Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy

We’ve had such a positive experience at PHMA Preschool. Since enrolling, we’ve seen so much progress—not only in communication, but also in following routines and engaging with peers. The teachers and staff are incredibly patient, attentive, and compassionate. They take the time to truly understand each child, and they go out of their way to create a safe, supportive environment. Even during challenging moments, they respond with empathy and consistency. As a parent, it means so much to see your child supported, encouraged, and accepted just as they are. We’re truly grateful for the care and dedication of the team at PHMA. Highly recommend this school to any family looking for a nurturing and understanding early childhood setting!

We are beyond grateful for the incredible experience our daughter had at Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy over the past two years. From the moment we enrolled her, we knew she was in a safe, nurturing, and enriching environment. The care, professionalism, and dedication the staff shows every day is unmatched, and it truly feels like a second home for the children. Our daughter absolutely flourished here—academically, emotionally, and socially. The growth we’ve seen in her has been phenomenal, and we have full confidence that she is more than ready to thrive in the public school system thanks to the strong foundation laid by PHMA. We want to especially highlight Ms. Yvonne, who has been our daughter’s favorite teacher and a true standout. Her warmth, patience, and ability to connect with the children is remarkable. She brings joy into learning and creates a supportive environment where kids feel confident and encouraged. Every day, our daughter came home with new knowledge and a big smile, excited to share what she learned and what fun activities she did. All of the teachers at PHMA deserve recognition—they are kind, attentive, and deeply invested in every child’s development. The compassion and excellence they show in caring for children between the ages of 2–6 is something truly special. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed, the classrooms are well maintained, and safety is always a top priority. We highly, highly recommend Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy to any parent looking for a loving, structured, and educational environment for their child. Thank you to the entire PHMA team for giving our daughter such a wonderful start to her academic journey!

We have been sending our daughters to this preschool from 3yrs and so grateful for their amazing staff and safe environment ! There curriculum is thoughtfully designed to foster lots of creative activity for the little minds, love for learning and ample space for children to play outside. One of the standout aspects of this preschool is regularly updating on child’s progress and the teachers deep understanding of each child's personality and needs is truly impressive. They also have Happiness Educare daycare for kids below 2yr old where we have sent our little one. When we enroll, Director Ms.Joanne is incredible and always ready to go above and beyond to make us feel at ease until little one gets adjusted. We wholeheartedly recommend Piedmont Montessori and Happiness Educare for any parent seeking an exceptional early childhood education experience for their child.

My son has been attending Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy since he was two years old. Every day when I pick him up, I ask him if he enjoyed his day, his response is always yes. He loves his teachers and all his friends. It is evident that he is learning a lot from this day care/school. He knows his ABC’s, can count to 100, is potty trained, knows all the names of the planets, etc. I’m surprised by all the information he has learned. He was never a talkative child and somewhat awkward in social situations with other children. Ms. Lara took the time and spent one-on-one time with him to make sure his social skills were developing and now my son loves to talk. There’s a large playground area in the back and the entire school ground is enclosed with a high fence. The playground is something else. My son loves the huge train and always talks about the big pirate ship juggle gym. There’s also a sandbox, bike path, seesaw, performance stage, and tanbark to help soften the impact of tripping. The classroom environment is spacious and every time I go inside it is clean. Which is a shock to me because children are typically messy. The staff has years of experience and will address parents’ concern. I like how up front and transparent the staff are at this day care/ school. They keep you informed about your child’s development. The day care/school has an app that parents can use to interact with the staff. Everything is done through the app, which makes life a whole lot more convenient. The app tons of functions such as checking children in and out, messaging, payments, pictures, policies, and many more. I recommend Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy to any parent looking for day care or who wants to start the child’s educational development before kindergarten. It is located in a safe and quiet neighborhood, which gives me peace of mind whenever we drop our son off for the day.

We recently transferred our kid from Stratford Milpitas Great Mall campus to Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy, we are super glad we made this choice. This school has two huge playground and kids has lots of outdoor play time every day, which we really like. Our kid doesn't hate to go to school any more and he is looking forward to go to school every morning instead. All the teachers and staff here are supper nice and really knows how to deal with children with different personalities. We joined Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy in May and in early June, the school has a nice graduation ceremony for the Prek and kinder kids, and when it was our kid's turn, the teacher introduced him as sensitive, intelligent and always ready to learn, that's exactly who he is. We were very impressed that the teachers knew him so well in such a short period. My kid often told me the head of the school Ms. Joanne is the nicest teacher in the world and he also really loves his main teacher Ms. Angie. At Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy, we are very confident that our kids are in good hands. Academic wise, this school is pretty good too. My only regret is that we didn't find this place earlier.