Montessori Schools in North Carolina
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
- 132
- towns
- 59
- towns have their own Montessori schools page
- 12
- of all North Carolina daycares
- 2%
Map of North Carolina: each dot is a town with Montessori schools, sized by how many are listed
Montessori
What Montessori school costs in North Carolina
- 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 North Carolina county (2022)
- $123
- The median of 99 county medians, from $84 in the lowest county to $199 in the highest.
North Carolina
Largest towns for Montessori schools in North Carolina
Programs
Programs in North Carolina
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 | 6,565 |
| Take infants | 3,301 |
| Child care centers | 5,566 |
| Accept subsidy | 3,210 |
| In-home daycares | 999 |
| Christian & church daycares | 605 |
| Montessori schools | 132 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 5,228 |
| Early morning daycare | 970 |
| Part-time daycare | 171 |
| Drop-in daycare | 37 |
| After-school care | 4,110 |
| Bilingual daycare | 13 |
| Head Start | 412 |
The North Carolina state record
North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education licenses daycares in North Carolina.
- 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
Before you enroll
Choosing a Montessori school in North Carolina
- 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.
North Carolina
Cost, inspections and ratios in North Carolina
A to Z
All 59 North Carolina towns with Montessori schools, A to Z
B3 towns
- Black Mountain1 school
- Broadway1 school
- Burlington2 schools
C8 towns
- Candler2 schools
- Carrboro1 school
- Carthage2 schools
- Cary6 schools
- Cedar Point1 school
- Chapel Hill3 schools
- Charlotte15 schools
- Clemmons1 school
E1 town
- Elizabeth City1 school
F4 towns
- Fairview1 school
- Fayetteville2 schools
- Fletcher2 schools
- Fuquay-Varina1 school
G4 towns
- Garner2 schools
- Goldsboro1 school
- Greensboro3 schools
- Greenville1 school
H6 towns
- Hampstead2 schools
- Hendersonville1 school
- High Point1 school
- Hillsborough1 school
- Holly Springs2 schools
- Huntersville4 schools
J1 town
- Jacksonville2 schools
K3 towns
- Kannapolis1 school
- Kernersville1 school
- Kitty Hawk2 schools
M6 towns
- Matthews1 school
- Mebane1 school
- Mint Hill1 school
- Mooresville2 schools
- Morehead City1 school
- Morrisville3 schools
N1 town
- Newton1 school
O1 town
- Old Fort1 school
R1 town
- Raleigh6 schools
S5 towns
- Salisbury1 school
- Southern Pines1 school
- Spruce Pine1 school
- Statesville1 school
- Stokesdale1 school
W7 towns
- Wake Forest3 schools
- Washington2 schools
- Waxhaw1 school
- West End1 school
- Wilmington5 schools
- Winston-Salem2 schools
- Winterville1 school
Z1 town
- Zirconia1 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 North Carolina
How many Montessori schools are in North Carolina?
132 Montessori schools are listed in 59 North Carolina towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.
Which North Carolina town has the most Montessori schools?
Charlotte, with 15 listed. Next are Durham (11) and Asheville (9).
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 North Carolina?
North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education licenses daycares in North Carolina. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.