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Forest Drive Montessori
6011 142nd Ct SE, Bellevue, WA 98006, United States
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Ca
Review №1

We had the best experience at Forest Drive Montessori and I would highly recommend it! Ms. Ayesha is a great teacher and a wonderful, caring and compassionate person. My 5 year old son grew leaps and bounds while attending Forest Drive. He had never attended day care so this was such a great first experience with school. Due to the smaller class size, my son was able to get more attention from the teachers and I feel it really made a difference. He really enjoyed the teachers and classmates. We are so grateful for the wonderful experience!

Ce
Review №2

We have been very happy with Forest Drive Montessori. Our 3yo daughter is genuinely excited to go to school and even on day one we hardly got a good-bye from her before she flipped around and jumped into the activities. She always comes back with a big smile on her face and stories about what she did. Forest Drive Montessori is a wonderful environment for learning and socializing and we highly recommend it.

Ja
Review №3

Forest Drive Montessori School is a fantastic school. I was a bit scared at the beginning because my twins are a bit challenging. But Ms.Aysha is very experienced on newbies, she knew immediately how to make them comfortable and how to make it a safe, lovable place to learn. I recommend Forest Drive Montessori, you wont regret putting your child here.

5s
Review №4

Our son has been going to this preschool for over a year now and we are absolutely happy with the school and the entire experience!Our son has gone to a couple of other preschools before we moved across the country and while we never had any bad experiences, I noticed changes in my son within a couple of months after he started here. His entire attitude towards learning, completing work, socializing with other kids suddenly started changing. He loves to go to school, tells me what he is learning, loves to show off his work. I did not see that before. He also loves his teacher and assistants.We know that Ms. Ayesha has many years of teaching experience and it shows in her ability to understand, access and invoke each childs capabilities in an individual way.The school is small, private, very organized and clean, with plenty of Montessori appropriate lesson materials, books and other necessities. Staff is very friendly and attentive. Before you know, you feel as if the school is an extension of your own family, but a proper level professionalism is always maintained.I recommend the preschool and strongly encourage any parent to go and meet the director, see the school, the environment for themselves!

Ba
Review №5

Our daughter is attending Forest Drive Montessori for the past 1 year and we are very happy with the school so far. Ms. Ayesha is a great teacher and takes care of our daughter very well. Our daughter looks forward to go to school everyday and always returns back with a smile. Our daughter proudly shows all the work she has done in the school and tells us about the floor work, stories and paintings she did in the school.Overall we are very satisfied with sending our little one to Ms. Ayeshas school. We would be happy to recommend this school any day.

C
Review №6

My son has been going to Forest Drive for about 6 months. It has been a great experience for us. We were looking for a montessori teacher that would encourage our son to learn and grow at his own pace. Ayesha is very friendly, neat, organized and has lot of experience teaching. You can tell she cares about the school and the kids. I always recommend this school to my acquaintances.

Su
Review №7

If you are looking for a happy and inviting environment as the start of your child’s introduction to learning, I highly recommend Forest Drive Montessori under the direction of Ms.Ayesha.We wanted a place that was a good mix for social and behavioral development and a motivating space to encourage learning.Ms. Ayesha works with a small group of students and having 2 teachers, is able to give the individual attention and care that is required at that age.My son is always eager and excited to go to school. He enjoys each day with a good mix of work, music and play and his interactions with his classmates are always warm, affectionate and respectful and that is what you first see when you meet Ms. Ayesha and her staff.I am happy with the progress he’s made in building his self-confidence, being more self-reliant and in general curious and eager to learn.Wish we’d found her sooner!

Ir
Review №8

Our daughter has been attending Forest Drive Montessori for 3 months now and the things shes learned starting from the first day have really impressed my husband and I. Its her first school experience and we expected a gradual learning curve but she has hit the ground running and is constantly showering us with new information and things she learned from school on a daily basis. She loves her classmates and her teacher, Ms. Ayesha. The school itself is cozy and welcoming and the environment is perfect for our girl. We know that eventually she will have to leave but we cherish the time she spends at school and feel very lucky that we found Ms. Ayesha and Forest Drive Montessori.

De
Review №9

When we attended the ParentMap Preschool fair last winter, we were quite overwhelmed by the number of options available. Making a mental note on having to visit a shortlist of the schools we saw, we were almost ready to head back when we came across Forest Drive Montessori. Our interest piqued after talking to Ayesha and learning that she had recently started this venture after being a long time Montessori teacher. We visited her open house about a month later with our 2 year old and immediately fell in love with her beautiful space. The school is neat and organized and yet inviting and stimulating. I remember our son was drawn to explore many of the bins and was very comfortable interacting with Ayesha. We felt he would fit in very well in a smaller, more home-like environment as this was going to be his first experience outside home.He started school in the fall when he was 2.5 years old. I expected separation anxiety for a week because he didnt do well when I tried dropping him off for short periods earlier at childcare places like Pro Club. However, he cried only briefly on Day 1 and then settled in very comfortably. He was all ready to pack his backpack and go to school on Day 2! Ayesha is warm, affectionate and attentive and he has felt right at home. He seems to be enjoying interacting with his new friends and is engaged at his work-time. His vocabulary has increased over the past months and he now has engaging conversations at home and with our neighbors and friends. :-) He has memorized many songs and enjoys singing them with actions, identifies some letters and numbers and loves teaching me with index cards having pictures and words associated with them that he does at school. He has blossomed socially and emotionally and seems to love learning and exploring, which has been our primary goal. I would strongly recommend Forest Drive Montessori to anyone who is looking for a good mix of warmth and professionalism where your child will thrive in a loving environment with lots of attention.

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  • Address:6011 142nd Ct SE, Bellevue, WA 98006, United States
  • Site:http://www.forestdrivemontessori.com/
  • Phone:+1 425-818-0244
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  • Preschool
  • Day care center
  • Montessori school
  • School
Working hours
  • Monday:9AM–3PM
  • Tuesday:9AM–3PM
  • Wednesday:9AM–3PM
  • Thursday:9AM–3PM
  • Friday:9AM–3PM
  • Saturday:Closed
  • Sunday:Closed
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