Renaissance Montessori, Cary | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

My child has thrived at Renaissance Montessori! We switched from a traditional daycare setting to Renaissance when my son was 3. The format was completely different, and I was impressed at the independent play and learning happening in the classrooms. The “works” built up his fine motor and critical thinking skills. The fenced in backyard play area is fantastic with lots of nature to explore.
But most of all, I love the staff.
Miss Shyamini has been his teacher in the Children’s House since he began at 3, and he is now 5 years old and in their Kindergarten program. She has seen him through the difficult stages of being a spirited 3 year old, to a 5 year old with tons of empathy and improved self control. What he has learned, virtually independently, has been a joy to see. He is comfortable with all of the staff and I pick him up every day with a smile on his face.
During the Covid-19 closures, Renaissance made great efforts to provide work and virtual time for our son while we were on lockdown. When they opened back up in June for summer camp, I was thrilled with the precautions they were taking. As an immune-compromised individual, it was a very difficult decision to open our bubble up to schooling. But for the mental health of all of us, the benefits outweighed the risk, and the choice was made easier by the procedures Renaissance Montessori has put in place to keep the kids and staff safe.
I love their flexibility with schedule (you can select a combination of days and times up to full week and full time with after care) and they’ve been able to cover unexpected overtime for us when an unexpected event has kept us from picking our son up on time.
I highly recommend Renaissance Montessori.

My family relocated to NC toward the end of the school year and found an opening at Renaissance for my 5 year old son. Within two weeks of his being there, we were told that my son was behind and needed to remain at the school for another year (he had already had 2.5 years of preschool). We had always received positive feedback from his former preschool teacher, so this was a shock. My son has always loved school, but quickly began crying and not wanting to attend Renaissance, leading us to wonder how they were making him feel in terms of his abilities. Note that all communication was from the school’s office manager, not his teacher.

When we firmly said we were only finishing out the year, I was told they assumed we’d be there for the following school year and that they’d have to consider whether we could continue at the school. After careful discussion, we decided to pull our son out of the school after 3.5 weeks of attendance. The office manager quickly backpedaled, saying she had never told me my son was behind and that they were “only concerned about so many changes for him” This from the same person who said he may not be able to continue if we didn’t stay an extra year.

We were still billed for the “new child fee” and the “snack fee” even though my son attended for less than three weeks. They did reduce the amount owed, but it was not at all pro-rated for just the month my son was there.

This school cares more about your money than your child. Beware.