Tuskawilla Montessori Academy

"There’s obvious favoritism by the owner of this school. Anyone who saw the 8th grade graduation ceremony this year could see that. There were two boys graduating and the owner completely favored the one boy over the other because he had been there longer. She also favors certain families, such as those with multiple children (more money). This school (and especially the owner) have horrible communication with the parents. The owner's main goal is to make sure certain families stay happy, while allowing the children within these favorite families to spit on and bully other kids. Lack of options for private schools might make this place tempting, but with the fact that there is no real leader running this school and the owner believing that anyone who is not one of her favorite families is expendable, it’s not worth the trouble. My child seems to have learned just as much as his public-school friends."

"I have nothing bad to say about the school and the staff. One of my kids just finished his first year at TMA and we had a good experience. Next school year my other kid will start too. In this school teachers care about the kids, they know their strengths and weakness and they work with the kids on that knowing each kid is different. The principal Ms. Delong is also so involved and you can reach her anytime without any hassle. As others have pointed out, the communication between the school and parents sometimes may be slow. So it is the only that I would like to be different. Other than that this school is so far what we were looking for my kid."

"We started our daughter at TMA this past August and are so glad we did. This was absolutely the best decision for us! She is thriving in Ms. Garcia and Ms. Fernadez’s class both socially and educationally. Montessori offers the full package for children to learn and grow. Highly recommend!"

"The Woman who met and toured us of the facility was lovely. However from day one we experience challenges with the teacher and Director who was less than open to feedback but quick to become defensive. Let me start by saying I was so very excited to enroll my child in the school and had nothing but high hopes for the experience. My bright, observant child who typically loves school, socialization and learning begged me every morning not to take him there and cried uncontrollably as I dropped him off. This is the first experience I’ve ever had with him in any school setting that he behaved this way. I found the staff to be unwelcoming and standoffish and was appalled at the owner/directors behavior and communication with myself and my child. They were judgmental, and when my child was struggling called me at work, raising her voice to me as I could hear my child crying in the background. When I arrived the director had him eating Lunch on the floor of the lobby. My child quickly approached me and told me to please take him home he felt like the teachers hated him and didn’t feel like they would protect him. We switched schools the next day and my child has not experienced an issue since. I hear the school concept is a good one, But would never recommend childcare under this leadership. This absolutely happened at your school and your response is inaccurate."