Montessori Preschool

My 4 year old attends Montessori and i will be sending my 2 year old there starting in July.

I LOVE Montessori. It has been a loving, fun and wonderful experience. I really can not say enough good things about Montessori. There is a loose structure to the children's day, allowing thing to go at their own pace.

I would suggest a tour as well. I went on 2 tours. I was wowed both times. Ask lots of questions, because it is really interesting to learn how everything works.... and it works really well.

One thing you might want to look into is is he Montessori school you are looking at is accredited. We go to the Montessori School in Manhattan Beach, which is accredited. I only mention this because Montessori schools that are accredited feel this is a big difference that is important. I do not think a non accredited school is bad, but it may not do things 100% Montessori.

Best of luck!

Hello S..
I did send my son that now is 11yrs to the Montessori on PCH (Torrance) When he was 3yrs.
He hate it.
He used to be so bored.
Until one of the teacher there advised me secretly to try other type of school.
He went only to please me but was very unconfortable there.
He used to tell me that he wasn't learning anything.
I took him to Kindercare and he absolutly loved he learned how to read when he was 3.
The point is Montessori is not for all kids.
I felt that they don't look at kids individually and that is a problem if one kid is a step ahead.
Good Luck.

I have two kids at a Montessori school and not only do they love it, they are challenged. One of my children saw older kids working on math and actually asked the teacher to work on it, even though she was too young and the teacher started working with her; she didn't ask me, she just did it and told me later. I think as with any school, it's all about the teachers. If your child is bored, you should talk to your teacher about it and have them challenge your child. If they refuse, maybe you don't have the right teacher or the right school. Visit the school beforehand and judge for yourself.

Look in the archives, I saw this throughly discussed there. A lot of information.

It all boiled down to the fact that all of the schools are different and you have to go and see for yourself - un-announced.

I was thinking of it too, but now, I am not so sure.

I'm not sure what are you are in, but my daughter attended Peninsula Montessori in Torrance.
The good thing about a montessori is that their curriculum is structured, but it does not push a child to their academic potential.
I recently toured a pre-school; Carden Dominion in Redondo Beach, for my 1 yr old and I found a school with the montessori concept, but it also challenges your child academically.
I suggest you should tour both schools and you decide.