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Montessori Schools in Arizona

A Montessori school teaches in mixed-age rooms where children choose their own work; the name is not protected, so ask how closely each school follows the method. Montessori programs that post tuition across the US charge a median of $280 a week for full-time preschool (2026).

Montessori schools listed
117
towns
25
towns have their own Montessori schools page
13
of all Arizona daycares
5%

Map of Arizona: each dot is a town with Montessori schools, sized by how many are listed

Montessori
What puts a daycare on this listIts name or it describes a Montessori program.The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.

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What Montessori school costs in Arizona

Montessori preschool tuition posted on daycare websites across the US, per week (2026)
$280
The median of 247 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $206 and $361. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
Preschool-age care at a center, per week, in the middle Arizona county (2022)
$162
The median of 15 county medians, from $155 in the lowest county to $210 in the highest.

Posted rates: tuition that daycares publish on their own websites, 2026, full-time rates only, one rate per daycare. County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Arizona

Largest towns for Montessori schools in Arizona

Phoenix35 schoolsMesa12 schoolsTucson10 schoolsGilbert8 schoolsScottsdale8 schoolsPeoria5 schoolsCave Creek4 schoolsChandler4 schoolsFlagstaff4 schoolsGlendale4 schoolsTempe4 schoolsPrescott3 schools

Programs

Programs in Arizona

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares2,529
Take infants293
Child care centers2,251
Accept subsidy124
In-home daycares278
Christian & church daycares202
Montessori schools117
Preschools & pre-K808
Early morning daycare468
Part-time daycare184
Drop-in daycare31
Bilingual daycare41
Head Start283

The Arizona state record

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Arizona.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Search the Arizona state records

Before you enroll

Choosing a Montessori school in Arizona

  1. 1

    Ask about credentials

    Ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential, such as AMI or AMS training, and from which training center.

  2. 2

    Watch a work period

    A Montessori room has a long, quiet work period with children choosing materials. Ask to observe one.

  3. 3

    Check the license

    Listings show the state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record. Where no license record is matched yet, the listing says so.

  4. 4

    Ask about cost and hours

    Many Montessori programs run half days. Ask about full-day and extended-day options and fees.

Arizona

Cost, inspections and ratios in Arizona

Daycare cost in ArizonaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Arizona inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in ArizonaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for ArizonaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 25 Arizona towns with Montessori schools, A to Z

A1 town
B1 town
C3 towns
F2 towns
G3 towns
L1 town
M1 town
N1 town
P6 towns
R1 town
S3 towns
T2 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

California1,064 schoolsColorado114 schoolsUtah61 schoolsNew Mexico35 schoolsNevada21 schools

Questions

Questions about Montessori schools in Arizona

How many Montessori schools are in Arizona?

117 Montessori schools are listed in 25 Arizona towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.

Which Arizona town has the most Montessori schools?

Phoenix, with 35 listed. Next are Mesa (12) and Tucson (10).

What is the difference between Montessori and daycare?

A Montessori school follows Maria Montessori's method: mixed-age rooms, hands-on materials and long blocks of time where children choose their work. A daycare may follow any approach. Many Montessori schools are licensed as child care, and some run full days for working parents.

How much does Montessori preschool cost?

Montessori programs that post their tuition charge a median of $280 a week for full-time preschool across the US (247 programs, 2026). Half-day programs cost less; ask each school.

Who licenses daycares in Arizona?

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Arizona. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.