Learn and Play Montessori Preschool & Child Care Palo Alto

Jerod Myers 

on Google

4 months ago

For those that want an academic based school, I would HIGHLY recommend this school. I found my child was unhappy at other academic based schools and didn't progress as much as I had hoped. My child has always been happy and responded well with the staff at ACME/Learn and Play Montessori. I don't recall a single time where I dropped him off where he cried, which is quite different than the other places he attended. Feedback from my child has always leaned toward staying at ACME/L&PM vs the other schools he attended. Our son h... read more

Hannah L. 

on Google

4 months ago

I was deeply disappointed by the way child safety concerns were handled. Communication lacked transparency, and I never felt confident that incidents were addressed appropriately. Director Yaling (Eileen) Lin frequently spoke to staff in a demeaning and unprofessional manner in front of children, which many parents witnessed. While several teachers were genuinely caring, a few were not, and those few created an unsafe and unpleasant environment for children. 

A A 

on Google

4 months ago

Really disappointed with how they handled child safety concerns. I did not feel that the staff (especially the director) could be trusted to keep children safe or be transparent about harm or incidents. 

Matt Rinehart 

on Google

4 months ago

My older daughter attended under Ms Le back when this was ACME, and my younger daughter is in her 3rd year now under Ms Lin. We have loved all the teachers and have seen them all care quite a lot for our girls. We have also seen that our older daughter was very well prepared for kindergarten and our younger one seems to be learning even faster. Neither my wife nor I knew any mandarin previously, and yet our younger one is excelling and now we are learning too. We certainly recommend the school to anyone looking for a good pr... read more