LePort Montessori Preschool Irvine Westpark

Reviews

• AF

  Amy Fotheringham

  Jul 16, 2025
  5.0
  Our son has been in the primary program at the Westpark campus and it has been such a wonderful experience for him and our whole family. The leadership and management at this campus are warm, welcoming and always available to discuss any questions you may have. Ms. Lily and Ms. Parneet are incredible teachers, showing care and compassion but also firm guidance when appropriate. Our son is thriving at Westpark and we only wish they would expand their program so he could continue his education there.
• JJ

  jpetticord

  Sep 23, 2024
  5.0
  We loved having our daughter at LePort Irvine Westpark. This was her first experience with childcare (she had a nanny from 5M to 15M) and I'm so glad it was. Ms. Andrea and Ms. Diona were patient and loving caretakers and the Administrative staff and assistant teachers were so friendly under every circumstance. We had tears at drop off in the beginning, but soon our daughter was happy to join her class every morning. During her time at LePort, I would say that her verbal skills and ability to focus on tasks for longer really started to take off. We only left because we moved to another state for a new job- we'd happily re-enroll if we came back.
• HL

  Howard Lee

  May 21, 2016
  5.0
  Great staff, nice mix of students
• FM

  Fariba Motaghi

  Jun 9, 2014
  5.0
  We enrolled our son into the toddler program at the LePort Schools, San Marino campus shortly after his second birthday. Over the past two months we have seen so much eagerness to do things "myself" and are just so impressed by what he is able to do when given the opportunity. The Montessori program is a fantastic methodology that allows children to become self-motivated, patient, disciplined, and respectful beings in society. With a fantastic staff; I know our son is getting the VERY best experience. I have to start by giving a tremendous amount of praise to our son's teacher, Mrs. Flores. She has gone way above and beyond the call of duty to not only help our son get acclimated into the program (he came in mid-year and as the youngest student in his class), but also for the invaluable advice, recommendations, and honest feedback during our one on one conversations. I really appreciate it when someone takes the extra effort (on their own time) to help. Mrs. Flores has eagerly and without any rush, answered so many of my "neurotic mommy" questions. Her advice is like gold! She helped me turn around the difficult behaviors at home and knew exactly what our son needed. Even though he has only attended mornings these past two months, Mrs. Flores has, without a doubt, identified our son’s personality and knows EXACTLY how to deal with him. Her academic background in psychology and the fact that her mother was a child psychologist clearly shows in her work! She is our son’s first teacher, and I have no doubt she will forever hold the role as the most influential teacher as well! The other teacher in room 2, Mrs. Treisa, also holds a special place in our hearts. Her calm demeanor and sweet smile has clearly won over our son and he always brings her name up in conversation. I think Mrs. Flores and Mrs. Treisa just know what works and have created an environment that is calm, welcoming, warm, and structured. I spent a morning observing the classroom and it was then when I realized how extraordinary this program really is. The children worked quietly and enthusiastically on their "work" and if they strayed or veered in a different direction, Mrs. Flores kindly reminded them to continue their work or somehow found a way to capture their interest again. It was a really interesting experience for me - you have to see it to believe it. It was a little shocking to see a group of toddlers acting like mini grown-ups. They take their work very seriously. It's absolutely adorable! I think it's just a reflection of how much the teachers respect their students and their ability to persevere. You get a sense of "everyone is in this together...we are family, and we will respect one another." My experience outside the classroom has also been positive. The head of school, Susan Locke is very involved and seems to know every detail that is going on at the school. Her office door is always open and her warm smile makes it very easy to approach her with any concerns you might have. I've never seen this woman just sitting at her desk. She is either meeting with a teacher or parent, outside in the parking lot to help direct traffic, in the hallways checking in on all the rooms, or kneeling down to have a meaningful conversation with a child at eye level. It's clear to me that she is not someone that only delegates duties to everyone else. She works just as hard as everyone else and is hands on with her approach. Ashleigh and Nadhira are also two of the sweetest girls you will meet. They always make you feel like VIP and will do everything they can to address all your questions and concerns. The sense I get when I am at the school is that the staff is one big cohesive unit that sets out to better the lives of the students. I couldn't have picked a better place for our child's preschool experience!

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