Media Center Montessori Preschool

Ms. Nevrik and her staff are Absolutely AMAZING! My son just started here a few weeks ago and I am beyond amazed at his growth everyday!!! I can tell that he is happy & well taken care of! This is a wonderful safe environment that you can be assured your little ones are in the best hands when not with you! Me and my son are blessed to have found Ms. Nevrik and her Wonderful Staff!!! Thank you Media Center Montessori!!!

if i could give this place no stars i would ! first off this place is very sketchy. my son went here for a total of 8 days and it was tramatizing for him. for my son is not a cry baby he was a extremely happy baby so for me to notice this drastic change was horrible and seriously it is a joke !!! on what you have to pay clearly there in it for the money, also it is not worth fighting with a 90 year old lady who doesn’t know what’s in the handbook that she supposedly writes, got a good laugh hearing her say no refund it’s in the book while she skimmed through the book about 6 times. then i told her it’s ok i’ll write a review on Unilocal and she turned into a troll after that lmao. but it’s ok i brushed her off.
parents if your reading this it is because you have intrest in this school. my advise please don’t send your child here please. the amount of money your gonna pay is not worth tramatizing your son for life. if you pass by you will hear kids crying all the way across the street. there are more montessori preschools around with better care please go there. here you will regret it. parent to parent this is not a good school and would not recommend .
Also it does not look like how it looks in the pictures. Nothing at all that has to been from some where else.
Who is this guy lol I never did business with him? I’ve read your previous reviews you said in business since 1992 then now your saying 1994 ??? Get your story straight !

Wow, I was considering this place for my child care needs but with the reviews this place has, I won’t risk my child’s mental and emotional health. I have read how this place doesn’t allow parents to show up without announcement. Hmmmm kinda iffy to me. I would definitely feel a lot more comfortable with a place that offers transparency. Thank you but NO THANKS!!!
Response: Ohhhh Dude, this is why Unilocal was made for. Making a decision and review based on other people’s experiences. Heeeeeck yeah. The way you speak to people definitely speaks volumes of the «Day Care» you represent. Good luck with business. Good day

Final Update — Today was my son’s last day at Media Center Montessori. It was a bitter sweet goodbye. He has been here at the preschool since he was 2 (now 5 ½) and before that at the Infant care center, from 5 weeks old. It is exciting that he is on his way to kindergarten, but he will miss his teachers and his friends dearly. He received a great education here. He is leaving able to write, read at a first grade level, and able to do addition and subtraction. He knows all the states, and has learned a pile of songs. He has done projects for school about sea creatures and elephants and presented to class. He has had spanish, and kungfu, and ballet all at no additional cost in tuition. He has made great friends and thrived in a loving environment with wonderful teachers. The school help potty train him, and taught him how to be kind to others, and be supportive and helpful. they taught him how hands are for hugging and not for hitting. This school has supported all the things that we have taught him at home. And at the end of the day a school that helps lift up all your efforts at home with like minded intention is the right school. I know that all the scholastic work is not right for every child, and each parent knows what will work for their kid. Preschool is not one size fits all. Media Center Montessori was the right fit for my kid and I am so glad I was able to send him here. Finally I want to offer a big thank you to Ms. Nevrik, Ms Mary, Ms Anait, and Ms Piyumi. You have been a positive influence in my son’s life, and mine :) My family will miss you all. Thank you for loving and nurturing my son’s intellect, and helping him through the challenges of trying to be a good kid.

This place is great! They recently had the flooring done at the infant center, both inside and on their enclosed patio and it looks wonderful! My tot graduated from the infant center a couple months ago, and is now in the preschool. I am amazed at the things he learns there everyday! Actually this morning when he was eating his breakfast, he started singing the national anthem! Also I recall taking him to school last week and he started counting to 10-​in Spanish!!! I attempted to put my tot into another school last year, closer to home for us, and after a week of my son being upset all the time and having anxiety, I called Mrs Nevrik back and I told her our situation. She was sorry that this happened to us and welcomed my kiddo back without skipping a beat! I certainly appreciate what they do for my family, and I highly recommend it!

horrible experience!!! i found they give to my baby milk in a full bottle of fungus!!! not washat all, daily supposedly every mother or father brink a bottle every day but one of the teacher toll me it’s ok leave and then can reuse so i was imagine they washing before giving milk no? … but now my baby is with diarrhea and infection intestinal according to the doctor, i really was horrified and now i can not explained how will renew the license every year !! do yourself a favor and do not put your babies in a dirty place like this, where the only thing that matters is to receive money. all parents should get together to denounce for lack of moral and respect for babies who can not say what they do there, in addition to my baby i found him a tremendous blow bruise on his butt and one in his stomach now i not wanna imagine !!! do not put your kids there !!

I made the mistake of putting my daughter in the infant program at this daycare for one week when I first returned to work. She was only 3 months old. This was during February of 2013 and I hope for the sake of the children still there that it has changed, but this was my experience. Please keep in mind we were desperate to find a place and this was the only one with a spot open for our daughter. We only lasted one week at this awful facility because of the following:
1. TERRIBLE SECURITY — There is no key card that you must use to get in. Doors were never locked. Front gate was never locked. Anyone could come in and out of this building at their leisure. Keep in mind the kids play in the front yard. Not safe at all.
2. They insisted I call before I come by to breastfeed or visit my daughter. They discouraged surprise visits. That should have been my first red flag.
3. NEGLECT. My daughter was a very easy going and quiet 3 month old. Barely cried for anything. Very pleasant disposition. I swear to you we would leave her in one swing and when I’d come back to feed her on a break, she’d be in the same spot and again in the same spot at pick up time. When I questioned if she was ever moved, the answer was not clear.
4. Horrible infant feeding methods. I noticed when I dropped her off one time another child in a bouncy chair had multiple burp cloths stacked on their chest in front of their chin with a bottle on top. The cloths were being used to hold the bottle in place rather than actually holding the child. They of course said they had never treated my daughter that way, but I highly doubt it was true since I saw it happen multiple times in that one week to different babies.
5. Staff were not allowed to speak to parents outside of the facility. I had my reservations after day 1 at this place and one time as I was leaving ran into an employee who I approached with questions. They refused to answer and said they were not allowed to answer because the owner insisted all parents go to her. Very creepy.
6. Warmed bottles in crock pots. In order to get more than one warmed at once, they used a crock pot. Which would normally be fine, if caps were on the bottles to avoid spreading germs. But of course they didn’t do that.
I’m sure there are things I am forgetting since it’s been so long since our one week there, but now as I sit here pregnant with my 2^nd and looking for childcare again, I can’t help but warn other parents strongly against this place.

I have been bringing my daughter here since she was 4 months old and although the school isn’t brand new the people that care for my daughter really care for her. I am a single mommy and they have been so helpful through the process. It is a great feeling when I leave the school and my daughter doesn’t cry and reaches for one of the teachers. She is excelling beautifully and I know it has a lot to do with this school. I love this school and unless I move for any unforeseen reason my daughter will continue going to this school because of the love she gets. Like I said the school isn’t new and they don’t have the newest toys but for me that is not what matters. She is getting education and love and for me that is everything. I couldn’t be happier!

My daughter started at this pre school when she was 2 ½ years old. She is now 4 ½. Everybody that meets her comments on how smart she is. Of course, much of that is how we parent her, but I give credit to the teachers at the school. I do not believe that she would have excelled as mush as she has if she wasn’t going to this school. We definately plan on having our son attend when he is 2 years old.

My grandson attended this school for about 2 years. I am a California credentialed elementary teacher with about 20 years experience teaching young children, so I am giving my opinion based on my knowledge of teaching and children. My grandson is very bright and very active. Like most children who are bright and curious, he needed to be challenged and kept busy. I do not think that this was happening in this school. When a child is not attended to correctly, they will act up to get attention. This is normal. I have taught in a Montessori school in the past so am quite familiar with Montessori teaching methods. I do not believe that the teachers at this school were at all well trained in teaching or even child care techniques. Their discipline was inconsistent and and at times inappropriate. I was especially unhappy with a teacher named Miss Mary who seemed to have an immediate dislike for my grandson and did not behave in an professional manner. She was constantly criticizing my grandson and making my daughter (his mother) feel quite frustrated and «beaten up» emotionally. Finally, due to their inability to deal with my grandson, they told my daughter he had to leave the school. They also handed her a very cruel and inaccurate evaluation of him. My grandson’s heart was broken when he had to leave his friends at school. He cried over it and still talks about missing his friends.
As a result of this dismissal, my daughter placed my grandson in another Montessori School. He is flourishing there! He is so happy and very challenged. They have qualified teachers, a big clean campus and a true understanding of children.
As an educator I would suggest you think twice before you put your child in this school, especially if he/​she is active, curious, and bright.

I toured this place before my baby was born and wasn’t impressed. I went on a hot day and they didn’t have the air conditioning units on in all the rooms. Additionally, kids were left in swings while staff had their lunch. I didn’t see much interaction going on. Also, there was a child in the sleeping room left in there with the door almost closed and it was pretty warm in there. I turn the air on for my dog and this was pretty much unacceptable in my book. The kids looked pretty bored that were inside. The kids playing outside seemed better but not by much. After the tour we sat in the hot office. Clearly their too cheap to turn the air on, so what am I paying you for. I guess if you had no options you can risk leaving you kid here but I wouldn’t take that risk.

This review is for the Infant Care side of the building. We’ve brought our daughter here since she was 3 months old. She is happy to arrive and the staff is warm and cheerful. The toys are very worn, but are washed with some regularity. The environment has been good at stimulating our daughter and helping her develop. They change diapers often and she comes home very clean. The place is not modern or shiny, but their system is well-​organized and they keep track of her things well. It’s nice to get a page with all of her eating/​bathroom/​napping activities each day.
There is a lot of staff turnaround, which I hear is very common for childcare (hard work, low pay).

This review is coming from someone who worked at this school for a short time. Yes, I was being paid under the table for $ 8 an hour though I have my preschool teaching certificate. As much as I did not enjoy working at this sorry excuse of a preschool, I am writing this review for no other reason than to inform parents. So many times I wanted to pull parents aside during a potentially new student’s «school tour» to warn them but the economy is so poor, I was eager to keep the job/​build experience.
The children who are not potty trained are to sit in a circle and sit still, watching each other get wiped up and changed into clean pull-​ups. I personally think children should not be exposed to others’ private areas at such a young age.
If your child does not bring snack from home, he or she will be served the same flavor and the same brand of yogurt almost every day. If this yogurt is not served, it is poorly made rice pudding (overcooked rice with a hint of sugar). Every child squirms when it is rice pudding day but no matter how foul it is, they must consume it all inorder to engage in play time. I’ve seen a girl throw up her rice pudding. The teacher then sat next to her and force fed her more rice pudding. The girl ended up refusing to open her mouth; she rather opt out of play time and I do not blame her.
After a few days of working at the preschool, I noticed that one of the wooden swing was hazardous! The plank at the upper part of the swing was not well secured and looked as if it was torn up by termites. It must of been broken for quite some time given the build up of cob webs in the crevices of the damaged wood. This shows just how much the teachers interact with the children during play time. The swing was repaired by the following Monday which was a plus.
Many of the balls are old and flat. The seasaw is missing a handle. Many of the bicycles with training wheels have rust of it. Incase you are not aware, rust exposed to an open wound can cause tetanus.
As far as the quality of the education, the children mostly complete ditto work. Every child development course told me not to use ditto worksheets and said that for the most part, it is considered inappropriate practice. «Inappropriate Practice: Learning materials are primarily workbooks, ditto sheets, flash cards, and other materials that focus on drill and practice rather than engaging children’s problem-​solving and other higher-​order thinking skills.»

Please do not send your child to this school, the owner only cares about your money!!! I pulled my child out of this school after 3 months. The staff does even make sure the kids eat or drink water on a hot day. I tryed to give them the benefit of doubt that my child was getting first class care, but I slowly realized how bad the the service is there. They don’t even use the air conditioner, they always claim «it’s broken». I don’t like to give bad reviews, but this place is BAD.

My son began attending Media Center Infant care at 4 months old. He is now 6 months and appears to be really enjoying himself. The director Neverik runs a very organized center and seeks out teachers who really care about the children. (which is very important to me) Ms. Sabrina and Ms. Lisa greet us in the morning and always have arts and crafts going on as well as story time and music. Ms. Ashley is there in the afternoon and she is so good with the children. She puts on an excellent story time and teachs the kids about the content in the book, asks questions about the books, and really engages the children in learning. All of the efforts of the staff are seen in how bright these children are; all of which make me very comfortable in leaving my baby at Media Center. When I first began bringing my son to Media Center I was breastfeeding and would come on my lunch breaks to feed and take a peek at what was going on. Not only did the staff make me feel comfortable, but I saw first hand how hard all of these ladies work to make the enviroment at Media Center a safe and happy place for our children. To date… I would definetly recommend Media Center Montessori.