Do not enroll here if you intend to ask any questions about what is happening inside the building…read more Inquiry is taken as immediate attack on the establishment. Read further for experience. For the first two weeks of school at Maria's Montessori, pick-ups and drop-offs were alarmingly abrupt. The door is opened long enough for kids to enter, then closed again. So with no view into the school, these were the things I did witness: full lunches returned every day (except one day when his homemade empanadas went missing, even though he said he'd only taken one bite. I will let the reader consider what happened there). My son would say he drank no water, no "work" done (Montessori language), movies, marshmallows for snack, crying and describing kids punching each other, no books read, teachers hitting kids on the head. Any concern I had about academics went out the window in comparison to my son's physical well-being. My son had never had issues before this school. But, understanding that every story has two sides, I gave some benefit of the doubt and reminded my son and the door contact each day that he needed to eat and drink water. Thursday and Friday of that first week, stomach pain started. My husband and I decided that without any way to see into the school or avenue to ask questions, it was time to follow her procedure for communication and schedule a conference to see if Maria (owner) could shed light on our son's reports. We could also offer them some Montessori-based solutions that his prior school and I used to get him to eat and drink, plus seek some system of transparency. We emailed Monday of the second week requesting a conference with a suggested time - no details about our specific concerns. After a followup email to Maria Wednesday evening asking if I could expect a call at the suggested time, the response I got at 6am Thursday morning was alarming. Maria stated that I was expecting immediate results in my son's academics, that I should choose another preschool, and that I could come collect my son's things that day. Review: I had not spoken with Maria about any of my concerns, seeing as her handbook clearly states that issues require a scheduled conference. In my attempt to follow policy, her response was to kick my son out. My husband said we needed to go see her immediately. When we pulled up to the school Thursday morning, I tried to establish a shared purpose (we both want a contract), explain my intentions for a solution, and ask if the email she sent was a formal cancellation of the contract. However, she immediately launched into how her history as a business woman, and that I was not going to question her establishment. Not once did she seek to hear what my son was struggling with, her concerns were in no way child-centered, and always included how much she is having to work. When my husband came up and tried to mention that it was physical nutrition, she LAUGHED! and said they don't "force feed children". Maria kept repeating that our relationship was not going to work. On the third time, I realized she was right. In seeking a partnership around how to best serve a child to understand how my child is being treated within the school, we were told that we had no place there. She also accused me of not bringing up the issue at pickup and dropoff, when I was trying to respect HER clear guidelines. My son is now in a different daycare, and the transparency there is like night and day from Maria's. We met his teacher, we get to meet classmates, we get a letter each day with concrete evidence of what our son worked on. Maria's Montessori is not a safe environment for children if those children are not allowed to voice how they are being harmed. If anything, the incredible defense in response to any attempt at questioning Maria should serve as an immediate warning to any parent considering the school - tell-tale sign that transparency is her enemy.

I love Maria's Montessori School! Mrs. Mindy and Mrs.Carrasco are amazing my child loves them both…read more My child has learned so much, I love it.

Nathan has been caring for my children for the past 4 years and I have yet to have a problem…read more Nathan is someone I trust immensely! He always has activities for my children and keeps their mind moving! I recommend him to anyone!

From the owner: Childcare. Early childhood education. Getting kids ready for school. Prek.read more

Zia Elite was the place to be when it opened, but it has been going downhill for almost a year now…read more We don't go there anymore unless it's for a birthday party (which we had last weekend). The floors were wet and the carpet tiles were coming up due to the water that leaked underneath them. The entire building smelled like mildew! It was almost overpowering. The roof had already been leaking for a while. Mold is now growing in spots! All the kids went home with wet socks & wet booties. The ball pit was partially deflating due to the holes in it. The mesh ceiling was torn off with half of it dangling into the ball pit. My child held up a ball and it was so disgusting. Once I noticed how awful the ball pit was, my kids and the other families avoided it for the rest of the party. But seriously? EWW! The inside of the pit needs attention: it's a huge safety concern. There are exposed wires on the ball merry-go-round thing... and it's still open for play. All the jumpy houses were dirty and duct-taped! Zia Elite needs a major facelift.

Lady at the front swiped my card and told me we couldn't take our kids to the toddler area (kids…read moreare 1&2) said we should just let them go in the big area and wouldn't offer a refund when we said we can't stay if there's no safe place to play. Bad customer service is why people don't support local business.

Clovis Christian Schools is a great place for your kiddos! Family oriented and very helpful!read more

This organization is terribly run. A school official put their hand on our 5 year old and threw…read moreaway a snack item from his lunch that WE pack and pay for, because he wasn't eating the food in an order that was how she wanted him to. A teacher told us in confidence about it and our son told us after we asked him about it. We emailed the principal about the situation and she straight-up lied to us, even though she wasn't present for the incident. She told us she knew for certain that our son brought that snack to school worker and told her she could throw it away. When asked for video footage from the cafeteria during the time of incident the school superintendent emailed us directly with snark that they "don't eat in a 'cafeteria' because of COVID mitigation." Which was not remotely the answer we were looking for. To paraphrase: "Hey did your employee put their hand on our child in the cafeteria?" "Well... ACTUALLY we don't eat in the cafeteria, they eat in the GYM.." Two of our neighbors on base have had similar incidents with their children at this school. ADDITIONALLY, if you read the reviews here on Yelp, you will find ONE POSITIVE review. Apparently, a mysterious "Jim H." has glowing things to say about the organization. It's the Superintendent Jim Haley. I believe he left that position this year. But during his time running that school, he apparently found the integrity to grade it fairly on Yelp.. If you are military and forced to be stuck in this city with its absolutely horrendous education infrastructure, don't fall for the hype that this private education center will be any better. New Mexico is trailing the entire nation in education and test scores. At this point, the tragedy of being stationed in Clovis is that your child has ZERO good options in this city if you want them to be on pace with their peers in other states. Home school is unfortunately your best option. Whatever you do, do not trust these people and their remarkable lack of integrity with the person you value most. Best-case scenario, your child will be slightly behind the nation.