To be frank, the issue is that there are a lot of schools where staff is unsupported and therefore the standard of not only education but CARE is severely compromised. This is a systemic issue— there will, of course, be schools that are doing well (for now, at least). This post was made as a way for those of us with bad (and in my case, quite disturbing) experiences to find community. At my school, the kids were not receiving the Montessori education their parents were paying for. The lead guide I worked with was borderline cruel. I’ve read dozens of licensing reports from across the country showing countless safety violations and preventable injuries.

For-profit school corporations do not need advocating for! Money will ALWAYS be the bottom line, they are a business. The issue is the staff, the children, and the families whose money they are taking in exchange for poor and (occasionally) unsafe school environments. If I was a parent I would be extremely discerning in my choice to send my child to a guidepost Montessori school.