We are open Monday-Friday 7:30 am-5:00 pm with the pick-up window being 4:30-5:00.

We have 3 day (M, W, F), and 2 day (T, TH) spots available, in addition to full time 5 days per week spots.

At this moment, we do not offer extended care because we’d like to keep our fee structure as uncomplicated as possible. However, please let us know if you’d prefer extended care, and if enough of our parents have that need, we will make it work.

Yes. We provide breakfast, a morning snack, lunch, and an afternoon snack. Our snacks consist mostly of fresh, freeze-dried, or dehydrated fruits and raw nuts and seeds, and our meals are prepared using minimally-processed and mostly organic ingredients with as much input and participation from the kids as they wish to bestow upon us.

Children also have the option to eat packed lunches if parents think they'd do better with more familiar options.

No. Kids are not always ready to start that process when we need them to be, and it would be easier if they were not rushed or pressured into it. We start toilet training in cooperation with parents only after children have demonstrated the willingness and desire to learn.

Montessori classrooms are intentionally designed to be multi-age environments rather than separated by age. This approach is based on the belief that children can benefit greatly from interacting and learning alongside peers of different ages. Here are a couple of reasons why we embrace this mixed-age setting:

Peer Learning: In a multi-age classroom, older children have the opportunity to reinforce their knowledge and skills by teaching and mentoring younger children. This process of peer learning not only solidifies their own understanding but also fosters leadership skills, empathy, and a sense of responsibility. Younger children, on the other hand, benefit from observing and learning from their older peers, which can inspire them to reach higher levels of achievement.

Collaboration and Cooperation: Mixed-age classrooms encourage collaboration and cooperation among children. Older children often take on the role of mentors and helpers, while younger children learn from their peers and seek guidance when needed. This dynamic promotes a sense of community, mutual respect, and the development of social skills.

In a Montessori classroom, discipline is approached in a unique and respectful manner that focuses on fostering self-discipline and intrinsic motivation in children. The Montessori method encourages children to develop self-control, responsibility, and respect for themselves, others, and their environment.

We use clear and respectful language while staying calm and non-reactive to lay down boundaries and our expectations, this allows children to understand which behaviors are acceptable and which behaviors are not. We also allow for freedom, however, that freedom is with limited choices that will be explained to them clearly and reinforced as they continue to attend.

Most importantly, we validate and acknowledge children’s feelings with respect and empathy while making it clear that their emotions, although valid, will not affect the enforcement of the boundary that is set. For example, if a child is upset that they lost access to a material because it was used inappropriately (a natural consequence), we kindly acknowledge that they’re sad, however, we don’t give in and give them back that material just to make them “happy.” We calmly accept their sadness and move through it. Afterall, childhood is the best time to learn that sadness is a natural part of life, just as much as happiness, and we must experience it to move through it. It shouldn’t be numbed or distracted from.