Big City Montessori School

Best and safest place to have your children in.  3 of my kids attended Big City. One in the late 90’s, early 2000’s and late 2000’s.  Rest assure your kids will be well cared for and educated appropriately individually.  Ms Amanda and staff are wonderful.  The building is kept up very well.

In addition to all real  Yelp reviews I can add that after dealing with Big City Montessori our family became the victim of the money extortion scheme. Our son was terminated from the school after a little over a month. After refusing to work with the child the school management decided that it's easier for them just to get rid of our son. The professionalism of this organization was questioned in many previous reviews. I'd like to write about something else - the money extortion using the system loophole.

We ended up paying close to $5K for one month of service. We paid $2K deposit and fees, $3.8K for the next 2 months. After termination we were refunded only $780. It appears that even though our child was kicked out of the school we were charged the additional 15 days for the gracious period. Conducting business in such manner should be simply illegal. Beware of these scumbags.

UPDATE: After we made some noise the BCM management decided to return us 1.4K of the 'non-refundable' deposit. We still ended up paying around 3.5K for one month. Overall the experience with this organization was negative.

My five year old son is in his third year at Big City, and my two year old daughter started this summer.  We were attracted to the school because of their parent-friendly policies (lunch provided, amazing playground onsite) and hours but we've stayed because of the profound impact the school and staff have had on our family.  Let me explain.

Two months after enrolling our son at BCMS in 201… More

Big City has been an amazing place for our child! She started at 2.5 and is now a curious, independent, and empathetic 4 year old. The teachers are incredibly loving to all the children and the education is top-notch! The hours are great and we love that the pricing is simple and all-inclusive (especially all the meals!)—that makes it a parent-friendly school, too. They send home weekly photo col… More

If you're looking for a true Montessori education for your child, then Big City Montessori School is it. My son started at the school at the age of 2.5 and has grown into a kind, curious, and ambitious young child. The school is thoughtful about their focus on new and exciting educational topics and extra circular activities. I'm so glad we found Big City when we did. We are very fortun… More

We love Big City! Great teachers and staff, beautiful newly remodeled outdoor space. Relatively long hours of care available, includes lunch, flexible and communicative. From learning reading and match, to music, yoga, and jump bunch classes - it's been super fun! Plus a very strong parents org raises money for scholarships.  Response to Covid has been strong and responsible, with reduced po… More

Big City is a dream-come-true of a school.

I'd gone to Montessori as a child and I wanted to send my kid to Montessori as well. Many schools in SF say they're "Montessori inspired", but they were missing the thing that was most important to me: a mixed age classroom. When 3 year olds are in a class with 5 year olds, the little kids learn from the big kids, and the big kids te… More

We are so happy we chose Big City! My daughter went there for preschool and we couldn&#39;t have asked for me. Long tenured staff, top notch education, and all-inclusive (including meals and laundry for nap blankets!).

Our son started at BCMS once he turned 2.5 years old and recently graduated on to kindergarten. He absolutely loved his time there. The school provided him with a well-rounded experience, offered exposure to diverse subjects (e.g., math, art, foreign language, etc.) and hands-on experiences, and fostered his independence and joy for learning. We could not be happier with how well prepared he is for kindergarten.<br><br>BCMS administrators and teachers are expert communicators who consistently go above and beyond with parents. This was especially evident as they guided all of us through the earlier stages of the pandemic. We were able to build true partnership and maintain clear lines of communication as a result. They helped reinforce what we work on at home and vice versa. The BCMS community is truly a family, and we absolutely love being a part of it. We can&#39;t recommend BCMS highly enough!

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