Skip to content
DaycarePal
Montessori

Montessori Schools in Pennsylvania

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
131
towns
77
towns have their own Montessori schools page
6
of all Pennsylvania daycares
2%

Map of Pennsylvania: 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.

Montessori

What Montessori school costs in Pennsylvania

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.

Pennsylvania

Largest towns for Montessori schools in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia28 schoolsHarrisburg4 schoolsLancaster4 schoolsPittsburgh4 schoolsKennett Square3 schoolsWest Chester3 schoolsAllentown2 schoolsBala Cynwyd2 schoolsBlue Bell2 schoolsChadds Ford2 schoolsCollegeville2 schoolsExton2 schools

Programs

Programs in Pennsylvania

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 daycares6,471
Take infants898
Child care centers4,955
Accept subsidy5,759
In-home daycares1,516
Christian & church daycares320
Montessori schools131
Preschools & pre-K1,317
24-hour daycare10
Night daycare294
Early morning daycare2,348
Weekend daycare237
Part-time daycare351
Drop-in daycare63
After-school care3,376
Bilingual daycare45
Head Start174

The Pennsylvania state record

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning licenses daycares in Pennsylvania.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2021
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Corrections
Correction dates as the state records them
Search the Pennsylvania state records

Before you enroll

Choosing a Montessori school in Pennsylvania

  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.

Pennsylvania

Cost, inspections and ratios in Pennsylvania

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

A to Z

All 77 Pennsylvania towns with Montessori schools, A to Z

A5 towns
B6 towns
C7 towns
D5 towns
E5 towns
G3 towns
H4 towns
I1 town
J2 towns
K3 towns
L2 towns
M7 towns
N3 towns
P5 towns
R3 towns
S4 towns
T2 towns
U1 town
V1 town
W7 towns
Y1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

New York223 schoolsNew Jersey165 schoolsOhio129 schoolsMaryland74 schoolsDelaware22 schoolsWest Virginia1,183 daycares

Questions

Questions about Montessori schools in Pennsylvania

How many Montessori schools are in Pennsylvania?

131 Montessori schools are listed in 77 Pennsylvania towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.

Which Pennsylvania town has the most Montessori schools?

Philadelphia, with 28 listed. Next are Harrisburg (4) and Lancaster (4).

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 Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning licenses daycares in Pennsylvania. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.