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Early Childhood Education Programs

Program Overview

We offer programs for Toddlers up to Kindergarten. We provide separate classrooms for each age group.

Programs by age group:

  • Toddlers – 18 Months
  • Little Mozart – Preschool-2 (Two-Year-Olds)
  • Little Da Vinci – Preschool-3 (Three-Year-Olds)
  • Little Edison – Pre-Kindergarten (Four-Year-Olds)
  • Little Newton – 1st Grade Entry (Kindergarten)
Preschool students sitting together on the classroom floor

We offer year-round full-day and half-day programs. Parents can choose between morning, afternoon or full-day programs that are two, three, four or five days per week. The school’s operational hours are from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday.

The school provides nutritious snacks and hot lunches that are prepared in-house for no additional charge.

Click here for a sample menu.

Toddler Program

Students need to complete 18 months to join this program. Students need not be potty trained to enroll in this program. The class is set up for a small group of 12 students with age-appropriate activities. Teacher to student ratio is 1:6.

 
Our toddler group has a separate play yard where they get to play outside twice a day. Our toddlers have a structured program with plenty of freedom to explore and socialize with friends. Their day is busy with arts and craft activities, songs and movements, story time, group activities and much more.
 
Once a toddler in this program reaches 24 months, at the request of parents we can move the toddler to the Preschool-2 program or extend the child’s stay in the toddler program until the child is 30 months.
 
Toddler playing with toy blocks

Preschool-2 Program

Students need to complete 2 years to join this program. Students need not be potty trained to enroll to this program. We assist the students with potty training without any additional charge.

These classrooms are usually for 16 to 24 students with a typical teacher to student ratio of 1:8 or 1:10. We offer a structured program with a variety of fun activities to keep our twos busy. They are introduced to a few Montessori practical life activities, letters and sounds, counting activities, music movement, crafts and much more.

Teacher reading a story to a group of preschool children

Preschool-3 Program

Students need to be at least 2 years and 10 months and fully potty trained to enroll in the program. The classrooms are set up for 24 students with a teacher-to-student ratio of 1:12.

The program offers a full range of Montessori activities practical life, sensorial activities, language, math and cultural topics. Teachers present individual as well as group lessons to the students. Along with the Montessori activities, weekly themes are added to the curriculum.

Students are introduced to new subjects such as planets, dinosaurs, bugs, reptiles, amphibians, community helpers etc. Students complete a math and a language worksheet each day that is based on our syllabus. Students’ progress is tracked by the class teachers and communicated to the parents in parent teacher conferences.

Happy preschool children in the classroom

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Program

Students need to be 4 years by the month of December to join the program. Classrooms are set up for 24 students with a 1:12 teacher to student ratio. Classrooms are equipped with the full range of Montessori activities.

Along with Montessori lessons, students are introduced to an array of new topics every week. Students complete theme-based math and language worksheets on a daily basis. Teachers track the students’ progress in the class and fill out an evaluation form for each child.

Parent teacher conferences are conducted once a year where the teacher gets to share each student’s progress and development goals with the parent. This is a well-rounded program that focuses on intellectual, cognitive, social and emotional growth of the child and prepares students for elementary education.

Smiling kindergarten boy in the classroom

LSM-Moorpark - Request a tour/Add to Wait-list

Welcome and Thank you for choosing Little Scholars Montessori for your child’s future! We are very excited to meet your family and we encourage you to schedule a tour at one of our facilities so you get to experience what we have to offer!

Applications are accepted on a first come first served basis. If space in the requested program is not available, the child will be wait-listed. There is no charge to be placed on the wait-list.

One of our facility Directors will notify your family when a space becomes available for your child. We do our best to provide a notice one month in advance of the start date.

Once you are allocated a space, you will be given 48 hours to accept and submit the Enrollment Agreement with the registration and deposit fees.

If the offered space is not accepted, the child will be placed at the bottom of the wait-list.

* Indicates required question

Please complete one form for each child if siblings are planning to attend
We cannot guarantee the start date but we will try our best to accommodate earliest available date
Class/Program selection:
Note: Certain programs are not available at all campus locations. Please contact us if you are not sure which program to choose
Session/Days of the week
Our normal full-day session is from 8am to 6pm
Extended hours
We have extended hour service to parents who need to drop off earlier than 8am

LSM-Camarillo - Request a tour/Add to Wait-list

Welcome and Thank you for choosing Little Scholars Montessori for your child’s future! We are very excited to meet your family and we encourage you to schedule a tour at one of our facilities so you get to experience what we have to offer!

Applications are accepted on a first come first served basis. If space in the requested program is not available, the child will be wait-listed. There is no charge to be placed on the wait-list.

One of our facility Directors will notify your family when a space becomes available for your child. We do our best to provide a notice one month in advance of the start date.

Once you are allocated a space, you will be given 48 hours to accept and submit the Enrollment Agreement with the registration and deposit fees.

If the offered space is not accepted, the child will be placed at the bottom of the wait-list..

* Indicates required question

Please complete one form for each child if siblings are planning to attend
We cannot guarantee the start date but we will try our best to accommodate earliest available date
Class/Program selection:
Note: Certain programs are not available at all campus locations. Please contact us if you are not sure which program to choose
Session/Days of the week
Our normal full-day session is from 8am to 6pm
Extended hours
We have extended hour service to parents who need to drop off earlier than 8am

LSM-Ventura - Request a tour/Add to Wait-list

Welcome and Thank you for choosing Little Scholars Montessori for your child’s future! We are very excited to meet your family and we encourage you to schedule a tour at one of our facilities so you get to experience what we have to offer!

Applications are accepted on a first come first served basis. If space in the requested program is not available, the child will be wait-listed. There is no charge to be placed on the wait-list.

One of our facility Directors will notify your family when a space becomes available for your child. We do our best to provide a notice one month in advance of the start date.

Once you are allocated a space, you will be given 48 hours to accept and submit the Enrollment Agreement with the registration and deposit fees.

If the offered space is not accepted, the child will be placed at the bottom of the wait-list..

* Indicates required question

Please complete one form for each child if siblings are planning to attend
We cannot guarantee the start date but we will try our best to accommodate earliest available date
Class/Program selection:
Note: Certain programs are not available at all campus locations. Please contact us if you are not sure which program to choose
Session/Days of the week
Our normal full-day session is from 8am to 6pm
Extended hours
We have extended hour service to parents who need to drop off earlier than 8am

LSM-Simi Valley - Request a tour/Add to Wait-list

Welcome and Thank you for choosing Little Scholars Montessori for your child’s future! We are very excited to meet your family and we encourage you to schedule a tour at one of our facilities so you get to experience what we have to offer!

Applications are accepted on a first come first served basis. If space in the requested program is not available, the child will be wait-listed. There is no charge to be placed on the wait-list.

One of our facility Directors will notify your family when a space becomes available for your child. We do our best to provide a notice one month in advance of the start date.

Once you are allocated a space, you will be given 48 hours to accept and submit the Enrollment Agreement with the registration and deposit fees.

If the offered space is not accepted, the child will be placed at the bottom of the wait-list..

* Indicates required question

Please complete one form for each child if siblings are planning to attend
We cannot guarantee the start date but we will try our best to accommodate earliest available date
Class/Program selection:
Note: Certain programs are not available at all campus locations. Please contact us if you are not sure which program to choose
Session/Days of the week
Our normal full-day session is from 8am to 6pm
Extended hours
We have extended hour service to parents who need to drop off earlier than 8am

LSM-Tarzana - Request a tour/Add to Wait-list

Welcome and Thank you for choosing Little Scholars Montessori for your child’s future! We are very excited to meet your family and we encourage you to schedule a tour at one of our facilities so you get to experience what we have to offer!

Applications are accepted on a first come first served basis. If space in the requested program is not available, the child will be wait-listed. There is no charge to be placed on the wait-list.

One of our facility Directors will notify your family when a space becomes available for your child. We do our best to provide a notice one month in advance of the start date.

Once you are allocated a space, you will be given 48 hours to accept and submit the Enrollment Agreement with the registration and deposit fees.

If the offered space is not accepted, the child will be placed at the bottom of the wait-list..

* Indicates required question

We cannot guarantee the start date but we will try our best to accommodate earliest available date
Class/Program selection:
Note: Certain programs are not available at all campus locations. Please contact us if you are not sure which program to choose
Session/Days of the week
Our normal full-day session is from 8am to 6pm
Extended hours
We have extended hour service to parents who need to drop off earlier than 8am
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