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Montessori Schools in Missouri

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
36
towns
19
towns have their own Montessori schools page
3
of all Missouri daycares
1%

Map of Missouri: 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 Missouri

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.

Posted rates: tuition that daycares publish on their own websites, 2026, full-time rates only, one rate per daycare.

Missouri

Largest towns for Montessori schools in Missouri

St Louis11 schoolsKansas City4 schoolsBallwin3 schoolsBlue Springs2 schoolsSt Peters2 schoolsBland1 schoolCalifornia1 schoolChesterfield1 schoolColumbia1 schoolImperial1 schoolJoplin1 schoolKirkwood1 school

Programs

Programs in Missouri

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 daycares2,614
Take infants1,708
Child care centers2,046
Accept subsidy69
In-home daycares568
Christian & church daycares228
Montessori schools36
Preschools & pre-K2,217
24-hour daycare69
Night daycare1,980
Early morning daycare2,184
Part-time daycare135
Drop-in daycare17
After-school care2,194
Bilingual daycare11
Head Start207

The Missouri state record

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood licenses daycares in Missouri.

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
Search the Missouri state records

Before you enroll

Choosing a Montessori school in Missouri

  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.

Missouri

Cost, inspections and ratios in Missouri

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

A to Z

All 19 Missouri towns with Montessori schools, A to Z

B3 towns
C3 towns
I1 town
J1 town
K2 towns
L3 towns
O1 town
P1 town
S3 towns
W1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Illinois182 schoolsTennessee68 schoolsKentucky56 schoolsKansas54 schoolsArkansas38 schoolsNebraska37 schoolsIowa33 schoolsOklahoma13 schools

Questions

Questions about Montessori schools in Missouri

How many Montessori schools are in Missouri?

36 Montessori schools are listed in 19 Missouri towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.

Which Missouri town has the most Montessori schools?

St Louis, with 11 listed. Next are Kansas City (4) and Ballwin (3).

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 Missouri?

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood licenses daycares in Missouri. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.