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Montessori Schools in New York

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
223
towns
94
towns have their own Montessori schools page
13
of all New York daycares
1%

Map of New York: 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 New York

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 New York county (2022)
$200
The median of 62 county medians, from $200 in the lowest county to $293 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).

New York

Largest towns for Montessori schools in New York

Brooklyn53 schoolsNew York26 schoolsQueens11 schoolsBronx9 schoolsNew Rochelle7 schoolsWhite Plains5 schoolsAstoria4 schoolsIthaca4 schoolsNyack3 schoolsRochester3 schoolsScarsdale3 schoolsSchenectady3 schools

Programs

Programs in New York

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 daycares18,819
Take infants2,017
Child care centers7,008
Accept subsidy229
In-home daycares11,811
Christian & church daycares284
Montessori schools223
Preschools & pre-K4,338
Early morning daycare766
Part-time daycare363
Drop-in daycare98
After-school care3,511
Bilingual daycare200
Head Start469

The New York state record

New York State Office of Children and Family Services licenses daycares in New York.

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 New York state records

Before you enroll

Choosing a Montessori school in New York

  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.

New York

Cost, inspections and ratios in New York

Daycare cost in New YorkWeekly prices by age and countyWhat New York inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in New YorkHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for New YorkQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 94 New York towns with Montessori schools, A to Z

A5 towns
B8 towns
C8 towns
D1 town
E6 towns
F1 town
G6 towns
H5 towns
I1 town
J2 towns
K1 town
L5 towns
M5 towns
N5 towns
O1 town
P5 towns
Q1 town
R5 towns
S10 towns
T1 town
W10 towns
Y2 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Massachusetts173 schoolsNew Jersey165 schoolsPennsylvania131 schoolsConnecticut40 schoolsVermont11 schools

Questions

Questions about Montessori schools in New York

How many Montessori schools are in New York?

223 Montessori schools are listed in 94 New York towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.

Which New York town has the most Montessori schools?

Brooklyn, with 53 listed. Next are New York (26) and Queens (11).

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 New York?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services licenses daycares in New York. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.