Clay-Platte Montessori School

What can J say about our time at Clay Platte Montessori! I honestly miss it. My daughter was in the Sunrise Classroom and we moved out of state this school year. The year we had with Clay Platte is one that will be remembered always. The staff genuinely cares about your child, the classmates have become my daughter’s lifelong friends and the skills and independence she learned is leaps and bounds ahead of where she should be. I admired the administration for their dedication of keeping the child safe during a pandemic, they were always thoughtful with allergy plans and any accommodation my daughter needed. 10/10 wish I could have uprooted the school to bring them with to our new home. It was simply the best year of our daughter’s education! We are forever grateful to be apart of the community!

BEWARE FOR YOUR CHILD'S SAKE! I was warned and read several unfavorable reviews before choosing this school. I thought it was just isolated cases. Nope, I wish we would have heeded the warnings and evident signs. We were only at this poor excuse for a Montessori school for a few months and had enough. Our son was at a great Montessori school (Child's World) before but aged out. Once he started at Clay-Platte he went backwards in his learning (especially reading). They have a transient staff and they can't keep the same teachers for more than a month. I hoped and prayed that if we just "stuck it out" it would get better. Not only did Clay Platte NOT meet our reasonable expectations, THEY FAILED COMPLETELY! Diversity? Community? That is a joke. I did everything to be a part of all the happenings and was never welcomed. We were constantly treated differently by the staff and teachers because of our sincerely held religious beliefs. We followed all the rules and yet still got targeted. The staff has taken extreme disciplinary actions against my son and when we approached the director Jen Stoll to clarify and explain the unprecidented discipline, she was dismissive and uncooperative. She said the school had to "target families like ours" more extremely because we believe something different. That is prejudice and hateful. Shame on you! Clay-Platte preaches they have all these ways of communicating what is happening in your child's day. BS! Don't be surprised when you don't get daily or even weekly updates. Communication is terrible! Now the only thing that gets communicated is through our son. "Mom, they said to tell you...yadda yadda" um, who tells a child to tell their parents about what is going on?? You can message me via email, phone, text, Transparent Classroom (what a joke that is) Facebook, and even parent social groups. But no, I have to hear it from my child and hope the message was complete. I would expect less at a public school, but not a Montessori school that I'm paying an arm and a leg for each month. What were we paying for? I can't tell you. It's not academics or scholastics or even a positive learning environment. I am sad we wasted our time, money, and energy. I am even more upset that we subjected our sweet child to this hot mess of a school. We will move on to better places. If you love your child/children, heed this warning before you make the same mistake and subject them to this negative environment of fear and prejudice.

Both my daughters went to CPMS until they started KG. Both are completely different personalities and CP gave each opportunities to develop their unique strengths. What remained common to both was confidence, curiosity, kindness, and love/respect for small things that make up their surroundings. Thank you for letting us be a part of such a great community!

When your child attends CPMS, not only will they thrive in the Montessori environment, your family becomes woven into this richly diverse community. I love the family dynamic this school provides! My daughter raves about going to the creek, spending time with the animals, and seeing the animals grow and their family expand. It's conveniently tucked away on 10-acres with crops and animals which are cared for by the students. The staff is top-notch providing exceptional care from office personnel to the lead guides and assistances. Stop your search; you have just found what you've been looking for!

Just off the free way is another world -meaningful meadows, wistful walking trails, familiar farm life, growing gardens, tantalizing trees- and that's just outside! Inside is a world of love. Every adult has the child's best interest at heart. They care and love each as if they were their own. I'm beyond grateful to have this support of raising four boys. My children needed more than I could give and hiring Clay-Platte Montessori has taken a huge burden off my shoulders. The more who love our children, the better.

Our child has attended Clay Platte for four years. The teachers, administrators and staff are excellent! The campus is beautiful and offers unique opportunities for play and learning. We feel very lucky to have our child at this school.

I honestly cannot sing enough praises about Clay-Platte Montessori, the teachers and staff. This school has enabled my child to blossom and be wholly herself in all aspects. This is an environment that sparks the children’s love for learning, allows them to embrace their creativity and encourages their individuality. We have found a community in Clay-Platte Montessori. There is so much love on the campus. During this pandemic, my daughter has constantly informed me of how much she misses going to school. Clay-Platte Montessori has become her home away from home and I honestly wouldn’t trust her attending school anywhere else.