About Us

Discover The Joy Learning at Montessori Playcare

 We are an early learning home in Darien, CT, built for children ages 3 to 5. Everything here, the materials, the teachers, the pace, is designed around how young children actually learn best.

We provide a safe and nurturing environment where every child learns, grows, and belongs.

At Montessori Playcare

We provide a safe and nurturing environment where every child learns, grows, and belongs.

Montessori Playcare was founded on one belief. That every child between the ages of 3 and 5 is in the most important learning window of their life. What happens in those years does not just shape how they perform in school. It shapes how they think, how they relate to others, and how they see themselves as learners.

We follow the authentic Montessori method because it is the only early childhood approach built entirely around the child. Not the curriculum. Not the calendar. The child. Our classrooms are prepared environments where children choose their work, move at their own pace, and build real independence inside a structure that keeps them safe and supported.

Our teachers are not instructors standing at the front of a room. They are trained observers who know when to step in and when to step back. Every child at Montessori Playcare is known by name, by nature, and by where they are in their own development. That is not a promise we make lightly. It is how we run every single day.

Our mission is to give every child a loving and prepared place to become who they are meant to be.

We exist to make the early years count. Not to rush children toward the next milestone, but to give them the time, the materials, and the guidance to arrive at each one with genuine confidence.

Mission Statement

To nurture every child ages 3 to 5 through authentic Montessori education in a safe, loving, and prepared environment, where independence, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning are built .

Vision Statement

To be the most trusted early childhood learning home in Darien, CT, where every family feels seen, every child feels capable, and every year of early development is treated with the care it deserves.

Our Core Principles

These are not values we put on a wall. They are how we make decisions about everything, from how we design our classrooms to how we communicate with families.

Child-Led Learning

We follow the child. Their curiosity sets the direction. Our teachers prepare the environment and guide the pace, but the child chooses the work. That choice is where ownership of learning begins.

Prepared Environment

Every material in our classroom has a purpose and a place. Children know where things belong, how to use them, and how to return them. Order builds confidence. We design for both.

Family Partnership

A child's development does not stop at pickup. We communicate openly with every family, share observations, and welcome parents as partners in their child's growth. What happens at home matters. So does what happens here.

We believe in the importance of parent and teacher working together for every child.

Because the adults in a child’s life all need to be pointing in the same direction.

Montessori preschool Summer Camp

Learn • Play • grow

A fun, engaging, and enriching summer where children thrive!

oPEN HOUSE

JUNE 1

AGE 3-6 YEARS

Activities:

Fine motor, gross motor letters, shapes, numbers, colors

JUNE 1- JUNE 30

MONDAY- FRIDAY

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

We provide a safe and engaging place where every child learns at his or her own pace in order to reach their potential.

For more program information and to schedule a visit please call or text (203) 917-5427

WHY CHOOSE US?

Safe and nurturing environment

Learn at their own pace

Engaging, hands-on learning experiences

Build confidence and independence

20 gREENWOOOD AVE DARIEN, CT 06820