Enchanted Castle Pasadena Montessori School

Enchanted Castle Pasadena Montessori School (pre-K–K)

Private school · Ages 3–6

Enchanted Castle Pasadena Montessori School is a private, nonsectarian Montessori school at 280 South Los Robles Avenue in Pasadena, serving pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children, roughly ages 3 to 6. Montessori is its teaching method, as the school's name says. It is a small school, and it is listed in the federal private school survey for 2023–24.

• Private school

Montessori preschool and daycare

Preschool · Up to age 5 · $1,250/month

Montessori-method preschool and daycare in Pasadena that combines Montessori education with play, hands-on experiential learning and extracurricular activities. The school is open Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 6:00pm. Families choose among full-time (5 days at $1,250 a month, 3 days at $1,125), part-time (5 days of 3 hours, $1,125 a month) and extended full-time (5 days $1,325, 3 days $1,250) packages. Application takes a $100 non-refundable deposit applied to the first month; enrollment adds a $150 registration fee, a $20 earthquake kit and a $135 activities fee, plus a $55 monthly diaper-changing fee for children not fully potty-trained. It is vendored with Lanterman Regional Center for child day care. A Spanish immersion program is coming, with a waitlist, and tours can be scheduled.

• A childcare center
• Getting in: An application, with interviews or testing
• Schedules: Full day; Half day; Two or three days a week; School year only

• Full-time, 5 days a week; other packages $1,125 to $1,325 a month plus enrollment fees.