Childrens Montessori Center
Preschool in Spokane, WA 99206
Childrens Montessori Center provides an MIA (Montessori Institute of America) certified school program for children between the ages of 4 weeks to 12 years of age. The school offers a full day program for all ages and a part day program for preschool and kindergarten. The hours of operation are 6:30am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday.
The owner and director of the school, Debbie Henry, received her teacher certification through the MIA and received training by the Montessori Preparation of Spokane. She successfully ran her own licensed in home child care for seven years before she worked at and eventually became the owner/director of CMCI where she has been for many years.
The staff is one built on experience, education, and a genuine desire to work with young children. The teachers have been carefully selected and are dedicated to the health and well-being of the children. They all must have current CPR/First Aid, HIV and Blood Borne Pathogen training as well as a Food Handlers Card. They must pass a TB test and complete a Criminal Background check through the DSHS. The staff must also take additional training courses each year including Montessori workshops and conferences.
- Child Ages:
- 3 weeks - 12 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Washington State Department of Early Learning
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Children per Teacher:
- Infant: 4/1, Toddler: 7/1, Pre k: 10/1, Afterschool: 10/1
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday to Friday 6:30am to 5:30pm
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Montessori is a method of education that was created by Dr. Maria Montessori, the first woman to receive her medical degree in Italy. She believed that children given a prepared environment, appropriate materials, and the freedom to choose are able to develop to their fullest potential at a rate set by the child but guided by a teacher.
The Montessori environment encourages the child to become independent, self disciplined, and confident. The child has access to hands on materials that develop his/her five senses and is able to move in a logical sequence from large motor coordination to small and from concrete manipulatives to abstract concepts. The classroom environment has different areas of learning. These consist of practical life, sensorial, mathematics, language, history, science, geography, and music. Through the different materials offered, the child gains a “love for learning”.
