My child sharted all over my couch and said it was food from the school…read more My daughter never lies and said that ms gomez yelled at her for saying, W.A.P. My daughter said it means waffles and pancakes and i cant believe ms gomez got angry from that. But overall the school is great and has amazing service.

GREAT SCHOOL!!! good teachers, they care. great principal and good environment to learn.GO…read moreDRAGONS!!!

My child is in kindergarten at this school. The office staff…read moreis really nice and welcoming. The principal is nice and will try to help you out with your child in any way she can. Most of the teachers I've met are really nice and seem to have great connections with their students. My only concern is the after school pick-up system is really disorganized and flawed. It's easy for me to just waltz past any teacher and take my child's hand unnoticed back to my car. I have done this a few times because it takes forever having a teacher yell each student's name individually. I would suggest they form 2 lines along the north building. One along the wall of the north building and one along the gate. That way each student can only pass thru the middle of both those 2 lines towards the gate where the parent is waiting. It would be a lot easier and safer than the cluster of kids standing near the office. I hope Mrs. Bonnet reads this and takes it into consideration. Overall this is a great school.

I recently moved to AZ and i enrolled my daughter here at this school. Known to be one of the best…read morein the city, or Maricopa County. My daughter came home from school devastated about her photo ID informing me that she was bullied over her school photo by other children. She was telling me that they teased her for smiling with her missing teeth. So i asked her if they had any teeth missing and she said no. As i brought this to the front desks attention they told me basically it was not their issue to deal with amd redirected to me to the teacher WHOM IVE NEVER MET, and said handled it in the app. This frustrated me and made me feel like they were just not handling it professionally with explaining that the teacher will contact the parents and then maybe a parent teacher conference would he conducted JUST something settling. They assumed i wanted a physical reprimanded? Excuse me. This is a school.. Why would i expect them to whoop someone or discipline them physically? Just frustrating to hear them say that. So i asked them are they not taking bullying seriously in this state because we're new here and i dont yet know how they conduct things here and they said theyd just send a social worker to the class to talk to the kids and let them know everyone grows at different rates, dont bully anyone. However, we requested a new ID they made us pay for it because i refused to give the one she was BULLIED OVER BACK! hahah, so i paid. but i feel like i shouldnt have. anyways, so far.. not the best

We have had kids at Hearn since 2010 and my kids have done great. We switched from a public school…read morewhen one of my kids was struggling and it was obvious to everyone, including the teacher, but I was told they would test her in 3rd grade. She was only in 1st. She had been in a preschool that had a curriculum for three years before kindergarten, so she should have been either doing as well or better than most kids...not struggling like she was. I was told by a friend about Hearn Academy, so I went and checked it out and was very impressed. While she was attending the summer program, that they used to have, they noticed that she wasn't up to grade level and struggling. So they contacted us and asked if they could test her. This was without telling them we felt she was struggling. It was determined that she had a learning problem and needed help with training her brain to think differently and the teachers allowed more time for her to get her stuff done in he way that worked for her. After only 4 years with an IEP (in the special education program) she graduated out and was put in honors classes. I can't even and don't want to imagine what could have happened had she gone another 2 years without anyone working with her and us so that we too knew how to help her. Then my other child was advanced and we didn't even know it. Once again in the summer program before she even started Kindergarten we received a call that they wanted to test her as well as they felt she was getting board and may need to be in Honors classes as well. Who knew there was honors for Kindergarten. It turned out they were correct she is now in seventh grade and has been in the honors classes since day one and doing fantastic. The teachers seem to take the time to understand the kids and not treat them all the same. Are there issues at the school of course, is every teacher there perfect of course not, are there things there that can be improved of course, but over all their motto holds true: Children Are Our Priority!

I got bullied for having a disability and they wouldn't do anything the principal, Mr. Traud and…read moremiss Kathy were very disrespectful and and the food was not very good even at the end of the year they wouldn't give the children food. They said that we have a food shortage and they wouldn't provide any food. This is their job to provide food. why won't they do it? It is a failure school and if they don't like a child, they will stay hating him for the whole year and if they do hate a child, they don't post any pictures of that specific child. They don't do anything even if you wanna like request something they do not do it they don't provide anything so disrespectful and don't come to the school. I will move my child from this school...

My child just aged out of a few years at MCS. I see our family entered the school just after the…read moretransition to the current operator, Ms Li. I have nothing but positive things to say about her and the staff at MCS. She took over the operation just as we hit Covid and the work they've put in to keep things running -- and then make capital improvements and prioritize grounds care on top of it -- I see the love they put into their place. As far as the schooling goes, I'm happy. Really enjoyed the small size, multi age classrooms, and their commitment to the Montessori Method. "I've got friends..." who tried Montessori schools elsewhere with poor results -- but none of their schools sounded like MCS at all. For my two cents, the environment MCS cultivates daily is safe, considerate, honest, and supportive. I'm on my only child so preschool research wasn't a major priority for me. But now, having seen my child grow through MCS and the instruction Ms Li provides-- both to students and staff -- I would recommend any parent consider this school. It's the real deal. I've been so impressed. And because I'm clearly a MCS fan, I'd like to add my own thoughts regarding the ownership transition. I didn't experience the old owner everyone loved. I did experience some parents choosing to leave the school, in part, because of the results of the change. I liked the school enough to stay here as long as i could. My thoughts today: (1) everyone seemed to like the decisions of the old owner; (2) he sold it to the owner; (3) today the new owner seems to have it under control and is putting her mark on it -- sounds like the old owner made another good decision. Since we started at MCS, I've seen a consistent child-first atmosphere from the staff that does not compromise on the child's experience. They've not kept around staff that did not fit. They have invested In the building and landscaping. And they even have a little monthly newsletter now. It's an awesome little school and you deal right with the operators. I love it. Plus Ms Li is really on it about the Montessori Method and she walks the talks. She's a real professional.

I highly do not recommend Montessori Center School under the new ownership of Ms. Li and her…read morehusband, John. Positive reviews are from years ago before Ms. Li and her husband John bought the school. If you notice all parents sharing having a similar experiences. And please read Ms. Li's responses, pointing the finger back at the parents. The gaslighting and lack of accountability by Ms. Li and her husband are not acceptable. There's a reason they always have openings. We had ongoing issues, and every time my wife or I tried to bring something up, it felt like we were met with defensiveness instead of a real conversation. We often left those discussions feeling dismissed and blamed rather than heard. There was no genuine engagement with parents. We were asked what we could contribute to the "community," but we never experienced any real sense of one. Communication felt controlled and one-sided. After we set boundaries around comments we felt were inappropriate, our child was removed from the program without notice. As far as we know, our child had done nothing wrong. It was abrupt, upsetting, and incredibly disruptive for our family. This was not the supportive, respectful Montessori environment we were expecting.

The principal, vice principal, teachers, and PE coach are all there for nothing more than a…read morepaycheck. They don't care about your child, their learning, or their safety and comfirtability at school. They allow children to be bullied and essentially place blame on the victimized students as if they are to handle these situations alone. They will persistently call students liars and plainly don't care. Do not do your child a disservice by enrolling them in this school. You will regret it. The gross negligence by the staff and faculty is immeasurable

I agree with the other reviewer about not sending your child here if they are a bit challenging or…read morehave special needs. My son attended this school his kindergarten year 2016-2017 and did great! No problems at all. 1st grade, however, was a different story. He started having problems focusing, following directions, and finishing his work. He was being sent home early (sometimes within 30 mins of being dropped off in the morning) multiple times a week because according to the Ms. Weinman, the principal, "We run a school. Not a daycare." At the advice of his teacher we took him to his Dr. to see what could be going on and after having his teacher and I fill out Vanderbilt Assessments (an assessment tool that reviews possible symptoms of ADHD and other conditions), his Dr. diagnosed him with ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. We thought having a diagnosis would help us start the process of getting him help or accommodations through the school such as an IEP or tailored behavior plan. Boy were we wrong. Even after multiple meetings with the principle and assistant principle it was clear they were going to keep doing everything they could to keep from having to work with him, while also making us jump through hoops. We tried to establish an IEP and as the previous reviewer also stated it took MULTIPLE meetings to even get the ball rolling. The principle was fairly rude and condescending at every meeting. Basically stating every time we saw her that she didn't have time to deal with any of this or our son. We finally got the date set for his IEP assessment and the school has up to 60 days to schedule the assessment. They scheduled it for EXACTLY 60 days out. Then a week or 2 later they sent paperwork home saying that they were revoking his open enrollment status and we had 2 weeks to find another school for him. We lived practically across the street from the Village Meadows but it wasn't technically his "home school" because of zoning so we had enrolled him there through DVUSD open enrollment. After that the assistant principal called me daily to ask if I'd enrolled him in his home school yet or found another non-DVUSD school for him. Because they had revoked his DVUSD open enrollment our only options were to enroll him in his home school per zoning of Constitution Elementary or choose a school in a different district than DVUSD. We ended up enrolling him in Constitution Elementary and it's turned out to be the best decision we could have made. He is thriving and doing amazingly minus a few hiccups when he first started halfway through 1st grade. He is also excited and looks forward to school every day now vs. crying and begging to stay home while he was at Village Meadows. The teachers at Constitution all work with him and we had a behavior plan established almost immediately when he started. The principal there, Ms. Leyva said their goal is to do whatever is necessary to keep students in the classroom and learning and that's exactly what they've done. My son is now in 3rd grade and still doing great. He is even in gifted classes because he tested above his age group in reading and math. This school (Constitution) and these teachers and administrators took the time to work with us and figure out a plan that worked for him. Something apparently Village Meadows can't do. It turns out he is extremely intelligent and was getting bored too quickly with the regular classwork which was part of the reason he was getting into trouble by not doing his work and being distracting. So they found a way to keep challenging him and he's been doing great ever since. We also have great communication with his teachers and principal at this school. The funny thing is we were in the process of moving when he was kicked out of Village Meadows and our current address would legally make Village Meadows his new home school but there is no way I would ever send him or my other son back to that place. They clearly lack the skills, competence, and patience (as Ms. Weinman stated multiple times), to work with kids that are even the littlest bit challenging.

I love this school. Staff members really care I've been thru so much I love the staff members…read moreexcept one boy staff members he is very rude ever since me and my sister got in trouble ONE TIME he's been rlly rude to me and disrespectful he should be fired.

I think it's great that the Dysart Unified School District has their schools open for in person…read morelearning. They also offer online learning option to all K-12 students.

My son has gone to this school from when he was an infant and I absolutely love it. The staff is so…read morehelpful and loving to my son. I only wish I would of known about this school when my daughter was his age!

Sage academy provides preschool-8th grade child are and education. They are a charter school here…read morein north phoenix. My husband and I are looking for infant care, which they do provide. We were particularly interested in availability of varied schedule which they said they had. We stopped by unannounced and requested a tour. Entering the building, my husband commented it looked like a jail. No windows, minimal overhead lighting with white painted brick walls- no decorations. The carpet was worn and pulled on some areas. The infant room was appalling. It is literally in a large closet with 3 mini cribs lined up. No windows. It smelled of bleach. 2 babies were on the floor with a worker who was playing on her phone an didn't even bother to put the phone down, say a word or even look at us. We looked at the preschool room next. I watched a 4 year old walk around alone in a hallway the whole time we were touring the hall- about 10 minutes. No adults. He could have walked out the exit door at the end of the hall to the street of he wanted to. Before we left, I looked in to the infant room 1 more time to see the woman hadn't moved and was still on her phone. Eeeek no thank you to a jail like, janitor closet atmosphere an in attentive caretakers! And the search for child care continues...

Having been in the Marching Band program, I was very happy here until staff changed. *This was an…read moreextracurricular, not a required course.* This teacher was inexperienced, having been her first year of teaching, and when complaints were made of her lack of care (did not hear student/parent feedback, would restrict students from being absent, would bully and make comments on students consistently, would berate students who made mistakes, would change her mind consistently), the administration responded by restricting any student from leaving the music program. This was a fully before and after school activity, which was previously optional, but now all of those were required, strictly because of the amount of students who were unhappy. I remember a time in drumline where we travelled to another school, and the teacher told us to wait at a sign, for the rest of the band to complete warm ups. The teacher ended up forgetting about us, leaving us in a random field outside at a school we didn't know, with large drums to carry. We waited at least 30 minutes to an hour before calling our drum instructor to ask what the deal was... luckily we had his number and he found us. Students in honors classes, or had other priorities or dependencies, were unable to leave, and admin would not hear any cases. I personally know students who were tired, caring for their family, or had priorities that they could not tend to. It created a tension among the school, and the band reduced from at least 60-70 students, to 10-20 the following year Band was in the morning, so students were required be at band by 6:30AM even if you wanted to opt out of the class. If not, an F was issued. This showed not only a lack of care, but was unprofessional. The teacher was never fired, but left of her own accord. This shows how administration refused to take any action, other than to protect their own reputation. Countless parents including my own talked to admin and the principal John Latham, to no avail. Any student who did not show up, would fail the class, and this would affect their GPA. This affects their college applicability in the long run! I loved the band program before, but it became nothing short of a nightmare. I transferred schools, and now am happy at an online school. I ask that you please consider this before sending your child to a school where the administration will do anything to protect themselves first. This is not including other experiences where I needed help with a tough situation, and admin was not there. This is not the teachers at all, some of them were the nicest and most inspiring individuals. Though, the nasty ones were NASTY, and all admin responds with is a shrug. When you need help, admin is NOT here. I ask that you consider this before sending your child here. I wish I could attach a video I have where the teacher corrected me on a mistake she made, lol. Very condescending.

Bad environment and food is meh, feels like jail, I wouldn't recommend this place to people who…read moredon't like a stressed working environment next to the ghettos, unless you are like that ifykyk. A kid brought a gun one day and it was scary but Pierzchala dawg stepped in, he's one of those people who dgaf he's straight to the point. Don't mess with him.