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.

Great school. Administration and teachers have been changed. They've righted the operations and…read morequality.

This school is now deleting bad google reviews... what does that tell you? over 20 families have…read moreleft this year.. The administration is unprofessional, unresponsive, and does not practice what they preach. Administration has driven away many families and staff members. They consistently avoids parents, rarely returns phone calls or emails, and has created an environment where parents are shut out completely. You are not allowed to communicate with teachers directly, not even by email, unless you go through administration. Parents are not allowed into the building, and there are no classroom events or volunteer opportunities. It is clear they do not want parent involvement at all. At one point, it took more than two weeks and multiple attempts before anyone from administration responded to a simple email. Even teachers admitted that communication from leadership is severely lacking. What is most frustrating is the double standard. Students are held to impossibly high expectations and harshly punished for simple mistakes, yet staff and administration are not held accountable for their own failures. The hypocrisy is staggering. As paying customers, parents should be treated with respect and provided with timely, professional communication. Instead, families are ignored and dismissed. Over 20 families left this year alone, which should speak volumes. The owner chooses to look the other way rather than acknowledge these ongoing problems. It is truly unfortunate, because there are a few very sweet and caring teachers at this school, but they too are being driven away. This school is failing its students, families, and staff. Do not waste your time or money here. Now that we have left and experienced other private schools, I felt compelled to share just how unsettling our experience was in hopes of saving other parents from the same frustration.

shawnee trail elementary is the best school for my daughter the teachers are amazing the principal…read moreis phenomenal and this school should be ranked 1st place i don't know why it is ranked 5/10 whoever is reading this give shawnee a chance

This is the Best Elementary school I have ever come across that has far exceeded my expectations…read more Entire staff and all the teachers both of my kids have had are phenomenal. Great communication between them and the parents and students. The nurse is an Angel. I have had complete trust in her with both of my kids as they both have severe asthma.

Our family has had a wonderful experience at Legacy Christian Academy. Our three kids absolutely…read morelove going there and genuinely enjoy the environment and the friendships they're building. One of the things we appreciate most is how the school integrates faith into learning. It's very important to us that our children are learning about Jesus and growing spiritually while also receiving a strong education. The field trips are another highlight -- they're well organized, fun, and give the kids great opportunities to learn outside the classroom. Overall, Legacy Christian Academy has been a great place for our kids, and we're grateful for the positive experience our family has had there.

We were disappointed with our experience at the academy. While the school has a welcoming Christian…read moreenvironment, communication and organization could be improved. We expected more consistency in academics and staff responsiveness. There is potential, but several areas need attention to better support students and families.

Shannon Dow at Stonebriar is incredibly irresponsible as the "headmaster". She allowed my children…read moreto be taken away by unauthorized pick up people TWICE. When specifically asked the day before who was allowed to pick up, I was lied to. Then she had the audacity to kick my children out of school the Sunday right before school starts up. Absolute monster and Karen. Lawsuit incoming. Response to the school: There was no custody "dispute" until you made it one. I am in the middle of the divorce, but the temporary order clearly stated who can pick up the kids and you NEVER checked. Even after I ASKED you, the very next day, an unauthorized person picked up my children. Your comments are complete LIES. You knew what the temporary orders were and FAILED to comply with that. Hence, the incoming lawsuit. Your school policies are a joke. When I asked you about how you implement your policy as well as more understanding about the policies, I was ignored completely over and over. You do a terrible job of trying to convince the parents that you actually know what you're doing, Shannon. It's easy to tell you don't belong there.

Couldn't have been more happy with the choice of putting my 15mo old daughter in this school…read more The curriculum and systems are night and day compared to the other schools around here. My daughter loves going to school and loves her teachers. They keep me updated with lots of pictures and details all day!

this is my elementary school and we love all the teachers here and i love learning about Columbus…read moreand addition and my favorite teacher Ashley Parnell

This is one of my daughters best schools the 3 rotations in the 4th grade are the best she has…read moreimproved a whole lot in her grades thanks to her amazing teachers this school was probably the best schools she had in her life I am very grateful that we came here. My other daughter is in 1st grade and she has improved a WHOLE LOT her math skills are very good now I'm so very happy!!

this school gives many opportunities and clubs the teachers a nice and are good at teachingread more

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