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Montessori Schools in Texas

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 in Texas charge a median of $237 a week for full-time preschool (2026).

Montessori schools listed
733
towns
153
towns have their own Montessori schools page
56
of all Texas daycares
5%

Map of Texas: each dot is a town with Montessori schools, sized by how many are listed

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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 Texas

Montessori preschool tuition posted on daycare websites in Texas, per week (2026)
$237
The median of 41 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $196 and $300. 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 Texas county (2022)
$133
The median of 254 county medians, from $103 in the lowest county to $209 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).

Texas

Largest towns for Montessori schools in Texas

Houston81 schoolsAustin69 schoolsPlano29 schoolsSan Antonio27 schoolsDallas26 schoolsFrisco24 schoolsRichmond20 schoolsSpring20 schoolsSugar Land18 schoolsFort Worth17 schoolsKaty16 schoolsMckinney16 schools

Programs

Programs in Texas

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 daycares14,306
Take infants10,340
Child care centers9,595
Accept subsidy5,958
In-home daycares4,711
Christian & church daycares1,317
Montessori schools733
Preschools & pre-K13,150
24-hour daycare159
Night daycare1,367
Early morning daycare6,146
Weekend daycare1,190
Part-time daycare543
Drop-in daycare230
After-school care12,562
Bilingual daycare380
Head Start565

The Texas state record

Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation licenses daycares in Texas.

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 2021
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words, with the risk level
Corrections
Correction dates as the state records them
Search the Texas state records

Before you enroll

Choosing a Montessori school in Texas

  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.

Texas

Cost, inspections and ratios in Texas

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

A to Z

All 153 Texas towns with Montessori schools, A to Z

A10 towns
B11 towns
C13 towns
D4 towns
E3 towns
F10 towns
G5 towns
H10 towns
I1 town
J2 towns
K6 towns
L13 towns
M12 towns
N2 towns
O1 town
P11 towns
R10 towns
S13 towns
T6 towns
U1 town
W9 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Louisiana53 schoolsArkansas38 schoolsNew Mexico35 schoolsOklahoma13 schools

Questions

Questions about Montessori schools in Texas

How many Montessori schools are in Texas?

733 Montessori schools are listed in 153 Texas towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.

Which Texas town has the most Montessori schools?

Houston, with 81 listed. Next are Austin (69) and Plano (29).

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 Texas?

Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation licenses daycares in Texas. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.