Guidepost Montessori at Downtown Boston

Svetla Elmatari 

on Google

4 weeks ago

I am one of 20+ parents in their Illinois location. They abruptly told us the school is closing down in a few days, leaving numerous families without childcare. They fraudulently charged every single family tuition for the following month, even though the school would be closed, and did not return our enrollment deposits. We still have not been refunded. There was a mold issue which I found out was not managed. The last 2 days of school they did not pay the food vendor and there was no food. STAY AWAY from this FRAUDULENT co... read more

Maximilian Bredow 

on Google

2 months ago

We paid a $3,100 deposit in October 2025 for Guidepost Montessori to reserve an infant spot for a May 1, 2026 start. Our daughter was never enrolled and never attended a single day. 10 months later, we were still fighting to get our money back. During the ownership transition to Illuminate, the campus went under a state enrollment freeze and could not admit new students. For six weeks we were told a start was imminent but the freeze was only disclosed to us in writing on June 19, after we pushed. Emails and calls went unansw... read more

Mandy Hylant 

on Google

3 months ago

Updating our review because families deserve to know how this ended. The care our child received was fine. Our experience after leaving has been anything but. Guidepost incorrectly charged us for an extra month of tuition and never returned our original security deposit, leaving more than $5,000 owed to our family. After months of emails, follow-ups and escalations to both the school and the national office, we’ve received little communication and no resolution. We were one of the first families at this location and supporte... read more

Janey Smith 

on Google

2 years ago

The staff is not montessori trained. You would assume they would be because this is a guidepost montessori school, no? Look them up. These people are not qualified and it shows. Why pay so much for unqualified teachers and caregivers? Kate is fine. Kavina and Maria are eh. Mia is terrible. They are on their phones. Probably on social media. Watch out, don't enroll unless you're okay with glorified babysitters. 

Anuj Gupta 

on Google

2 years ago

My wife and I put our daughter Amara recently in this school. The teachers and head of school are all very kind and capable care givers. Kavina, Maria, Kate & Mia are all fantastic.