Description: CRMS serves students ages 3 through 6th grade. Starting with the classic Montessori hands-on materials, students discover how to apply abstract concepts to real situations. Students learn to research their own answers to their own questions. Teachers provide guidance and present exciting, mentally stimulating lessons. Students develop a strong sense of independence and self-discipline
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| Report Date | Report Type |
|---|---|
| 2020-10-20 | ChildCareMonitoringChecklist.pdf |
| 2020-10-20 | Licensing CCC Inspection Report |
| 2019-05-21 | Child Care Center Abbreviated Checklist.pdf |
| 2018-04-25 | Child Care Center Abbreviated Checklist.pdf |
| 2017-04-07 | 10.9.1.1 Compliance Agreement Rev. 05/2012 |
| 2017-04-07 | 10.9.4.6 Child Care Center Abbreviated Checklist Rev. 09/19/2015 |
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School lacks qualification, professionalism, and care for student safety.
Our child attended CRMS for over 2 years. The teacher in our child’s was not even AMS Montessori certified. We asked about this and we were told that as long as the teacher is working on their certification, the school met AMS requirements. There was no one in the classroom certified.
Staff turns over quickly for both teachers and assistants. The assistant in our child’s classroom turned over 4 times in 3 months.
They are not trained to screen for or offer services for any learning disabilities despite being a Montessori. Our child was tested as being 1-2 years behind in reading when we left.
There are no sports, PE, performing arts, music, etc. offered that a typical school offers. Some students left for this reason.
Teachers have liberty to teach Politically driven curriculum. One teacher had her student stand up every morning and recite verbiage about the land that they were on did not belong to them, that it was taken from the Muckleshoot Tribe . This driven by the local asphalt protest-https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/king-county-approves-controversial-asphalt-plant-near-cedar-river/
The Director blurs the lines of professionalism, attending family functions for favored students outside of school hours, despite a direct conflict of interest.
The Director and school failed to disclose with us at enrollment that there was a pending case against a teacher of the school for child molestation. The teacher, who was tried and found guilty, brought students home following a field trip in his personal vehicle. He was also watching students at his personal residence outside of school hours. When we asked the director about this, she would not respond in writing. She instead called us in for a 1:1 and we were told the media got it wrong- https://www.seattlepi.com/local/crime/article/Charges-Renton-Montessori-teacher-molested-12791765.php
Despite this fact, the school still does not have buses for transporting students. And now enrollment includes a field trip form stating:
"I give Cedar River Montessori School (CRMS)permission to transport my child to and from school-sanctioned events off-campus and hold harmless CRMS Staff, Drivers, and allChaperones assisting with any field trips."