Montessori School of Encinitas

I’ve sent my daughter here since she was 3.5 months. As a first time mother, of course all the anxiety of leaving your young infant in the hands of others was nerve racking. However, all that is put to ease quickly after sending my daughter here full time.
It’s been almost 6 months now and so here is the breakdown of why I love this place:
1) Flexibility. Hours are from 6:30am to 6pm. Yes. That means if I so choose to run some errands after work before picking up baby, I have time to do that. :)
2) Open door policy. You can come in any time! (during operating hours of course)
3) Accommodating. Since I work right by Montessori School of Encinitas (MSE), I come during lunchtime every day to nurse my baby and they are totally cool with that. If I have a special request as far as napping, snacks, changing clothes, giving medicine, etc, they are very good at honoring those requests.
4) Synchronized napping! Yes. They somehow, with their magical fingers, get all the infants and toddlers to sleep at the same time. I can vouch for this because if you read #3, I come during lunchtime to nurse my baby, and ALL the babies/​toddlers are always quiet and asleep!
5) Activities. I often see the kids have dance time, singing time and reading time. They have a special playground for the infants/​toddlers outside as well. It’s so fun to watch them when I pick up my baby.
6) Reasonable prices
7) They teach baby sign language! Okay, true confession – I still don’t know my baby sign language to practice them at home (I’m slacking off!). But it’s still nice that they teach them.
8) Daily sheets. Every day, you fill out a daily sheet of when your child last ate, napped, etc. During the day, they fill out what time your child ate, napped and had a diaper change and the daily sheets are for you to take home. VERY useful!
9) The teachers/​caregivers are so caring and attentive. Whenever I drop my baby off, she is always smiling at the teacher/​caregiver. Oftentimes when I’m picking her up, she’s laughing with the other kids or teachers. If something is wrong with my baby, the caregivers are great about letting me know right away.
Honestly, I’m truly happy with MSE. My baby is only 8.5 months but I have seen her grow and develop so well with the interaction that she gets at MSE. I’m excited to update you on her progress as the years go by. I highly recommend MSE to everyone.
**note: there’s a lot of filtered reviews on MSE by Unilocal.Please be sure to read them, a lot of them are honest reviews by other parents that you might find useful**

Our son has been going there for about 2 months now and we like it. I’m the dad so I’m tough and I don’t cry when I drop him off! It does help though that my little man is so happy to get there and he’s happy when I pick him up. Miss Sorro and her staff really take pride in making this place great. I can clearly tell that the boss is very hands on. Bottom line, so far so good and we are happy to send our son here a few days a week. We read reviews and did our homework too. Too bad to see the infamous f1lter is catching all the positive feedback on this place, be sure to read the other ones at the bottom of the page. Hopefully these words stick!

My oldest son finished Kindergarten at El Camino Creek last week. He attended preschool at the Montessori School of Encinitas and when he entered Kindergarten, he was performing at an advanced level because of the foundation he received at the school. In fact, his last report card stated that he had been doing above grade level work for the majority of the school year. In fact, many of the preschoolers that leave this school and head to Kindergarten are already reading various ‘sight’ words (some are even reading simple books) before they enter the public school system. I attribute that to the MSE. The teachers are wonderful and compassionate; they instilled the excitement of learning into my son.
I highly recommend this school!

the staff and teachers here at the montessori school of Encinitas LOVE my son, and we love them. They are kind, caring and he has learned so much. We’ve had a great year! Thanks to all who care for my Angel!

Both of our boys now ages 3 and 5 have gone to this facility since they were infants and we can’t say enough great things about this preschool.
The teachers, curriculum, environment and very reasonable rates are among the many reasons we’ve trusted them with our little guys for so many years.
The hours are great for working professionals as well with early drop-​off and pick-​ups as late as 6PM. They will also take infants who aren’t yet potty trained and actually help with a lot of the training process as the child grows.
Our oldest child will be entering kindergarten this year with a huge head-​start over many of his future classmates in my opinion.
If you live in or around Encinitas, Solana Beach or Carlsbad, at least check this place out when looking for a great pre-​school or daycare.
I’ve recommended MSE to several friends and co-​workers and they’ve all sent their children here and loved the experience.
It really is a wonderful facility and we highly recommend it for any parent who wants to give their child a top-​notch preschool experience with caring teachers at very reasonable rates.
They also have locations in Oceanside and Kearny Mesa all of which share a single website which I’ve included in this review.
UPDATE 10/​09/​2011
My oldest son has started Kindergarten this year and is in a K — 1 combo class. He is reading above his grade level and progressing very well on his development and learning in all areas. I consider this another testament to the great foundation and love of learning he received at MSE. Our youngest is still in MSE and also doing exceptionally well.
Please click on and read the 10+ filtered reviews (thanks for burying all of the other positive reviews Unilocal).