Ponderosa Montessori School

I went here for elementary school many years ago and back then it was a truely great Montessori experience. Hands on learning, driven by the curiosity of the child. Now, unfortunately, the class sizes are not well optimized, too many kids per teacher as well as too many children in one space. They cannot move freely and each have a self-driven learning experience while overcrowed. Not to mention, that the teachers are spread too thin to give each child proper guidance. While there are still some veteran teachers like Mr. Mosier there making a difference in young people's lives, the director has decided that playing favorites is a good way to run a school at the great expense of losing a passionate, veteran Montessori teacher. Ultimately, she is doing a disservice to the students and parents who deserve better.

For the thankfully short time my kids have been at this daycare, I've observed multiple times that there were too many kids per teachers in violation of county-established ratio, teachers are not all certified, and the person in charge of the 3-5 years old has clearly no idea what she is doing. In addition communication to parents is lacking and when problems were brought up to the administration nothing at all was their fault. Including not checking for money transfers for tuition ("because usually people pay by check!"). Do not recommend.