Montessori Pointe Claire — Daycare & Preschool in Pointe-Claire, Quebec

What parents say

• Shada B

  We have been with Montessori Pointe Claire since our two daughters were 18 month old (now 7 and 4 years old) and our children love it there. The teachers pour their heart and soul into making sure that each child thrives. The diversity of the activities that Montessori Pointe Claire offers, are fun and stimulating for the children. The teachers and the staff are very attentive and accommodating for the children as well as the parents. We have always felt that we were part of a big family, in a safe and nurturing environment. Our eldest daughter (who is now in grade 1) is always excited to go to their Summer Camp and see her previous daycare friends as well as her teachers. Thank you Montessori PC teachers and staff for your amazing work and dedication!

• Nicole Rose

  My daughter attended Montessori camp this summer as her first camp since finishing daycare. She had an absolutely wonderful time. The teachers were amazing (Mme Herla and Mme Riley were spectacular) and they did so many different activities every week based on different themes. Every day when I picked her up she was playing with her friends and was excited to show me all the many different crafts and activities she did that day. Themes included a cooking week (learning how to back yummy zucchini bread), space week and treasure week. Every day there was optional swimming lessions at the local pool which resulted in my daughter accelerating in her swimming skills. They also had yoga classes and sportsball. I would highly recommend this program to any child.

• Anita Cuisinier

  We have been part of the Montessori Pointe Claire family for over 7 years and sent our 3 kids all the way through. Before we started, we toured many different daycares, and none compared to this beautiful outdoor setting and peaceful off-the-main-road location. It was important to us that our kids really had space to run all day and real grass and play structures to play in the fresh air. Exposure to multiple languages has also been something that we looked for, and our kids got to practice English, French, Spanish and Mandarin (plus more) in a fun and educational way. The extracurricular activities offered are wonderful - so much music exposure, junior science, skating lessons, swimming lessons, yoga, ballet, karate.. we have loved that the kids get to do it all during the day so that we can keep our evenings and weekends more free as a family. Our children have formed so many special bonds with many different teachers, and words are not really enough when it comes to the gratitude we feel for the love that they have received in the time that they have spent at Montessori Pointe Claire. We will always carry this place in our hearts after our youngest moves on to elementary school next year.

• Krystal Carty

  I had a very disappointing experience with this daycare. My daughter was on the wait list and they called to offer her a spot. I spoke with the owner first and discussed my daughters information, when she would start, etc. but she already know my daughters age range from the wait list. The owner asked if my daughter would be walking by the time she started. I let her know that given that was three months away, I’d have no clue if she would be at that stage yet. The owner let me know they used to require the kids be walking before starting but as long as she was crawling it was fine. I scheduled the tour to be done with the owners daughter and the place is lovely and the staff we met with were lovely as well. After the tour, the daughter asked if my daughter would be walking. We had the same conversation as I had with her mother and she assured me that as long as my daughter was crawling, it would be fine. I went the following week to drop off her paperwork and cheques for my daughter to be registered. I met with the woman in charge of admin and we had the same conversation regarding walking. She let me know the teachers prefer to not have to carry the kids to have their diapers changed and asked if my daughter would be walking. She assured me as well that crawling was fine. Twenty minutes after I leave, the admin calls me to tell me I must have misunderstood the needs and if my daughter won’t be walking in three months, they cannot admit her. I’m not sure how I misunderstood the needs, given that I had the exact same conversation with all three people in charge there and they all gave the same answer. I was told to put my daughter into daycare elsewhere and contact them when she could walk. When I expressed my frustration over their clear lack of communication, I was told the owner would call me to discuss. She never called. Nearly three months later she emailed me out of the blue asking if my daughter still needed a spot for daycare and if I’d like to schedule a tour. She must have realized we had already had an experience because 10 minutes later I received an email saying my child had been removed from their wait list. Putting a child in daycare is already incredibly nerve wracking and knowing how terrible they were with communication, I can’t imagine feeling comfortable bringing my child there. I also could not understand why I would be providing 2 snacks a day myself when I’m paying 70$ a day already. Beautiful location but the admin seems to be completely disorganized with horrible communication.

• SHIRIN

  I'm writing to you just to say thank you for all the hard work and great work that you and your team do in Montessori Pointe Claire. My son spent 1 year there. What an amazing year that a kid could have in his important stage of life. Amazing place, Amazing teachers, Amazing programs, Amazing staff, Amazing food! We loved Camille and Sonia and other great teachers. Everything was great and well thought. They were exposed to many different activities and I can not imagine how hard it is to have all these extra programs. My son has changed so much this year. He didn't even know the language. He was not an easy kid for me to teach him anything but from the first day I visited daycare and his teachers. I was sure that he would be in good hands. He learned English very well, socializing , coloring, drawing and many many things. Before that he didn't even like to hold a pencil for a second and now he draws so confidently. This confidence and happiness that he experienced there will last for him forever. Thank you!