Montessori Schools in Virginia
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
- 265
- towns
- 78
- towns have their own Montessori schools page
- 31
- of all Virginia daycares
- 5%
Map of Virginia: each dot is a town with Montessori schools, sized by how many are listed
Montessori
What Montessori school costs in Virginia
- 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 Virginia county (2022)
- $141
- The median of 133 county medians, from $90 in the lowest county to $496 in the highest.
Virginia
Largest towns for Montessori schools in Virginia
Programs
Programs in Virginia
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 | 4,997 |
| Take infants | 2,378 |
| Child care centers | 3,469 |
| Accept subsidy | 2,729 |
| In-home daycares | 1,528 |
| Christian & church daycares | 907 |
| Montessori schools | 265 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 4,133 |
| 24-hour daycare | 73 |
| Night daycare | 348 |
| Early morning daycare | 1,816 |
| Weekend daycare | 78 |
| Part-time daycare | 342 |
| Drop-in daycare | 64 |
| After-school care | 3,939 |
| Bilingual daycare | 93 |
| Head Start | 166 |
The Virginia state record
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety licenses daycares in Virginia.
- 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 2012
- Cited rules
- The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Before you enroll
Choosing a Montessori school in Virginia
- 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.
Virginia
Cost, inspections and ratios in Virginia
A to Z
All 78 Virginia towns with Montessori schools, A to Z
A6 towns
B4 towns
- Blacksburg3 schools
- Bluemont1 school
- Bristow3 schools
- Burke1 school
C8 towns
- Centreville3 schools
- Chantilly15 schools
- Charlottesville9 schools
- Chesapeake6 schools
- Chester1 school
- Chesterfield1 school
- Christiansburg1 school
- Colonial Heights1 school
D4 towns
- Dale City1 school
- Dulles1 school
- Dumfries2 schools
- Dunn Loring1 school
F5 towns
- Fairfax10 schools
- Falls Church8 schools
- Franktown1 school
- Fredericksburg7 schools
- Front Royal1 school
G3 towns
- Gainesville1 school
- Glen Allen2 schools
- Gloucester1 school
H4 towns
- Harrisonburg2 schools
- Haymarket2 schools
- Henrico5 schools
- Herndon9 schools
L5 towns
- Leesburg3 schools
- Lexington1 school
- Lorton2 schools
- Lovettsville1 school
- Lynchburg5 schools
M9 towns
- Manakin Sabot1 school
- Manassas5 schools
- Marshall2 schools
- Mc Lean3 schools
- Mechanicsville4 schools
- Midlothian4 schools
- Monterey1 school
- Montpelier1 school
- Mount Crawford1 school
N5 towns
- N. Chesterfield2 schools
- Newport News1 school
- Nokesville1 school
- Norfolk5 schools
- North Chesterfield1 school
O1 town
- Oakton3 schools
P3 towns
- Petersburg1 school
- Portsmouth1 school
- Purcellville2 schools
Q1 town
- Quinton1 school
S9 towns
- Salem2 schools
- Scottsville1 school
- South Chesterfield2 schools
- South Riding1 school
- Springfield4 schools
- Stafford5 schools
- Staunton1 school
- Sterling5 schools
- Suffolk1 school
T1 town
- The Plains1 school
V3 towns
- Va. Beach1 school
- Vienna4 schools
- Virginia Beach11 schools
W4 towns
- Williamsburg2 schools
- Winchester2 schools
- Woodbridge9 schools
- Woodstock1 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 Virginia
How many Montessori schools are in Virginia?
265 Montessori schools are listed in 78 Virginia towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.
Which Virginia town has the most Montessori schools?
Alexandria, with 18 listed. Next are Chantilly (15) and Ashburn (12).
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 Virginia?
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety licenses daycares in Virginia. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.