My children have attended SRMC for several years we will be sending our oldest to the kinder…read moreprogram they offer. I have been very impressed with the academics and loving teachers. I feel the prepares my children well for first grade.

My older kid has been there for 4 years now and will be going to their kindergarten program soon…read more The teachers and staffs are excellent, and the place is very well managed and sparkly clean! My kid excels academically beyond her peers who went to different schools, and she even learn Spanish! They also have extra curricular activities like ballet, hip-hop, yoga and soccer. So far, I'm very happy. We will definitely sign up our younger one at SRMC when she is ready.

We had to look for a preschool during the middle of the pandemic and we knew that we wanted a place…read morethat was going to develop not only our son's academic skills, but his social emotional skills as well. Ms. Hana took COVID safety very seriously and took all the measures to make sure that the learning environment was also a safe place as well which was also a top priority for us. It was going to be his first time in a structured school setting so I really appreciated the smaller class size and student to teacher ratio because I felt like he was able to receive a more individualized curriculum and he was met at his academic level. When my son first started, he had very basic knowledge of his letters and sounds, but now we are almost to the end of our first year and he is reading simple sentences. He comes home excited to tell me what he has learned and about all his friends at school! I am so impressed with how much he has learned and grown thanks to Ms. Hana. Although we will be moving on next year to kindergarten, we are so happy that our son was able to get a good foundation for this upcoming school year!

My daughter has been attending Magnet Montessori for past 6 months. (3 years - 3 and Half) Me and…read moremy husband feel its been one of the best decisions we have made so far to enroll her. My daughter has grown so much during her time here into very sweet, talkative, helpful. Ms. Hana plans thoughtful activities for the kids all the time and is a very responsive director. She takes the time to get to know every child very well. I love that this school is smaller which affords the kids more personalized care as well as bring a "family like" feeling between parents, teachers, and children. My most favorite part is, I really enjoy receiving a art works, worksheets, home report and occasional pictures of my child. We have been very happy at MMPS. It is a gem of a school within affluent North Potomac/Rockville with still very reasonable rates relative to other preschool.

I'm not sure if my daughter would have excelled to her current level if it was not for the awesome…read morestaff at the Montessori School of Chantilly. Her reading comprehension is strong and her attention is much improved. The thing that I really appreciate about the teachers is the fact that they want to learn more about the respective cultures of the student body so that they can prepare them for the diverse world that exists outside of the school. My daughter is part of such a warm and welcoming environment, so much so that they even invited parents to come in and contribute towards a special event yesterday to better understand and appreciate the importance of Lunar New Year to my family and the other families that celebrate. As a dad, I will always be thankful for that. Highly recommend.

As our daughter finishes up her time here, I feel compelled to echo all the other praises for the…read moreMontessori School of Chantilly. This is absolutely a wonderful place with dedicated educators and caregivers. Our daughter was excited for every day of school and we saw the incredible growth and development every week. There was clear communication from the staff and teachers, we were given updates nearly every day (via photos and videos through the Procare app), and enjoyed multiple events throughout the year. The best place for your young one to start their journey!

So glad we came to MLMS! After two years of frustration with the local public school system, I…read morechose to homeschool our son. I found homeschooling was not for us. Being a mom is hard work but being mom and the teacher of a very active boy was just not for our family. We looked into the private school options and MLMS was recommended to us by close friends. I researched the Montessori Method and felt it was the best fit for our family. We were warmly welcomed into the Mountain Laurel family. Throughout our sons first year, I participated in workshops at the school and was asked to help at school events. We really were began to understand the Montessori method and how we can incorporate these principals into our home. I really wished we found MLMS years ago.

My younger two children have been enrolled at MLMS since they were very young. My son started in…read morethe toddler program, and my daughter in primary. They are now 10 & 12 years old, and have blossomed academically and socially at this school. Their math and reading skills are strong, and they are excellent at solving problems. I've found that math is actually one of the strengths of MLMS, as the concepts get presented in a concrete way, allowing for a firm grasp of the material. Later, as more abstract thinking is required, being able to return to a strong spatial foundation is greatly beneficial. The opportunity to master skills is available even above their current grade level, and being able to demonstrate that mastery to the younger students in the form of lessons is an excellent way to cement those skills and to form personal confidence. One concern I have had at times was that my children were falling behind in one area or another, but this was always addressed as it became apparent. Recognizing when one needs help in a particular area, and then moving to meet the challenge of addressing it is a skill in an of itself. Successful adults do this all of the time. The physicist Richard Feynman pointed out in one of his discussions of mathematics that early math does not proceed in an orderly fashion. You can often learn the concepts out of the traditional order, finding that it is often possible to derive ideas in multiple directions. Much (though not all) of early learning is like this - you can attain more strength in one domain, and then address another as you note available challenges. This is one of the great strengths of the Montessori system.

I see people write this frequently where I wish I can give no stars. We are no longer at this…read morelocation but I would delete my previous review when was nearly 4 years ago. They were amazing then and now with a new head for a year all students have left for harassment issues, poor care of children, and confrontation with parents. Most of the guides have left too.

This is such a wonderful Montessori school! We highly recommend it…read more Our daughter previously attended a large Montessori school in bustling NYC for two years. Being used to the eclectic and energetic vibes of city life, we had inhibitions in how she would take to attending such a small and quiet school. Along with her previous classmates and guides, she was used to walking the streets of Brooklyn, taking the ferry to Manhattan, and walking to various public parks. When we arrived to see Guidepost Montessori at Fairfax, we were struck by its quaintness. The children have their own play area in the back of the schoolhouse, surrounded by a picket fence. It is intimate, yet spacious enough for all of the children to enjoy. The school is very clean and organized. The classrooms are set up in typical Montessori fashion, with the added charm of displayed artwork made by the pupils. The faculty takes the time to decorate for the seasons and holidays. The most charming and wonderful aspect of this school is the faculty. From the Head of School, the Administrative Director, to the Lead Guides, Assistant Guides and After School guides, everyone is kind, caring, patient and gentle, and respectful. They immediately treated our family as one of their own. They are the reason our daughter loves going to school each day. She has flourished under their care and guidance and we cannot thank them enough.

I had two gifted children that I removed from Frederick County Public Schools because this school…read moresystem refused to meet their educational needs. Had they been delayed they would have received the attention they needed but because they were advanced they were ignored. Gifted kids can't be ignored. They stop trying and end up failing. My children LOVED Winchester Montessori. I did too. I never saw them happier. They were excited to go to school every day. They learned so much. Montessori schools are not for everyone. It is a child lead educational approach. If your child is not motivated to complete their work they aren't going to learn. I loved the teachers here. I thought they were fantastic. Both my kids went from hating to read to asking me to buy them books. They finally love to read. Both are reading advanced novels. This change was fast. The class did chemistry (MEL science kits). Mrs. Sheehy really knew how to get the kids excited about learning. My oldest is in 7th grade now. My daughter is a 5th grader. We left Winchester Montessori because we moved out of town. After attending Winchester Montessori for two years, both my children have been placed in the GT programs. My oldest has been placed in classes 2 grade levels above his own. My daughter is working 1-2 grade levels above her own depending upon the subject. Frederick Country claimed my kids were simply average. They weren't. They were ignored. Thanks to Mrs. Sheehy and her school their education has skyrocketed. Thank you!

My daughter was in Pre-K and Kindergarten at Winchester Montessori School 2017-2019 and we had a…read morewonderful experience. My daughter was fortunate enough to have Mr. Drenning in Pre-K before he moved on to another adventure and Mrs. Sheehy briefly who was also wonderful as was her honorary "teacher's helper" Doogan. Her experience at this school prepared her well for public school where she has already been placed in GT classes and has advanced three grades already and is now a freshman in high school at 12. Thank you WMS for paving the way for a bright future for my daughter

Love the Montessori teaching philosophy…read more Not digging the fact they post children with allergies on the wall, like mug shots of a poor band of misfits. Dislike. Especially since my daughter's photo would be up there. It angers me, kids already pick on others for dumber reasons than food allergies, why give them more ammo? They should be somewhere the teachers / subs see them, but not on display like a circus freak show. The facility is awesome and brand new. The tuition is mid to upper cost for the area. Definitely not in love with the fact that they use the state max numbers for their younger classes. For those two reasons I'm giving this facility 3 stars. Nut free, which is great! Very nice outdoor play area.

Think twice before going here. They don't have a regular license like other daycares. They only…read morehave a provisional license meaning it is temporary since they were unable to comply with all of the licensure requirements. While we like the montessori concept the director does not know how to run the school. There were issues with the teachers and significant turnover in the past year due to the cheap owners and a dictator of a director. The school is very dirty and they had a significant strep outbreak for most of the school year last year. They hire untrained, unaccredited staff and say they are montessori teachers. While there are some very capable and smart teachers at the school they quickly leave due to lack of pay and unprofessional environment. This is more like a kindercare with very high tuition.

Our younger daughter went here from 14 months until graduation and I got nothing but the best…read morethings to say about this place. The curriculum is phenomenal and the family atmosphere makes this preschool one in a million. She was reading level one and level two books freely when going to Kindergarten. With preparation that A Kids Place West has set up, I knew she would excel in "the big-girl school" and I was right! Highly recommend to anyone looking for an excellent school in downtown Leesburg!

Our daughter will be 5 soon and she has been at A Kid's Place in Leesburg since she was 18 months…read moreold. We love it there! The staff is so caring and it's a small school where my daughter gets lots of individual attention. Miss Reba is a wonderful director and she cares about every child so much!

Both of my girls have been going here since we moved to Fairfax County last year. We really like…read morethe teachers, and the "extra stuff" the students receive with tuition like yoga, Spanish, and music classes. We will be sad to have our older daughter leave for public school next year, but she will be there over the summer and our younger daughter will have two more years there!

My son attended Montessori of Chantilly - Casa dei Bambini for four years - including kindergarten…read more We were always extremely impressed with his teachers and the Montessori methods that were incorporated into the classroom. By the time he finished kindergarten he was able to read, add, subtract, multiply and divide. Montessori of Chantilly aided his development into a very well-rounded, kind and loving child. He truly enjoyed learning and going to school here. We are very excited to start my 2 1/2 year old daughter here this fall with the same teacher my son started with 4 years ago.

Villa Montessori has been such an amazing experience for my family. My only complaint is we didn't…read morefind them sooner. My son has truly thrived under their care and I couldn't recommend them more. My son used to have an issue connecting with care providers and now he cannot leave without giving his teacher a hug and the director Ms. Kimberly a hug before he leaves. They have been a godsend for our family.

From the owner: Villa Montessori Preschool Stone Ridge is a unique preschool designed for the curious and the…read moreadventurous; for parents seeking unexpected, intriguing and innovative opportunities for their child. We offer programs for Toddlers (12 months) to 12 years of age.