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"Amazing teachers, beautiful classrooms. Secured entry for child safety."

- Jessica Whitworth, 6 years ago

"My 18 month old is enrolled and she is learning so many practical things. The staff is great and my daughter asks for her teachers by name while we're home!"

- S Baez, 7 years ago

"Our daughter attended A-List from 1.5-2.5 years and loved every minute of it. At A-List, her language and social skills took flight. She soon went from just a few words to hundreds of words. She asks to go to daycare every day, even on the weekends. At night, she says goodnight to her friends and teachers one-by-one, asks us if they're ok, and sings songs to them. (For example, she'll sing, "When Ms Jenny wish upon a star..." or "Happy birthday to Noah," etc.) At A-List, she began dancing, painting, playing music on the guitar, making up her own songs, and just generally playing more with other kids at the playground. Even when she struggles with pushing, hitting, or biting (we went through all these thankfully brief phases...), she knew that it was wrong, apologized, and got us ice packs to take care of us. A-List clearly spends a lot of time weaving empathy and redirects into teaching kindness and caring behavior. Every week, our daughter surprises us with a new learning, like suddenly saying "please, thank you," and proudly proclaiming, "this is MY body!" With the themed academic modules, our daughter took a special interest in the earth, insects, water, gardening and watering flowers, butterflies, body parts, and a range of cultural holidays and celebrations. She learned to read her bodily signals (I'm cold / hungry / sleepy / my ear hurts) and emotional signals (I'm happy / sad / mad). She learned so much with the traditional Montessori sensory work (holding a crayon / spoon to draw / eat, counting to twenty!, arranging, building), but I really felt that A-List struck a perfect balance of collaborative learning and Montessori. They have a higher teacher to student ratio than traditional Montessori. They offer tons of seasonal enrichment programs (yoga, soccer, music, open-air arts and crafts). And they just ooze with warmth. It's very "follow the child" while real bonds with bright and caring educators are formed. It can be so hard to make the choice to transition to daycare, but it was never never a struggle to drop our daughter off at A-List. Our daughter usually runs to go play with her friends, and it was like that from the early days. In sensitive phases, there are always loving arms to cuddle her when she arrives. You can tell the teachers are not only skilled academically and in childhood development, but also truly care about their children. Our daughter regularly talks about Ms Jenny, Mrs Byanka, Ms Natelie and Ms Skylar. It's going to be extremely sad for us to transition, but our commute and family needs with a new baby on the way require it. We will definitely cry. I'm honestly kind of shocked there aren't more reviews for A-List here. But you can see the quality in their consistent 5-star ratings (esp on yelp). My last two cents - A-List is ALSO working parent friendly. Most daycare/preschool programs of this caliber don't accommodate real work schedules, or they require a month-long transition for the parent to be "on call" any time their child wants to come home, or they close for a week any time more than two children catch a cold. A-List is reliable, and they won't shame you for needing to keep your job. They are like a working parent's wings."

- ATLEY, a year ago

"Very good school. Nice and patient teachers. My daughter enjoyed her time in this school."

- Olivia Hall, a year ago

"The absolute best little preschool around! If our kiddo wasn't heading off to TK we would 100% be sticking with big future. They have treated him so kindly and like their very own every single day, meeting all his individual needs always. And their carefulness towards cleanliness is unmatched! He never got sick while there! We never worried about him being there and are so sad to have to move on. Recommend 100%"

- Jennifer Covello, 4 months ago

"My oldest will graduate from My Friends' Montessori Preschool next month after 2 years with Teacher Bonnie and Teacher Robin. My son was a month shy of being 3 when he started at My Friends'. He wasn't talking much and now he will be completing his preschool experience knowing his phonics, letters, how to count to 100, all about animals, insects, flowers, seeds, art, dinosaurs, fossils, rockets, space, etc. He has learned how to make friends and be a friend. He has a special bond to both his teachers and looks forward to his two days at school each week. There have never been tears at drop off and I know this is because of his teachers and the learning environment at My Friends' Montessori Preschool. The weekly field trips have been wonderful to explore different parks and attractions around Los Angeles. It has helped me get to know my city. It's great to interact with the other parents and children my child plays with at school as well. I have two younger children that also accompany us on the field trips. They have already connected with the teachers and look forward to when they too get to start school. We feel so lucky to have found My Friends' Montessori Preschool."

- Kira Neuenswander, 8 months ago