Montessori Discovery Academy

My son was there for 3 weeks. At 2 he's non verbal, I made sure to ask if they were experienced with special needs kids before starting, and I was assured they were. After 2 weeks I was told he was thriving in his new environment, but then I found in UNATTENDED AND FORGOTTEN on the playground, stuck in one of the structures. After making the mistake of forgiving them. All of a sudden he was an uncontrollable kid, "beating kids up" years older than him. So we pulled him out. They obviously don't watch the kids well, and hope for the easy ones that don't need to be watched at all.
Sep 15th, 2021

This school is very poorly managed.The kids are mean to the teachers.The teachers and staff are under trained. Don't send your child to this school I am surprised they are still in business.
Aug 23rd, 2020

Absolutely horrible experiance. Our daughter has autism and frequently has fits when there is loud noises. After a couple months we are told she is going moved to the big building to a small class to be "normalized." We told the director and teacher how we get her to calm down to each idea we were told "we aren't going to do that" basically telling us we will just tell her to stop and if she doesn't she'll go into time out (which only made the fits worse). We were called at least twice a week the entire time she was there by the office saying we had to come get her because she was to upset which ultimately led to my wife loosing her job because she had to go get her so much. Our daughter was constantly being blamed for things like saying bad words but when we ask where she heard them she said the teacher says them all the time and that the teacher said it was ok to say them. I brought that to staff and I was told "our teachers have better morals than that." If you have a child with special needs do not send them here. We took our daughter to Kindercare in North Salt Lake and it's absolutely great.
Mar 5th, 2020

I LOVE everything about this school! My son started in the toddler class and is now in the preschool class. I love the teachers and all the staff. They do an amazing job and I love the Montessori method of teaching. My son has advanced so quickly and he loves it! They have a wonderful shaded playground and do great field trips and special events. They are very flexible with my schedule and are very organized. I wish I could give them 10 stars!
Oct 31st, 2019

Update: After several years at this school I have nothing but praise for the teachers and staff. My son has learned manners, kindness, and empathy from Carrol and her staff. He has also learned so much over the years, ending his 4th grade year doing Algebra, reading like a pro, and doing spelling words that most adults get wrong. Discovery Academy WORKS and is a fantastic school. I have nothing but good things to say!
Sep 19th, 2019