South Coast Montessori

Incredible school, dedicated teachers and staff, gorgeous campus and buildings, and an overall wonderful experience. Both my children have been attending since 4 months old and thrived. The teachers are encouraging, communicative and focused on the safety, well-being and education of these small people.  A true Montessori  approach.

Our child attends South Coast Montessori and loves going to school there! We have found that the administration and the teachers are very communicative and seem to really care. They have a great app for attendance and for sharing photos, videos and other information. They put the children first which is at the heart of Montessori and we really appreciate all that they have done for our family. We would recommend this school to anyone!

Both of our children attended this school. It was an excellent experience from start to finish. The teachers were kind and attentive and the Montessori curriculum really helped our children to excel. They learned so much independence! Highly recommend this school.

We have two children at South Coast Montessori, an infant and a 4 year old and are thrilled with the structure, the teachers and the overall mission of the school. We really feel that the school is a partner in helping us to raise our children and have enjoyed watching them turn our 4 year old into a respectful, caring and articulate person and look forward to the same with our infant.

Both of my children attend this school and I highly recommend it! South Coast Montessori offers the most authentic Montessori environment in Santa Barbara. The teachers have decades of experience, the campus is beautiful and my girls have flourished here.

Our family is so thankful for the teachers and staff at SCM. Our son has been supported since he was 14 weeks old and my husband and I returned to work. We were blessed to find an environment that is warm and welcoming and supports our family throughout this journey - especially since all friends and family are on the east coast. (There&#39;s even &#34;camp&#34; during the holidays when most families are on vacation but my husband and I are still at work.) Our son is now 21 months old and in his third class thanks to his development and skill growth. He loves cooking, cleaning, the outdoors, worktime, reading, singing, art and table setting. And, he asks to go potty on his own. It&#39;s amazing! Thanks to the entire team for the value you bring to us all.

I can&#39;t speak for the toddler and preschool programs, but I had a bad experience with the infant program. South Coast Montessori wanted me and my husband to spend another month teaching our then 4 month old son to play independently and self soothe before enrolling him in the program (Mind you our son has no developmental delays or special needs). Then, once he&#39;s enrolled, one of us has to be available that first week to help transition him into the program. The amount of preparation they expect out of parents is excessive! If you&#39;re trying to return to work, it can definitely interfere with that timeline. Another thing they expect the parents to do is arrive with premade bottles for their baby each day. While this isn&#39;t necessarily unusual, it does add fuel to the fire when you think about how much South Coast Montessori charges in comparison to other daycares. You&#39;re not paying for the staff to do their job, that&#39;s for sure. I hope they realize that selecting for perfectly behaved infants makes their staff look lazy and incompetent.

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