Montessori Schools in Maryland
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
- 74
- towns
- 39
- towns have their own Montessori schools page
- 8
- of all Maryland daycares
- 1%
Map of Maryland: each dot is a town with Montessori schools, sized by how many are listed
Montessori
What Montessori school costs in Maryland
- 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 Maryland county (2022)
- $175
- The median of 24 county medians, from $151 in the lowest county to $336 in the highest.
Maryland
Largest towns for Montessori schools in Maryland
Programs
Programs in Maryland
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 | 6,602 |
| Take infants | 4,835 |
| Child care centers | 2,605 |
| Accept subsidy | 21 |
| In-home daycares | 3,997 |
| Christian & church daycares | 237 |
| Montessori schools | 74 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 6,083 |
| Early morning daycare | 84 |
| Part-time daycare | 53 |
| Drop-in daycare | 24 |
| After-school care | 5,719 |
| Bilingual daycare | 15 |
| Head Start | 93 |
The Maryland state record
Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care licenses daycares in Maryland.
- 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 Maryland
- 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.
Maryland
Cost, inspections and ratios in Maryland
A to Z
All 39 Maryland towns with Montessori schools, A to Z
C6 towns
- Chevy Chase1 school
- Churchville1 school
- Clarksburg1 school
- Clarksville1 school
- Columbia6 schools
- Cumberland1 school
D1 town
- Darnestown1 school
E2 towns
- Elkridge2 schools
- Ellicott City3 schools
F3 towns
- Forest Hill1 school
- Fort Washington1 school
- Frederick4 schools
G1 town
- Germantown4 schools
K1 town
- Kensington2 schools
L4 towns
- Laurel1 school
- Leonardtown1 school
- Lexington Park1 school
- Lutherville1 school
M2 towns
- Montgomery Village1 school
- Mount Airy1 school
N1 town
- North Bethesda1 school
O3 towns
- Olney1 school
- Owings1 school
- Owings Mills1 school
R1 town
- Rockville6 schools
S4 towns
- Seabrook1 school
- Silver Spring3 schools
- Spencerville1 school
- Sykesville1 school
T1 town
- Takoma Park2 schools
W2 towns
- Westminster1 school
- Worton1 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 Maryland
How many Montessori schools are in Maryland?
74 Montessori schools are listed in 39 Maryland towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.
Which Maryland town has the most Montessori schools?
Baltimore, with 10 listed. Next are Columbia (6) and Rockville (6).
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 Maryland?
Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care licenses daycares in Maryland. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.