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Montessori Schools in Montana

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
68
towns
16
towns have their own Montessori schools page
6
of all Montana daycares
6%

Map of Montana: 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 Montana

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 Montana county (2022)
$195
The median of 56 county medians, from $176 in the lowest county to $227 in the highest.

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).

Montana

Largest towns for Montessori schools in Montana

Bozeman22 schoolsMissoula11 schoolsHelena8 schoolsClancy5 schoolsBillings4 schoolsKalispell3 schoolsBelgrade2 schoolsButte2 schoolsHamilton2 schoolsLivingston2 schoolsWhitefish2 schoolsAnaconda1 school

Programs

Programs in Montana

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 daycares1,163
Take infants655
Child care centers646
Accept subsidy38
In-home daycares517
Christian & church daycares46
Montessori schools68
Preschools & pre-K881
Early morning daycare72
Part-time daycare40
Drop-in daycare21
After-school care711
Head Start86

The Montana state record

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Montana.

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 2018
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Search the Montana state records

Before you enroll

Choosing a Montessori school in Montana

  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.

Montana

Cost, inspections and ratios in Montana

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

A to Z

All 16 Montana towns with Montessori schools, A to Z

A1 town
B4 towns
C2 towns
F1 town
G1 town
H2 towns
K1 town
L1 town
M1 town
R1 town
W1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Idaho28 schoolsNorth Dakota17 schoolsWyoming10 schoolsSouth Dakota698 daycares

Questions

Questions about Montessori schools in Montana

How many Montessori schools are in Montana?

68 Montessori schools are listed in 16 Montana towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.

Which Montana town has the most Montessori schools?

Bozeman, with 22 listed. Next are Missoula (11) and Helena (8).

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 Montana?

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Montana. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.