This preschool is amazing! Play-based curriculum that is supported by knowledgeable, warm, and…read morecaring teachers. My daughter has loved going to this school for the last couple of years. I know that she is in great hands because of the love and support the teachers and staff provide to families. Would highly recommend this preschool to any families in the Westlake village area!

Amazing school full of quality educational opportunities and active play all taking place in a…read moreloving and safe environment. My child loves it here and has flourished socially and has learned so many skills and about various curriculum based topics. I highly recommend

We have three kids and we have been enrolled in 5 Preschools here in Ventura County. Montessori…read moreOne was our last preschool and the best of the bunch. The advantage at this school compared to our previous experiences is the teaching. They have a group of Educators that are emotionally invested in the well being of your children. Ms. Bianca. Ms. Mary. Ms. Janiya were the three I interacted with the most but Ms. Amal was also always in the background leading. To watch them teach and nurture our son was eye opening. Reasonably priced and you can add on Spanish/tennis/amazing athletes if so inclined. Tour the facility- You will be happy you did!

Amazing school! The teachers are extremely caring and some have been there for over 20 years. This…read moreis a great school!

Rude disorganized and do not care abt the children. I called 6 times trying to get a call back re…read morefall enrollment. Got one returned call (left my email multiple times, they could have emailed) then when I called and finally got someone she was rude and short and did NOT WANT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Over the phone. I asked a few quick ones and she said "can I call you back it's dropped" meanwhile we had been on the phone a few minutes already. She then said oh we played phone tag I'm like ummmm you called me once. We made an apt to tour the school but I didn't even go because I just didn't feel good about it. They never called or emailed to confirm- def don't care and the students. I did hear this from ppl and that their staff turnover is very bad and not surprising from my experience. Def not a "Montessori" feel and do not recommend. Rude!

We are beyond grateful for finding this Montessori! Our son started Montessori of Malibu canyon at…read moreage two and he is going to graduate and move on to kindergarten in the fall. Truly the most amazing experience for him and us. We are so sad to say goodbye. The teachers are all wonderful, loving and highly focused on education. Our son has thrived throughout the years and we can't recommend this school enough.

Cornerstone has exceeded every expectation I had for a preschool setting!…read more The director, Ms. Melisa, and Ms. Liz in the office are amazing. There is constant communication and I never feel left in the dark. All the teachers are so welcoming and sweet. My son's fine motor and social skills have blossomed since he's been here! He loves all the sensory play they do and how often they're outside. You can tell the school is run off love and people who genuinely enjoy working and being around children. Please just send your child there already! You will not be disappointed!

My Grandchildren went to Cornerstone, they had a wonderful experience there ! The teachers are well…read moreeducated, kind and patient. You can tell that love their job and the students. T. Cioletti.

Heaven! This is the only place in the world I would ever…read moresend my boys. Ms.Emily is a treasure sent from heaven. She is the most dedicated and devoted teacher. The environment is absolutely perfect for children to be in nature. My son is doing Kindergarten there. He is not chained to a desk 5 hrs a day instead he gets to choose what he would like to learn about everyday. She loves the kids like they are her own. My 2 year old also attends and he is tough. She is the baby whisperer. She can talk him out of a fit it seconds. Not only are they learning to be wonderful humans but I am learning how to be a better parent. She is so hands-on with the parents it's incredible. She helped me turn my five-year-old from controlling and demanding into A kind loving sharing passionate patient young boy. I read the bad reviews on here and they make me want to cry because they are so incredibly off-base and offputting. None of those words are true! None! All you have to do is come see for yourself. Take a tour. Visit with your children. Just talking to her will show you how wrong and awful those reviews were. Out of the five preschools I talked to and toured before hers she is the only one that asked me about my son's cochlear implant's. Every other principal just said OK and continued on like it was nothing. She asked me to talk about it and what I needed and what he needed. She cares! I feel so Fortunate to have found blue house and Emily. Thank you!

Do you have a sensitive little soul at home you're anxious to find the perfect preschool fit for?…read moreLet me tell you about our experience with a truly special place. My kiddo was not quite 2 and I wanted to find him a preschool where he felt really comfortable before I gave birth to his younger brother, so that he wouldn't feel the weight of TWO huge life changes all at the same time. He was also still in diapers and was basically not speaking yet (he was in speech therapy through Tri-Counties) so I wanted to find a place that could work with all of that. Last but certainly not least, he was NOT used to being away from his caregivers (parents or grandma) when we found Blue House. As soon as we set foot on the Blue House campus I knew it was the right place. It's a home-based preschool with a huge outdoor space (even including a nature trail) and lovely indoor space with tons of Montessori work and other things for the kids to work on, and the fact that it's not a huge, overwhelming number of kids (and a great teacher-to-student ratio) made my little one immediately feel comfortable there. The all-ages environment was also a huge draw; seeing kids ages 2 to 6 playing together was so appealing. All the kids were so gentle and kind, I thought to myself, I wouldn't mind ONE BIT if my kiddo learns from them! The director, Emily, has her doctorate in educational psychology from USC and YEARS of experience with both teaching and parenting. She immediately made us feel comfortable with her wisdom and knowledge and the way we saw her working with the students. We loved the other teachers as well! Emily is supportive of lots of regular visits until a child feels comfortable there before their first drop-off, which was HUGE for us. By the time we got to the last visit, which was the first time my mom left my kiddo there for an hour instead of staying with him for their visit, he LOVED it there. He did cry a little, but was quickly comforted by Emily and the other teachers and had a great rest of his visit that day. Since then - he has NOT ONCE, including on his very first day of full school, when he was barely over 2 years old, cried or been upset about going there. He LOVES Blue House and is always excited about getting there. My kiddo started with just 2 days a week going from 9-12. As he got more comfortable, older, and dropped his nap eventually, he now, at age 4, goes 4 days a week for the full day, which is 9-2 (during the regular school year there is a 15-minute "grace period" on either end). It was a very gradual, easy, comfortable transition to ramp up to this point and Emily was fine with us doing it at the pace that was right for us. (There is also a summer program which is incredibly helpful if you want your kiddo occupied the whole year, but to still maintain consistency with their routine the whole time.) I truly believe being at school with kids of varied ages and his supportive teachers, who always made sure to make him feel understood and feel he was able to successfully communicate with them, helped just as much as speech therapy did. He's now my little conversationalist and a huge talker! (It also helped with some food issues he was having and also getting therapy for.) It was a HUGE help that he did not need to be using the toilet when he started there. He went his full first year in diapers and the teachers were all great with changing him when necessary. When we did stop using diapers, at age 3 when he started his second year there, they were SO helpful and basically finished the process of toilet learning for me after I started it over a 3-day weekend. I attribute a huge part of our toilet success with this school! Over the years, as my kiddo has faced challenges, Emily has always been there to talk with me about what's going on at home and at school and how to address things. She has helped us get over some of the typical rough patches of childhood as smoothly as possible. We are so happy our kiddo has one more year here. He has made such great friends and he is excited to attend every day. His current favorite thing to do there is "write" books! We were not particularly worried about "academics" when looking for a preschool, but you should know that everything my 4-year-old knows about letters, writing, and simple math he learned here - because HE wanted to, not because he was pressured to learn in any way. They are truly a child-led place, but also HUGELY supportive of the more academic side of things if your kiddo is into that. There are of course a ton of play opportunities too, and I love that they spend so much time outdoors. They also learn songs for 2 fun events per year that the parents attend :) I really cannot say enough good things about this amazing place. Feel free to ask any questions if you're interested, or just call Emily for a visit! We knew on our very first visit that this was the place for us and I truly believe anyone else who checks it out will feel the same.

This is one of my favorite places on the planet. Both of my children attended this school (from…read moreages 2-4 and 3-5 respectively) and loved it. I felt so good about dropping off my children here, I really watched them flourish and grow in their time at the school. The yard is amazing. The kids spend so much time outside in nature. The hands on learning is excellent, the kids spend time in the kitchen and sewing and gardening. The teachers guide the children's social emotional learning as well incorporating academics in an age appropriate manner. It's a special place that really embraces the children.

3 wonderful years coming and going thru the flower-filled gardens. The teachers consistently go…read moreabove and beyond to help you and your child feel safe and welcome. Can't recommend highly enough, my child THRIVED here.

Our experience at Montessori of the Village was, unfortunately, marked by significant lapses in…read morecommunication and professional standards that we feel are important for other families to be aware of. Safety and communication protocols regarding student release were a primary concern. On more than one occasion, I arrived for scheduled pickup after a significant commute only to find my son had been released to his other parent without any prior notification or check-in with me. In a high-stakes environment like childcare, proactive and reliable communication regarding pickup changes is an essential expectation that was not met. Beyond safety, we found the school environment difficult to navigate from a parental partnership perspective. We consistently felt a lack of transparent outreach from the staff, and interactions with the director were frequently dismissive rather than collaborative, making it difficult to address concerns in the best interest of our child. Additionally, the day-to-day operations--specifically the parking situation during drop-off and pickup--often felt disorganized and unsafe due to consistent illegal parking. We believe in the Montessori philosophy, but unfortunately, the execution and professionalism at this location did not align with the supportive, high-standard environment we were seeking for our son.

Couldn't be more proud of this establishment. My daughter has been going here for about a year and…read morea half and the teachers and the attention to details are incredible. I feel like she's learning incredibly fast and we can't wait to send our son in a few months as well as he's turning 1 1/2! I would recommend this place to absolutely anyone

Wildflower is the most amazing school, where kids have the opportunity to grow and flourish…read more The classroom is always thoughtfully prepared. The indoor space feels like a magical place to play, create, and connect. My daughter is an "outside kid," and Wildflower has the most incredible outdoor space for children to climb, explore, play in the dirt, make potions, look for bugs, invent their own games and the list goes on. The teachers truly tune into the needs of each individual child while also creating a warm and connected classroom environment. They are patient, nurturing, and deeply kind. At every pickup I'm greeted with a huge smile and can immediately tell she's had an amazing day. She always leaves with her cup full after spending time with her friends and teachers. We feel so grateful that our daughter got to spend these early childhood years at Wildflower, and I know the memories and foundation they've given her will stay with her for a very long time.

Wildflower is a TREASURE!! My older son went there for two years, and now my younger son is…read morestarting his second year in the fall, and I could not be feel more lucky to have found this gem of a preschool and these incredible teachers. They are truly "in it" with the kids - guiding developmentally-appropriate conflict resolution, nurturing confidence and voice, expanding their understanding and knowledge, and having fun. The place itself is magical, and the thought and care they put into each interaction, choice, and offering is unmatched. Their gentle flow of the day is beautiful; it's really crafted with such care. They have truly helped both of my kids blossom in incredible ways. I can't recommend this school enough; their love and care is really next level.