Parker Montessori

I rarely write reviews but felt I had to mention how fantastic our experience has been at PM. This was my daughter's first experience in daycare (she began at 2.5) and I felt 100% comfortable leaving her in their care. We enrolled my daughter here when we first moved to Colorado and couldn't have been happier with the staff, teachers, and curriculum. We felt they provided her the structure she needed while offering her enrichment that simply would not have been offered anywhere else (example: to study butterfly life cycles, her teacher actually ordered live caterpillars/butterflies so the class could watch them grow). We then moved 30min away but I continued to happily drive her there every day because of how much I loved the staff at PM.

If anyone is looking for the best daycare in the area, look no further that Parker Montessori.

The owner is not patient and she is not caring about children. As soon as your child don't follow her style of management, they will be labeled as having issues. She just care about money and hiding things from parents.

My main concern with this school is the owner (Anitha Harshan) -- she stresses excuses over accountability. For every issue we had that we brought to her attention (e.g., verbal bullying by other students, physical violence from other students), we were met with excuses from said owner. More recently, during the Omicron surge, the owner was aware of students testing positive for Covid, but she sat on the information and delayed informing parents, forcing us to make difficult decisions in less time than necessary. When I conversed with other parents to learn the truth, the owner attempted to silence me.

Parker Montessori is a zero accountability school with extremely poor leadership. Apparently that is their Montessori method. Maria would be so disappointed...

Moved my daughter here a year ago after issues with her prior daycare. I knew my daughter needed something more than just your standard daycare because she is very smart and independent. After research, decided on Parker Montessori and we've been very pleased with the teachers. My daughter is very strong willed, and the teachers and director are very good at being persistent and teaching her to make good decisions, they have even offered advice on what we can try at home. My daughter is learning a lot and making friends.

I have twin daughters that began at Parker Montessori 11/2012 and had their last day 5/2015. Our older children had gone to Montessori school in another state and we wanted that same great start for our youngest girls.

PM had a few ups and downs (as you can expect with any school). We have experience with two classroom teachers that are still there , Ann and Georgia (3-5 year old classroom). These ladies are the most caring and supportive teachers you can hope to find in a school. They both worked tirelessly with our girls to help them be successful and happy. As a result, our girls began Kindergarten this year having already completed the Kindergarten reading curriculum. They are also finishing the math curriculum for Kindergarten. The girls have adjusted well to their new school. I can't say enough good things about the teachers at the school.

That being said, as mentioned in other reviews, the office staff is a hot mess. They don't do a good job communicating and responding to parental concerns and questions in a timely manner. There was usually no office staff present in the early morning or when I would pick the girls up at 4:30. This made discussing concerns or asking questions a challenge. Anitha (co-director) in particular can be curt and sometimes uncaring towards parents. She made me crazy because I would call with a question or issue I had and she would answer the phone and then be in a hurry to get me off the phone. Not what you want when your girls are there for 9 hours a day and you are paying $3000 month tuition.

We were also unimpressed with many of the caregivers in the before/after care sessions. (We had quite a few over two and a half years.) this program is not managed well and even though there have been numerous complaints, nothing really seemed to change.

In summary, the teachers are fantastic, and isn't that what you really want in a school? The administration is frustrating at times for parents, but shouldn't keep you from sending your children to the school.

I think this is the worest daycare/preschool in parker if not in CO. All what they care about is money. My kids received the worest care in that place. They were depressed. When they moved to another preschool they were happy almost immediately after the first day. My dentist had her daughter there even before the new owners (but taught by the exact current teachers) and she said that her daughter when she graduated from there couldn't even write her own name!!
Avoid this place!
I was a busy working mom with crazy scheduling in the medical field and I know that it's rare to find a daycare open so early and close so late like this place but trust me you are better off being a stay at home mom or hire a nanny than leave your kids in this place.

I currently have two of my boys go to Parker Montessori and I cant say enough nice things about this place. When you walk into this place you will immediately notice all teachers and staff being very warm and friendly. They definitely are passionate about child care and specialize in the Montessori method of learning. Being passionate brings about a totally different experience for kids/families, and it is very hard quality to find in daycare centers these days.They are very flexible and will work with you if there are any special requests. I love how the classrooms are all so nicely equipped with all kinds of toys/tools for learning. I was very surprised when I heard how some of the teachers have been teaching here for many many years. To know that these people are the ones caring for our children is very comforting. I will definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a reliable school/care for their kids.

Parker Montessori was one of the biggest disappointments we have experienced in since moving to this town. We read all the rave reviews and thought that we had found the perfect school for our young children. I will say, this school has one thing going right for it, and that is Miss Dee. She has been absolutely amazing. However, for the school on the whole, that was not the case.

There are huge communication issues between administration and staff which widely affect the families who attend PM. They make program changes that affect the kids without even informing the parents. On the whole we were very disappointed. Perhaps the biggest disappointment was in how they handled our complaints. There were excuses for almost everything we brought up but that's all they were, excuses. There were no real plans on how to improve so that the same issues weren't repeated with future students and families. With our final issue that came about, one of the directors was very defensive and seemed to just want us to leave.

I think every issue we encountered at PM could have been resolved had the directors been more receptive to change. But that's just my opinion I suppose. It was definitely not the right fit for our family. If you do go to look at this school inquire about Ms. Dee's class, she is the star of this school in my opinion and could make your experience a much better one than we experienced on the whole.

We have been so happy with Parker Montessori, including the Director, Ms. Anitha, the office Administrator, Ms. Teresa, and the fabulous and caring teachers who have encouraged our 4-year old daughters to grow in so many ways. Ms. Nicole, Ms. Jenny, and Ms. Kelly have all been instrumental in assisting them to grow in their educational journeys, as well as with their social interactions. While it is always challenging to start a routine of getting up early and getting to school on time, it pays off every day when I pick them up from school. The girls are so happy to share stories of their day with us. It is obvious they are treated with respect and care at Parker Montessori.

The office staff can be frustrating and extremely disorganized. The concept is great and my son had a great teacher that kept us from taking him to a new school. However, after a year and a half, we could not take the disorganization and frustration any longer and moved him to Goddard. What a world of difference in a good way. It was a good decision too because Montessori's best teacher no longer teaches there.