Montessori Academy-West Covina

My baby has been there about 8 months, but she got hurt 2 times already. One time was 3 deep scratches from other kid that caused about 1 month to completely cure; and the other time was felt down from a very low slides that caused 10 stitches in her mouth. My felt super dis-​pointed with this school. In addition, the whole school environment is old and not clean enough. They were doing the fund raiser from parents to replace the lawn which is all dirt, but never has it changed.

4.5 STARS!!!
I enrolled my daughter here for the LAUP preschool and day care. I am very pleased with the education she received here, academically and realistically.
I was impressed with the different subjects my daughter learned — numbers, math, zoology, botany, shapes, reading and geography. Her gross and fine motor skills were definitely exercised. she also learned to follow classroom rules and manners were reinforced. They also had a chance to practice their public speaking skills every Friday, but that’s optional depending on the student. I also found out my daughter likes to perform on stage when she performed their holiday musical. So my daughter came out to be a well rounded pre-​schooler.
Her teachers were patient and also told me how sweet she was. They were also very good in keeping me informed with pertinent information.
Besides academics, MOWC also made school/​daycare fun by having a Trike-​A-​Thon, Halloween parade and festival, Holiday musical, Dr Seuss week, Thanksgiving meal, and my favorite, serving mom for breakfast for Mother’s Day.
Another plus about this Montessori is the cultural and socioeconomic diversity here.
Why 4.5 and not 5 stars?
I felt because this Montessori incorporated LAUP standards and with that, classroom time was not completely a true Montessori. But other than that, I would recommend this place.

Visited the school last month May 2012 for an open house hoping for my child to be enrolled here. My husband was disappointed ‘coz the preschool classrooms floor were dirty and needs new carpet/​new floor. I have noticed that the vents were also dusty and old. Not all teachers were friendly. We didn’t feel welcome.

My daughter has been attending the Montessori Academy since November 2010, and so far I am pleased. The place funs like a well oiled machine, and I feel as thoug the staff is very competent and patient, which I apprecaite, as my little girl can be a handful. They have a schedule that is pretty religiously followed, and it has helped me at home to get my child on a schedule.
It seems as though the kids have a good time there, and the school really tries to celebrate each and every holiday. I like the events and fundraisers that the school does, reminds me of a little community. I LOVE my daughter’s teachers, I’ll be sad when she mvoes on to the next class.
I have one small complaint, which would be that the facility is a little dated, and the classrooms could use a bit of ‘freshening’ remodel, but they keep the areas clean, so this is a small gripe.
This is my second day care, so I’m certainly not an expert, however, I am a happy parent!