Montessori School Of Kearny Mesa

I walked into the class for my tour and a little boy was standing by the door covered in powdered sugar, he had just stuffed 2 doughnuts in his mouth. I asked the director if it was snack time and she said, no it was circle time and told him to go sit down (yes still covered in sugar). The next thing I hear a loud crash and glass breaking, a 2 ½ year old was playing with a glass bowl and he dropped it and it shattered everywhere. I was told they allow the kids to play with glass so they can teach them that glass can break. This cannot be true, and if it is then they put the other two kids who had the glass break on them in danger. The two teachers seemed very overwhelmed and the kids seemed to be doing their own thing with very little supervision.
I asked what the age of the kids were in the class and she said from 2 to 5. I have never seen this age gap with the four other school’s I had toured in the area.
The Director seemed pre occupied and could not remember what my questions were which I believe was because of what I witnessed at the start of the tour. The outside play area is all dirt, no grass with very old toys for the kids to play on.
This school is the least expensive I have toured so you really get what you pay for.

Our son started here when he was three months until he turned a year old and we had moved away. I could tell all of the teachers really cared about him and got to know the kids really well. In the 9 months that my son was there, I only saw 1 teacher turnover in my son’s room which is a miracle in daycares. My kid was a pretty difficult baby so I appreciated them going the extra mile to take care of him. I take off one star because their baby and toddler room are combined and it’s really small compared to other daycares. Also, there doesn’t seem to be a set schedule (to me, anyway) since they only have about two feeding tables for all the babies/​toddlers and they have to work around the babies in the room. The good thing is that it’s pretty affordable for Montessori and they offered a military discount (this was 2014)

Our son started daycare at Montessori Kearny Mesa when he was 4 months old. He is now 10 months old and we couldn’t be happier. The staff, including even the director, is so attentive and you can tell they genuinely love spending time with my son. They share in the joy of his accomplishments and the concerns of something is wrong. On his first day back after a long Christmas vacation, my son was in such a great mood and I truly think he missed being at daycare and spending time with the other babies and teachers. Leaving him in the care of others was very difficult to me, and knowing he enjoys being there gives me such peace of mind.
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We LOVE this school. Our girls went from being the target at their first school, so shining stars at this one. And when I couldnt get Haley into her schools after school care, I learned this Montessori does after school care. I can go to work each day and not worry that my children. Plus they have learned soo much. Haley wrote her first book report after 6 months at this school!

I have 2 children attending MSKM. The first thing I would like to say is my heartfelt and sincere thanks to the wonderful teachers and director at MSKM. My youngest daughter started attending when she was just 12 weeks old, and her big sister was 4. Not only do I have peace of mind while at work that my children are in a safe environment, I know they are being loved, nurtured, encouraged, and supported as they learn. My oldest child just started kindergarten this week and loves it. Part of her loving it is how well prepared she was by the fabulous Ms. Maria and Mr. Kumar. My youngest is a rambunctious 1 year old now and every teacher in the infant room regales me with stories and pictures of her antics every day at pick-​up. All of the teachers are amazing, and having children on opposite ends of the pre-​school spectrum, I can assure you no matter the age of your child they will be loved and cared for in the best possible way, by the best possible people at MSKM.

My daughter has been attending Montessori School of Kearny Mesa for over a year now and I could not be happier with my choice. The staff and teachers, Suji, Bianca, and Kinda to name a few, are always attentive and responsive to her needs. I have watched her develop healthy social skills and behaviors that can only be obtained when in a nurturing and comfortable environment with professionals who are truly knowledgeable in early childhood education. The students participate in performances through out the year which are highly entertaining for the family and friends lucky enough to come and see them. The effort that is put into the Halloween carnival and Holiday production only strengthen my belief that the teachers put their heart and soul into what they do which is make sure my daughter receives that best experience possible in a preschool setting.

This school is amazing, The teachers are so attentive, my son LOVES going here everyday even though he is only one years old. He is comfortable here and it feels like home to him. The director and the teachers are absolutely fantastic and they feel like family. There is no other place to send your child to school that is this caring.

My lil 4 year old girl has been here since 3 months old and she loves it here. Great staff. I will miss them when she has to leave for Kindergarten next year!

I would be very careful when considering this place to send your child, especially an infant. I have taken my infant child out of this center after having enough of the teacher turnover (4 teachers in 4 months) on top of a whole host of other minor issues. The teachers that left were really great and I loved them and they loved my child. I think they couldn’t tolerate the management any longer and are now in better situations. There are a few good teachers there now but I would be afraid that they’ll be leaving sooner than later due to the management.

My kid was attending this school for a few months. I read the other review, and while we did not experience any problem with the teacher, we saw a lot of things that could be improved: the diapers are changed on the floor or standing up instead that on the changing table. The carpet in the classrooms is very dirty. The teachers don’t seem particularly trained in the Montessori method of teaching, most of them are ESL with very bad accent (and they are supposed to teach pronunciation??). Also, very annoying: the director always parkes her car in one of the 2 spots available, thus taking it all day long instead of leaving it for the parents to pick up the kids.