Great Foundations Montessori (Woodbury)

Our Son has been attending Great Foundations since 7/2022. We can't say enough good things about this place!  Hindsight 20/20 we wish he started earlier then 3 1/2 year's old but they were able to catch him up no problem!  The staff from Kari, Laurie, Ms. Aura and Ms. Stephanie have ALL been amazing and have gone above and beyond to make sure he has a GREAT experience!  We highly recommend this place for anyone's toddler that they want to prep for kindergarten.  Thank you Great Foundations Montessori for all the great work you do!

Our son started attending when he was about 21 months old. We could not be more pleased with the Montessori. He loves his teachers and knows them by name, and when we come to pick him up the teachers always say hello and tell us how he’s doing.

Some other things we like:

- They provide two snacks (am and pm) and a lunch. Vegetarian options are always available. They send out the menu the week before. As a working parent, it is so nice that we don’t have to worry about packing food for them.

- The administrative staff is also wonderful. Ms. Kari, Ms. Laurie, and Ms. Kassie know me and my son by name, and are always super friendly.

- It’s so nice getting daily reports on how he did. At 5pm, we get a brief report via app on how much he ate, how long he slept, diaper changes, mood, and activities. They also send photos of him once in a while!

- They also have fun events that parents can participate in. Easter egg hunts, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day breakfasts, and special events during staff appreciation week. These are fun things that make us feel closer to the Great Foundations Montessori community.

Overall, we highly recommend this Montessori!

Terrible place. Made tour request, waited for two months for the open tour due to COVID. When we arrived, the front desk lady was chatting with a security for non-work related matters, asked us to wait on the side. Waited for 15 minutes while carrying baby in the arms watching her chatting with the security in front of us. We asked again, and she told us we arrived at a busy time. We can either wait some more or reschedule. Pushed her for an estimate on how much longer we'll need to wait if we decide to wait, she's like "maybe five more minutes". Decided to leave this place as we can't trust them taking care of our toddler if they are treating potential customers like this.... Gosh. I wished I asked for her name. TERRIBLE experience. RUDE staff.

My experience is on the waitlist/enrollment process. First, I called couple times and there were always no one picking up the phone. I don’t like putting my kid in a school that doesn’t pick up phone. Second, I filled out a waitlist form at the school tour. I was never communicated about availability and never heard back from school. It makes me feel there is no point to put my kid on the waitlist. You will never get in. Third, the school was changing management so I was told they didn’t know when enrollment would begin for coming academic year. Very disorganized and lack of communication. School was spacious though.

We have had very positive experiences! The boss is very nice and the whole team is very friendly and professional! My son learned English very quickly and felt very comfortable, he was there for 1.5 years and it was really nice

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