Montessori Academy

Montessori Academy, Downey campus

Up to age 6

A year-round Montessori school at 7515 Firestone Blvd. in Downey, for children from six weeks old through transitional kindergarten. It runs Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and its half-day option runs from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The school is licensed for up to 128 children, and its stated ratio for preschool is one teacher to five children. Teachers are AMS and AMI certified. Mandarin and Spanish are taught daily at all campuses, with French and Tagalog also offered at Downey, and there is a language immersion option. Downey is listed with meals included. The school accepts DCFS vouchers and other childcare subsidies, and tuition varies by schedule, so the website gives a separate tuition page for each campus. Children do not need to be potty trained to enroll. The school says it has no waitlist and most families can start within the week, with tours in person or by Zoom.

• A childcare center
• Licensed for 128 children
• State license 198400903
• Open Weekdays 7am–6pm
• Taking new patients or families: yes
• Programs at school: Transitional kindergarten (TK)
• Free, state-funded or takes childcare subsidies: yes
• Schedules: Full day; Half day; Year-round, summers too

• Activities: Preschool and Infant & toddler care