Sun Country Montessori

I have all three of my kids in this school. My oldest since she was two. I have been in love with this school from the start. You can tell all of the teachers really care for the students and take great care of them. I love the Montessori method and my children have thrived because of it. I was concerned about my daughter possibly having dyslexia because my husband and I both had it when we were younger. This school has helped her excel in areas faster and also allow her time to develop in areas she needs more time. I love that they do not just push your child forward for progression sake and allow them to take their time and really establish a good foundations. Their goal is to teach them to master skills and lessons. I have seen such growth in my children and will always be so grateful I found this school.

This day care was great until this last year(2019/2020). The teacher turn over is very high. We started here when our 1st son was around 2. And stayed until he was a couple weeks away from 7. At that point we had all 3 boys in there. In the many years we were there there is only *one* person that’s the same, the director, Roció. Last year my son started having some learning difficulties and they informed me they were not going to be doing anything to get him back on track (we ended up taking him out and I home schooled him using a Montessori based program). Them letting him fall behind makes sense now after finding out they are a day care and not a private school like I was under the impression we were paying for. We ended up leaving this year (2021)after their new primary “teacher” would not take the time to give proper instruction to assignments. He was asking the teacher for help and she would tell my oldest he needed to figure it out on his own. I tried having a meeting with Jackie and Steve but they did not want to hear what I, and another parent - having the same issues, had to say. So - this place is good as a day care but don’t go into it thinking they’re a private school giving grade level education. If you want a private school education, seek out a state accredited price school. **since they turned off reviews on Facebook and I can’t reply to theirs on google I am editing this review to include my response to them** “You were met with evasion or we were? I had asked to meet with you 3 times with zero response. Even with Covid - I told you we were willing to meet via zoom - again no response. We were there for 5 years with our 3 boys and in those years have only had 3 issues 2 of them being major ones that you guys couldn’t fix because you’re not a state accredited school. I had to find that out on my own because you certainly advertise as if you’re a school. Instead of speaking with us, the way you decided to “fix” the issue was to kick us out of your facility giving me till the end of the day to pick up my boys things. One being in 1st grade - mid year. Your actions show you do not care for the children in your care. If you guys were to care about the kids you would have simply spoken to me regarding the issue of my first grader being repeatedly told to “figure it out on his own”. Once we were out of there and I let my boys know they would be going to a different school my oldest said “yay! I hope my new teacher will help me when I have questions”. That’s not something you guys should be proud of. So, like I said, I would recommend as a day care but not for school aged children.”

After a terrible experience with daycare we decided to make the change to a Montessori school for my 2 year old. They warned us that it may take some time for the kids to warm up and "get used" to being there. By day two my daughter was the happiest I'd seen her when it came time to go to school. She's thriving, happy, and most of all respected. I cannot thank these ladies enough for the drastic change I've seen in her. It makes our time apart during the day so much easier and my mind is at ease knowing she's being treated with love and understanding. The curriculum is amazing and so far the communication has been great between the school and ourselves. I really couldn't ask for more.

Our son loves going here. We have noticed a remarkable improvement is his physical and developmental skills in just a few months. My wife and I feel fortunate to have this great school so near to our home.