One Love Montessori

OLM is a hidden gem, a rare find in the area with its unique quality that are almost impossible to replicate. My kid is having a great time here and has been showing tremendous growth that exceeds our expectation.

OLM is essentially the family based care opened by the director and the teacher formerly in All Are Friends (AAF), who has been forced out in its unfortunate and unsuccessful turnaround last year. This means OLM has a teacher/student ratio of 1:6, where both of the teachers are Montessori certified - a bar almost unattainable in almost all schools that I know. Ms Rita and Ms Chapna are very experienced and capable teachers, and they are with the kids everyday, know every single one of them so well, and love them to an extent that influences even the parents to actively contribute to the community.

If you think teachers are the most important aspect of a school like I do, this is the right place for you.

We used to attend All Are Friends Montessori in Foster City but once ownership of the preschool changed hands, we decided to follow its original director, Rita Enright, to One Love Montessori in San Mateo. Even though we initially preferred a childcare center (versus a home-based setting) when we first chose All Are Friends, moving to One Love is a decision we have not regretted. Our child has gotten significantly more personalized attention at OLM with the smaller teacher-to-student ratio and we have found OLM to be extremely Covid-safe, as the majority of the classroom space is outdoors. Both the director and lead teacher are Montessori credentialed and, I feel, truly care about my child as a person and a learner. We couldn’t be happier with OLM.