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    Brea's longest-running Montessori school

    Give your child a vision of the whole universe.

    Warm, hands-on Montessori for ages 2 to 7 — helping children grow curious, capable, and confident for over 50 years.

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    Two children at light-wood tables in a Montessori classroom, a boy in a floral shirt and a girl with a white hair bow, each working with a tray of materials.
    50+years in
    the community
    ages 2–7ages served,
    toddler through elementary
    Open
    year-round

    Find your child's place

    One Montessori journey, ages 2 to 7

    Multi-age classrooms where children learn at their own pace — never rushed, never held back — and grow into confident learners ready for what comes next.

    Early Childhood

    Ages 2–5 · Toddler & Primary

    It starts as early as age 2. In the classic Montessori Children's House, children build independence, focus, and a love of learning through hands-on work — reading, math, practical life, science, and geography.

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    Elementary

    Ages 5–7 · Transitional Kindergarten · Kindergarten · 1st Grade

    The "age of reason," when children ask how and why about everything. A rich curriculum — from grammar and geometry to zoology, astronomy, art, and music — meets their growing curiosity.

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    We understand the decision

    "I want my child challenged and ready for school — but I do not want them to lose their love of learning along the way."

    Choosing a school is one of the first big decisions you will make for your child, and it is easy to worry about getting it wrong. At Montessori of Brea, children are not pushed or held back. They are met exactly where they are — free to work at their own pace, in a calm classroom designed to bring out their natural curiosity, order, and independence.

    What children gain

    More than academics — a way of learning that lasts

    Independence

    Children choose their own work and care for their space — building real self-reliance, not just following directions.

    Concentration

    Long, uninterrupted work cycles let children focus deeply — a skill that carries into every grade after.

    Confidence

    Mastering real materials — and helping younger classmates — gives children a quiet, earned sense of capability.

    Love of learning

    When learning begins with curiosity instead of pressure, children come to school eager — and stay that way.

    A smiling girl at a table with a wooden tray of two green bowls and small figures, a boy beside her, and Montessori geometry and alphabet materials on the wall behind.

    The Montessori difference

    A classroom built around the child

    Developed by Dr. Maria Montessori more than a century ago, the method follows a simple idea: children learn best by doing, in an environment prepared for them to explore.

    • Multi-age classrooms where younger children learn from older ones, and older children lead.
    • Hands-on materials that make abstract ideas — fractions, phonics — concrete and touchable.
    • Individualized pace: a child ready to read moves ahead; a child who needs more time is not rushed.
    • Grace and courtesy woven through the day, so the room feels calm and respectful.
    Learn about the method
    Children at work in a bright Montessori classroom, one stepping along a red line on a floor rug while another kneels beside it, other children at tables behind.

    Why families choose us

    Rooted in Brea, grounded in real Montessori

    As the longest-running Montessori school in Brea, we have spent decades doing one thing well: an authentic Montessori education using the materials Dr. Montessori designed, taught by AMS- and AMI-certified guides.

    50+ years
    Of Montessori in Brea
    Ages 2–7
    Toddler through elementary
    AMS/AMI-certified teachers · First Aid & CPR certified
    Enrichment activities through the week · open year-round

    A simple path to enrollment

    Getting started is easy

    Explore our programs

    See which classroom fits your child's age and stage — from our toddler room through elementary.

    Schedule a tour

    Visit us, meet our guides, and watch a Montessori classroom in action. No pressure — just a real look.

    Enroll your child

    Reserve your child's place with a simple enrollment step, and we will welcome them into the community.

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    A peek inside

    Our classrooms

    Two girls at a table doing a spooning exercise with small bowls, one smiling at the camera, a kitchen counter and butterfly wall art behind.
    Two girls sitting close on a small grey sofa on a floral rug, sharing a book, with turtle step posters on the wall above.
    A girl in a floral dress with a pink hair bow carefully pouring at a table with a teal tray, another child working in the background.
    A grinning girl with long wavy hair and a red headband, missing a front tooth, on her first day of school.
    A smiling girl with dark braided hair in a white collared shirt, standing in front of a bookshelf backdrop on the first day of school.

    Come see for yourself

    The best way to understand Montessori is to watch it.

    Schedule a tour and see how your child could spend their days — engaged, independent, and genuinely happy to be at school.

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