7:00–8:00
Early School
Early School offers a gentle start with quiet play before the regular program begins.
Welcome to Kerrisdale Montessori
Infant & Toddler Montessori Care · Ages 6–36 months
The classroom is prepared for children to take part: materials within reach, child-sized furniture, and room to move through the day.
Admissions Process
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Get in Touch
Email us with your child’s name, date of birth, preferred start date, and the days of care you need. Or call us during operating hours.
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Availability & Waitlist
We will let you know about current availability. If a suitable space is not available, you may join our waitlist.
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Visit Our Centre
Meet our educators, explore the classrooms, and learn about our daily routines and Montessori approach. This is also an opportunity to share your child’s needs and ask questions.
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Confirm Enrolment
When a space is offered, a completed registration package and deposit are required to secure your child’s place. We will then work with you to plan their transition into care.
Montessori in everyday life
Children have opportunities to choose an activity, carry materials to a table, wash their hands, and help put things away. These everyday experiences build coordination, concentration, and confidence.
With accessible materials, child-sized furniture, and familiar routines, children can take an active part in their own care and classroom life. We respect each child’s pace and make room for repetition, discovery, and the satisfaction of doing something independently.
Ways we learn
Our environment provides opportunities for infants to move freely and explore safely. Reaching for an object, turning the pages of a board book, listening to a familiar song, or discovering how two objects fit together are all meaningful learning experiences.
- Practical LifePouring, transferring, wiping, and tidying give children meaningful ways to participate while developing coordination and independence.
- Language and CommunicationBooks, songs, conversations, and storytelling support emerging language. We listen and respond to children’s gestures, sounds, and words, giving them time to express themselves.
- Sensory Discovery and Early MathematicsMatching, sorting, stacking, and exploring size and shape help children notice relationships and make sense of their surroundings.
- Drama LessonChildren explore colour, texture, rhythm, and movement. Open-ended experiences leave room for their own ideas, without expecting everyone to produce the same result.
- Earth Bite — Cooking ClubWashing fruit, mixing ingredients, mashing bananas, and baking cookies bring Montessori practical life into food preparation. Children explore textures and smells, practise simple skills, and help clean up afterwards. Tasting is invited, never pressured.
- Movement and NatureIndoor movement and outdoor play offer opportunities to practise balance, build strength, and discover changes in the natural world.
- Learning TogetherWith patient guidance, children begin to name feelings, express needs, and develop relationships with others.
Our daily rhythm
8:00–5:30
Regular program
Our day follows a familiar rhythm of Montessori activities, outdoor play, art, music, snacks and meals, and rest. Children have time to explore, practise everyday skills, and build friendships, with routines adapted to their individual needs.
Toddlers are eager to take part: “My turn.” “I do it.” “Again.”
Our toddler environment supports this growing independence with accessible activities, clear routines, and opportunities to make choices. Children practise everyday skills such as using utensils, putting belongings away, caring for materials, and helping at the table.
Visit
Come and see the classroom.
Call or write to ask about a visit. If a space is not open, you can join the waitlist.
2979 W 41st Ave
Vancouver, BC V6N 3C8
604-275-6666
info@kerrisdalemontessori.com
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:30 PM
Early School 7:00–8:00 AM