Community Montessori School is a church daycare daycare located at 13 Common St, Natick, Massachusetts MA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Community Montessori School in Natick receives mostly positive reviews praising the Montessori curriculum, caring teachers, and strong academic preparation for kindergarten. However, one parent reported a traumatic experience involving inappropriate teacher conduct, dismissive handling of concerns by administration, and unsafe infant care practices.
Both of our daughters have attended CMS (with our youngest off to kindergarten in a few weeks) and our family has had a wonderful experience. We were continuously surprised at how quickly they both learned to read, write and do math, while fostering a strong work ethic along the way. They couldn't have been more prepared to enter kindergarten. The teachers are kind and loving and create an environment that teaches them how to be kind, generous members of a community.
Both my kids attended Community Montessori School. They both had positive loving teachers. They do fun extra events for the kids and a lot of hands on activities that foster independence in children. My youngest has been attending during the COVID pandemic as well, and the center has always been very clean following all safety and hygiene guidelines given by CDC. This has given me peace of mind even during very unsettling times. Director Lucie is the sweetest and most caring person. She is always so helpful to everyone! Highly recommend this school.
Our family is thrilled to be a part of the diverse CMS family. Both our children have thrived in the Montessori classroom setting, learning at their own pace but also pushing themselves to gain the most from this experienced. We have really enjoyed the variety of enrichment programs CMS has to offer to our children. It has given them an opportunity to try new activities without leaving the comfort of their peers. CMS is a wonderfully warm environment with teachers who are truly passionate about teaching and caring for curious little minds.
Our experience at CMS was horrible and traumatic. My oldest was in the preschool room and my youngest was in the infant room. I have endless stories but two of the worst- my preschooler- I came to get him early one day and I heard him in the bathroom with the teacher, she didn’t know I was there. He had just turned 3 and his arms weren’t long enough to really wipe himself yet. She told him that he was being a baby, that younger kids in the class could wipe, and that his peers would make fun of him for needing help. I was livid. Then the director gaslit me and said that no teacher would ever shame a child. I was standing 2 feet from the teacher. I heard all of it. Then my 12 month old was in the infant room. He was definitely a full on toddler and could walk. When he would cry, they would put him in a baby bouncer. Which he HATED because he wanted to walk around. Then they said if he wouldn’t stop crying they would put the bouncer in the hallway so he wouldn’t upset the other kids. I came to get him one day and he had clearly been in it and hysterically crying for so long that he was no longer crying and just dejectedly looking at the wall. We were scrambling to pull the kids and find them spots somewhere else. We were in Lucie’s office and emailing every single week and she would make it out to be that we were being difficult. It was so horrible. This school is unsafe for children and should be shut down. I fully believe the family that brought up the lawsuit.
Our daughter attended CMS for over 2 years. The director is dedicated and caring. They have been a lifeline for us during the pandemic and we have loved the program and people.