
11/08/2025
How I started White Pearls Montessori School. Episode 5.
I started off with a creche and definitely some parents who I had taught their toddlers in Emerald brought their babies to my Creche.
Some that were pregnant immediately they gave birth also brought their babies as my entering age was two months old!!
Not only that resumption was 6:30 am for parents going to the island. That definitely was a catch!!
I also have an option of 6 am but for an additional fees!! Guess what? I would also bath the child for you so no need to wake the baby up ( however, this category must be from 6 months old)
My Creche was a home away from home.! I personally took care of the babies however, I had nannies assisting me.
I was taught how to make teaching aids in the university however, Emerald mandated all class teachers to make amazing teaching aids with the materials she got for us . That's why I said I learnt a lot from Emerald School.
So, beautifying my Creche came effortlessly for me!!
These babies became my pioneer in White Pearls Montessori School as they graduated from Creche to nursery!! And then other pupils joined them and my school started to grow...
Na then world people eye enter the business!! Someone that said it won't work and tried to discourage me from starting in the first place, saw it begin to work and gave me quit notice๐๐๐.
He asked me to relocate my school as that wasn't the reason why he rented his house!!
He gave me an ultimatum to leave or he would kick me and my babies out!! Embarrass any parent that came with their babies and bla bla bla๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ.
Here I was, just starting to build up, I had to buy more equipments, employ teachers etc where would I suddenly get the capital to get another property??
Now, I wasn't asked to leave and given the resources to do so! I was simply asked to leave knowing fully well I couldn't afford to... Meaning, they wanted to end the business!!๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ.
I was so confused!! I didn't know where to start from so I ran to my family!! My elder sister who was a teacher then in Delta State took a loan for me from her cooperative society. Another sister loaned me some money, while my eldest brother also loaned me some money and that was how I was able to get a property!!
Now, I was given less than a month to get a property and I practically took the first property I saw...
That would end up being a thorn in my flesh for all the years I spent there!!
The location was a nono!! But my commitment still brought people .
My work spoke for itself!! People heard of my school and would come and visit for enquiry, but once they got to the school they would tell me same thing, madam, I've heard a lot of good things about your school, but I don't like the environment!!
This was snag to the growth of the school but many still brought their children regardless!!
People who wanted to start up their school came to me to ask questions..
Guess what, I told them for free!!
Money has never been my drive for anything in life!! Even the parents in my school were the ones increasing school fees!!
Some of them are here ooo, they can testify!! They would come to me and say they want to pay more and decode how much they wanna add to the fees!!
To be continued ๐๐