Pride in Learning Montessori Montclair
Community SubscriberOakland, CA
- Infant Center: license # 013423095 (capacity=29)
- Preschool: license # 013423096 (capacity=20)
- See also but not affiliated: Pride in Learning Lake Merritt
Pride in Learning Montessori School offers loving, high-quality early childhood education in a safe and serene setting close to Oakland's town of Montclair. We have openings for children from 3 months to 5 years old for our infant/toddler daycare and preschool program. Our seasoned staff of committed educators are all Montessori trained and certified and are wholly dedicated to providing your child with loving, consistent care, and quality educational opportunities, in a safe environment for exploration and growth.
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Parents, please Sign in to post a review on this page.Our son goes to pride in learning Montessori - Montclair campus off of thornhill. He’s been going since he was 9 month old and he is thriving. He is now 19 months and he knows how to use sign language and he is learning to talk and improve his vocabulary. We love the curriculum. The teachers are super loving and kind and I am pregnant with my second arriving may 2021 also and I plan on putting my baby in the infant program around 3 months part time. I had a nanny with my son from 3 months to 9 months and I really wish I’d put him in the daycare sooner. Good luck.
We had an excellent experience at both the Lake Merrit and Montclair locations, though the majority of our son's time at PIL was in Montclair. Dara, Itzel and their team were fantastic, and we really saw our son grow, come out of his shell, and come home happy every day. The Montclair location, situated in a church in the woods, is beautiful and a great place to spend your days growing up. We'll miss them terribly and hope other families get to a chance to have the same great experiences our son did.
Hi! I do not feel super qualified to answer this, but seeing no other replies yet, I'll add what I know. PIL Montclair and PIL Lake Merritt used to be under the same joint ownership. My kids go to Lake Merritt; we have never been to Montclair, but I am familiar with the director currently at Montclair (if it's still Dara) having known her while the two centers were combined. We sent our kids to PIL when they were infants and I had no concerns. And Dara herself is kind, caring, and professional--wonderful person, no concerns. Now, the only thing I would give a heads-up about in my experience is the back-office admin person, who can be a bit overbearing and tone-deaf in her communication. But thankfully this is just a person that you email back and forth with and don't have to interact with often. I do not know if that person is still there; the centers have been split for about 2 years now I would estimate. I hope this helps!