Montessori Schools in Utah
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
- 61
- towns
- 39
- towns have their own Montessori schools page
- 4
- of all Utah daycares
- 3%
Map of Utah: each dot is a town with Montessori schools, sized by how many are listed
Montessori
What Montessori school costs in Utah
- 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 Utah county (2022)
- $168
- The median of 29 county medians, from $168 in the lowest county to $170 in the highest.
Utah
Largest towns for Montessori schools in Utah
Programs
Programs in Utah
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 | 1,749 |
| Take infants | 124 |
| Child care centers | 906 |
| Accept subsidy | 52 |
| In-home daycares | 843 |
| Christian & church daycares | 25 |
| Montessori schools | 61 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 230 |
| Early morning daycare | 219 |
| Part-time daycare | 67 |
| Drop-in daycare | 15 |
| After-school care | 51 |
| Bilingual daycare | 32 |
| Head Start | 104 |
The Utah state record
Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Utah.
- 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
- The inspector's finding, in the state's own words, with the level of noncompliance
- Corrections
- Correction dates as the state records them
Before you enroll
Choosing a Montessori school in Utah
- 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.
Utah
Cost, inspections and ratios in Utah
A to Z
All 39 Utah towns with Montessori schools, A to Z
A1 town
- American Fork1 school
B1 town
- Bountiful2 schools
C2 towns
- Cedar City2 schools
- Cottonwood Heights2 schools
D1 town
- Draper1 school
F1 town
- Farmington1 school
H3 towns
- Heber City2 schools
- Herriman1 school
- Holladay1 school
K1 town
- Kaysville1 school
N1 town
- North Logan1 school
O1 town
- Ogden1 school
P3 towns
- Park City3 schools
- Pleasant Grove2 schools
- Provo2 schools
S9 towns
- Saint George2 schools
- Salt Lake City7 schools
- Sandy2 schools
- Saratoga Springs1 school
- South Ogden1 school
- South Weber1 school
- Spanish Fork1 school
- Springville1 school
- Syracuse1 school
T2 towns
- Taylorsville1 school
- Tooele1 school
V1 town
- Vernal1 school
W2 towns
- Washington1 school
- Washington Terrace1 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 Utah
How many Montessori schools are in Utah?
61 Montessori schools are listed in 39 Utah towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.
Which Utah town has the most Montessori schools?
Salt Lake City, with 7 listed. Next are Lindon (3) and Park City (3).
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 Utah?
Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Utah. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.