Montessori Preschools near Orinda, CA
Loving, home-like care where little ones feel safe, happy, and loved while they learn, play, and grow.
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A+ Little Steps Preschool & Child Care provides a nurturing, home-like environment where children learn through play, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Our unique Little Farm program allows...
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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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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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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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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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A diverse, nurturing Montessori community dedicated to providing children with a high-quality education that fosters creativity, curiosity, and independence — from infancy through kindergarten....
Preschool (18 months – 3 years)
Structured routines that build independence, language, and social confidence. Toddlers explore through sensory play, arts and crafts, circle time, music, and outdoor adventures — guided by nurturing teachers in a warm Montessori environment designed just for them.
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Our AMS-certified flagship classroom blends individual and group lessons in reading, phonics, math, and cultural studies. Children thrive at their own pace in a mixed-age setting — building independence through enrichment in yoga, music, arts, and Dance.
Also offers: Before and After school care, Infants Program
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ABC Daycare is a nurturing home-based environment where children can learn, grow, and thrive. The director has been open for four years and enjoys spending time engaging with children as they are...
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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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Established Montessori preschool with optional Spanish immersion program. Facility is child friendly and includes age appropriate furniture. Children learn through imagination and exploration and have...
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Play-based home daycare offering childcare and early learning opportunities for infants, toddlers and preschool-age children. Age-appropriate toys and games are available for exploration and hands-on...
Toddler Time
Daily instruction on Letters and Numbers
Drop-In Care Program
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Preschools near Orinda, CA
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Tweety's Childcare & Preschool is a licensed, home-based childcare center in Martinez dedicated to providing a high-quality educational experience in a "home away from home" setting. Led by Moj...
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Speaks Spanish
Home-based daycare offering services for infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-age children. Age-appropriate activities encourage children to learn through play and exploration. Enclosed backyard...
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Since 2013, Bright Star has offered Bay Area parents with loving care meaningful early learning for their little ones. Children build strong foundations in letters, numbers, social-emotional skills,...
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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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Happy Liza's Daycare is located near Castro Valley High School, Ca. We offer a variety of services that range in age from infants to six years old. We foster a nurturing, loving, safe environment and...
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Licensed large family child care preschool in Concord, CA. Ages 4 months through school age. Staffed above the state-required ratio. Same teachers and same group of children every day. Meals planned...
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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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FAQs About Orinda Montessori Preschools
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How is Montessori different from daycare / preschool?
- In Montessori, children use unique tools to discover and learn as they wish, whereas in standard daycare or preschool, there's often a planned curriculum with teacher-led activities.
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What is Montessori education?
- Montessori education, inspired by Dr. Maria Montessori's observations of children, emphasizes nurturing a child's natural desire to learn. Through hands-on experiences and self-directed activities, children are encouraged to become active seekers of knowledge.
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What is the best age to start Montessori daycare/preschool?
- While Montessori preschools generally enroll children from 2.5 to 3 years old, capitalizing on the benefits of the Montessori philosophy during early childhood, some Montessori daycares cater to infants as well.