Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon

Very good school to send your toddler! My 4 year old James loved it and learned math and to write his name. Everyday they sent pictures of my kid to my email. There were detailed progress reports every couple months. Safety was there biggest concern; parents got informed about every bump, scrape or illness with detailed reports. There was teacher turnover but the main teacher was always there and very good! Planning on sending my youngest kid there next year.

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My 2-year-old has been attending Guidepost for about a year, and my 6-month-old started when he was just 11 weeks old. We could not have chosen a more perfect place for our children! It&#39;s hard to even begin describing why we love Guidepost so much. The guides are so wonderful. I could tell story after story of how they take care of my babies like their own. They are so happy to see my kids in the morning, and my kids love them! The guides really know their hearts and personalities, and help them develop skills and independence with gentleness, kindness, and lots of fun. Both of my kids have been in Ms. Lidia&#39;s Nido classroom. When I was pregnant with my son, I asked so many times for him to be assigned to her classroom because she and all the guides were SO great with my daughter, and I&#39;m so thankful he&#39;s in there now. When I arrive at pickup, I find Ms. Teresa gently rocking and feeding my son, or Ms. Mandy talking and playing with him, or Ms. Barbara holding and soothing him. No matter who is taking care of him, he&#39;s so comfortable and at ease! They are all so excited to interact with the babies during happy moments, and so patient and gentle when the babies cry. And then there is the amazing Ms. Shanni, and the incredible guides in my daughter&#39;s toddler room! She knows my daughter&#39;s strengths so well, and areas where she needs a little extra support. I really appreciate an honest assessment of ways we can support our daughter, and we really trust Ms. Shanni, Ms. Carrie, and Ms. Veronica to share all of the positives in addition to any areas of concern that we can keep our eye on. When I come pick her up, Ms. Carrie always has a cute or funny story about something she said or did that day, and I can tell that she and all the toddler guides really pay attention to her and support her throughout the day. They remember what she ate, how she slept, and what she talked about (which is amazing, because they&#39;re looking after a lot of other kids!). And of course, my daughter loves Ms. Rosie, who she bonded with on day 1 in her Nido room, and continues to see in the front office. Ms. Rosie held and played with her during her first weeks ever being away from us and was a constant comfort for her during the transition. We get pictures sent to us throughout the week, so that we can see what our kids are up to. I love getting these pictures - highlight of my day! As a working parent, there is nothing more valuable than knowing that the people tasked with taking care of your children, who you love with your whole heart and soul, are so invested in their growth and development. I have so much peace knowing that my kids are there, happy, safe, learning, growing, and having fun. Also, just a quick note about the classroom closures mentioned in another review: there was a period of a couple of months during the last Covid surge where classrooms were intermittently closed for quarantines, which was quite stressful at the time, but they were doing the best they could to keep the children safe and healthy at the time. The school listened and responded to parents&#39; concerns, and they are no longer closing classrooms. They have put other safety measures in place, like offering weekly testing for those who want it, and requiring negative tests for the children to continue coming to school after an exposure in the classroom (which hasn&#39;t happened in a while). In my opinion, they have handled the pandemic with a great deal of professionalism and concern for the safety of our kids.

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