International Montessori School Of Claremont is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 341 W. San Jose Avenue, Claremont, California CA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
International Montessori School of Claremont receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from most parents, who praise the caring staff, genuine Montessori approach, and strong focus on socio-emotional development alongside academics. However, one detailed review raises serious concerns about supervision ratios, safety incidents, record-keeping practices, and educational regression. The school has a 4.7/5 Google rating with 9 recent reviews.
SAFETY, SUPERVISION, AND EDUCATIONAL CONCERNS 1. During my children’s enrollment at the school, I observed ongoing concerns related to supervision, safety, and educational support. 2. On multiple occasions, the adult-to-child supervision ratio appeared inconsistent with applicable requirements, including periods where adequate adult presence was not maintained. 3. I observed practices suggesting that attendance or supervision records were adjusted in ways that did not accurately reflect actual conditions at the school. 4. My children experienced physical injuries while enrolled, as well as emotional distress, which required intervention and removal from the environment. 5. I also observed educational regression, including difficulties with foundational reading and writing skills during kindergarten and early elementary periods. 6. Despite raising concerns, corrective measures were not implemented in a manner that ensured my children’s safety or educational wellbeing. 7. Based on these experiences, I concluded that the environment was not appropriate for my children, and I removed them to protect their physical, emotional, and educational needs.
Very happy on our experience with IMS. Our little one was born during the pandemic and socialization was the top of our list. IMS overdelivered with education and teaching the fundamentals of just being a good person. The staff was great, caring and very accommodating. They also calmed us down on being away from our child by sending pictures on the 1st few days. I would gladly recommend this school on who ever ask.
My son and daughter attended Montessori Yellow School for three years. We love the community, the learning style and the emotional support. I will always appreciate the Yellow School Montessori way of not just pouring into a child but allowing the child to pour out their unique abilities.
Our two boys attended the Yellow School over the span of six years and we couldn't be happier with the education and care IMS provided our children. IMS is a true, certified Montessori and watching our kids' growth under their care has been impressive and joyful. Mrs. Mitchell and her team truly attend to the individual needs of the students and provide much needed socio-emotional learning in addition to standard educational curriculum. They handled the challenges of the pandemic impressively, balancing health and safety considerations with educational and developmental needs. I felt complete confidence in their care of our children. We are so grateful we found IMS and that our kids had such a great start to their education.
One of the best daycare/preschools you can find! Super nice staff that nurture, teach and befriend not only your child but the parents as well! My daughter attends this school and has rapidly blossomed into an almost fully independent 4 year old. All she has left is to get a job and we are all set!