Bergen-Lafayette Montessori School

Bergen-Lafayette Montessori school is absolutely incredible. We sent my daughter there when she was 15 months old and she was enrolled until we moved out of Jersey City when she was 3. Our son also started there at six months in the infant room before we moved. The teachers are loving, caring, and attentive. This is a legit Montessori education that is truly transformative - what my daughter was able to learn and accomplish at such a young age, and the independence she gained from attending this school has authentically shaped who she is today. The infant room teachers cared for my son deeply and supported his transition from being home from maternity leave to going to school. They were also excellent partners while we worked on potty training for my daughter. This place also builds community in a beautiful way, with many opportunities to get together at the school site and have fun together. My daughter has made lifelong friendships and the parents that I've been able to connect with are warm and welcoming. We would have stayed if we hadn't bought a house in another town, but I still bring the kids up to attend school related events (as they are open to alums of the school), and my daughter still says that BLMS was her favorite school (she's four now).

BLMS is well-managed AND full of loving and skilled staff. My son is in his second year of summer camp there and he says he wants it to be his camp forever. Even for his half days for a few weeks, they have fostered his independence so much. He comes home and tells us all about the experiments they do and things about other countries. The camp price tag is a total bargain. I think much higher quality than so programs for twice or three times the price.

Be very careful to register your kids to this school, especially during this pandemic time period!!! I enrolled my son into the Toddler class in September 2021. The school claim once you register your kids, you need to stick with them for the whole year. To ensure that, they charged me two month tuition in advance and $1000 material fee. In December, the school had one toddler got COVID and the toddler class was closed for 14 days. It was really over 30 days including the holidays. As a working parent, it made my life very difficult. I had to call my cleaning lady and pay her hourly to watch my kid since I had to work. It cost me over $2000 while at mean time, the school charged me $1700 for the same time frame. I asked the school to consider partial refund because for the whole month my son was not allowed to attend school at all, and my whole paycheck was spent on watching my son by hiring someone else. The school should give me refund since they did not watch my kid for a day in the past 35 days since Jan 7. However, Queenie, the school employee, told me that no refund from school because her school policy said so. I had to bit my tongue and eat the cost. After this class reopen in January, only a little over a week, another kid got COVID. Mayani, the owner, announced another 14 days school closure. AGAIN, I had to pay my own nanny on top of the $1700 school fee. School closure is constantly occurring. I'm not surprised that the 3rd and the 4th closure are happening very soon. And the worst part about this is, when I ask the school to help working parents not just charging tuition, or allow me to change to another school , they gave me long articles of what the health department policy was and what the school policy was......... Basically they are saying, I have to bear with it, no matter whatever circumstances or whose fault it is, I have to pay them. . Be very careful with this school! They are very greedy and just want to tie you up for the whole year no matter what...

Please don't say you don't remember me. I have two daughters that came to enroll in the summer program. You asked me what school they went to and I said the school name, side note, it'sa great charter school. The owner said Oh, well that school only goes up to second grade. Side note, The school had to relocate and they have continued in the same school just a different town where it goes to 12th grade. Yaaaay!!! My observations of the owner is very snobby. My girls are currently in a 5 star school and both are on the honor roll. My oldest is reading at a level Z+. And my youngest is a math whiz!!! Thank you for turning us down. Everything happens for a reason.

I searched everywhere in the NYC metro area and found this gem of a school! We travelled from Lower Manhattan every morning to avoid the Manhattan school price tag. This school gives a top notch private school education. It doesn’t have the fancy building, but all the Montessori materials are the same and the teachers are well-trained and passionate about what they do. This is a true Montessori school. We loved the diversity of students. Myani truly cares about her students. A wonderful parent community too. Highly recommend!

My daughter is 4 and on her 3rd year 😊. Bergen Lafayette Montessori has developed life skills, self-confidence independent learning skills, allowing her to focus on mastering her skills. My daughter is excited to learn Spanish as a second language, She is picking up books at home to read to her self even if she can't read she loves the act of reading which is promoted at BLMS. BLMS is family oriented and focuses on creating a safe, healthy and friendly environment to learn and master skills... the best early learning education for my daughter is at Bergen Lafayette Montessori School.

I was initially nervous to enroll my 2 year old daughter in a program because she was previously at home with me and was working through some separation anxiety. BLMS teachers and staff cared for her so well that after a few weeks, she was begging to go to school every day. When you join, it feels like you join a family. She receives intentional, gentle, and loving care. I highly recommend BLMS.

We absolutely love BLMS! Our 3 yr old son had previously attended other schools downtown and this is hands down the best experience we have had so far. The Montessori method has been amazing for our son and the small class size has really helped him blossom. He loves the aftercare program as well and honestly never wants to leave when we go to pick him up! Unlike other schools he attended (and looked into) they have their own playground so the kids are able to spend much more time outdoors instead of just taking walks. The teachers are so caring and Myani, the director has created a really wonderful community with the teachers, parents and students. We highly recommend this school.