This Montessori school is not accredited by the American Montessori Society (AMS). The director,…read moreErendira Doherty, is also very selectively biased. Either that, or her staff is just too inexperienced. They don't know how to handle normal child behavior, or they're too cheap to handle it. They will selectively weed out children that aren't docile enough. They did not want to deal with our son who had trouble taking naps during nap time. When I suggested to somehow stimulate him during nap time instead, either mentally or physically, I was rejected based on the argument that it would be too costly as they would have to hire more staff. She did this in a very disrespectful and condescending tone. It's clear that she does not prioritize children's development enough. This is further exemplified by the fact that she likes to show up in her Maserati each day. She prioritizes profits too much over children's care and education.
I also showed up once unannounced and all the kids were watching cartoons on an iPad. Not very Montessori at all!
There's also no food included. At the price they charge, pretty much all other comparable day cares offer food. This place does not.
If your child is already perfectly behaved, and can nap on command, then this is the place. If you are hoping that this school will improve your child's behavior, good luck!
They also advertise Mandarin and Spanish as teaching languages. We were excited about the Mandarin and were told that they are hiring Mandarin speaking staff shortly, but they only kept hiring Spanish speaking staff.
The facility and location are nice though. Staff is nice, at least the original staff person who was directly involved with our son when there were only 5 or 6 toddlers or so. This place is new, and demand has been growing since we started, so they started hiring more people. The problems and complaints started arising with the new staff, so it's unclear where the growing pains are occurring, but it's clear they are experiencing growing pains and it was evident that the director's values and priorities did not sufficiently overlap with ours. I was talked to like an employee when trying to discuss concerns with our child.
10/23/26 Edit:
It looks like Jessica G. posted a direct response to this post, only 4 days after my original post, even though this incidence happened 4 months ago. You will notice that post is mostly critiquing me and my son. Who goes on to a business's yelp page to critique a customer? The timing and specificity of Jessica's post in no coincidence, it is apparent that the director, Erendira Doherty, wrote that comment or had someone write it for her. How petty!
It looks like she is emphasizing that my child was hitting others, which is what I phrase as normal child behavior, because it's not hitting, it's trying to grab attention in a playful way. My child is 2 years old, just wants to play. My son is not violent. Children need to learn how to do this properly, not get punished for it. That's what a Montessori school is supposed to be for, teach bahavior. But that's not what was happening at this daycare center, my son was getting punished it seemed. I wasn't going to mention this, because I have no proof, but my son came home one day and cried because he said that Ms. Eren had hit him on his butt. When I asked her about this she immediately denied it. This is also when all the accusations about my child's supposed terrible behavior started surfacing. That's the heated debate that "Jessica" is talking about. It's clear as mud that Jessica is actually Erendira pretending to be a neutral bystander. This is classic DARVO behavior, Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. As soon as I inquired about this possible spanking incidence, everything started to unravel.
You will also notice that there are twenty 5 star ratings or so, that are all flagged by Yelp's page as "not recommended", because their algorithms can spot fake reviews.
Please stay away form this daycare. Erendira seems to exhibit sociopathic/psychopathic tendencies. Very fit for a fortune 500 CEO, but not for a daycare. She has very little empathy, and any talk about it does not sound genuine at all. Go see for yourself.
They also barely send updates through their brightwheel app. Except for pictures of them playing. My son came home bleeding from his head one day, and when I asked about it they didn't know what happened. Again I have no proof of what happened, but they should at least know how it happened.
They also do all their billing through brighthweel, and this app will charge you extra for direct ACH payments to your checking account which typically doesn't cost anything, like with your utility bills. When asked if I can pay by check or cash, I was denied with the argument that the app is much easier for her to do the accounting work. You see the pattern here. There is too much cost cutting going on here. She probably wants to buy a second Maserati.
