@Wanda, maganda ang facilities ng Miriam CSC. Since we live in the same village, sobrang accessible. May entrance to CSC via Mangyan Road. No need to traverse Katipunan. Iyan ang malaking advantage.
You can ask princessmia08 for feedback. Her daughter goes to Miriam CSC.
Family Montessori - here's the website:
http://www.fmployola.com/May school service though it is not from the school mismo, yung kay Mrs. Silvestre ito. Actually, siya ang accredited bus service provider for Miriam, Ateneo and other schools around the area for LGV and La Vista.
We bring our sons to school and sundo lang sila ng bus/van. No complaints. I am very happy with Mrs. Silvestre, her bus driver and the bus mother, Maricel.
Morning classes (2) are from 8 am to 11 am and the afternoon class is from 12 pm to 3 pm.
FM is situated in an apartment compound, sa first 2 units. Hindi kasing stunning ng Miriam CSC ang itsura ng school and siempre, not as big also. The classrooms though are spacious enough, even more spacious doon sa classrooms ng MI for nursery (nasisikipan ako sa preschool classrooms ng MI) and best of all, complete sila sa Montessori materials. The facilities are clean and well-kept. It is a very homey, cozy school where everyone knows each other.
As far as I know, there are no bullies at FM. Mixed ages ang students in a class. The older kids "mentor" the younger ones. They do not compete with each other. My kids are not intimidated by older and bigger kids because they are used to mingling with them in school.
That's one of the things I like about the Montessori classroom.
Set an appointment with Teacher Rose habang may classes pa and take your daughter with you so that she can try working on the materials (they're fascinating to a child, I tell you). A friend of mine took her daughter there last year and ayaw na umuwi ng kid pagkatapos! Kahit wala pa siyang plan i-enroll that time (second semester), napa-enroll sila haha. Rolling admissions naman sila though the morning classes get filled up easily. I reserved around February so I can get two morning slots for my twins.
That way, you will also see what a typical day is like in the school. A Montessori classrooom is very different from a traditional classroom. Sem break starts on October 24 so I suggest to set it very soon. What I loved about FM from the beginning was the hands-on and interactive way they deal with visiting prospective parents and students. I am very meticulous and makulit mommy. I asked Teacher Rose all sorts of questions and she was able to answer them patiently and passionately (she is very passionate about teaching).
In Miriam and MI, I was just toured around the school and I did not even get to meet a teacher during my scheduled school visits.
Oh, and tuition fee for this year is 91k (depends also if you pay in full, semestral or quarterly basis, mas mura kapag full payment), inclusive na of the miscellaneous fee but exclusive of snacks. Snacks are served in school. My kids learned how to eat by themselves here. You will be charged monthly for snacks, parang Php38/day. Healthy naman ang snacks nila.
Sacred Heart - Varsity Hills is that village sa likod ng Citibank/Rustan's. This is where the church, Our Lady of the Pentecost, is located. The main gate is there. B. Gonzales is the name of the street.
Pediahouse - I did not get to visit this school. When I was browsing different forums, I got feedback that it is a traditional preschool. I was not really keen on sending my sons to a traditional preschool.
