Montessori Preschools near Benicia, CA
Our early childhood program provides a nurturing, play-based learning environment that supports preschool readiness, creativity, and healthy development. We incorporate nature-inspired experiences,...
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Now enrolling for the 2026–2027 academic year, and Summer Camp. Celebrating 35 years of Montessori excellence in Walnut Creek! At Springfield Montessori Walnut Creek, our experienced teachers...
Preschool Program
Our preschool program supports each child’s growth through individualized Montessori lessons that spark curiosity, build social-emotional confidence, and prepare them academically for kindergarten and beyond.
Toddler Program
Our toddler program offers a warm, nurturing space where children build early independence, language, and motor skills through hands-on Montessori activities, music, movement, and guided social interactions.
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Children’s Garden Montessori School is a small home-based Montessori and play-based preschool in El Cerrito for children 17 months – 5 years old. We believe in following the spirit of the child and...
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Early learning program serving infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children. Care includes educational activities, music and dance classes, and a preschool program.
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As an official sponsor of the U.S. State Department-regulated au pair program for over 35 years, Cultural Care has placed more than 175,000 au pairs in the homes of American host families. These au...
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A Montessori program that promotes hands on learning. Children are allowed to choose their curriculum from a variety of options. The use of manipulatives to engage children is highly encouraged....
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At Cool Kids Club, our play-based approach nurtures curiosity, independence, and confidence in a warm, safe, and stimulating home environment. Children learn through open-ended, hands-on activities...
Montessori Preschool Program
Warm, attentive infant care for ages 6 weeks and up. Babies enjoy a nurturing routine with meals, naps, sensory play, water play, outdoor time, stories, and age-appropriate activities. Small group care supports secure relationships, exploration, and early development.
Toddler Care Program
A play-based toddler program that builds independence, confidence, and curiosity. Toddlers enjoy hands-on learning through art, music, movement, stories, outdoor play, water play, and open-ended activities in a warm, small-group setting.
Also offers: Before and After Care Program, Drop-In Care Program
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Our Montessori-inspired program nurtures curiosity and confidence through daily math, weekly music, and summer swimming. Children enjoy three freshly made organic meals and two snacks daily. Our...
Montessori Preschool Program
Our Preschool Program prepares children for kindergarten with a focus on early literacy, social skills, and a rigorous math curriculum. Through structured play and guided learning, we build strong foundations in problem-solving, reasoning, and number concepts.
Before Care Program
Also offers: Toddler Care Program
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Orchard Montessori offers a nurturing environment based on the teachings of Maria Montessori. The Montessori method helps children to develop a solid foundation that promotes academic skills and...
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Your child deserves a top-quality program in Hercules, California! Our Montessori-inspired program combines a fun approach to learning that unlocks the passion in every child to want to learn. We...
Preschool
Our preschool program provides an enriching hands-on learning experience with specially formulated Montessori materials for math, language, sensorial exploration, practical life activities, art, science, second language, music, history, and geography. Our preschool children develop observation and problem-solving skills. They are able to achieve this by manipulating, experimenting, and discovering through Montessori materials and prepared environment. Children begin to move from the concrete to the abstract as they prepare for the more complex studies used in our Montessori Kindergarten program.
Toddler
Our Toddler Montessori Program is a fun, loving, and respectful place for our youngest students to become independent and self-confident individuals. Our daycare and childcare programs are Montessori-inspired, and offer best-in-class daycare and childcare for toddlers. We encourage them to explore their rich classroom environments by making their own choices from among a wide variety of developmentally appropriate materials. Our resourceful Toddler classrooms promote language, math, practical life exercises, science, and the arts as well as fine and gross motor activities. Individual attention is paid to promoting each child’s emerging language skills and each child’s curiosity to explore all of the learning materials and the outdoors. The primary goal is to support the children’s physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth and to nurture their sense of being in a secure and stimulating environment.
Also offers: After School Care
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Montessori program dedicated to the growth of the total child. Each child’s social, emotional, academic, and physical developmental needs are met daily through a prepared environment that meets the...
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Holding Hands Montessori is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Spanish bilingual Montessori preschool program, guiding children ages 2-6 years old, with a low student: teacher ratio of 8:1. Our mission is to...
Spanish Bilingual Montessori Preschool Program
Our Spanish bilingual preschool program introduces children to the Montessori environment, focusing on practical life skills, sensory exploration, and foundational language and math concepts. Young learners build independence, coordination, and confidence through hands-on discovery.
Spanish Bilingual Montessori Kindergarten Program
Our Spanish bilingual kindergarten program offers a complete Montessori experience that prepares children for first grade and beyond. Students engage with increasingly complex concepts in literacy, numeracy, and critical thinking, while continuing to grow socially and emotionally.
Speaks Spanish
Preschools near Benicia, CA
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Serving children and families in American Canyon since 2002, Domingo Family Child Care provides an enriching environment where children can thrive. Children enjoy a variety of age-appropriate toys,...
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Papalotes Daycare is a total immersion family child care in Spanish that focuses on providing a comprehensive early childhood education and in which children will learn new concepts that will help...
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Speaks Spanish
Licensed Home Preschool in Concord serving infants through school-age children. Preschool curriculum, kindergarten readiness, fresh homemade meals, small-group learning, and a safe, nurturing...
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A preschool where children have room to explore & teachers know them well. Sunshine House has served Bay Area families since 1984. Our open-concept centers allow children to move through hands-on...
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A preschool where children have room to explore & teachers know them well. Sunshine House has served Bay Area families since 1984. Our open-concept centers allow children to move through hands-on...
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Miles of Smiles Daycare and Preschool offers a warm, nurturing environment for children from 3 months to 5 years. We provide infant, toddler, and preschool programs focused on play-based learning,...
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Primrose School of Walnut Creek East is a premier early education provider powered by the exclusive Balanced Learning® approach. This research-informed philosophy balances teacher-guided instruction...
Early Preschool
Our Early Preschool teachers partner with you to help your child learn important independent life skills like potty training and hand washing while paying close attention to all aspects of your child’s development.
Preschool
Your preschooler is beginning to connect letters, sounds and numbers, expanding their world through reading and math. They’re building critical-thinking skills, early physical fitness and an understanding of nutrition. Our teachers support that learning and encourage your child to think in new and different ways.
Also offers: Preschool Pathways, Transitional Kindergarten
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At Rainbow Early Learning Preschool, we proudly specialize in supporting children with special needs and behavioral challenges in a loving, structured, and play-based environment. Our goal is to...
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FAQs About Benicia Montessori Preschools
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What is Montessori education?
- Montessori education is a child-centered approach to learning developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. It emphasizes self-directed activity, hands-on learning, and collaborative play.
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How is Montessori different from daycare / preschool?
- Montessori centers on self-directed learning with special materials, in contrast to regular daycare or preschool where teachers often guide set lessons and activities.
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What does Montessori mean?
- Derived from Dr. Maria Montessori's teachings, "Montessori" signifies an educational philosophy that promotes hands-on, self-directed learning and values each child's individual development.