Petite Scholars

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• March 2023 by Sae H.
  My daughter had a great head start due to the kindergarten preparation she received at Petite Scholars. She was reading at a 3rd grade level in kindergarten. Thank you Ms Martha!
• August 2022 by Vidhya A.
  Ms Martha and her home day care was exactly what we were looking for, for our 4yo son. Although Co-vid19 regulations were relaxing at the time, we wanted to send him to a safe place and her house was perfect as she strictly followed rules and regulations. Ms Martha is great with children and has an outgoing personality. Her knowledge and passion for science topics such as plants and volcanoes is appreciated as almost everyday my son would come home excited to tell me about a science experiment he did at school. I also liked the way she continued to read with him and helped him in math. Her backyard is what I call Folsom's hidden gem! She has a beautifully curated backyard which has endless number of plants and trees. My son spent a lot of time doing hands on learning which is a great way to learn at this age. It was a wonderful experience for us to send our son there.
• July 2022 by Anitha L.
  We enrolled our 5-year-old son in petite scholars for summer camp this year. We had such a great experience. It was such a unique experience for him to interact closely with nature. It was one of a kind experience for him (and us) to interact with pets, do gardening, do fun science projects, and music. It was such a serene environment to be in. Ms. Martha is very skilled in teaching science, writing, and reading. I really like her interactive way of teaching and the 1:1 attention.
• June 2021 by Liz H.
  As a physician I believe this person has a mood disorder. I am going to describe a part of my terrible experience in this day care. We are new to the area and we have to base our research on the online reviews. Unfortunately, not many currents. During our tour she showed us her house, she was nice, told us she was an elementary teacher before, how her yard full of plants will protect my daughter from the sun, how fast her kids start learning because her technique is unique and how other schools had call her to teach her teachers. At the end of the tour, I was sold! I wanted to start half days, but she mentioned she will charge full day. We agreed and ask for the contract. She didn't have one, so she sent it via email. When I got the contract, it was wordy, not too clear. Even though she mentioned to us she doesn't allow half days for more than 2 years, her contract offered morning, afternoon and extended schedule. There were some registration fees and wiping fees we didn't discuss. I decided to send her a text next day to clarify some questions and coordinate when to give her the contract. She didn't reply. Then I decided to call her after 5:30 pm. When she answered her first words were "You are calling me on my free time, I don't like to talk about work on my free time". That caught me by surprise, I apologize to her and I mentioned I just have quick questions to fill out the contract. She refused to talk to me and asked me to text her questions and let the contract under her mat in front of the house. Next day she sends me text telling me how tired she was of people trying to "destroy her contract, that she won't change anything for anybody." Although we taught it was rude, We decided to write the questions in a paper and let it in under her mat on Sunday. On our surprise she was in her garage. My husband went to give the envelope. My d. and I waited in the car, but when she saw him, she came, say hello to my d., asked me about our questions and spend like half an hour with my husband talking about her yard. At some point they talk about we cannot find enough reviews on day cares. She started laughing and referring of her bad review of the "sick woman who was trying to bring her monster to her," and how she wouldn't allow it. I couldn't believe how she talks about other parents, but my husband saw it as a joke, and reassure me everything was ok. First day. My d. cried at the door so Ms Martha picked her up what made my d. to scream. I offered my arms, I hugged her, and I told her I will come back later. We waited outside but only after few minutes she stopped crying. I picked her up at 1 and everything went well. She didn't mention anything. 3 hours later she called me, "I need to talk what happen this morning, you are creating terror to your child, because of you is that she cries, I won't allow you bring your daughter to the day care". What???? Then she went for about 10 min telling my she was an expert, and she won't spend energy on anxious parents and that my husband has to bring my d. She didn't really let me talk and went on and on on this until thankfully somebody call me, and I told her we will do our best and hang up. Next time my husband went to drop my d. and talked about the inconvenience of being the only one dropping my daughter, she totally agreed and didn't say anything more about it. Following day, she asked us to go inside the house to correct somethings in the contract and meanwhile started pressuring us to start paying full 5 days. Said she doesn't want to lose money and asked us to start full in 3 weeks. We agreed. However, 3 hours later she called us and start talking about other people wanting her and to start full time right away or wait for 3 months to increase time. following day... tell us she cannot send us more photos or videos because her phone is full. She recommended to us to get a new line and give her the phone so she can send us photos. (??) My husband recommended erase some p
• May 2020 by Laura C.
  We toured this daycare recently and my daughter really enjoyed it. We talked with the provider (Ms. Martha) about starting daycare June 1st and was told that she would email over the parent packet to complete. I never received the packet from the provider, even after sending an email and leaving a voicemail over the course of a week. (She never returned my email or voicemail) The whole situation is very strange and not very professional. My 4 year old was very excited to start in the daycare and then having to explain to her that the provider basically ghosted us was difficult. I completely understand that these interviews go both ways, but its rather unprofessional for a daycare provider to tell a perspective family that they can start at the daycare in person and then completely disappear. Just be upfront, honest and ethical. I would caution other parents to not bring your child to walk through this daycare until the provider actually gives you the green light in writing that she is going to give you a spot. This whole situation is very odd and disappointing.
• September 2019 by Kanda H.
  This is a long over due review. I had my daughter here with Martha for almost a year. My daughter loved it here and I wish it were possible for us to continue on with her but my daughter started kindergarten and we didn't live close by. Martha is amazing with the kids and her daily lessons are awesome.
• March 2019 by Holly L
  We feel super lucky that we found Petite Scholars! We moved down here about 4 months ago and toured several schools for our 5-year-old boy. He picked Ms. Martha's school himself! Turns out it's the best decision he has ever made : ). I have to list a few things to tell you why we highly recommend this school.1. The setup is very unique. kids get tons of outdoor play and experience in the beautiful backyard with plants, birds, vegetables. This is gonna to be a lifelong good memory for them.2. The ratio is great. With only 6 kids, each one is getting enough attention and Ms. Martha teaches each kid according to their own development level. Another plus is that since there are only 6 kids in the class, my son has never got sick from school, so we don't have to stay home with him for sick days.3. Ms. Martha has a great way of teaching. She made it so fun for kids to learn. My son learned how to read in just 2 months! We are very impressed to see he can now pick up a first grade level book and sit there read out loud, which he had never done before enrolling in Ms. Martha's school!
• March 2019 by Sangeetha Kumar
  Awesome School.. My second son Goutham studied there and he loved the school very much. He gained confident and started to speak,write,friendly with other kids. All this credit should go to Ms. Martha. He loves Ms. Martha and she is so Friendly and Carring.Here morning and afternoon they will have group study it will be fun and interesting.Kids will play in backyard and will have their snacks, lunch with nice music and they also enjoy the swing. We are really missing Ms. Martha and Folsom.
• March 2019 by Varun Jilla
  Amazing pre school. We sent our 3.5 yr kid (still going) kid to this school.Experienced Teacher Ms Martha provides montessori kind of platform and also all the required pre school training to the kids.Especially we saw our kid ishaan improved a lot on reading and social maturity.All the best for anyone willing to join ur kids in this preschool.Feel free to contact me here for any details .
• August 2018 by Kumarasamy S.
  My son's first school and he had great experience there. We loved everything there but want to hightlight few things below, 1. Ms. Martha's Dedication and her vast teaching experience and the way she is taking control of the Kids. Amaaaazing 2. For Kids, playing and seeing outdoor is very important and Petit scholar has this in very natural form. Lovely. 3. Great attention towards caring kids and academic portion as well. All the very best to Petit Scholar ! Thanks! -Kumar
• July 2018 by varun j.
  Amazing pre school. We sent our 3.5 yr kid (still going) kid to this school. Experienced Teacher Ms Martha provides montessori kind of platform and also all the required pre school training to the kids. Especially we saw our kid ishaan improved a lot on reading and social maturity. All the best for anyone willing to join ur kids in this preschool. Feel free to contact me for any details .
• November 2017 by Becca N.
  My son has done so well learning with Martha! He has been there only three months and is in the beginning of reading! I love the small group she keeps and all the engaging activities she provides for them!
• November 2017 by Stephanie K.
  My son has been going to petite scholars for almost 2 years now and I would recommend Martha to many people! Reading some of these reviews actually surprised me, my son is 4 and he knows how to read and knows his letters and how to spell, everything martha has taught him. He brings home work all the time that he does there, and he is always excited to share with me. They also make cute crafts especially near holidays and she shows me some of the lessons they do and sometimes will have him do it infront of me so I can see how he interacts with her. I like that is a smaller preschool because to me they get more quality time. Every preschool has some ups and downs, as none are perfect. It depends on how the child does there and with the other children. I'm proud of my son and he's learned so much being there. Martha is great, you just need to know how to communicate with her, if something bothers you then just ask her, it's nothing to take personal. She is very helpful and understanding. Brayden has a great time there!
• October 2017 by Iqra K.
  Very unprofessional, pricy and not worth the trouble. Her contract has so many typos not sure how the establishment has lasted this long. You never receive any progress reports or weekly updates basically an overpriced daycare.
• May 2017 by Mela E.
  I spoke to Martha 3x before I went to see her school. She was warm and friendly. I explained to her that I have a hyper, inquisitive 3 year old and I was seeking a preschool that would work with him. She was eager and told us many tales of hyper kids she's had and how much she loved them and how well they did at her school. We brought my son there at 5:30pm and he loved the school and I loved it and I was so excited that we found a good fit for him. He tripped 3x while we were outside because he was wearing new sandals and the terrain is uneven slate, rocks, etc. I felt bad I put those shoes on him bc he's was so trippy and I told Martha he's a very agile kid and it was the sandals. He was so excited running around and checking out the new environment and she attempted to get him to sit with her to look st flash cards, but he was too curious about this new place and wanted to explore. Before leaving, we verbally agreed to 3 trial classes, that I would pay for, to see how he did before I signed him up to start his preschool career there. She convinced me that full days would be better than half days and asked me several times to bring cash or check each drop-off. She sent me home with paperwork and instructions on what to bring Tuesday for our first trial day. I went home SO EXCITED. My heart was lifted, I had found what I was looking for. Then 2 hours after we left, Martha called me at 8pm and said she'd changed her mind, that my son was not a good fit because he tripped 3x and he was liability. She also said that he wouldn't sit through lesson with her. Now, as a professional and a preschool teacher, I would expect her to expect him to be too excited about the new place to want to do that (and isn't that what the trial classses were for?) and to expect a 3yo to be a bit clumsy wearing new sandals on a terrain not meant for sandals. I was beyond upset...my husband thinks it was about money, as she brought up payment several times when we were there and kept saying I should enroll my other children (I have 3 toddlers). We think she got a better offer financially speaking after we left, so dropped us, which would be perfectly fine if she were honest with us. Now I feel she is less than an honest person. A person's word means nothing people, but now I am glad her true colors came out before we signed a contract.