Children's Garden Montessori

Unfortunately this school went downhill not long after we joined. They had new management and even had teachers who left I heard later. There’s no real oversight so it’s really tricky. Find a place with real values that they practice- Sagebrush is tons better- don’t send your kids here.

Let me start by saying that Children’s Garden feels like family! As educators, our expectations were high, and we searched all over the area to find a quality center to help our daughter thrive. Visit after visit to other centers, we left discouraged that we would never find a place that could meet our expectations. Then, we found Children’s Garden, and there was no point looking anywhere else, they exceeded our expectations from the moment our observation began. We immediately got on the waiting list, and it was worth the nearly 10 month wait!! She has been attending a multi-age classroom, and let me say that hands-down, nowhere else comes close to the level of care, dedication to whole-child education, and quality of people as Children’s Garden. Our daughter loves her teachers, has grown so much socially and emotionally, and is more confident and independent than we could have imagined after just one year! This is not a “daycare” that you just drop your kids off at so they can play with blocks all day. This is a learning environment that is carefully planned, and delivered with a very intentional focus for each individual child. Children are given the opportunity to choose, but there is also guidance from knowledgeable staff, and the care and compassion the staff has for all children is what truly makes them unique, and permeates throughout the building. My daughter can walk down the hallway to class in the morning, and have numerous staff greet her by name and give her a hug any given day, and these aren’t even her classroom teachers. She had a period of tough drop-offs, and the director and front office assistant worked with the classroom teachers to help us get through this, even re-arranging staff schedules to accommodate what would work best for her needs in the morning. That is the level of excellence, and willingness to go beyond, that we know we can expect from them. A child’s foundation in life is set during their formative years (0-5), and without a doubt, we know that our daughter is blessed to be fortunate enough to have the teachers and staff at Children’s Garden establish a rock-solid foundation that will set the tone for the rest of her life!!

My children absolutely love their teachers. The staff at Children's Garden are 100 percent dedicated to these children. My youngest is with Ms. Lucas and she provides consistency and a very well rounded approach to learning for each individual child. My daughter is thriving because of her. My oldest has had the pleasure of being with Mrs. Ornstein who runs a high quality accelerated program and I could not be more happier with her advanced reading. Thank you Children's Garden for providing the best education for my kids!

My oldest son has been going to Children’s Garden for 2 years and is well advance for his age. I am highly impressed with the school’s curriculum, the Montessori philosophy, the love and attention to the children’s need, and the independence of the kids. The teachers are attentive, nurturing and firm when need be with respect. My youngest (1yr) recently started and has done well adjusting within one week. It is amazing to watch a 1 year old empty their lunch tray in the garage, place the tray in the sink, go get a rag to clean off the area and then wash their hands. AMAZING!! Love, love, love this school and the teachers. I am completely at peace all day because I know my precious sons are in awesome care. The educators at Richland Children’s Garden Montessori are the best. The teachers/directors treat all children equally and if the kids were their own. Excellent school.

My daughter were in Children's Garden for almost four years now. She definitely learned a lot from there. We have a golden rue strip from this care enter, that glued to her headboard. It says "' Treat others as you want to be treated" . We love this one so much that we almost quote it everyday. She knows to treat people nicely and don't speak mean words even if they did something stupid. She always asked me to not disturb her when she is doing something important. " You may stop me from generating a brilliant idea", she said :)