Description:
We encourage each child to reach their highest potential at their own individual pace, using a proven Montessori approach.
It is our goal to provide the children of the Rio Grande Valley area with a nurturing Montessori environment which allows each child to become independent, cooperative, self-confident and self-disciplined. Capable of developing an inner desire to explore, discover and learn.
From this grows a lifelong love of learning, respect for others and the world around them, and both problem solving and academic skills.
Come visit us, see for yourself what an authentic Montessori School looks like!
We make the difference!
Initial License Date: 4/16/2010.
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| Inspections | Assessments | Self Reported Incidents | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 View Report(s) |
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It is very obvious that this facility is trying to attempt to cover up the 2 first reviews that did not cast a positive light on them by exposing their lack of transparency. Yes they may come off like such an excellent facility but in reality a lot their posts on FB are actually copying other Montessori posts from other cities literally word per word. I previously witnessed while picking up my kid, them showing kids under the age of 2 videos on tablet screens when they claimed to never show them any sort of screen time which was a previous violation they encountered by state inspection. I agree with the first review posted here, if they are being totally transparent, why do they have their Google reviews disabled? Seems pretty shady. I’m glad I moved on and sent my kid to another facility where I was able to see them thrive in a much better environment.
Greatly recommended it. Authentic Montessori teaching. Great staff and well prepared teachers. Great environment for you're children to develop socio emotional skills, cognitive and motor skills. Extremely grateful for Lavalette Montessori.
En nuestra experiencia tengo excelentes comentarios y recomendaciones hacía esta institución educativa. Siempre se han mostrado con una actitud honesta y positiva. Nos encanta la manera en que los niños aprenden y la dedicación que la escuela le pone a su trabajo; en la ocasiones que hemos tenido dudas o alguna situación ellos nos han brindado su apoyo de una manera amable, incluso algo que nos gusta mucho y nos da confianza es que siempre nos están invitando para observar a nuestros niños, por lo tanto solo podemos felicitarlos por su maravilloso trabajo.
My daughter and my 3 sons love Lavalette Montessori, the doors are always open for me as a parent to come in and check on my kids anytime. You can see through the window. The curriculum is really complete and let the kids to explore and learn without pressure, they help them to be independent and safe confident kids.
We highly recommend Lavalette
This is the best school possible for my son. I am very grateful for the professsionalism and preparation of all staff.
The above review is very disheartening. I too had a negative experience when my child attended this center. My child was being bullied and would often come home of complaints that an older child was telling them things but I would tell the staff and they kept dismissing it and saying there was no evidence and everything was fine. My child also was coming home with foul language which when probed, they explained they were overhearing this language "at school". Finally a staff member opened their eyes and saw it was another older child that was combined with my child during the after school hours program. What upset me the most was they kept previously downplaying my concern. As a parent you want to feel seen and heard and I did not feel I got that from this center. I would recommend other Montessori centers like Kid's Village, Framboyant, etc. excellent customer service there.
We want to make it clear that this is not a review based on the services of this facility, but on how they handled a situation that we and many others felt was mishandled. We don’t believe that a facility should be entitled to decide what is a minor vs. major incident when it comes to children, which in this case they thought this incident was MINOR. In their eyes something minor might be considered a major incident from the point of view of the parents. Unfortunately our incident was just that. From our pediatrician to colleagues that have kids enrolled at this location, all agreed that we should have been notified immediately.
I enrolled my son at this facility for a summer camp for socialization purposes and for possible enrollment for the fall. After an adjustment period of about a week, I enrolled and prepaid for him to attend the second session for only two weeks due to our family vacation plans in which a contract was never signed. Two and a half weeks in, I arrived to pick him up at 1:30 pm and was told another child had bitten him on the arm/shoulder. The teacher told me the incident had happened around 11:00 am and that he had cried for about 5 minutes. Take your phone’s stopwatch and experience how long five minutes really is. I asked why I had not been called, and she said that they didn’t call unless it was a medical emergency and that I could see the video of the incident. Since I had my son already with me, I told her that my husband would stop by and they could brief him. My husband arrived within 15 minutes and was told by the director that he could not see the video because of privacy issues. Staff claimed that the bite did not break the skin, but it clearly did because it scabbed over. On Friday, my mother and I met with the director to clear up some of the miscommunication/backtracking they did concerning the incident. I reiterated my concern about the severity of the bite while I explained that I in no way wanted to know the identity of the biter but was concerned about the response time in the assistance of my son and the fact that I had not been called immediately. I stated that I had lost trust in the facility and that my son would not be attending the fall and therefore, I asked for a refund for the 2 weeks of the second session we had planned for him to attend since it had not started. She said that she would forward my request to her financial administrator and that it “should not be a problem.” An hour later, the director sent an email denying my refund. I responded by explaining this was an extenuating circumstance and asked for her to reconsider due to the mishandling of the incident, vague policies/ “internal procedures,” and deleted parent handbooks/guidelines from the app, which had been previously there and confirmed by another parent whose child was currently enrolled. She responded by calling me “intimidating” and accusing me of having expectations that were too high just because I simply questioned policies in a calm manner.
This review is NOT about assigning blame. It is about the failure to notify us about the injury to our child. This review is NOT about a refund. We have worked with our bank that has provided us with excellent customer service. We DO want others to know how they handled our situation before a decision is made to enroll their precious child at this location. Included are photos (both initial and on the 5th day – photo that reads Monday 6:50pm) of the bite the staff of this facility considered not important enough to notify a parent immediately, because it was MINOR in their eyes.
***Disclaimer: Be aware that many of the 5 star reviews given to this facility come from present employees and/or their family members who have enrolled their children there – do your research!
FYI: We tried posting a review on google however we were unable due to the fact that it seems they disabled the ability to leave reviews. We have pictures included, but we’re unable to post within this review. If you’d like to see images of the bite please search for the review under YELP.