Montessori Children’s World

We absolutely love having our son at MCW! He started in the toddler class for a few months before moving into the 3 year old program. He’s been there over a year now. We are planning to enroll our younger daughter here as well.
We have seen our son thrive in the Montessori curriculum. We didn’t know much about the different teaching philosophies prior to researching, but we feel lucky to have found a program that embodies the Montessori approach so well.
His teachers (Ms. Brune and Ms. Arakelian) are wonderful. They are dedicated, passionate and intelligent. We know Teddy is getting individualized attention and they are allowing him to grow at this own pace (i.e., not just at the common denominator of the class). They are developing the whole child. We are simply amazed at how much he is learning and advancing. All while becoming a compassionate and polite individual.
Also the administration (Celeste) is very responsive and attentive. We always feel supported. She has been great throughout the process of enrollment through to regular updates. They are always planning activities and the children are never bored. It’s an efficient and well run school.
We are also in the process of looking for school options once our son starts Kindergarten. We are very hesitant to leave MCW given how much he enjoys the school so much. But the teachers and administration have been super helpful in applications for private schools (e.g., writing recommendations) as well as thinking about the right next spot for our son (i.e., private, public, class size, progressive, traditional, etc.).
We are really happy to be at the school. Highly recommend to all prospective parents.

We LOVE MCW! My son started in the toddler class with Ms Torres, Ms Thompson and Jenny just after he turned 2. Now after almost a year there my husband is moving the location of his office so we have to pull our son out of this wonderful school so we can find him a school closer to where we live in the valley. We will miss it SO much. His teachers are amazing! My son LOVED going to school here and always ran into the classroom smiling and happy to start the day. Ms Celeste the director of the school and Ms Christina in the front office are both so wonderful too. I highly recommend MCW! I only hope that my son will love his next school as much as he loved this one :) Thank you everyone at Montessori Children’s World for making my little boys’ first experience in a school the greatest one we could have hoped for!

We enrolled our daughter at 18 months and had an incredible experience. The only reason we left is because we moved and the thing that we miss the most is actually her school. The teachers (Ms. Torres, Ms. Thompson and Jenny) in her classroom were great — really loving, experienced, and always things about new ways to engage the kids. I liked the structure, the communication, and the education she received there. Having worked a decade in and around education, I have to say I was really impressed with the school and the outcomes. Love her teachers, love the space, activities, and cleanliness. If we moved back to LA we would enroll her there again and we would enroll our son when he turns 18 months!
I am really surprised by the negative reviews.

I cannot say enough great things about this school! My daughter has been here since she was 17 months of age and is now 7 years old! We actually were there the 1^st year it opened! She has blossomed from a very shy and timid toddler into a confident social butterfly! She is the true example of an independent, organized and secure Montessori student. Although there have been changes in the school throughout our journey I believe that it has always been for the better. And through that my daughter has learned adversity and resilience! It is our last year and we are sad to be leaving our Montessori family!

Just a quick note for the professional working mom — this organization only gives cost information after you do a tour of the school. Tours are only available while I’m at work. Not my style but maybe it will work for you.

While we never wrote reviews on Unilocal (and did not believe one would end up choosing a pre-​school on Unilocal), it did help us tremendously to review them to map out the different schools in our area and decide where to go. Most reviews from Montessori Children’s World were quite negative and so was our first impression when we were given the tour of the school, this is why I am happy to add our review in hope that it helps other parents looking for school options for their children.
We toured around a few schools in the area and the fact that Montessori Children’s World offered us a month to month option for both our pre-​schooler (4 year old) and our 1^st grader (6 year old) was a major plus to consider this school. Despite the fact that our first impression was not great and it took us a while to decide to send them there, we can happily say a year later that this was by far the best decision we could have made– for our kids as well as for ourselves.
Our experience was nothing else than positive. We came to Los Angeles only for a year, so the flexibility of the month to month schooling and year around enrollment was really appealing. We met in the school an amazing community of people– not only professional, dedicated, caring, loving and attentive teachers (not only to our children, but also to our family), but also an amazing group of parents. The entire team and Montessori community made us really feel at home, welcome and helped in every way they could to make the transition and adaptation easy and fun for us and our daughters. The staff of the school– teachers and management (Ms. Celeste as well as the wonderful Christina at the front desk) were all extremely attentive to the needs of our 2 daughters, assisted them in learning English (which was their 3^rd language), with lots of love and patience. After a couple of weeks, the girls spoke great and felt very comfortable at school.
Miss Katie, the elementary teacher, who taught our first grader is full of love and compassion and shows tremendous kindness and patience to the children she teaches. The small group (they were only 5 children at the time) makes it for a wonderful learning environment and one on one attention. Our daughter misses her dearly (and so do we!)
Miss Messa and her team were also great with our 4 year old (primary class). It took her longer to adapt to the Montessori system, but under the attentive and professional care of the team, she did great, made very good friends and also miss it a lot today.
So we are really happy to recommend warmly Children Montessori World to any parent looking into the Montessori System, especially if they live in the area or are in town for a shorter time. This school is one of the reason we extended our stay in Los Angeles and would put back our girls in a heartbeat if we were to move back to LA,

Update: I actually have not seen the Unilocal response from the head of school — now a couple of years since my posting.
I do encourage anyone considering this school to review the schools response. She says «families most in financial assistance complain the most». So if you get a discount on tuition you are not allowed to speak your mind on your child’s education? Her statement speaks volumes.
I won’t even respond further to the incredulous judgements made on our family.
It has now been several years since we pulled out child out but we continue to hear nightmare stories about this school.

My son has been attending Montessori Children’s World since he was 18 months and I am in the process of enrolling my daughter. It is a true Montessori school with excellent academic and after care programs, but the best thing about this school is the teachers. There are many teachers per class and they incredibly loving. My son lights up each morning as soon as he spots his teachers and I am certain they all care for him. The director and her assistant are always helpful and extremely flexible. I am very happy with this school.

We have really enjoyed our experience at the Montessori Children School of Beverly Hills.
We have a 3, 6, and 7 years old. It was perfect to be able to bring all of them together in the same school.
Each of our children did learn a lot, especially considering that they did not speak a single word of English and now they are perfectly bilingual!
On top of the English language they learned math, geography through a way of different activities.
Great school very well organized and greats teachers!

I have two boys at the school. I am very happy with the Montessori education that the boys are receiving and I find the teachers to be friendly and approachable. I particularly like the extra curricular activities that the school run such as the science class.
I would recommend the school to anyone as I feel they do a good job in maintaining a high level of academic excellence and still creating a warm atmosphere in which the children can express themselves.

I visited Montessori Children’s World some time in July because we just recently moved to the area and my work was literally a couple of blocks away. When I came in, they took my information because apparently they will not have any openings until September, and I needed to go through a tour/​open house they will be holding then. The woman I spoke to said that I will get a call from the school director, but I never heard from her. So I call back in September and once again spoke to someone who I guess wasn’t qualified or authorized to give out enrollment information. She took my number and surprise, surprise– no phone call. I’m a fan of the Montessori system, but if this school doesn’t have any customer responsiveness I’m not sure if this would really work out for me.

My daughter attends the Toddler program three days a week and loves it. The teachers in the Toddler program are caring and offer a wonderful stimulating environment. The children are exposed to creative arts, music as well as a developmentally appropriate curriculum. Good school and wonderful community.

Our son has been there for about 18months and is very happy! Staff is terriffic and our child has really flourished since he began attending

Our daughter has been attending this school for almost a year now and she absolutely loves it! We visited a couple of other schools in the vicinity and Montessori Children’s World was by far our favorite. The school is very clean and orderly and the staff is so caring and dedicated to the students and families. The school offers lunch that is catered in by Jack N Jills restaurant which our daughter loves. It is very convenient for us since it can become rather hard having to come up with a different menu every day. The school also has music, soccer and karate classes.
Our daughter is very happy and loves being at school. Everyday she amazes me with something new she has learned at school — a new song, something she made, using the potty, etc. She continues to thrive and amaze. We are very pleased and very happy being a part of the MCW family.

I love this school. My daughter loves her school. She’s been attending since this location opened in 2009. It is very clean and the teachers are attentive and knowledgeable. There is no other real Montessori school for miles.
Montessori Children’s World is also a very diverse school, I don’t understand what another reviewer is talking about. There are children from Colombia, Switzerland, Germany, Venezuela, Indonesia, India, China, France, Korea, and Africa to name a few representations.
My family is very happy here and we plan on staying here until my daughter outgrows it. The only draw back: When kids leave here they are too advanced for regular school. I’ll take that any time!

We are a two-​generation Montessori family. Both my daughters attended an accredited Montessori school in Northern California and now my grandson is attending Montessori Children’s World, which is also an accredited Montessori academy.
I have met the owners, and have spent much time over the last year and half with all the staff. The owner, her daughter and all the staff are dedicated, warm and loving people that daily create an environment that promotes and enables a love of learning in each child and treats *each child* with respect for their individuality.
This is not a typical «school» where 30 or so individuals are squashed into a room with one teacher who must teach to the lowest common denominator and focus on standardized test prep for government funding. *This is a school where the staff *genuinely* love what they do and love their students and work with each child to bring out their best.*
The «Montessori educational practice helps children develop creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and time-​management skills, to contribute to society and the environment, and to become fulfilled persons in their particular time and place on Earth.» (
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I have seen the results of this with my two daughters who are now professional women flourishing in their respective professions. And I see this in practice at Montessori Children’s World in Los Angeles with my grandson.
I cannot recommend them enough!

I’ve been searching high and low for a preschool for my son who will soon turn 2. I came across Montessori Children’s World early in my search. I visited the BH campus for the first time back in June. I wasn’t impressed with the location but preschools in LA seem to all be like that. Hard to find space in a busy metropolis, I suppose. Inside was a bit better. The classrooms are decently size and seems pretty clean. The outdoor yard is a bit lackluster in terms of play structures and tricycles, etc. During the tour, I met briefly with the director and was taken a tour with the receptionist. Both left much to be desired. The director was the very definition of cold and aloof. I don’t know what she was thinking? She barely made eye contact with me. Offered me no insight into the school. Did absolutely nothing to inform me about anything. Basically just pushed an information folder at me across her desk and she barely answered my questions. It felt like she could hardly wait to get me out of her office.
About six weeks (and 6 other preschool tours) later I decided to revisit this school. On my first visit, the toddlers were having snack time. This time I wanted to see them in action doing montessori activities. So I scheduled my second visit specifically during class time. This time I was given a tour by a very friendly and warm young lady who said she was the director’s assistant but would soon be transitioning into a teacher role for the older preschoolers. She was super friendly and informative and did a lot to put my mind at ease. The director walked by us several times but did not acknowledge my presence at all. When I left I filled out an interest form and said that I was interested in seeing how soon they would have openings. I figured this could be my backup. I was told that the director was actually running their numbers that day and that I would be called within the week. I was never called. And I wasn’t impressed enough with the school to want to pursue it any further.
The school has no wait list. They had openings even on the day I was there. I’m not sure what the problem was. Me? Maybe they didn’t like the way I looked? Or maybe they’re just that disorganized. I don’t know how you run a preschool with a director who is as cold and unhappy as that woman. So besides the rude director, one of the biggest things I didn’t like about this school is its lack of diversity. We’re in LA, not in the middle of nowhere. It’s just odd to see such a homogeneous group of kids. The tuition is on the high side and the hours are school hours (8:30 — 3:30). They offer after/​early care at an extra cost. I will post the tuition rates later (don’t have them with me at the moment). So my preschool search continues… at least I have one less to consider.