La Prima Casa Montessori

One word, three syllables! EX-​CEL-​LENT!
I wish I would have put my daughter in La Prima Casa Montessori since we decided to put her in child care, but unfortunately we made the mistake of placing her in another school down the block from LPC, which started out great at first, but with so much turnover with the school directors and teachers, it became a disaster and we had to pull my daughter out.
My daughter is three years old and in Primary at LPC Montessori. Primary consists of children between the ages of three and five years old. The younger kids learn from the older kids, who are more experienced and further in their education. The five year olds lead by example. My daughter’s teacher, Ms. Zenaida, is a gift from God. My daughter came from a school with no structure or organization, which caused her to be a bit rebellious. It was difficult to get her to follow directions. Ms. Zenaida has helped my daughter reverse what was being shown to her as normal behavior. You walk into Ms. Zenaida’s classroom in the morning for drop off and you hear classical music playing in the background. The children are working on any activity they wish to work on that specific day. There is no yelling or screaming from the teacher or children. Ms. Zenaida speaks to the children in a very soft tone. Once the children are done with their activity for the morning, they pick up and place it where they took it from. All the kids do this. Not one leaves a mess behind. Today, my daughter knows her numbers, letters, phonetic sounds, geometric shapes, recognizes her name as spelled, many other things, and is now learning how to read… all at the age of three. This is one of the best schools offered in Miami.
They have an in-​house chef who cooks daily the children’s lunch. I’m not talking about the typical stuff they offer in public school cafeterias. Their personal chef makes dishes like Shrimp Alfredo, Chicken Chili con Carne, Ropa Vieja, Baked Ziti with Meatballs, Lemon Baked Salmon, etc. You know that your kid is eating very well and nutritious food.
My favorite part is the child drop-​off, pick-​up system. If you choose not to get out of your car to drop off your child in their class, that is A-​OK because they do it for you. They have a drive-​thru system of dropping off your child. You pull into their covered driveway, sign in your child through one of their staff members while another staff member opens the back door to unbuckle your child from their car seat and walk them personally to their class. How awesome is that? The same is done when the child is picked up from school. You sign your child out, a staff member bring your child to the car, opens the back door and buckles them in their car seat.
This school is so structured and offers superb education. My daughter will be here for as long as they allow it. I love LPC and you will too!

My 4 year old son has been attending La Prima Casa Montessori since he was 18-​months old. The campus is small and everyone knows each other like family. The teachers are very knowledgeable about Montessori education as well as the methods involved and they take it very seriously. They are very hands on with the children and strike a great balance between having a serious learning environment filled with love and understanding.
I recently enrolled my younger son in the Il Nido class for infants and he loves it so much that some days he does not want to come home :)
I can’t recommend this school enough!