At A Glance
Location: Main Campus
Enrollment/Class: 9-12 children
Ages served: 18 – 36 months
Staff/Class: 1 AMI-trained faculty and 2 assistants
🌿 Poplar Classroom
Teacher: Kate May
Assistants: Ashley Evans, Lilly Millette
🌿 Willow Classroom
Teacher: Jocelyn Richard
Assistants: Bea Argueta, Jordan Armstrong
About Our Program
CMS features intentionally designed indoor and outdoor toddler environments rich with hands-on experiences. We channel your child’s natural urge for autonomy – the constant call of “show me how to do it by myself!” – into meaningful pathways toward independence, confidence, self-knowledge, self-advocacy, and intellectual growth.
Guided by our trained team, children work daily to expand spoken language, refine motor skills, and practice the foundations of self-care and community responsibility. We treat each child with profound respect and care. By giving them the freedom to discover their own potential through adult modeling, we watch their unique personalities naturally emerge and flourish.
Independence & Confidence
Our environments are child-sized, orderly, and minimalist by design and with intention. Children follow their interests, select their own work, and deeply engage for as long as they choose. This autonomy builds deep concentration that leads to self-assurance and confidence, laying the foundation for intellectual development.
Community
Mixed-age classrooms allow younger children to learn from older peers, while giving older students natural opportunities for leadership. These daily interactions naturally nurture empathy, self-awareness, self-discipline, and responsibility. When conflicts arise, we embrace them as gentle opportunities to practice navigating social boundaries with grace.
Language Development
Children at this stage of development effortlessly acquire spoken language via conversation. In our classrooms, rich verbal interactions are woven into every moment of the day. Adults offer clear, precise speech and a thoughtful tone. We intentionally slow down our day to pause, notice, discuss, encourage, and listen.
Movement
Decades before neuroscience proved it, Maria Montessori discovered that children learn best through active exploration of their environments. From our intentional indoor layouts to our vibrant outdoor play yard, we provide daily opportunities to master essential fine and gross motor skills.
Care of Self
A young child’s most vital work is learning to care for themselves. From dressing and handwashing to preparing food, feeding themselves, and using the toilet, we embrace these daily milestones.
Achieving toilet independence is a major milestone for this age group. Children wear cotton underpants throughout the day to build body awareness. Wet clothing is simply treated as a neutral cue that it is time to visit the bathroom and change into dry clothes.
Trained Teachers
Our school holds the highest accreditation from the Association Montessori International (AMI). Our educators specialize in the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth of their students. As experts in Montessori pedagogy, they observe individual needs and tailor the curriculum to ensure every child thrives.
Daily Schedule
Both YCC programs meet 5 days per week with half-day or full-day pick-up options.
8:15 – 8:30 AM | Arrival Window
8:30 – 11:00 AM | Morning Work Period
– 8:30 – 9:00 AM: Outdoor work
– 9:00 – 10:30 AM: Indoor work
– 10:30 – 11:00 AM: Group snack
11:00 – 11:45 AM | Outdoor Work & Gross Motor Play
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Half-Day Dismissal Window
12:00 – 12:45 PM | Lunch (Brought from home)
12:45 – 2:45 PM | Rest & Naptime (On napping cots set up in the classroom)
3:00 – 3:15 PM | Full-Day Dismissal Window
3:15 – 4:15 PM | Option for After-School Care (after age 2)