I have two children enrolled at Village Montessori. My daughter has been there for almost three years now. My son has been there for about six months. I have been very favorably impressed by the quality of instruction at Village, and by the caring and compassionate manner in which the kids are cared for. True to the Montessori philosophy, the teachers at Village seem to approach the kids in a holistic manner. They are attuned to the kids emotional growth, as well as their academic progress. Kids are allowed to learn through exploration. I have found that my daughter, after being at Village for quite some time, is able to work independently for extended periods and is very confident in her ability to navigate her world. My son, who was well cared for at his previous school, is absolutely flourishing at Village. I have never seen any discipline techniques that have caused me any concern. My only criticism (and it is a mild one at that) is that the afternoon "daycare" teachers/aides lack the professionalism of the morning teachers. I think the administration at Village would do well to spend a bit more time inservicing the afternoon staff on child development and assiting with positive discipline techniques and classroom management. Overall, I would highly recommend Village.

My daughter is currently in her second year of preschool at Village Montessori and we love it there. The staff turn over is low so the kids have a real opportunity to bond with their teachers. And the teachers are great - each child is treated as an individual and provided with lots of tender loving care (I haven't seen any unorthodox discipline methods). What I really like about this school is the type of behavior by daughter exhibits when she's home with me - it is obvious that they are teaching the kids life skills such as being polite and helpful in addition to teaching academic and reasoning skills in a fun way. They offer (for a reasonable additional charge) music & motion, dance and on-site swim lessons.

This school is very popular and almost always has a waiting list, so if you're interested, call early and get on the list, then call back periodically for vacancies. Most of their vacancies seem to come open around August and January. Oh, other things - their number of closed days is minimal which is great and they have a pretty liberal vacation program that allows you to take your child out of school for 1 or 2 weeks of vacation a year where you don't have to pay for that time.

I was supposedly put on the waiting list at this preschool over 6 months ago. I was told that there should be a position open for my daughter to enroll in the fall. I have called 8 times this month, giving plenty of time in between for a call back to NO AVAIL. The administrator ERIN is NEVER in the office and she obviously does not call anyone back. After calling several times I asked the person who answered the phone if she could just let me know if I am wasting my time with this preschool. She stated that there are not any positions available for 2 years and she was very rude about it. I had not even told her the age of my daughter etc. Very bad for business I have since been told by some parents that had tried to enroll their children there that there is no "waiting list". It is all about who you know, if you want to enroll your child there. They are also reputed to have very unorthodox methods of discipline from what I have heard.