Montessori Schools in Connecticut
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
- 40
- towns
- 34
- of all Connecticut daycares
- 1%
Map of Connecticut: each dot is a town with Montessori schools, sized by how many are listed
Montessori
What Montessori school costs in Connecticut
- 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 Connecticut county (2022)
- $252
- The median of 8 county medians, from $235 in the lowest county to $306 in the highest.
Connecticut
Largest towns for Montessori schools in Connecticut
Programs
Programs in Connecticut
Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 3,228 |
| Take infants | 856 |
| Child care centers | 1,445 |
| Accept subsidy | 95 |
| In-home daycares | 1,783 |
| Christian & church daycares | 96 |
| Montessori schools | 40 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 1,149 |
| Night daycare | 313 |
| Early morning daycare | 1,012 |
| Weekend daycare | 152 |
| Part-time daycare | 165 |
| Drop-in daycare | 21 |
| After-school care | 1,028 |
| Bilingual daycare | 24 |
| Head Start | 53 |
The Connecticut state record
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Division of Licensing licenses daycares in Connecticut.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- The ages on each license
- Inspections
- Every visit the state publishes back to 1990
- Cited rules
- Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Before you enroll
Choosing a Montessori school in Connecticut
- 1
Ask about credentials
Ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential, such as AMI or AMS training, and from which training center.
- 2
Watch a work period
A Montessori room has a long, quiet work period with children choosing materials. Ask to observe one.
- 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
Ask about cost and hours
Many Montessori programs run half days. Ask about full-day and extended-day options and fees.
Connecticut
Cost, inspections and ratios in Connecticut
A to Z
All 34 Connecticut towns with Montessori schools, A to Z
A1 town
- Avon1 school
B4 towns
- Bethany2 schools
- Bolton1 school
- Bridgeport1 school
- Burlington2 schools
F2 towns
- Fairfield2 schools
- Farmington1 school
H1 town
- Hartford1 school
M4 towns
- Madison1 school
- Mansfield1 school
- Middlebury1 school
- Middletown1 school
O2 towns
- Old Saybrook1 school
- Orange1 school
R2 towns
- Redding1 school
- Ridgefield2 schools
T1 town
- Torrington1 school
U1 town
- Unionville1 school
W5 towns
- Waterbury1 school
- Wilton2 schools
- Windsor1 school
- Woodbridge1 school
- Woodstock Valley1 school
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about Montessori schools in Connecticut
How many Montessori schools are in Connecticut?
40 Montessori schools are listed in 34 Connecticut towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.
Which Connecticut town has the most Montessori schools?
Bethany, with 2 listed. Next are Burlington (2) and Cheshire (2).
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 Connecticut?
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Division of Licensing licenses daycares in Connecticut. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.