Best Montessori Preschools in Palo Alto, CA
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Tikiland offers a variety of programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, including our Drop-In Program & bilingual English-Spanish curriculum. Our highly trained staff fosters a love for...
Preschool Program (Tikiland Daycare & Preschool)
Our Preschool Program (2–5) blends outdoor play, early academics, music, and imaginative fun. Kids explore letters, numbers, nature, art, and bilingual songs. With STEM tools, games, and potty training support, we nurture confidence and prepare little ones for a strong start in kindergarten.
Toddler Program (Tikiland Daycare & Preschool)
Our Toddler Program (1–2) nurtures independence through music, movement, outdoor play, and hands-on learning. Toddlers explore sensory stations, build with blocks, sing in English & Spanish, and enjoy PE, puppet shows, parachute games, and nature walks—all in a loving, bilingual environment.
Speaks Spanish
Montessori preschool program located at a Child Development Center in Palo Alto. Children gain independence by participating in child-led activities. Language immersion programs are also available.
Speaks Spanish
Imaginemos Oruguitas is a Spanish immersion preschool and daycare in Palo Alto, offering a nurturing environment where children can learn and grow through imaginative play and interactive learning....
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Welcome to Learn & Play® Montessori in Palo Alto, offering full-day care and early learning for toddlers through kindergarten-aged children. This school provides a calm, structured setting where...
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: Private Kindergarten
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Multicultural international preschool and elementary school providing child-centered Montessori education to young children. School is committed to providing a carefully planned environment to help...
Speaks Spanish
Warm environment where children are engaged in activities that stimulate all their senses and provide a platform for independent learning.
Speaks Spanish
Montessori preschool for older toddlers the Palo Alto, Stanford, and surrounding communities since 1977. Program and curriculum are designed to encourage imagination and self-confidence while offering...
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Large daycare center and preschool near Briones Park. Curriculum includes language, math, science, music, and art; program fosters social and intellectual growth and readiness for kindergarten.
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Well rounded Preschool program that educates not only on the core subjects but incorporates computers and different software for maximum growth and development. Imagination and creativity also...
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Small Montessori preschool where children are taught to explore their interests. Kids choose their own activities and clean them up when they're finished.
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Bowman School is a K-12 school offering elementary school, middle school, and pre-kindergarten programs located at 4000 Terman Dr in Palo Alto, CA.
Montessori Preschool Program
Elementary School
Also offers: Middle School
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Casa Dei Bambini School is a K-12 school offering elementary school and pre-kindergarten programs located at 457 College Ave in Evergreen Park in Palo Alto, CA.
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Emerson School is a K-12 school offering elementary school and middle school programs located at 2800 W Bayshore Rd in Midtown in Palo Alto, CA.
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FAQs About Palo Alto Montessori Preschools
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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 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.
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What does Montessori mean?
- "Montessori" embodies an educational philosophy founded by Dr. Maria Montessori, centered around child-driven activities and interactions within carefully designed learning spaces.