Montessori Schools in Kentucky
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
- 56
- towns
- 30
- towns have their own Montessori schools page
- 3
- of all Kentucky daycares
- 2%
Map of Kentucky: each dot is a town with Montessori schools, sized by how many are listed
Montessori
What Montessori school costs in Kentucky
- 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 Kentucky county (2022)
- $120
- The median of 120 county medians, from $83 in the lowest county to $189 in the highest.
Kentucky
Largest towns for Montessori schools in Kentucky
Programs
Programs in Kentucky
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 | 2,445 |
| Take infants | 1,085 |
| Child care centers | 2,241 |
| Accept subsidy | 1,644 |
| In-home daycares | 204 |
| Christian & church daycares | 225 |
| Montessori schools | 56 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 1,682 |
| Early morning daycare | 393 |
| Part-time daycare | 88 |
| Drop-in daycare | 12 |
| After-school care | 1,309 |
| Bilingual daycare | 10 |
| Head Start | 278 |
The Kentucky state record
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services licenses daycares in Kentucky.
- 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
Before you enroll
Choosing a Montessori school in Kentucky
- 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.
Kentucky
Cost, inspections and ratios in Kentucky
A to Z
All 30 Kentucky towns with Montessori schools, A to Z
B2 towns
- Bardstown1 school
- Bowling Green2 schools
C3 towns
- Covington1 school
- Crescent Springs1 school
- Crestwood1 school
D1 town
- Danville1 school
E1 town
- Elizabethtown2 schools
F3 towns
- Florence1 school
- Frankfort1 school
- Ft. Thomas2 schools
G2 towns
- Georgetown4 schools
- Glasgow1 school
H3 towns
- Harrodsburg1 school
- Hazard1 school
- Highland Heights1 school
L3 towns
- Lexington9 schools
- Louisivlle1 school
- Louisville12 schools
M2 towns
- Madisonville1 school
- Mt. Washington1 school
N2 towns
- Newport1 school
- Nicholasville1 school
O1 town
- Owensboro1 school
S1 town
- Shelbyville1 school
T1 town
- Taylor Mill1 school
V2 towns
- Versailles2 schools
- Villa Hills1 school
W3 towns
- Walton1 school
- Whitesburg1 school
- Winchester1 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 Kentucky
How many Montessori schools are in Kentucky?
56 Montessori schools are listed in 30 Kentucky towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.
Which Kentucky town has the most Montessori schools?
Louisville, with 12 listed. Next are Lexington (9) and Georgetown (4).
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 Kentucky?
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services licenses daycares in Kentucky. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.