Gateway Montessori Preschool

My daughter and my son have been going there for over a year now and I am very happy with their progress, especially my three year old son, he would come home and teach me what he learnt at school. The teachers are very nice, they always keep you posted. My kids love going to school.

I had my two children here for almost 2 years. They are fantastic. Everyone from the director to the staff are wonderful and loving. It was such a hard decision leaving our babies at daycare, but my mind was quickly eased once I saw how quickly my kids adjusted there and also how much they were learning. My 4 year was learning Spanish and French! Most importantly, my kids loved it there. I can’t stress how wonderful the staff is at Gateway. Great communication, great facility, great staff, great pricing. I recommend them to everyone I know looking for childcare.

I thought I’d leave some feedback since the last review was a year ago. I took both my daughters here and the first day went well. The daycare is nice and clean compared to the other daycares I had gone to.
My 18 month old is very social and has no problems going with people, but oddly enough, by her third day there, she would cry her head off when I dropped her off, and only with one specific teacher, their were two in her class. My problems were;
1. They do not follow the original Montessori curriculum.
They didn’t even have any interaction with the toddlers. They were basically there just to watch over them.
I did not want that. And was told they follow the Montessori curriculum. No singing, alphabets, counting, nothing!
2. My 6 yr old told me that they would turn the tv on for them so the teachers can «take a break» and the teachers would make them take a nap. My daughter said all they did was watch tv, take naps and color! What is that? She can do that at home! How about some learning activities?!
3. They pretty much chewed my head off when I dropped off my daughters at 11am. They said I was disturbing the toddlers that were sleeping. I thought that was weird. It was convenient for me to drop them off on my way to work.
So happy I found a daycare that actually works with me!
4. I picked up my girls early one day, and I went to my toddlers class first. Before I walked in, I peeked and saw my daughter crying unattended while the teacher was just sitting there holding a baby that was not crying and seemed pretty happy. Their were only two kids in there including my daughter. When the teacher saw me walk in, she right away stood up and tried to comfort my daughter who had been crying for who knows how long. I asked what was wrong and she said she didn’t know, that she’s been fussy.
And why didn’t she do anything to help the situation?! Why wasn’t I called if she had been fussy?!
5. My 6 yr old told me that there was one day that my toddler was crying, and that the teacher said «(name) your fine, stop crying now» my 6 yr old said she had to comfort her bcuz the teachers were annoyed.
This daycare is all for the looks and that’s it! They do not care about the child’s well being.
I’m so glad I took them out of this place and found a daycare that is wonderful and does follow the Montessori curriculum.

We saw a lot of schools before deciding on enrolling our daughter here, she is now completing her third week! Honestly we are so happy that we chose this school. The staff is very nice and caring and she is learning so much! Everyday she is so happy to go to school and tells me everything she did throughout her day. She has been learning spanish and French and has been singing songs. We highly recommend this school.

Our friends recommended this place to us, and we are so happy they did. My son is just completing his first week here, and I am just absolutely impressed. The teachers are all so kind and welcome my son with so much warmth. My son wanted to go back after the first day! It has only been a week and I have already noted the positive change in my son, and they have been a life saver with helping us work with him on his potty training. The director here is amazing! I love how involved she is with her teachers and the children. I can ask her about my son’s day, and she will know exactly what he did, what he ate, etc. I fully recommend this place to any parent who wants their child to sprout, and want piece of mind knowing their child is happy and safe. I go to work happier because he is happier!