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Montessori Schools in District of Columbia

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
31
town
1
town has its own Montessori schools page
1
of all District of Columbia daycares
7%

Map of District of Columbia: 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 District of Columbia

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 District of Columbia county (2022)
$392
The median of 1 county medians.

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).

District of Columbia

Largest towns for Montessori schools in District of Columbia

Washington31 schools

Programs

Programs in District of Columbia

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 daycares452
Take infants339
Child care centers362
Accept subsidy29
In-home daycares90
Christian & church daycares17
Montessori schools31
Preschools & pre-K347
Night daycare31
Early morning daycare76
Part-time daycare25
Drop-in daycare11
After-school care99
Bilingual daycare55
Head Start39

The District of Columbia state record

Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning licenses daycares in District of Columbia.

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 2023
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Corrections
Correction dates as the state records them
Search the District of Columbia state records

Before you enroll

Choosing a Montessori school in District of Columbia

  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.

District of Columbia

Cost, inspections and ratios in District of Columbia

Daycare cost in District of ColumbiaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat District of Columbia inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in District of ColumbiaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for District of ColumbiaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

The one District of Columbia town with Montessori schools

W1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Virginia265 schoolsMaryland74 schools

Questions

Questions about Montessori schools in District of Columbia

How many Montessori schools are in District of Columbia?

31 Montessori schools are listed in 1 District of Columbia town. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.

Which District of Columbia town has the most Montessori schools?

Washington, with 31 listed.

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 District of Columbia?

Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning licenses daycares in District of Columbia. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.