Our Programs
Montessori System School Schedule
While each family has a unique schedule based on their care coverage needs and child’s age, the following schedule is what a day can look like for our students:
🕢 7:30-9:00: Free play with friends in our daycare room
🕘 9:00-12:00: Montessori Preschool Classes
🕚 11:00-12:30: Lunch and Extracurricular Activities with Teaching Artists (lunch and activity times vary based on lunch shifts)
🕧 12:30-2:30: Rest Time or Discoveries Program Class
🕝 2:30-5:00: Afternoon Snack and Activities
Scheduling Options
Our hours of operation are 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. Children can attend either 4 days per week (Monday-Thursday) or 5 days per week (Monday-Friday).
Wrap Around Care is care outside of our Preschool Class hours, so any care from 7:30AM - 9:00AM or 3:00PM - 5:00PM is considered Wrap Around Care.
We will offer a package rate for our friends who are with us for a full day of care. This means that your child will attend school from 7:30AM - 5:00PM. This option is available with both 4 and 5 days per week options, and is available for all 3 programs.
For information about our rates, please email us!
Programs
Foundations Program
A foundational Montessori program for children aged 2 through 3 years or if not potty trained. Using the Montessori method, children are encouraged to develop independence, coordination, and concentration, as well as follow directions through large motor, sensorial, practical life, math, science and language experiences. Children do not need to be potty trained and will take an afternoon nap if utilizing the Extended Foundations option.
While the state requirement ratios are 1 adult to 7 children for 2 year olds, and 1 adult to 10 children for 3 year olds, we maintain a ratio of 1 adult to 5 children for this program to ensure all children are receiving the best care possible.
✔ Foundations Program Schedule: 9:00AM - 12:30PM; includes morning snack, class time, lunch, and extracurricular activities
✔ Extended Foundations Program Schedule: 9:00AM - 3:00PM; includes morning snack, class time, lunch, nap time, afternoon snack, and extracurricular activities
✔ 4 days per week M-Th or 5 days per week
Explorations Program
A multi-aged classroom for 3 to 5 years old. Learning is individualized and children are encouraged to develop at their own pace in a non-competitive atmosphere that accommodates individual learning styles. The children learn using the Montessori method and learning materials using the following curriculum: practical life, math, science, language arts, culture, sensorial, large motor and theory. Children need to be fully potty trained and will take an afternoon nap if utilizing the Extended Discoveries option.
While the state requirement ratios are 1 adult to 10 children for 3 year olds and 1 adult to 12 children for 4 year olds, we maintain a ratio of 1 adult to 9 children for this program to ensure all children are receiving the best care possible.
✔ Discoveries Program Schedule: 9:00AM - 12:30PM; includes morning snack, class time, lunch, and extracurricular activities
✔ Extended Discoveries Program Schedule: 9:00AM - 3:00PM; includes morning snack, class time, lunch, nap time, afternoon snack, and extracurricular activities
✔ 4 days per week M-Th or 5 days per week
Discoveries Program
A program for children who are ready for academic challenges. The teacher will assess a child’s readiness for this program. Emphasis is placed on language arts, reading, social skills, math, science, and geography. The children will be involved in both group and individual skill-building. These students will not take an afternoon nap even if they utilize any Wrap Around Care.
While the state requirement ratios are 1 adult to 10 children for 3 year olds and 1 adult to 12 children for 4 year olds, we maintain a ratio of 1 adult to 9 children for this program to ensure all children are receiving the best care possible.
✔ Discoveries Program Schedule: 9:00AM - 3:00PM; includes morning snack, morning class time, lunch, afternoon class time, afternoon snack, and extracurricular activities
✔ 4 days per week M-Th or 5 Days per week
Wrap Around Daycare Program
The Child Care Program has been designed to complement all programs and to be an extension of the Montessori experience outside of classroom time. We offer two different options for both morning and afternoon wrap around care:
✔ Morning Wrap Around Care options: 7:30AM - 9:00AM (1.5 hours per day), or 8:00AM - 9:00AM (1 hour per day)
✔ Afternoon Wrap Around Care options: 3:00PM - 4:00PM (1 hour per day), or 3:00PM - 5:00PM (2 hours per day)
While the state requirement ratios are 1 adult to 7 children for Wrap Around Care, we maintain a ratio of 1 adult to 6 children for this program to ensure all children are receiving the best care possible.
Afternoon activities include plenty of different options:
Outdoor play on our playground with two slides, monkey bars, ladders, and a separate large climbing gym.
Gross Motor Play in our large gym area with pedal cars, hula hoops, balance toys like step-a-logs and sit-and-spins, and a large parachute.
Lawn games and space to safely run in our large front yard and side yard.
Story time
Free art play
Independent imaginary play time with toys such as a dollhouse, dinosaurs, animals, a train table, trucks, play kitchen, and puzzles.
Having one provider and location to satisfy both your preschool and childcare needs eliminates any tricky transitions for your child and family. Our facility is bright, beautiful, clean, and fully licensed. Our classroom teachers are North American Montessori Certified and our supporting staff have worked in early child care settings. All of our nurturing and experienced teachers and staff are CPR and First Aid certified and participate in Continuing Education experiences throughout the school year in order to best serve the children attending Montessori System School.