Great Lakes Montessori

Have been Great Lakes Montessori for a few years now. They have treated our two boys very well, taught them how to be respectful, thoughtful, and how to express themselves as they have grown.

I am so torn about my experience. I really wanted this place to work out, as so many of my colleagues send their children here. My husband and I took a tour on a Friday afternoon with Sarah. Following the tour, we met with Marcie to discuss questions and pricing. We were doing a custom package (two half days) to get our daughter adjusted. I asked for a quote, so Marcie pulled her calculator on her desk and calculated the cost of both two half days and three half days by dividing the annual tuition in half, and again by 12. I wrote the numbers into the tuition sheet. My husband and I were ready to enroll at that time for the rates discussed. Marcie insisted that we wait until after the weekend to think about it. We went to shake hands goodbye, and Marcie insisted that we hug because, &#34;We&#39;re a family here!&#34; We felt good. A week passed. On Monday 8/1, I called to make sure there was still availability and heard back several days later. I said I could come in on Friday 8/5 to submit or application for enrollment. I came in, submitted my app, deposited our check and left. Saturday, 8/6, I receive an email that the tuition is $100/more per month. Over the next 2 days, I exchanged several emails with Marcie who would not tell me how she arrived at this price and that she doesn&#39;t even remember discussing financials with us, and if she had given us quote that she would have signed it - not at all what happened, even though I asked for an official quote. Then Marcie said she was very sick that weekend... Implying she would have provided false information because she was unwell? Needless to say, we had to ask for our contract to be terminated because we felt that Marcie and the facility is dishonest, sneaky, and could not be trusted with our daughters safety and education. Also, when we were on our tour, one of the toddler teachers had the door propped open while she took another student to the bathroom -- completely unsafe considering the church is public and anyone could have walked in! Good riddance.

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