Montessori Schools in South 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
- 68
- towns
- 30
- towns have their own Montessori schools page
- 7
- of all South Carolina daycares
- 3%
Map of South Carolina: each dot is a town with Montessori schools, sized by how many are listed
Montessori
What Montessori school costs in South 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 South Carolina county (2022)
- $127
- The median of 46 county medians, from $98 in the lowest county to $184 in the highest.
South Carolina
Largest towns for Montessori schools in South Carolina
Programs
Programs in South 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 | 2,292 |
| Take infants | 311 |
| Child care centers | 1,604 |
| Accept subsidy | 31 |
| In-home daycares | 688 |
| Christian & church daycares | 293 |
| Montessori schools | 68 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 338 |
| Early morning daycare | 361 |
| Part-time daycare | 103 |
| Drop-in daycare | 38 |
| Bilingual daycare | 20 |
| Head Start | 179 |
The South Carolina state record
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Division of Early Care and Education licenses daycares in South Carolina.
- 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 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 South 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.
South Carolina
Cost, inspections and ratios in South Carolina
A to Z
All 30 South Carolina towns with Montessori schools, A to Z
A1 town
- Anderson2 schools
B3 towns
- Beaufort1 school
- Bluffton1 school
- Boiling Springs1 school
C7 towns
G1 town
- Greenville6 schools
H3 towns
- Hanahan1 school
- Hartsville1 school
- Hilton Head Island1 school
J1 town
- Johns Island1 school
L1 town
- Lexington4 schools
M3 towns
- Mauldin2 schools
- Mount Pleasant4 schools
- Myrtle Beach1 school
N1 town
- North Charleston1 school
P1 town
- Pawleys Island1 school
R1 town
- Rock Hill4 schools
S4 towns
- Simpsonville1 school
- Spartanburg1 school
- Summerville2 schools
- Surfside Beach1 school
T1 town
- Taylors1 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 South Carolina
How many Montessori schools are in South Carolina?
68 Montessori schools are listed in 30 South Carolina towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.
Which South Carolina town has the most Montessori schools?
Charleston, with 10 listed. Next are Fort Mill (7) and Greenville (6).
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 South Carolina?
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Division of Early Care and Education licenses daycares in South Carolina. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.