This school and the women who run it are condescending, rude, disrespectful, unprofessional and need to be replaced. They have no type of common courtesy or sense really when it comes down to dealing with urgent matters or even helping families with matters involving the school. Its their way or bo way and they dont give a d*mn if the kids are affected while doing so. They only care about the money. Then they will also take your money and if you speak up about anything they will threaten to kick your child out without a refund. They claim to not have anyone over the school and only the principal is allowed to talk to parents. If anyone knows, there is ALWAYS someone over a principal. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE!!!!!!!

I signed my son up to attend this institution, in the hopes for growth and success in his development, but after 3 days they kicked my 2 year old son out. The lack of patience and communication, on the institutions behalf, is limited. They gave up on my child after 3 days; didn’t even give him a full week. Also, only gave a partial refund when stated otherwise.Highly disappointed.

This School is a golden gem,I am very selective about my children education I have 2 kids who attend and they have helped my daughter with not just her education but her self esteem,You will notice 95 % of the negative comments surround money, there is even a comment that states the education is great but the price is high.My daughter knows so much my son knows words I didnt even know lol...so my recommendation is if you want the BEST education for your kid including culture send them here, if the fees are concerning just ask what all in total you will be spending then ask for small arrangements, like I did. Other than that the school defeats ANY other school I researched for my 2 young Black Children!!

The teachers are Awesome! My Grandson received an excellent education!

I agree with the parent who just posted about the school. Ms. Linda is a wonderful person and teacher. Keep up the Good Work!Starting Point is the BEST!

So where do I begin..Starting point Montessori will make sure that your child is brilliant. There’s no doubt about that. They have a strong curriculum and from a young age are taught structure and discipline with lots of love.So, why do I give this place two stars?I’ve had several issues with the school secretary. She has since apologized but after having yet another issue with them refusing to provide me with the school tax Id number for taxes, I’d never bring my son back or recommend it.The biggest incident was when they assumed my child was sick when he wasn’t. Because of this they refused to let him inside of the school. I simply asked to speak with the school director and was told that she’d be there later. I opted to wait for her and she literally called the police on me. I wasn’t hostile, I was confused and wanted to wait there with my child. I recorded the entire incident and even the school director couldn’t figure out why on earth she’d opt to call the police. I recorded the incident because I’d had issues with her attitude in the past and wanted to show Karen because it was ridiculous. I was sitting in the chair quiet and recorded her lying to the police saying that I was hostile lol.. but the entire time I was already recording before she even knew.So yea, there’s that.They also charge you fees for everything. They’re a strict school and if your child’s socks aren’t the color they want it to be they’ll fine you.The tuition is also very high.My son was 1.5 when he started the school so the strictness threw me off.Anyway, I feel like for the price they should be learning mandarin or Spanish and taking all sorts of extracurricular classes.I’m moving back home and have found a school that charges a similar rate and my child will learn everything I’ve just mentioned.So.. it’s a good school for the area. Again, the secretary apologized but... the issue could have been a lot worse.. as black women especially we should never ever call the police on another person out of some misplaced spite or annoyance. What if they’d had shown up like so many do and try to immediately hurt me, especially with my child present? We see it all of the time and watching someone blatantly lie to authorities for no reason was heartbreaking.I loved the school before that.. after the incident it never felt the same.

My son was three years old when he first started there. He received a good education. But the staff was rude and picked on my son for wearing braids. The director is rude and just care about money. You have to buy everything for your children even lunch. I would not recommend this money hungry place. Eight hundred dollars a month for tuition is a bit much for these little children.

Before you judge starting pointDo you for research , on the expense of Montessori school .Montessori is more expensive, then parochial school .This is gonna be expensive . No way around it !My Kid is 5 and she can read . The school is challenging, but 100% effective if you put 100% of your effort behind the curriculum . It it’s worth it if you want your child to have a step up. The school is expensive , it is. Frankly I think most of the negative comments come from people that don’t like the price. They what more Bang for their buck , their choice , I totally understand. I’m not happy about the extra added expenses. IE The kindergarten graduation fund raising fee. But I won’t be pressured. I pay my tuition every two weeks on time. And I don’t worry about the rest . Neither does the director , so she can’t be that money hungry . I get things paid off on my time frame , other then tuttion.

The director is oblivious to the fact that all children are different, which means they all act different. They lack basic early childhood education knowledge. The directors concern is that school is operated as a boot camp for adults and not those of toddlers and small children. Money is of course the main concern.

I absolutely love this place! I am very picky when it comes to my childrens education but I must admit this place is like a hidden gem. I have nothing but good things to say about the staff and the school as a whole. The building is always clean, no matter what time I come in its practically spotless. My son has learned so much! He knows his numbers , days of the week, and months of the year in Spanish and his only three years old. The price may seem expensive but its comparable to Cornerstone which charges about four thousand more. The Director runs this place like a regular school and I am confident that when my son leaves he will be well prepared.

Horrible shcool. They make you pay for everything.... always have they hand out for money after you pay a 320 dollars tuition.... strict on the color socks the teacher argue with you.

This school is money hungry and only cares about your payment they charge you $310 maybe money more for your child to attend they dont provide food if you forget your child lunch you have to pay them for your child to eat they also charge for every event the school has. you would think the money will go toward the kids but no they also want you to buy a $10 school shirt for your child you would think that will come with the $310 you pay they also make you pay a week in advance so if you think the payments are every 2weeks its not they close at 6 if your a min late they will charge you as well if you want to pick your child up early they will tell you oh we dont do that you have to come at 6 on top of Christmas break is 2weeks long and they still want you to pay $310 and when your child returns they want you to pay another $310 so basically your paying them $310 for no reason they didnt potty train my son they kept calling me and telling me he use the bathroom on his self to find out they wasnt taking him to the bathroom he was going alone as well as they gave him a lot of water and milk he was only 2 years old at that time my son was always sick so if they tell you they are very clean they are not they also Called me to come pick my son up because he nose was running so half the time my son was not in school because he use the bathroom on his self or because his nose was running all the kids nose was running my son goes to a brand new school who supply food as well as they are open until midnight my son learns very well even more this school they didnt even fix up the play ground and its in a bad area so your child is in that school allday also they got a lawyer on me because I took my son out of the school when they wanted $310 for the 2weeks the kids was out of school I dont know why they think I owe them any money when I took my kid out of the school 2weeks before as well as they gave you a date and time you had to drop the money off for the 2 weeks they was out and if you didnt come on that date and time you had to pay a late fee I guess they think people dont work this school is horrible and dont support these rude money hungry women

This is a wonderful school.

Its ok but kind of expensive to and no family discount for families with more than two kids