Please try: http://www.magnetmontessoridaycare.com/
located in North Potomac, MD

Her space is amazing and she is very experienced and trained in the Montessori philosophy.

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Anonymous wrote:Whatever you do, stay away from Julia Brown Montessori School! They are insolent and arrogant. They won't let parents talk directly with teachers - you must go through the administrator. They actually discourage parent involvement and communication. Teachers wait by the window and have your child ready to go the minute you arrive to pick them up.

I have to tell you, I am not an employee of Julia Brown and do not work there, I am actually a parent who just enrolled in a different preschool and didn't even tour Julia Brown for various reasons) however, your post makes you come off sounding a little unhinged. I have read some positive reviews, along with some negative ones. Rather than use sweeping generalizations, it might be more helpful to describe your experience. Based on your comments, it may be that the administrators asked YOU not to talk directly with the teachers. Again, I am not defending Julia Brown - but your post is incredibly hostile.

I know people who worked at Julia Brown. They told me ALL parents are NOT allowed to speak to teachers. BTW, I am a new poster...not the poster you are referring to...

Well, I am a parent of two children who have been in Julia Brown for a year. It is not true that the parents are not allowed to speak to the teachers. What is true is that teachers are not allowed to speak to parents while they are actively on duty watching children. The instructions are that they must keep their attention on the children. Whenever there are children present, we keep our comments to the basic hellos and goodbyes, here's some replacement clothing, etc. If you can get them when they are not watching children, you can speak to them. I will chat briefly with the teacher who is carrying trash out to the dumpster when I am picking up my children. I chatted with several of the teachers for a while at the annual picnic/graduation. We have a one hour meeting with my children's teacher once per semester to review my children's progress and we chat frequently. If I have concerns, I talk to the administrator and we have some extensive conversations. If I request, I can schedule an appointment with my child's teacher, but she would have to step out of the classroom for a scheduled appointment and they would have to get another teacher to cover her classroom. In general, I haven't had to deal with this as I've had excellent responses from the administrator, but I know it's an option.

Yes, they discourage teachers from directly talking to the parents anytime the teacher is directly involved with the children, because the teachers primary focus should be on the children in her care. But it is not true that they are not allowed to talk to the parents, it just has to be scheduled outside of classroom time.

Always good to talk to personnel at school and observe the classroom. Have felt parents get a good feel for how the classroom and school are both run -- which are both important. Three of my children attended Crestview Montessori School located on Western Avenue in Bethesda, MD, but also very convenient to DC. Always felt teachers were attentive to my children's needs and staff attentive to my needs. I would recommend checking it out.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever you do, stay away from Julia Brown Montessori School! They are insolent and arrogant. They won't let parents talk directly with teachers - you must go through the administrator. They actually discourage parent involvement and communication. Teachers wait by the window and have your child ready to go the minute you arrive to pick them up.

I have to tell you, I am not an employee of Julia Brown and do not work there, I am actually a parent who just enrolled in a different preschool and didn't even tour Julia Brown for various reasons) however, your post makes you come off sounding a little unhinged. I have read some positive reviews, along with some negative ones. Rather than use sweeping generalizations, it might be more helpful to describe your experience. Based on your comments, it may be that the administrators asked YOU not to talk directly with the teachers. Again, I am not defending Julia Brown - but your post is incredibly hostile.

I know people who worked at Julia Brown. They told me ALL parents are NOT allowed to speak to teachers. BTW, I am a new poster...not the poster you are referring to...

Evergreen Montessori on the boarder of SS/Wheaton.
Toddler through 9 years.

Anonymous wrote:Whatever you do, stay away from Julia Brown Montessori School! They are insolent and arrogant. They won't let parents talk directly with teachers - you must go through the administrator. They actually discourage parent involvement and communication. Teachers wait by the window and have your child ready to go the minute you arrive to pick them up.

I have to tell you, I am not an employee of Julia Brown and do not work there, I am actually a parent who just enrolled in a different preschool and didn't even tour Julia Brown for various reasons) however, your post makes you come off sounding a little unhinged. I have read some positive reviews, along with some negative ones. Rather than use sweeping generalizations, it might be more helpful to describe your experience. Based on your comments, it may be that the administrators asked YOU not to talk directly with the teachers. Again, I am not defending Julia Brown - but your post is incredibly hostile.

Top Hat Montessori in Gaithersburg - it is not far from 270 and a wonderful program.

I am thinking about Crossway Montessori for my 22 month old. Anyone have any thoughts?

Crossway Montessori is awful. It may be the county's only Montessori charter (free by lottery) but you get what you pay for. The kids are out of control violent - hitting and kicking each other daily and the teachers aren't keeping it in check or teaching peaceful conflict resolution. The administration does not communicate with the parents, despite repeated requests. By earlier this year the parents basically forced the administrators to have a school meeting, where the administrators admitted they were having difficulties and were unwilling to ask for help. Several parents pulled their kids from the montessori program for their own safety.

Crossway Community Montessori has an infant and toddler montessori programs. I think it's the only montessori school in the area that starts that young. My son is in their primary program so I can't speak from direct experience but when I peek in the infant room I'm always amazed. The facility is so beautiful, I could never come close to setting up that environment for a baby at home.

Crestview Montessori in Bethesda is perfect for my DD.

[quote=Anonymous]Do you know any good daycare center near Towson?[/quote]y

You will have better luck getting appropriate responses by starting your own thread w/ the title something like "Daycare in Towson."

Do you know any good daycare center near Towson?

Hi
I've moved to TOWSON recently and looking for agood daycare around for my 19 month babygirl

Family Academy of Bethesda is a great place.
We have been there for almost 5 years sine my DS was an infant.
Do take a tour.