Happy Children’s Montessori, Hillsboro | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

My wife and I consider ourselves very lucky to have come across Happy Children’s Montessori. Its been a blessing to not only have our child attend but has given us, as parents, a valuable experience in being a part of high-performing and demanding school.

I came across their location and website with a Google Map search looking for Preschools. The preschool itself makes use of a few rooms of Hillsboro Presbyterian Church. Though its not directly affiliated with the church, the school does share Christian values, by having themes during each month (ex: Respecting others, Self-control, Honesty, Patience, and Kindness).

As the title of the school implies, it implements a program based on the work of Maria Montessori. The school also make use of methods based on the book Love & Logic when dealing with issues or areas of conflicts with kids. The kids typically get a lesson on an item of their choosing or something they’re encouraged to work on. From there the child “works” on demonstrating proficiency and is on to their next piece of work.

The emphasis is definitely on the child’s “work”. The kids start a project and can return to it each and everyday until they get it done. They learn how to respect one another, each others’ space/work areas, ask for assistance when needed, and how to politely move around.

Its not only about work and learning, there’s time for play, outdoors in a safe play area, or a large indoor playroom for running around and burning off extra energy. They plant flowers in a garden, have a field day near the end of the year, and hold 2 concerts, 1 before Christmas break and 1 before the end of the school year. They have 1 field trip a year, when they visit a local pumpkin farm during the fall.

We couldn’t ask for a more well-rounded preschool and more loving teachers. Heather and Kaycee really are angels to our kids. Guiding them, celebrating their achievements, and making them feel warm and welcome at all times. I will forever be thankful for having come across this school, making the choice to apply/register, and having the opportunity to get our child enrolled. God bless you, and thank you for reading our review.

Happy Children’s Montessori is a great authentic Montessori school with awesome teachers.
My son in his first year, picked up self help help skills ,explored new skills, learnt to pursue his interests and learnt so much from being around his peers as well.

Apart from overall development, there is a lot of emphasis on music and language which we much appreciate.
I love that this school has a big play area (outdoors) and a nice indoor area for kids to be active year round.

As the school year ends this week , I would like to thank the teachers Heather and Kaycee for your tremendous efforts towards education , events , concerts , parent classes and a whole lot more.

My son has attended this last year and it’s been an unforgettable experience for him and for us as parents. The teachers are so organized, kind, patient and they truly love to see the children thriving in their learning and socialization.
Montessori methodology, especially executed this well, has been exactly what our son needed and we feel extremely confident that he’s laying a strong foundation for future years in how he organizes work, thinks through problems solving, and diligently completes tasks until he masters them.
I’m so happy that we found Happy Children’s Montessori and we have every intention of sending our other two children as they come of age