They do an incredible job; Five years ago my wife and I were looking for pre schools for our first…read morechild. May of the other schools looked chaotic, but when we entered the Montessori it was very calm. They are also very flexible with their scheduling. The first child is finishing the third year and my second just started. They have made a lot of good friends and I believe that have learned a lot and will be very prepared for kindergarten. When we went t other kindergarten orientation and saw the requirements for the new student, The Montessori School has met them all.

From the owner: Our Montessori school has been in business for almost 40 years, with professionally certified…read moreteachers who have spent their careers providing the highest quality education at our schools.

I could not be happier with this entire school and staff. My 5 year old daughter just finished her…read morefirst year here and this has become our second home and the staff like family. Everyone in this school are some of the most caring, patient, and knowledgeable teachers I've ever met. I've never heard a single complaint from amy of the parents here and honestly we couldn't be happier. Probably one of the best decisions we've ever made.

We had our 3 year old son at Montessori Academy of Glen Ellyn (MAGE) and removed him after he came…read morehome with a dislocated arm. We understand accidents happen. However, we were not notified of any injury at the time it occurred or when we picked him up. To this day (weeks later) MAGE has been unable to tell us how or when our son was injured that day. Due to our son's age, he was unable to articulate what happened, but it is obviously unlikely he did this to himself. Due to the lack of information provided by MAGE, the pediatric doctor requested x-rays to eliminate the possibility of a broken bone. After x-rays revealed no broken bones, his arm was adjusted back into place. We were asking for 100% reimbursement of the $530 for the x-rays which was our out-of-pocket after insurance, and MAGE denied our request. We are very dissatisfied with how this was handled.

I've had all 3 of my children in Childtime since 2018, 2 graduates and 1 currenttly enrolled. This…read morefacility and staff are both wonderful. All staff members are extremely caring, fully involved with every student. Each classroom is designed for the different learning levels and depending on age, important life skills assistance (potty training) and even have an infant room. All 3 of mine started at a walking age, so all were enrolled a little over a year old. Their classroom transition process is great and they even have additional programs available for the older classrooms and depending on Elementary schools, they offer bus transport too. I know there's part time and full time hours. Their educational program tied in with their day is so great, I really think it helped with keeping daily schedules and bring in a more school like structure with lots of fun. As parents, we get pictures and updates daily. Love it and highly recommend.

My daugther has been going to childtime for 3 months and in that time I have seen an outstanding…read moredevelopment with my daugther from socializing to writing her name to talking better she has learning so much and I cannot be prouder. This is all thanks to Jaclyn Pahl ms jackie has the patience and the heart for this job there is no teacher I would want teaching my daugther than ms jackie.

I looked up the phone number to call in my son's absence this morning and noticed the first review…read morethat popped up in my search. I have not written a Yelp review for several years but felt compelled to present another view of Hadley. First, the review is from 2011 and focuses on the enrollment and a chaotic lunchroom. With regard to enrollment, Hadley does indeed have a large student population. However, the large enrollment has not been a factor for my children. The Administration, counselors and teachers seem to have a very strong handle on all of it, the building runs smoothly and is staffed by incredibly competent and outstanding educators and professionals. With regard to the characterization of the lunch period, I do know there have been significant changes in the lunchroom, including grouping of each grade in a specific lunch period. Moreover, it is a junior high lunchroom, its going to be "chaotic" simply by definition. Hadley is a strong part of our education community and Steve Diveley and his team should be commended for making 2018 Hadley an outstanding example of how a school with a large enrollment should run.

Point of view for every grade…read more In sixth grade it's slow dragged out and boring. The teachers are neutral but it depends what side you decide to get on for them. It's the best grade there is but that's it a compliment. Seventh grade This grade is a train wreck from many angles. The teachers can be really strict and snap on out for no reason but to do it. Every quarter there's a reward for "skills" but they went beyond doing four they did about 10 and it got washed out and annoying. Eighth grade The grade is filled with expectations and lost assignments. The teachers are average to good but a small percentage of them can be hypocritical strictish and abusing of their power. But the assignments are kinda pointless but to only help prepare for high school. The students are average and the grades that they get are good the school can teach kids but In a inefficient way but the students are the best part of the school with most of them in above average classes.

That recent one star review is ridiculous; they seem like an annoying handful of a person…read more 5 stars, Stepping Stones rocks. We've toured a ton of day cares and I bet this person came in unannounced and didn't listen to anything. Really wonderful and kind staff here.

This daycare was a massive red flag from start to finish. The staff, including the director, were…read moreflat-out rude and dismissive. The overall culture felt unwelcoming and uncomfortable, like parents were an inconvenience instead of being valued. They forced us to take our shoes off "for cleanliness," yet the place was dirty, smelled awful, and clearly not well maintained. Meanwhile, the director kept her shoes on, which was hypocritical and disrespectful. During the tour there was only one teacher in the room while kids were roaming freely with little to no supervision. The director barely spoke, just stood there, rushed the tour, and gave almost no real information. Then she chased us outside afterward to suddenly explain things she should have covered inside. Completely unprofessional. Nothing about this place felt safe, clean, or nurturing. The attitude, lack of supervision, and poor environment were enough to make us walk away immediately. Would never recommend this daycare to any parent.

My son really liked Spring Break Camp and is excited for camp this summer. Supportive environment,…read moregreat kids and instructors. Well done!

I was referred here by a family friend for guitar and vocals for my daughter and my son. I went in…read moreto check out the school a few weeks ago the two teachers I was referred to are no longer teaching there. I met who I am guessing is the manager his name was Adam or Alex? He tried to talk me into guitar with one of the other teachers but I was extremely surprised that the teachers are all kids. I was really excited that they opened up and are so close to my house however they want $300 a month to have a 22 year old teach your child. I also was not very excited by the fact that for $300 a month my children would not be learning any theory only music for the show that they would be putting on. When I asked if they could also throw theory and some structured learning in I was told if there is time after they work on the assigned songs that they would be allowed to do so. The man I was speaking with could sense my disdain and got very pushy and when he found out that my children have been in music lessons since they were 3 years old he became very adamant about me joining and talking about the show team and other performance programs my kids could be in, Normally I would be a proud mama bear to hear someone wanting my kids to be part of something so badly, but truthfully I do not want to pay for my children to be in a band I want to pay for my children to have lessons from an accomplished adult so they can learn to play better, not be put on a "show team" to play songs and never learn anything new. I felt as though I was at a used car lot the way the man was talking to me. I also just got a strange vibe off of him. He seemed burned out or like he may have been on something. Definitely not someone I would feel comfortable leaving my child with. I was super disappointed because I had heard such wonderful things about the vocal instructor and the guitar instructor, I was upset to find out that they had left the school, especially when they did not have sufficient teachers to fill their spots. All they could offer as replacement was early 20 somethings to replace them. Basically I got a very bad vibe off of the place. When I visited the only people who were there were the burnt out manager, the guitar teacher who is in his early 20's and the vocal instructor (who I had already been told was not sufficient and that you don't want her, you want to make sure you get the vocal keys teacher).. So all in all I would say skip school of rock glen ellyn and go to school of rock naperville. Thats what I ended up doing. The teachers there are of adult age and have resumes as opposed to the glen ellyn school where the teacher are in college and just working a job. If you go to their website do not be fooled in the staff section the guitar teacher who I was going there to try and sign up with is still on there as the music director which I feel is sneaky and misleading, he is not there anymore they just keep him on there to make them look like they have someone on staff that can actually teach music.

My daughter has finished 3 years at Diamanté Montessori, and I am forever grateful for the…read moreexceptional educational and foundational experience she has received from all of her teachers. I am encouraged by all of the progress she has made thus far, and fully recognize the curriculum as well as the personal nurturing of her development by all the educators were instrumental to her learning evolution. The environment at Diamanté is one rooted and centered around supporting the child. It has been evident in the past 3 years that we have been the fortunate recipient of exceptional tutelage for our daughter from all of her deeply committed teachers. We will miss Diamanté so very much and the memories we have had as a family here will be fondly reminisced upon, always.

Diamante provides a wonderful and safe learning environment that is dynamic, fun and consistent…read morewith the Montessori method!

The Ark Preschool is a truly a special place for young children. The teachers are compassionate,…read moreloving and deeply committed -not only to educaiton but to nurturing each child's heart and spirit. Their strong foundation in faith is evident in the way they model kindness, patience and respect every day. I highly recommend it to any faily looking for a safe, faith-centered preschool with exceptionaly teachers.

One of my kids went here and we really liked it! It is affiliated with a Baptist church, so they…read moreteach about Jesus. Not why I picked it. I picked it because of the gym and playground. They have a great indoor gym for those days that they can't go outside to play. That's an important thing in preschool! They also do a good job of teaching them the basics - numbers, letters, colors, being nice to others, etc. As far as price goes, it's pretty comparable to the other schools in Wheaton. They have parent teacher conferences and even provide baby sitting for them, which is really great. Alas, our favorite teacher, Mrs. Craig is gone. She was the bomb!

Wonderful teachers, administration and learning experience! All 4 of my children went there and I…read morerecommend it to everyone.

I went to grade school here the longest. I went to five overall. I attended 2nd through 7th grades…read morehere so pretty much "the" school of my youth. They took good care of my family and the other two families that had parental deaths when I attended here. The teachers were great here I learned a lot. I was scoring in the high 90th percentile sin everything on every test I took after I left here. I owe them big time for that. They challenged me. I was in town the day the church burned...I saw it all smoky and crispy. Sad, sad, sad. I had my first communion here too. My mother, two classmate's parents and my great-grandmother's funerals were here. I was an alter girl too when I was a kid. I used to run around the church after school. This is the place that put the fear of G-d in me and keeps me agnostic rather then atheist as I go through that whole "I'm an adult - know what" thing. The spiritual education I got here kept me on a fairly straight path most of my life... The new church is AMAZING, huge and endless. They tore down the rectory and the convent and now have what I think is the largest and most beautiful community faith centers I have ever seen.

We absolutely love this school. Our kids have been here for Catholic school from 3-year-old…read morepreschool (they go up through 8th grade, with two classes for each grade). We are so grateful to the incredible teachers, staff, families, and children here. They are simply the best. 5 stars without hesitation!!!