at Wee care as well and has positive things to say.

We are eternally grateful to Wee Care's wonderful staff and teachers! Our son has learned so much…read morein such a short time and we are truly impressed with all the skills he has gained - social, language, art, motor, and more! A true reflection of Wee Care's dedication, and nourishing environment. Every single teacher our son had during his time at Wee Care truly helped prepare him for the future and have allowed him to have such a great head start. We leave this review with so much love and appreciation for Ms. Dhammika, Nali, Maria, Mary, Dima, Alondra, Derrika, Melanie and the rest of their teachers!

Marina was the best decision for our little one. It was the first school that we looked at. We…read morechecked out a few other schools but this one felt right and my child instantly took to Ms. Candy who runs the school. Price: the price is competitive for private if not better than some schools for the type of flexibility & environment they provide. Schedule Options: I like the options offered. I appreciate their flexibility. I didn't see a lot of flexibility with the other places we looked at. This was important for our family. First Day: The first day of school can always be scary and nerve racking. My child is very nervous normally, but felt very welcomed here and ran right inside to participate in story time. Didn't even look back to say bye. I was surprised and happy to see that. It brought us immediate comfort. Class Structure/Communication: I like the type of structure they have. It's not rigid but still organized and routine. The teachers keep you in the loop and inform you of any issues or concerns during pick up or by the class dojo app. They will even give you updates and pictures of their playtime which I love! It's a decent class size. The kids learn a lot of fun things and interact with each other really well. You can tell most of the parents are very caring. There wasn't any drama or pretentious attitudes (that I was aware of) while we were there. We were even able to communicate with other parents on the app. So we made more connections outside of the school. Teachers: Ms. Brittney is great! Very patient and on top of everything. I really appreciate her communication and commitment to the kids. The other teachers we interacted with are also very kind and supportive. The teacher group is very diverse. They all have a calm vibe and I never worried about my child's well-being. They seem to pay attention and appreciate the kids differences which was nice to see. My child will forsure miss Ms. Samantha, Leann & Elizabeth. Activities/events: They offer extracurricular activities during school at reasonable prices which is nice if you want your child exposed but don't have time after school. They also have cute gatherings for the kids during the school day that parents can come participate in during holidays. Cons: My only real con is that my child was always full of sand by pick up lol. I got over it though. I had to remind myself that it's important for sensory play. My child talks non-stop about all the fun things they made while on the playground in the sand. I just decided to rotate the same few outfits to avoid messing up shoes & clothes. The obvious I know lol. Thank you Ms Candy & Brittney for the environment you provided! We are grateful for the experience. We are sad to go but I know my child enjoys learning and school because of Marina

I would highly recommend Marina Montessori School. Our daughter attended the school starting at the…read moreage of 2, through TK. The teachers, learning environment and enrichment programs have encouraged our daughter to flourish! The staff is very friendly and have great communication! Our daughter would race into the school daily. She really enjoyed her time there. She entered kindergarten socially and academically prepared, above grade level. Marina Montessori is one of Long Beach's top notch schools!