For the 2013 - 2014 school year, Village Montessori provided school day and after care Monday…read morethrough Thursday for my 2 children, 3 years and 5 years Doris provides a safe, loving, learning community in her mixed age Montessori classroom. During the main school day, there are 2 teachers and 16 children, fantastic ratio for children of this age. She has established process and discipline with the children, but does so in such a loving and consistent way. For instance, children are expected to clean up (and once properly instructed) held to a high standard to complete the task. When my children put their minds to something, there is very little they can't do. I've had to learn this just as much as my children. I love the songs my children come home singing. The map of Europe my daughter punched out from construction paper and assembled correctly blew me away. When you visit, notice how calm and focused 16 3 to 5 year olds can be when given this consistent direction, proper instruction and calm, effective redirection. When staying for the full day, older children who have aged out of nap time get additional instruction in "challenging work", which includes language, math and social studies. Sleeping arrangement for younger children is in a separated room on sleeping mats and is kept quiet. Wow, check out the outdoor space! It's an unexpected oasis, and lots of time is spent out there in the nice weather. Doris keeps in touch with a blog and emails after hours when there is something I need to know about my children, either good or bad. It's kinda nice to hear the good parts. The facility is a single family home near Lake Grove used exclusively for the school. It's clean and well maintained and set up for kids to thrive. The school is off for the month of August and all Lake Oswego SD holidays. As both parents in our family work full time, we had to scramble, but for the 2 Augusts for which we have participated, the change in schedule has ended up being a welcome change of pace. Price per quality is wonderful when compared to other Montessori options in the Lake Oswego area. Strong Recommend.

From the owner: Primary Montessori Classroom age 2.5 through 6. Small class size, maximum 16 students with one…read moreteacher and assistant during class time. Home like environment with Montessori trained teacher able to implement knowledge and materials used in traditional Montessori classroom. We follow the child and keep an open dialog with parents as to the child's needs and progress. We allow children to join us that are "not yet fully" potty trained, but should be in appropriate clothing and are willing to try to use the toilet. We have before and aftercare available and have a sibling discount to extend to our parents. Conferences are held twice a year and we have a parent ed night scheduled once a year. Monthly newsletters are available via our blog as well as other pertinent info reg. school procedures. German as a second language is offered and implimented in daily activities. All staff is state certified and maintain the 15 hr. required continuing education in early childhood development.

Our family has been a part of the the CMS community for two years and counting. We have had nothing…read morebut positive interactions with Ginger (and Shizuka). Our eldest son's first school experience was at CMS and I felt deeply comforted by the warm and enriching environment created by Ginger. CMS has nurtured his curiosity and prepared him for kindergarten in so many ways.

A true gem! This in house Montessori preschool provides a nurturing and safe environment that…read moreinstills a life long love for learning. True to the Montessori method, my child developed practical skills and independence. These skills were so helpful as they transitioned into grade school. The teacher is supportive and understanding and they have plenty of time to spend outdoors. I highly recommend this school if you are looking for a safe and welcoming environment where your child will thrive!

My daughter has been part of the toddler program since September and we have been THRILLED with…read moreWLCP so far. We have felt so welcome at the all-school activities we have attended, and I love the way that the toddler program gradually introduces kiddos to preschool (with a parent present). Teacher Cathy's relational and play-based approach really resonates with our family. We will be back for the 3's class next year for sure and look forward to building more relationships over the next couple of years.

We absolutely love West Linn Community Preschool! The school feels like a mix of Montessori…read moreinspired practices, forest school and environmental/sustainability focused all in one! We have felt such a strong sense of community since joining. We adore Teacher Cathy her gentle and kind presence has made our son feel so comfortable and has made his transition to school so easy. Teacher Cathy always has invitations for open play and sensory exploration. She takes the time to get to know each family personally, she is a true gem! We can't say enough great things about this school, so thankful to have found it.

Staff is super friendly and warm, my 2 year old loves coming here everyday…read more Facility is super nice and clean

This location opened January 2024 and we were one of the few new families. During our tour, the…read moreOWNER hyped up the many services the school offered - & after filling out required enrollment forms, we were absolutely misled from the information from the tour to actually being enrolled. No lunch meal was provided to my son, the sudden change of operation hours, & my son (2 y/o) engaging with older kids that was not his age group all because of due to low enrollment. If that is the case, then a lowered tuition fee would have been reasonable if they can't meet their promising services to families. Attempted too many times contacting the OWNER & DIRECTOR of these concerns and they have both been UNRESPONSIVE - it would take days, if not weeks & follow ups to get their attention. All to say, proceed with caution - the OWNER, Deanna & DIRECTOR, Brittney are very passive AND experts at ghosting when it comes to conflicts and/or resolving issues - at least in our experience. Tip for parents CONSIDERING this daycare: their policy is really vague and their parent handbook policy is covered with "we can change our policy at any given time" so be aware that they can quickly change whatever they need to do in their favor to which can leave parents like us really unhappy with the steep tuition they require.. if I can leave 0 stars, I would.

This clearly used to be a larger school, with many teachers, and has a long following due to "Ms…read more Bev". However, now it's a mediocre preschool. Ms. Bev is in her mid 70s and isn't seeking hiring teachers to help her handle up to 10 active toddlers. The facility is showing signs of age. Kids are parked in front of TV some of the time (not Montessori approach). There are other better options out there. My older daughter attended 2 Montessori schools and this one is nothing like them and probably shouldn't have Montessori as part of the business name.

I have had at least one child in care of this school since 2018. Up until the last 1.5yrs, we have…read morebeen satisfied with the care Cadence (Previously Creative Minds) provided. Unfortunately, due to the mass staff exodus the Pre-K program was cut with little notice and we were left with no child care for this entire summer. From Jan-May of this year we had numerous late night emails asking us to not bring our infant in for class, making it very difficult for my husband to work and for me to see scheduled patients. From my perspective, this is a salary issue. Employees at Cadence are potentially not being paid enough and are leaving for other jobs. Teacher Nancy, Chelsea, Zita and Liz, dozens of our kids miss you and will forever be grateful to you for sticking it out as long as you could. The food is another aspect that needs to be addressed immediately. I hope they are no longer serving bowls of corn (as seen in my child's photo on google review) or the ever popular "vegan meat balls" that the kids would frown at, weekly. I want to say Thank you to Teacher Mia and Vicki who made us stay as long as we did and who you should feel confident leaving your children with. Cadence, we have filled out plenty of surveys with the same info, please feel free to reach out to myself of my husband with helpful feedback.

HORRIBLE! I would not trust this daycare center for my child or anyone else's child. Go somewhere…read morethat truly cares about providing high quality personalized childcare to your child. I couldn't help but feel like the childcare staff did not know or did not care about what they were doing. Child hated it and we hated it. There were signs that the child was neglected in various ways. At pickup, child's nose was often crusty from crying and almost never wiped clean. Child's mouth was also not cleaned and frequently dirty from food; this caused a long-term rash\skin irritation\dermatitis around child's mouth. There were times the child's bottom was really red from harsh scrubbing; this indicates that a fecal diaper had dried and crusted after a long period of time of not being changed and they were scrubbing aggressively to get fecal matter off. Child did not seem to be happy in any picture provided. Child strongly indicated that they did not want to be there before and after every single day. After that daycare, child was constantly frightened of other kids being nearby. While attending, child had frequent night terrors and would not sleep well at night. Seems to be quantity over quality at this daycare. Choose anywhere else to care for your precious child! They will frequently state that the child 'ate all' of a meal or snack, but I have a difficult time believing that that is true. Our child does not 'eat all'. Also, I once received an update that the child 'ate all' of a snack, then walked in, and the snack was sitting untouched in front of the child. I took the snack home and took a picture of it. With every interaction, you get this awful sense that the bubbly Director will say anything to trick you into believing everything is wonderful or that she will take care of your issues. Director will say "Your child is doing well and/or child is bonding with so and so", but it is presumably to placate the parent. Repeatedly said they provide 2-6 pictures per day of your child - only one picture of child provided in the first week. ~5 pictures were provided over the next two weeks. The 2-6 pictures of child per day were not provided, even after complaining repeatedly. I am fairly certain other pictures were taken of child in the first week, but they were likely deleted and not shown to us. The app they use is complete trash - KidReports app has a 2.0 of 5.0 rating on Google Play. Did they use this horribly rated app because it was the cheapest option? Didn't have access to app for five days, even after complaining every day - it was not important for the parents to know anything about their child in the first week apparently. There was practically zero personalized communication about child well-being in the first week. We canceled after the first week, but they lock you into two additional weeks with their contract. They do not even ask why you are leaving. It does not seem to be important for them to improve what is wrong. Childcare staff rotate constantly - I saw someone different in the room frequently. The daycare staff rarely tried to make me and the child feel welcome; often, I would not know how to hand off my distraught child. They hired four new people at roughly the same time - probably a sign of staffing issues. One of the staff they hired is 20 years old; they do not seem professionally experienced. While the director was seemingly out, I overheard daycare admin staff telling the children caregivers what to do, and how to wake up the children from nap. This seriously confused me. Shouldn't the children caregivers know what to do? Are the caregivers that inexperienced/inept? Are your children truly in good hands behind closed doors? That same day, I picked up at 3:50 pm; as far as I could tell, the child did not have an afternoon snack by that time. Due to many reasons, I do not trust leaving my child or any other child in this place. Who knows what actually occurs here. I will never bring my child to another daycare center after this nightmare!