My son has really enjoyed his 3 years at Sherwood. His teacher, Sheng (same for 3 years) has been…read morewonderful. It's a small, caring, community and my son looks forward to school each day. Traditional school models are not a good fit for him, and he enjoys the work at your own pace Montessori method. He is able to quickly do his work then earn free time and help others.

Wonderful learning environment and community. So greatful my son has this experience!read more

Great school, great teachers My daughter has the sweetest…read morememories from this preschool

I really cannot say enough about this preschool. If you aren't familiar with the Montessori Method,…read moreyou truly are doing your child a disservice. It is the only way to go for the Pre-K years. My daughter went here for three years before entering a traditional elementary school, and it was truly a wonderful experience; we felt she was loved by the teachers and encouraged to use her voice and interests to grow and develop her own little self. The Montessori Method is the only way to go for pre-school, and this school embraced the method fully. My daughter's confidence, academics and social skills blossomed while attending. I loved that there is a parent observation room (with a mirror so students can't see you), and parents are welcome to observe any time. Whereas other preschools have rigid rules and policies, children at this preschool aren't punished or shamed for wanting snack when they are hungry; wanting to master a certain art project; and/or take responsibility for their actions. They encourage kids to be independent and master their interests before moving on to the next thing. I loved that the teachers are all parents themselves, and have been with the school for years and years. My child is now in Kindergarten and is excelling in academics and socially as well. Her Kinder teacher tells us she is focused, is beyond proficient in her reading, writing and math, and is known to all as a kind friend. I know much of that has to do with parenting, but also some of it is the fact that she attended the Montessori School. Thank you CMCH for three great years of pre-school!

I love Sierra Montessori Academy (SMA)!…read more I have 3 girls, 6, 9, & 13. My 13 year old is an A & A+ student, but she hated school. I had her in Magnolia last year (6th grade) but the amount of bullying, amount of student swearing, lack of time to eat, & feeling of a prison had her crying & begging not to go to school everyday had me looking for other options. After talking to a friend who had a similar problem with her 4th grader and switched her last year to SMA with great success, I thought I would try it for my 6th grader. The difference was night & day! My 6th grader now loved school! She is challenged, gets to be creative and everyone is so nice! She still gets As & A+s and she is learning more than at Magnolia. SMA has a ZERO tolerance for bullying & swearing. My middle girl (9 years old now) was not doing well at Cottage Hill. She has ADHD & even though she was on medication, she seldom paid attention & often did not finish class assignments. Even though she went to Home Work club almost daily, I still had to re teach her what she was supposed have learned in class. I begged for an IDP or some help for her for 3 years to no avail. I can go on and on but I hope you get the picture. This year, she is pulled out for Brain Gym to help her focus & math & language arts to work in small groups. What a difference! My youngest was in Kindergarten at Cottage Hill last year. Her teacher was like a drill Sargent! No kidding! She yelled at the kids. My happy cheerful then 5 year old became depressed & hated school. I finally insisted that she change teachers & she did better. But I don't think she learned enough compared to my older 2 who had kindergarten at another school. Now, all my girls are at SMA and I could not be more pleased! My now first grader is all caught up & loves school! My girls cover the spectrum regarding learning & temperament & they are all succeeding SMA. SMA truly educates each child according to their needs. They truly care about each child and strive to ensure each child has the skill sets they need to succeed in school & life.

My daughter (4th grade) loves school at Sierra Montessori! She looks forward to going to school…read morenow, says the kids were all so friendly and so welcoming to her when she came at the last trimester of the school year and she loves her teacher and all that she is learning at SMA. I'm so happy we made the switch :)

What are the staff qualifications? I read a so called professional letter from the 'director' in…read morewhich the PROPER ENGLISH is absolutely not there...couldn't even SPELL words correctly...has no idea how to properly structure a simple sentence...and what school did the 'director' attend that said they are qualified to teach a child?? What I seen is something that a third grade English class would know how to do but this 'director' couldn't do it? For the amount of money people spend on these things should at least come with qualified instructors... Think about that before you take your child there!!! The little people in that daycare are probably smarter than this so called 'director'..

Great place for kids! My daughter has been attending for over a month now. We are pleased with her…read moreprogression and the amount of hands on learning they do.

I have had both of my children enrolled at Arbor view since they were infants, and watching them…read moregrow in this nurturing environment has been an absolute gift. The team here is so much more than educators--they are like family. From day one, my children have been cared for, loved, and encouraged to explore the world around them. Now that they're in the traditional Montessori program, I can see how much they've learned and how confident and curious they've become. The teachers truly understand each child as an individual and create an environment that fosters independence, respect, and a genuine love of learning. I feel incredibly grateful to have found Arbor view, and I can't imagine a better place for children to begin their educational journey.

TL;DR: "Old school" in a good way - reasonable prices, no screen time, academic environment, and a…read morehead teacher/owner (Lydia) who clearly loves what she does. My oldest child still loves to wear his Arbor View Montessori school shirt. My wife's thoughts: Lydia is personable and organized. School was clean and safe. My thoughts: Staff: Lydia, the owner/operator and head teacher, is the heart and soul of this place and is heavily involved in the daily activities for kids 3 years old and older (she has other staff who run the nursery which is part of the school). She has a strong personality and the children listen to her. (My wife and I toured another daycare center in the area before deciding on this one and the kids there were running through the building unsupervised; we watched one of the kids there grab a piece of pizza from a pizza box that was for the staff and then walk away without staff even noticing. Having spent time in Lydia's school during the day, I can confidently say that sort of thing wouldn't happen at Arbor View Montessori.) She and her staff teach the kids how to behave. There was staff turnover, but that is normal in a post-covid world and is at least partly due Lydia having high standards for her employees, like being Montessori-trained in addition to being trained in early childhood education, i.e., having ECE units. Discipline: The children here listen to the staff. Lydia runs a tight ship. While my kids were attending, I did not see or hear of any staff there administering corporal punishment to my kids or anyone else's kids. When I asked Lydia if she had any suggestions about getting kids to behave, she recommended the book Positive Discipline by Dr. Jane Nelsen. Education: This place is more like a school than a daycare. Lydia teaches the kids all sorts of things; both academic and otherwise. For example, she taught my older child how to write letters and also how to pump his legs to swing on the swings. The latter is notable because it shows that even when Lydia is out in the playground watching kids at recess, she looks for opportunities to teach kids things. The nursery staff there taught my younger child how to put away toys and also started teaching her how to eat with utensils. Activities: There are field trips to the zoo and the pumpkin patch, a Mother's Day tea, and plays/performances/potlucks for families to attend. Several kids from the school invited my oldest child to their birthday parties. Technology: Lydia is "old school" in a good way. Other than playing classical music recordings for the kids, she doesn't use educational technology with the kids. No screentime, movies, or TV at all. Huge plus. Prices: My children (an infant and a preschooler) went to school here from August 2023 through October 2024. In the time my kids were there, prices were only raised once, at the beginning of the fall term, and the increase was minimal. There are three prices based on age range: 0-2 years (infants), 2-3 years (toddlers), and 3+ years old (preschoolers). The CPI increased by 2.53% from August 2023 to August 2024, but the rates did not increase accordingly in August 2024. The monthly infant rate stayed the same ($1,580.45 per month) and the monthly pre-school rate increased by $43.30, or 3.4%, from $1,277.35 to $1,320.65. The combined annual increase in tuition for my two children from August 2023 to August 2024 was 1.51%, or 1.02% less than the CPI increase over that time period. When I asked Lydia why the infant rate did not increase, she said she didn't want to increase the most expensive rate because she knew it was hard enough for families to afford daycare and she didn't want to make it harder. She also said she did not raise prices during Covid for the same reason, which is notable as the previous daycare my oldest child attended, Childtime Of Roseville, raised prices at least three times during Covid, citing inflation. Prices do not include diapers or lunch - you must provide both. Also, if your child is 3 or older, you may be asked to bring a snack once a month or so for the entire class. Here are my older child's comments when I told him I was writing a review and asked him if he'd like to add anything: "I'd like to go back. I wanna go back to school because I love going outside for recess and then eating lunch and doing jobs. I like doing all that." ("Jobs" is the term Lydia uses for hands-on educational activities the kids can choose to do.) And then as an afterthought he said: "I like the swings too, daddy. Can you please put that too?"

Moved to area end of the school year / start of summer and to be honest was worried about kiddo…read more(4yrs old) settling in and being comfortable at a new school. "Application" process was easy and I did a virtual tour via FaceTime with Millie (one of the owners). She was super calm and answered every single question I had & showed me every nook and cranny or the school and where kiddo was going to be. PK2 here we come! 1st day I don't think it ever gets easier sending your kiddo to a new school. Kiddo was a touch apprehensive of a new environment but Teacher Nikki was so incredibly warm and welcoming to kiddo (and hubs and I)! Immediately I knew he was going to be just fine. We met Teacher Monique the next day or so - they coteach PK2 - and she's a gem. Both teachers are warm & caring (like aunties) and their love for teaching shines through! The classroom Together Monique & Nikki have created a thriving classroom full of areas to explore with defined spaces & boundaries. There a reading circle, pet fish, reading pod, and then nap mats for the kiddos to use after lunch before afternoon activities. If the kids don't nap they do have the option to read/look at books quietly. The PK2 classroom has two restrooms with kiddo sized toilets and sinks. Each season brings new decorations to the classroom (and school). There are days when kiddo is having a rough morning and both Teacher Nikki and Teacher Monique are angels getting him into class quickly, settled and then sharing with us that he's ok which I so appreciate because there's nothing worse than leaving your kiddo in tears! The school overall Goddard does a host of extra activities- summer bbq, Father's Day celebration, Trunk-or-Treat, holiday concert to name a few. Each brings the Goodard teachers & families together in a special way, along all to get to know each other a little better, enabling us partner for our kid's. Goddard is a pretty special place. One that is developing our kid in an amazing way and preparing him for kindergarten!

We have had an amazing experience at this school. Our daughter has thrived in the PRE- K program…read more The teachers have gotten to know my daughter and have always been a great support system to both the child and the parent. The school is very well organized. They have really helped prep our preschooler for kindergarten.

We are so incredibly grateful to have found Turkey Creek Montessori school--it's truly been the…read morebest experience for our family. From the very beginning, we felt welcomed, supported, and confident that our son was in the right place. Ms. Amanda and Ms. Emma have created a nurturing, thoughtful, and engaging environment where each child is supported as an individual. Our son absolutely adores them and genuinely loves going to school every day. Ms. Amanda's depth of experience is truly remarkable--22 years in education, a BA in Child Development, an MA in Education, a Montessori credential for ages 3-6, and she's even a certified Positive Discipline coach. Her knowledge, paired with her warmth and intentionality, is reflected in everything she does. She meets each child where they are and helps them grow. We couldn't ask for a better start to our son's education. We only wish we could stay here forever! My husband and I highly recommend Turkey Creek Montessori.

As an educator, I was quite particular about where to send my kids to preschool and Turkey Creek…read morewas the third preschool my older son attended. The first was more of a daycare than anything else and the second one had questionable approaches to managing the behavior of little ones. The third time is a charm because we've loved our time at Turkey Creek Montessori! When our second son was ready for preschool, we went straight back to that teal door. Both boys grew so much academically and emotionally under Ms. Amanda's guidance. I love that she supported them in their interests and in the way they like to learn. There is so much research and thought that is put into everything the kids do. This isn't a daycare, it's a quality educational program. We're going to miss this wonderful school as our little guy moves on to the same "big kid school" his older brother attends.

This school has been the find of our lives. Our first child went to MM from ages 3-6, after going…read moreto 3 other schools and there is something so incredibly special about this school it's simply impossible to put into words. It will always remain one of the best things we did for our son (who's now 8 yo and in grade 2), we see the difference in him in so many tremendous ways and it started with this school. Our 2 year old daughter now goes there, there is no better school for them. Leslie who runs the school has been doing this for 40 years, the team of teachers are all so special and have been with her for such a long time. The energy of the school is priceless, it's calm, structured, dynamic and respectful, and I love that it lays this foundation for the kiddos. The way they teach and learn there really fostered incredible independence in both my kids, and invaluable confidence and a real true love for learning. I couldn't possibly have found a better foundation for my children, and I owe it to Leslie and her crew. I remember the first day I went and "observed" my son at school I was in tears, blown away at what he was able to do at such a young age, and so happy to see him in an environment that allows him to thrive in his unique individualized way, I love that it builds this competence in them while at the same time maintaining a structured respectful environment to also ensure kids learn respect and appropriate behaviors. Thank you Leslie! We will always be grateful for what you guys have done for our family - such important and amazing work you incredible humans do there! So much love for you all! So lucky to have found you!

Montessori Manor has been wonderful for our son in his first year of half-day preschool. He…read moreabsolutely loves all of his teachers and talks about them constantly. The Montessori program with its hands-on approach has been so good for him. His fine motor coordination skills have improved so much, and he's singing all the time now. The calm, prepared environment immediately put him at ease, and we've watched his confidence, focus, and independence grow every day. We especially appreciate Miss Leslie's leadership. As the director, she's created such an amazing program--her experience and passion shine through in how she trains the teachers and connects with every child. We're so happy he'll be returning next year for full-day. We're truly grateful for such a nurturing start to his education--highly recommend!

THIS IS THE BEST MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN ROSEVILLE AND ROCKLIN!…read more We finally found a M. school that cares for their students. We are just incredibly lucky to have teachers like them for our son. They care not only for giving a great Montessori education but values, positive discipline, etc. When you walk-in that environment, it feels like home and the teachers are always helpful and friendly with everyone. My son loves his school very much as well as his teachers and friends.

Hi Ronnie! Ronnie and her staff are amazing educators and…read morecaregivers! My son is 7 now and in the Rocklin Acadamy Turnstone program doing very well. He was ready for their curriculum when he arrived as a result of their parenting and tutelage skills. I don't know what I would have done without them...