This is our 3rd year our child has been attending Brentwood Montessori Academy. My husband was not…read moreconvinced going into our first year...He said one, maybe two years, but that definitely changed!. The first year, she started to write in cursive...The second year she moved into a new classroom and had several work stations, jobs, and an extra bonus of getting to go to violin class (with only paying a violin rental of $20 a month), and several extra curricular activities that we could add on after school (1 hour extra). Her teachers noticed after a few weeks she was behind on reading a little, and let us know promptly so we could get right on to ramping up her reading...She made a huge turn around! We love this environment of learning. We love that kids are able to be kids, but also learn lots of responsibility and independence. They get to go home and be a kid without loads of homework, although, you can request some learning sheets to be sent home. Now, in our choice to choose Montessori once again, for a 3rd year in 2020, we had a couple important requirements with our choice to go back. We already had an excellent experience so far, but the pandemic and how it was going to be handled at Montessori was key to us continuing. After reading their new policy, we saw that great efforts were made in making the children's environment as normal as possible. This was absolutely critical in us sending our daughter back. They had also placed common sense approaches for keeping kids and staff safe. Because the kids have separate work spaces where they do their individual work, they are already socially distanced. They do temperature checks where my child can be checked with her wrist. They also have hand sanitizing stations (my child is able to bring her organic sanitizer-90% ) and they take the time to keep things extra clean. They have a great system of separating rooms, in case of Covid exposure which really limits the amount of shut downs. This has been brilliant! We have seen the damaging effects of other overly strict policies in so many other surrounding schools (including a lot of depression, discouragement, and lack of learning) so we couldn't be more happy in the way they have handled this so far. Because she is able to go back to school, and not have us home school her, the teachers were able to recognize that she had a bit of a learning disability and we were able to immediately jump on that and get a tutor. One of her teachers actually took the time to educate herself better on her type of disability in order to understand and be able to serve her and some other kids with this issue even better. We would have never even known she had some issues. Now we can save her the heartache of losing her self confidence and falling behind. We highly support Jim Bernstorf and his highly compassionate & knowledgeable staff. We thank them so much for the way they teach the children. Thanks to them, our child can go to school in freedom. As Maria Montessori said, "Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and, when the grass of the meadows is damp with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet; let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its shade; let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning as it wakes every living creature that divides its day between walking and sleeping."

Love this school. I have two children who have attended for three years. Competent faculty, caring…read moreadministrators, engaging curriculum. Highly recommended.

this is a great school all children are welcome and faculty is very kind there. if you are in the…read morearea drive by and check it out. very clean and comfortable atmosphere with good variety of activities

We are so grateful we found Little Sunshine Playhouse. My child is absolutely thriving largely due…read moreto how teachers expose the children to a phenomenal range of experiences--from arts and music to rich vocabulary development. And their integration of physical activity into the daily classroom routine is simply the best we've seen. We've experienced three other daycares, and Little Sunshine Playhouse is by far the best! The teachers, especially Miss Joelle and Miss Paula, have been fundamental in my child's growth. The director, administration, and entire leadership team are all thoughtful, engaged, and really dedicated to helping kids thrive. We couldn't be happier!

We absolutely love LSP! We only recently enrolled last August after moving from out of state but…read moreit's been an amazing experience. Both of our daughters love their teachers and Joelle has been a godsend with our youngest!!

Hello im Addison Burns i love black fox its a great school for my children elena and chase me and…read moremy kids just moved from Barfield to black fox i saw the school it was amazing place :D also its very huge bye

I have worked here for almost 3 years and I can honestly say if I had kids, I'd have no problem…read moresending them to school here. The faculty are amazing. We are like one big family and we work well together and support each other. Most importantly, we are always trying new ways to better cater to each child's education. We care about each and every child that walks through our doors and if a child is struggling, we search until we find a way to help them. That's the kind of school we are. Do not ever hesitate to send your child here. They will be well take care of!

This preschool is everything our 3 year old was missing. The staff is great, christian based, and…read moreknowledgeable. They do not just watch your kids. They teach them and show them love. My son had progressed so much since being there and we are forever thankful for them. I highly recommend them!

Hateful words from a crazy parent kept my child from attending school…read more First of all, it is a very good school. Teachers and students are kind and parents are nice.Except some Japanese parents. The other day, after school, my child was playing in the school yard.A group of Japanese mothers, who were a short distance away, said to my child, "We don't want you to play here with our children." My child did not do anything, just playing normally. The day after those words were said, My child was so traumatized that my child could no longer go to school. If they had something to say, they could have gone directly to me, the parent, but they didn't. They don't have the courage. Or do they just want to bully the weak? Just throwing a hateful word is unforgivable, but an adult, in a group, does it to an elementary school student. What are they thinking? There were several adults there, and no one questioned it? The place where they were playing was a public school yard. Why should they be told such a thing when my child were playing in own school yard? The Japanese mothers are said to be making small talk with a group of people every day after school while letting her children play. Do they think they have the schoolyard all to themselves? If they don't want my child to play together, why don't they play in their own yard or send them to a private school instead of a public school? Because of the hateful words of some crazy Japanese parents, my child's heart has been scarred for life. The school itself is a very good school, and if you don't get involved with those people, you will have a very good school life.