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    Pinnacle Montessori of Castle Hills

    Pinnacle Montessori of Castle Hills

    5.0(3 reviews)
    1.3 mi
    Certified professionals
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    Im beyond happy with the school, it hasn't even been 2 months and she's learned so much, they have…read morecámaras that the parents can access to and it just gives so much peace of mind because you can just watch your kid at any time, I couldn't be more grateful with Ms Zapphire for providing daily pictures of my daughter's milestones and having my daughter come home and telling me how much she loves her teacher and her friends it's just wonderful. The front office and director's always so nice and enthusiastic. This school is definitely "The Dream School"

    My toddler have been here almost a year now, and I'm just in love with this place . The teachers…read morecare so much about the kids and it shows! We live pretty far but the fact that they have cameras and we would be able to watch our first kid while we at work Made us come and tour this place and in the second we entered with Miss Danielle We knew that our baby will be save and well loved here while we're . at work Have to mention miss Sarah our daughters teacher and say how amazing she is, her Communication with the parents is wonderful, she keeps us updated in everything Our baby girl do and learn every day and that helps us A lot . We noticed how happy Our daughter is to come to school and how much fun she have there, she learns so much and come home a little different every day . It's not easy to leave your child for hours every day with someone you don't know but here we just felt she's in good hand, and for me that's everything.

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    Pinnacle Montessori of Frisco

    Pinnacle Montessori of Frisco

    4.3(17 reviews)
    5.3 mi
    Certified professionals
    Women-owned & operated

    I am very disappointed with my experience with this school. I do have a couple of other friends who…read morehave a total of four different children here, their experiences were much more pleasant than mine. As in any school or establishment individual experience is going to be different, depending upon the teacher in classroom in with your child is placed. I picked my child up today only to hear her screaming at him through the door. I arrived early to pick him up. As I approached the classroom door I heard her yelling at him to go to sleep calling him a baby and telling him he needs to go to the baby room since he won't sleep. My son was crying telling her he didn't want to go to the baby room saying "I'm a big boy". This was not a stern or firm teacher voice, this was screaming and berating my son in front of his classmates during their nap time. My son should not have had to go through that, the other children in the class should not have had to hear that. As a former teacher myself this is NO WAY in which to speak to a child, especially for not napping. This "teacher" does not deserve the title and should not be working with children. Once she came to the door, her tone completely changed, she became extremely soft spoken and sweet. The hypocrisy was ridiculous. I mentioned the experience to the front staff as the director of the school was not there. They apologized.

    If you read the one-star reviews, you'll notice a common theme: poor treatment of children. As…read moreparents, we diligently research daycares and carefully place our children at a childcare facility where we think that they will be loved and cared for. As such, I decided to write about my child's experience because I would never want any parent to experience the pain and frustration that my husband and I experienced. Our child attended Pinnacle Montessori of Frisco from three months old until our child was 16 months. The month before we withdrew our child, we expressed our concerns to the director regarding whether they were communicating our child's medical information to every person who cared for our child, as well as our frustration regarding the fact that, for two days in a row, two different jackets were unable to be located when we picked up our child. After this complaint, our child started receiving negative behavior comments frequently. To put things into context, our child received their first negative report ever on the same day that we notified the teacher of the missing jacket (i.e., the day before our complaint). Thereafter, our child typically received several negative reports each WEEK. Our child was 15 months old at the time. We met with our child's primary teacher to discuss our concerns regarding the frequency and the nature of the negative reports. We were told that the reports weren't meant to suggest that our child was doing something bad, they were more so to let parents know how their child's day went. A few days after this meeting, the director stopped me on my way out the door after dropping my child off and informed me that if my 15-month-old child continued to receive negative reports for the next three months, then maybe my child is communicating that Montessori is not for them. I took this as a thinly-veiled threat to kick my 15-month-old child out based on frequent "negative" reports that coincidentally started occurring after my complaint. Of course, this direct contradiction regarding the intention behind the reports resulted in us having a meeting with the director and the teacher. At the meeting, the director informed my husband and me that we were "too sensitive" and that she had no reason to have a problem with our child because we pay on time each month, and the teachers have never had a problem with us. This was jarring to us because no childcare facility should differ the level of care and treatment that they provide to a child based upon the child's parents' ability to pay on time. After this meeting, things went from bad to worse. Our child came home with a diaper rash that was so severe that it required a medical prescription and for our child to stay home an entire week. We sent our child to this facility for only three more days after the diaper rash healed. On the third day, our child was sent home without a shirt on. When we asked the front desk why our child's shirt was not on our child's body, they informed us that our child spilled water on the shirt, and they didn't have a backup shirt. They did not even bother to notify us to let us know our child needed a shirt. Had they cared enough for our child to notify us, we could have immediately resolved the issue that day. Needless to say, that was our child's last day. I hope any parent of a prospective attendee finds my review helpful. For any parent whose child still attends this facility, you may want to pay close attention to how your child is being treated, especially if (i) you don't pay on time or (ii) you have ever complained to the staff/director.

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    Starwood Academy of Frisco

    Starwood Academy of Frisco

    5.0(5 reviews)
    3.2 mi

    We started our daughter at Starwood in the Toddler Program right when she turned 18 months and we…read morecouldn't be happier about our decision. The teachers and staff are amazing. So caring, kind and invested in our daughter and her well being. I can't say enough about the two guides in her classroom as well and how nurturing they are and dedicated to her development. I couldn't trust them more! We get regular updates via the story park app on her progress and they are quick to respond if I ever reach out with a question. We are so impressed with her development over the past 3 months. Her vocabulary has skyrocketed as well as her independence at home. The school has so many events parents can participate in and really feel a part of the Montessori journey alongside the student. We immediately felt welcomed and a part of this amazing Starwood Community!

    My son was in the toddler program and is now in the Primary program. As far as we're concerned,…read morehe'll go here through 8th grade. It's a second home for him, where the adults are warm but highly professional and reliable. My son has learned how to care for his environment, for his peers, he's learned how to bake, set a table, share a meal. The faculty is communicative and our son feels so loved by not just his peers and teacher, but everyone there. The school events are always enjoyable and educational. The campus is beautiful and adheres to Montessori above and beyond the 4 other Montessori schools in the area I toured, interviewed, and considered. We trust Starwood wholeheartedly with our son's safety, well-being and education because after 4 years, we absolutely know we can.

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    Primrose School of Plano at Deerfield

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    5.0(14 reviews)
    7.0 mi

    Our daughter Ishanvi has been going to Primrose School at Deerfield since November 2022 when she…read morejust turned 4. It was a lengthy process in choosing her first school and we are very pleased to have chosen Primrose. The school and the staff have been playing a significant role in the development and growth of our daughter. Over time since she joined, Isha loved going to school. Apart from the outstanding curriculum, numerous other activities like Christmas celebrations, Easter Egg Hunt, the annual graduation ceremony, etc., have piqued Isha's interest and made her appreciate the time she is spending in school. It is to be noted that the staff put in a lot of time, effort and energy into the execution of the aforementioned events that they end up being really grand, rich and thoroughly memorable experiences for students and parents alike. The school has also ensured that they strictly meet the dietary requirements of each child. The staff also do a commendable job in communicating with us about the child's daily activities, upcoming events, payment reminders and accommodating many other requests we've made. It has been a breeze communicating with Ms. Corrine, especially, and she has always been prompt, quick and always helpful in her response. Our special mention goes to Ms. Alissa. Ever since Ms. Alissa became the class teacher for Pre-K-2, Isha wasn't just happy but was excited to go to school. We, as parents, could clearly see that Ms. Alissa genuinely cared about the kids in the class, made them all feel inclusive, provided individual care to each one of them and actually wanted them to be happy & comfortable. The very manner she greets the kids in the morning not only brightens their days but ours as well. As we drop off our daughter and drive away in the morning, we feel relieved and at peace knowing that Ms. Alissa is there to take care of our daughter. We also want to thank Ms. Margie (who in Isha's words is a very sweet teacher), Ms. Shilpi, Mr. Alan (whose high-fives instantly cheer up Isha in the morning), Ms. Suzanne and Ms. Heather.

    We've been with this Primrose school since our son was 5 months old (he's about to turn 3), and we…read moreare so happy to be part of the Primrose family! It is such a happy, safe, loving environment where you can see how much the teachers and staff care about the kiddos. We have loved all of his teachers so much, but more importantly so does our kiddo! He gets the biggest grin going to them each morning, and there's no bigger comfort in the world than knowing you're leaving your kid in the best hands. He has also learned and developed so much during his time here. And as a parent, I've been impressed with just how much he's blossomed as he moves up to each new class.

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    American Montessori Campus

    American Montessori Campus

    4.3(38 reviews)
    4.6 mi

    Thieves. Should be called Un-American Montessori Campus. I…read moregave a 30 Day notice of taking our daughter out of school ghosted me when I asked about deposit. Always check whatever they are trying to bill you. *If you have or know people here, do everyone a favor and take them somewhere else. * Do NOT BELIEVE OTHER FAKE REVIEWS, If it's someone who's left only 1 or 2 reviews with 5 stars, fake. Zarha is the Owner, and avoids dealing with you by hiding behind other employees. We talked about bringing our daughter back after our time away, but all that notion went away when she decided to ghost me when I inquired about moving some of my days from the 1 week paid when my daughter was getting sick and only attended 2&1/2 days out of the 5. Not even a courtesy. So then forget it i'll eat those costs[mind you this is after pay this school since last year and paying for that extra week before leaving], our daughter was feeling some what okay by friday, so she went in, and we agreed to finish our time by tuesday, but we agreed on a weekly rate, which she did not honor for our last 2 days. SO fed up with sleazy people like this, it's these little things that really pisses you off. This type of bold robbery reflects a good chance this isn't the first time doing this. 1. Refuses to return deposit after given 30 day notice as stated on their policy, I told them I have some military training coming up. 2. They ghosted me on emails and calls when asking about deposit. 3. They wanted to charge me for bring our child on time to class. In their guideline the wrote, drop of is 8:20-8:30 it also said to bring your kids to school on time. I HAD TO HIGHLIGHT IT IN HER OWN HANDBOOK TO SHOW HER, she wanted to pinch more money out of us. one of them even says 8:27, school starts at 8:30 she wanted to bill us for bring her "EARLY". Why did she not tell you all this but wait till 2 months later to bill you? Yeah, we can all imagine her motives. 9/15 for a drop off at 7:17, yeah right, my daughter wasn't even awake then. I'd like to see this fake made up number show up on video. 9/23 wanted to charge us 10x her usual "Early fee". Good thing my wife asked for a breakdown. 1 mistake I can understand maybe even 2, but seriously this is Criminal, I've seem more honest inmates working for the sheriff county Jail than this. Want to train your family to be on on time and honest? Stay far away from here. I've contacted the Texas Attorney General & BBB, stealing from children are the worst kind of people.

    CONSTANT FRUSTRATION, LACK OF CONCERN, AND HOSTILITY…read more My son has been attending for only 5 months. It's been a difficult experience, which started immediately after we enrolled. Our son is no longer attending, and we never enrolled our younger son. Recently relocated, we did not want to further disturb our son's schooling by moving again. We tried to make the best of the situation, however, we were met with constant frustration, lack of concern, and hostility. There was constant frustration due to the admin's inability to provide accurate information, and having difficulty remembering important conversations. For example, we were told class cameras would be set up during our tour to watch our son on occasion. After 4 months of asking I finally PRESSED and was told "we never said we'd fix the camera." My husband goes in, and miraculously the cameras are fixed the next day. I was told lunch was healthy, at the very least no canned food, and like any Montessori school, no candy/sweets (they give as a snack many days). I asked for a picture of the food to ensure all was well, after asking for a very long time, pictures clearly show canned food. I asked the admin to highlight meals that will have canned food to pack those days (she said no canned food at first, then said some...). She hands back every meal highlighted. Just seems like more care could be given. The lack of care was further shown when our son was hit/scratched by another student (other student's fault). First, they verbally told me an inaccurate account of what happened (my son explained). The teacher did not even know what day it happened. Because of that, I had to ask for an incident report (you should always have one when your child is injured). I got back a few words in the report, so I asked for a more detailed report (to handle any future issues). The request was met with almost physical hostility when I simply asked to review the final report one last time. Needless to say, it was the final straw. In the least, I certainly recommend asking very detailed questions and documenting all communications.

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