West Glades Montessori

Disorganized daycare at disguised as a Montessori school!! Do not send your child here or they will be man handled and mistreated. When we reported it, the director and HR did nothing even after the teacher admitted to being untrained, over worked and frustrated with her position!!

This school offers the best Montessori education in Boca Raton, hands down! My two children have learned so much since they enrolled and genuinely look forward to school each day. My son will begin kindergarten in a few months and I am blown away by his reading and writing skills in the short time he has been here. Every afternoon my little ones come home with a smile and as a mom, I couldn’t ask for anything more. You know you are at a great school when a majority of the staff have been there for at least 10-20 years and it shows in the implementation of the curriculum and the attachment they have to the children. Having teacher stability is so crucial for a child’s early development, and one of the reasons why we chose to enroll here.

Admin was very responsive, probably the best in my experience of preschools.

My child was very picky about his food and I appreciated that they provided food here that allowed peers to influence him to eat more foods.

The crafts were not very creative, all kits purchased from oriental trading company.

I appreciated seeing Miss Wendy at pick-up and drop-off time and this was the best pick-up and drop-off that I've experienced at various preschools. Very simple and quick.   But the unlocked door makes me nervous!  In theory someone is always nearby.  It's a requirement from the fire department.

Unfortunately my child was not happy here for some reason ( he was unable to tell me why ).

My daughter just finished her second year at West Glades and unfortunately, it will be her last. I am extremely grateful to all the staff that has worked with my daughter. Mrs. Wendy, Ms. Christina, Ms. Kairun and all of the staff are helpful, friendly and respectful. I have always been able to communicate with the staff and have been made aware of any incidents. My daughter was eager to go to school, interact with her classmate, and teachers. It has been a great experience to be at West Glades.

My wife went to over 5 Montessori schools in Boca Raton to assess the classrooms and learning models. This was the only Montessori school that stays true 100% to the Montessori method. We assessed that our 4 year old son was behind where he should have been and the school confirmed what we thought within the first two weeks. However, we saw the progress he made within the first 30 days of the curriculum. Within the first 60 days we were blown away by the progress he made. If we have another child, we would not consider taking him or her to any other school between 3 to 6. The faculty and staff are truly amazing!!! We could not have asked for anything better than what we have experienced at West Glades Montessori School.

Such a creepy place to take your kids,I didn&#39;t like it. It was so dirty and dusty please

My kids have been at West Glades Montessori for some time now and we could not be happier! First of all, this is a true Montessori, it does adhere to the Montessori philosophy as much as they possibly can, which I love because the closer a Montessori is to the real thing, the better the results in a child&#39;s development according to studies.  The director, Ms Wendy, has been there since the school opened and she cares so much about the school and the kids. Just by observing the students, how they behave and how much they can do at such a young age, you know these are amazing teachers! My kids love this school, they attended another Montessori before this, Royal Palm Montessori, but that is not a true Montessori, they are not accredited by any of the Montessori bodies, and the teachers are not Montessori certified either.  West Glades is montessori accredited and all of their teachers have even multiple Montessori certifications, and honestly, the results in the children speak for themselves. When I went to observe the 2-3 year old class, I saw a 2.5 year old girl, sitting nicely playing with play dough at a table. When she was done, she put the play dough back in the container, and put the container back on the shelf where she had originally gotten it from. She then went to wash her hands on a kid size sink in the classroom, then she dried her hands with paper towel, threw the paper towel in the trash can, then got a wipe and went to wipe down the area on the table where she had used the play dough, then she went and threw that wipe on the trash can, and then she went to pick a puzzle to work on at that clean table!!! A 2.5 year old!!! Without an adult prompting her to do any of this! This is what a true Montessori is! That was amazing to witness, and that&#39;s when I knew this was the school for us! I love that my kids now love going to school, they used to cry every morning at the previous school. I love that what they learn at school transfers over to the home, things like putting their toys away after they are done playing with them, or pushing their chair back into place after they&#39;re done eating or working at a table. These are things they&#39;ve learned at West Glades. I love the family feel at this school too. Meals are done differently than at all the other schools I&#39;ve been to. Rather than having the meals delivered by a food service and eating their meals out of plastic containers, meals that were probably prepared a day or 2 before... meal time at West Glades is almost like a family meal. The food is cooked at the school, in their kitchen, and it is brought freshly made to the classrooms, where kids get their own disposable plates and they serve themselves, I love this! I like the large playground that&#39;s nicely shaded by those big trees there, and I like that they are surrounded by a wooden fence so no one from the outside can see or be in contact with the kids. The classrooms are typical Montessori classrooms, large, with the wooden floor, lots of different Montessori materials, with lots of space for kids to work on their floor lessons or table lessons. So after attending a not so good Montessori, and after touring 3 other Montessories.... I can tell you this was my first choice, not based on what the director or teachers told me, but because of what I saw the children doing, it&#39;s impressive to see how much they can do at such an early age, and how independent they are. This is what Montessori is all about! I also know other moms here who had not so good experiences at other near by Montessories and are now very happy at West Glades. I hope my review is helpful to other parents out there trying to find the best school for your child.

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