Beverly Hills Children’s Academy

I just wanted to say that this school is under new owner ship. I was hesitant at first to put my 2.5 year old son here, but the teachers and director were and have been very welcoming. I never got the chance to meet the old owner and glad I didn’t from the bad reviews I have read. What lead me to this school were the reviews of the teachers. For the record this new director cares about the children and is not at all rude or pushy. To be honest I was looking for a preschool that was at least 15 minutes away and I found Beverly Hills montessori, which is in the process of getting their name changed to Academy. It’s only been about 2 months and my son loves the school. I can’t wait for his first halloween there.

This is the worst school ever! The director is unprofessional will send you wrong bills, and has the worst attitude. She should not be allowed to have her position. She is rude and treats parents like trash.

I searched and searched for a preschool for my little guy. He’s a sensitive, creative, active, and — I ain’t gonna lie — mama’s boy type. I was really concerned about having him start kindergarten without preschool at least one year, so I went on a hunt. I visited many preschools and they were either substandard in cleanliness, attentiveness, and/​or caring and far too long on academics (the kids are FOUR for goodness sake, let them play) OR they were fantastically expensive (and not necessarily any better on some of the former issues).
I found something called LAUP (Los Angeles Universal Preschool) perfect for a family like mine — middle income with one parent working and one raising the kiddo. Unfortunately many of the schools enrolled with this program, I just didn’t like or they wouldn’t accept my son because of their own financial requirements. Enter Beverly Hills Montessori School. *Sigh*
Clean, well staffed, well organized, homey, but obviously a school, free play on the schedule, only 3.5 hours a day and Linda, the self-​described «over-​protective, Jewish grandmother», manning the front office as director of the school for 30 years. *Sigh* I’m in love.
After a few months of school and a lot of difficult adjustment for my mama’s boy, I am just as happy. Linda is almost always at the front door to greet parents as we drop off our precious angels. The staff was gentle, but firm as my son, with much LOUD protest, adjusted to mommy leaving him at school.
My son is really enjoying school, learning a lot, making friends and having a fantastic school experience. I am impressed that Linda makes opportunities for staff development for the teachers (such as attending the National Teachers Conference next week). I also like that the school itself is small. I have gotten to know many parents and have made some new friends myself! The Back to School Night had terrific information about kindergarten enrollment, too! I love that we parents are required to give 5 hours of service to the school.
I couldn’t imagine a better preschool for my son and I highly recommend Beverly Hills Montessori School to anyone looking for a preschool!

My daughter studied here for 1 year and we were pleased with her development. The school is academic oriented, my daughter can read and write pretty well after she finished her school year. Linda is great and other teachers are caring and attentive to the kids.