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March 2024 by Jacob Rice
If I could give this school and staff 10000 stars I would. I lived in Seattle for 15 years and met many kids that went to Montessori schools and before I even had a kid I wanted my child to goTo Montessori school. The staff here is so communicative. They constantly send pictures and texts to us all day when she is in class and a daily summary. Our daughter is only 20 months old and I am a Helicopter dad and very protective of her. I don’t even worry about her in this school or when I am not around.The security ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Teachers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Education ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Food ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Caring and attention to our child ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Cleanliness ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I could keep going but you get the point. Our second child will be born within the next year and we will be sending him or her here as well. Not one doubt.Thank you Montessori Ivy League
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November 2023 by Katherine Lang
This school was legit. We left in July because we had to relocate. Ms. Nancy and Ms. Valentina were the opening crew and they were so welcoming to my son. I also acknowledge this school because they got my son hooked on fruit. Fruit is one of the snacks that they serve. My little one can eat fruit around the clock which is great for me because I don't have to force him.
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August 2023 by Khadijah C
If I could rate this a zero I would and I do not say this lightly. I called about being interested in touring the school because the website seemed promising. They told me I would need to come back 3 separate times for the tour, the “observation” and then the enrollment. That seemed odd but I acquiesced. The tour went great everyone seemed fine. I told the representative that my daughter who is 2 is non verbal and came from a Montessori school so I was excited to find another one with a better commute. We came back a different day for the observation and my daughter didn’t want to walk in alone. Every school she has ever been in has been fine taking her from my arms because she has a hard time at drop off. When I asked for the same or in the alternative to walk her in because she was scared they said no and that they do not carry children in Montessori schools which I know is completely false. Then they said I just needed to tell her it was safe and I reminded them she was non verbal. The director came out and informed me that the kids there by 1 are talking and if my daughter is non verbal that she needs “one on one” care and is not a good fit for their school. She even asked why she left her old school implying she was kicked out or something. I have never felt so disrespected for myself and my baby who simply had a big reaction to going somewhere with strangers. There was no empathy there was no kindness or compassion. Do not bring your child here and if they have any kind of delay the PLEASE DON’T BRING YOUR CHILD HERE. All children deserve to feel like they belong.
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August 2023 by Alliyah Reeder
Such a great school! My daughter has attended this school since she was 18 months and she is now 3. She has grown tremendously from her speech, to social skills and academically! I give them 5 stars across the board. Nonetheless, she absolutely LOVES going to school and that’s what warms my heart the most.
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August 2023 by Luisa Rosario
Excellent place for our little ones. They receive attention, love and education with a proven method. Its director is a specialist in the Montessori method and an excellent person.
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August 2023 by E D
Great, structured school. Staff is friendly. Teachers communicates well. Ms. Salma available when needed, approachable and is a respectful director.
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August 2023 by Alliyah R.
Such a great school! My daughter has attended this school since she was 18 months and she is now 3. She has grown tremendously from her speech, to social skills and academically! I give them 5 stars across the board. Nonetheless, she absolutely LOVES going to school and that what warms my heart the most.
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August 2023 by Khadijah C.
Since my last review was deleted after they responded to me making false statements about me and my 2 year old child I will make another one and post here to reiterate my initial points. They stated they had a 3 step 3 day admission process. The first step is the tour which was fine. Then they had an "observation". Upon realizing that my daughter would not walk down a long hallway with three strangers without me and upon the director realizing my daughter was non verbal, they decided that she was not a good fit. Prior to deleting my previous review they responded stating that I showed up begging them to take my daughter which is absolutely made up. What I said was I did not understand having to take 3 separate time away from work to complete the registration process for a daycare. DO NO TAKE YOUR CHILDREN HERE! But please don't just take my word for it. caressearch.myflfamilies…Do a search with the department and children and families for their facility reports for the last 3 years and the multiple times they were not in compliance, which I didn't realize until after today when I looked up other schools. Please know that if you delete my review I will leave it again because parents of children and especially parents of special needs children deserve so much better.
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July 2023 by AMS n
Montessori Ivy League is a great school. My daughter has been coming to the school for the past 2 years. I feel safe sending my daughter to school everyday knowing that the faculty take safety as a top priority. I am beyond great full to the teachers at her school. They always communicate well with us and provide updates as much as possible. The school provides my daughter with the best and creative learning environment. My daughter has blossom and is incredibly well rounded because of the care and attention that the school provides. I am extremely happy with my experience with Montessori Ivy League.
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July 2023 by Jeaneth Pitter
This school is very depressing. Not sweet teachers whatsoever. They seat the kids for over 2 hours jus playing with a piece of play Doug or whatever toy the de ice to play with . The hallway is horrible . This place looks like a jail. I was soo disappointed.?
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June 2023 by tiro3691
My son has attended this school for the past 2 1/2 years. I have nothing but nice things to say about this academy. All of the staff are very friendly and compassionate. The teachers are knowledgeable and caring. My son is more confident with himself and I’m elated that he is getting a great education here. Would highly recommend ✨
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May 2023 by Teneille Phillips
I do not recommend this school!!! My son went to this school for about 9 months. It seemed ok at first and when we first visited the school we were told that they have recorded surveillance in the event anything happens. Recently my son had an accident which does occur with kids, it's inevitable because they are kids. However, the message the school sent me was minimizing the extent of his accident. They made it seem as if he just fell and is ok now. But in reality he fell and hit his face which was swollen and the skin was broken when I picked him up. He complained of pain and I ended up taking him to the ER, to be checked out and make sure there wasn't any fractures. My husband and I asked to see the video of our sons fall. Which the owner refused to show us. We expressed to her it was not to accuse anyone, it was only to see how he fell and how hard did he hit. She still refused, claiming she didn't want her teachers to feel as if she didn't trust them. but at this point it had nothing to do with the trust of the teacher, I just wanted to see to what extent was the fall. If we can't see the video in the event of an incident then what's the point of the video???The owner Salma Ajani, showed no care or compassion for my son. She questioned the teacher on duty and told us that the teacher claims it was a scratch he had. Even though his face was swollen when I picked him up from school. She claimed that my husband was being irte with her staff, and completely neglected to acknowledge the behavior of her staff with us when we tried to desperately find out what happened to our son. The police were called in an attempt to have a neutral party review the footage and let us know what happened to our son. She still refused and also told the police that her normal IT person was out of town, and even though she had someone else she could call to access the video, she won't do it because we are demanding she show us the video, and she doesn't respond to anyone telling her what to do!!Her behavior alone shows that she doesn't care at all about the students well being and that she only cares about her pride. At this point, It makes me wonder what's the big deal with showing us the video, unless there is something on there that she doesn't want us to see. If there is nothing to hide, then why not show the video????
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April 2023 by Isaac Alonso
Terrible school! They neglect the kids, and Im aware of a teacher that hits, and threatens the kids. I have also experienced many times how terrible the workers get treated, The director Salma is super unprofessional, discriminates, is disrepectful to her employees and is a money hungry person. This is overall a terrible and disgusting place to send your children. I do not recommend anyone this school.
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April 2023 by Sofya Evans
We had a training session at their school , the staff are very polite and kind. Thanks to the director for the care and treats during the training.
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March 2023 by Thomas Q.
My experience with this academy wasn't good. I'm not a blogger and I don't often make reviews about places or services, but since this is school for kids between the ages of 1-6 years; I feel the need to elaborate because no kid at this age should experience being there.What I saw at this place within less than 8 months:-There is nothing Montessori about this place but the name and probably the owner's degree. The rest of the teachers were new every 2 weeks. This school is not even Montessori Certified by the State or County. Simple research can answer that question.-Kids released outside without guardian or parents for minutes and then return to their class room. HUGE RED FLAG-Teachers were constantly getting fired and complaining about the owners(Salma Ajani) bad attitude.-Discrimination in a school setting by orders of the owner (Salma Ajani) which is something horrible to start your child's first steps of education.-Dirty facilities with no sanitation protocols.- False advertisement.MY EXPERIENCE:My baby attended there since she turned 1 year old. At the begging, all teachers loved her and mentioned to me many times how involved she was and how good she was learning and evolving throughout the months that she stayed there.When we first started tuition, they were 12 kids in her class and she loved it. I remember seen other kids crying at the door not willing to go Into class and I though myself, "I'm happy not having that issue with my baby".Everything started when kids get sick, which is normal and I don't expect my child not to be sick or whatsoever, but the frequency was concerning and had me thinking about sanitation protocols. This was asked a few times and I never got a response.A major flag: My baby came back on Thanksgiving day with a bronco spasm, something that was not seen in the morning before dropping off and the teachers never mentioned anything throughout the day.The result, we ended at the emergency room. Something that could be avoided.THE PROBLEM STARTED when the teachers started giving me attitude to me and my wife because our child was sick, making me feel like it was a condition, and they simply didn't want to deal with it. Basic 101 from daycares.So one day they called me for a meeting with the director to speak about my baby (13 months old) which it concerned me. The conversation was that she wasn't napping enough and then they want to switch the baby Part-time. Due to my job that was not an option for me, so I asked for suggestions to make it work. Suggestions where made and applied, and my baby was able to correct that pattern.Later on, they call me 3 more times to complain about the baby. YES a 15 month old baby by then.. and I thought that was a bit too much for the simplicity of the situation.In one occasion the same owner (Salma Ajani) hinted that my child had a delay or autism which I thought it was very out of place and actually suggested us to evaluate her with a therapist. Lucky for me and my wife, that's our job and we are very familiar with any behavior issues in kids at all ages. But nothing seen at home to be concerned about our child, however at that point my concern was more towards the baby than the schools reference against my child.We conducted an evaluation on the baby and everything pointed at the fact that she is a 18 month old and it's okay to Cry or dislike some things or have better days than others. This evaluation was done by EIS therapist level with Broward Health and they suggested us to send an agent to the school to evaluate their methods and find out if it was correct or if there were areas of improvements. We communicate this to the school after having our baby evaluated and they REJECTED the agents visit. MAJOR RED FLAG, next day the bad energy at that place while dropping of my child after following their directions was horrible.Therefore we decided to pull out our baby.MY RECOMMENDATION: IF YOU LOVE YOUR CHILD DO NOT BRING IT HERE.
