Our son has been attending this Montessori for 1.5 years now and he absolutely loves it (and we do too). He started here at 2.5 years old when we moved states. The teachers are amazing- they are very accommodating, knowledgeable and caring. He loves his teachers- Ms. Radhika, Ms. Ruchi, Ms. Carmen, Ms. Shreya, Ms. Jasmine, Ms. Ruby to name a few. It is essentially a great team working together to take care of these little ones.
My child has become more independent, communicates well and has learnt a lot since then. they have a very structured approach where they work on a variety of Montessori jobs appropriate for the class' age. They cover topics ranging from geography, biology, literature, animals, US holidays, etc. evident from the interesting worksheets that get sent home at the end of the day. They have a lot of hands on demos- my son explained how they planted a seed and it has become a sapling now. He was eager to help me in my garden as a result (also compares how Ms. Ruchi's school garden is doing great and how mumma's plants are not growing). He enjoys the reading class in school and points out to all the books he has read in school when we visit our city library.
He is now in the next classroom and enjoys his more regimented classwork - he loves tracing, coloring, is able to identify and write alphabets and numbers. Thank you LAPMS for making it easy for parents to trust you with their kids. It indeed takes a village to raise a kid- thank you for being mine (atleast during the weekdays)
RP
Ripul Patel
Aug 15, 2018
My son enjoyed all his time that he spent here for 3 years. Excellent staff and Teachers.. He wouldn't want to come home in the evening and He is missing all his teachers there.
Only suggestion would be to the owner of the franchise to reinstate International pot luck day. It was a great platform for to meet all the parents in the school and also kids enjoy a lot. I understand there were some concerns and reason to stop it but those will definitely be taken care by different means rather than break the tradition.
We are very happy with the school and strongly recommend it to our friends and family. Lots of thanks to Ms Neetu, Ms Aruna, Ms Hina, Ms Piyani, Ms Monu, Ms Hazel, Ms Natasha and Autyji for cooking wonderful meals for the kids.
I started to send my son (3 years old) to Learn and Play Montessori School (Maple location) about 2 months ago. It is not too big as well as not too small. The total students is about 60-80. For me, it is just right. I like the way it is. It took my son about 3 weeks to adjust himself to the new school life. (He cried everyday when he arrived school during this period.)
1. The whole staff are so friendly. They will greet the parents and the kids every morning when you come and leave. It is like a big family.
2.The teachers also have good communication with the parents. I always asked the teacher how my son did during the day, such as ate well? slept well at nap time?
3.The location is very convenient for our family, because my husband takes the ACE train to go to work everyday. So we just carpool. :)
4. Of course it is not perfect, I wish they can have a big outdoor play area. Now they have to close parking area for some activities in some cases.
I think I would recommend this school to my friends for sure.
VM
vanessa mallare
Jun 1, 2015
I love Learn and Play for our son!
We had a previous preschool for our son and it did not go well at all. So I was very apprehensive to send him to another preschool. I read reviews and visited other places, but I didn't have any connection. With my first visit to L&P I knew this was the place for my son. The staff and teachers were all friendly from our first encounter. Our son didn't mesh well with the larger classroom environments but the L&P Maple campus offers smaller classrooms which I liked. My son liked it instantly. His last preschool he never adjusted and cried nearly every day during drop off and pick up. I worried that maybe he just wasn't ready. But his first week at L&P he adjusted so well and I have to admit there were no tears after the first week! My husband and I are very pleased that our son is going here. It's definitely a place where you feel your child(ren) will feel safe, nurtured and educated. Our son is just thriving here! Thanks L&P!!!!!
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swarna yeleti
Mar 15, 2015
My son has been going to Learn and Play Montessori School (Maple) since July 2014, the school is very clean and secure. Staff are very supportive and caring, they are friendly and very patient with the kids.They also very good at understanding my special request about my son. Ever since my son started going to this school he has shown lots of improvement in reading, writing and social behavior. My son loves the various activities in the school, every day he is coming home with different projects that he has done at the school and he is so happy to talk about them.
I appreciate all the staff and their hard work especially ms.Neetu the director.