Montessori School of Novato tries to accommodate the needs of each child and family so we have a wide range of scheduling options. The minimum a child can be enrolled is three mornings a week from 8:30AM – 11:45PM and the maximum is five days/week from 7:00AM – 5:30 PM. Refer to the tuition schedule for specific times and days. Parents are able to choose the days they would like their child to attend a long as there is space available. Re-enrollment is done February of each year and we accept new families after the re-enrollments are completed. In June, we are usually full for the following September. We maintain a waiting list and openings do become available as families plans change.

The main part of the Montessori day is from 8:30AM – 2:30PM. There is a short morning playground time before the children go into their classrooms to work. At 11:15AM we have circle time and sharing. Lunch time is at 12 noon. After lunch the children either take a nap (all of the 2 year olds and some of the threes) or play outside. At 1:00PM the children go inside for another work period until 2:30PM. Daycare starts at 2:30PM with an afternoon snack and storytime at 4:00PM. The Montessori materials are not used after 2:30PM. We have separate toys and materials that the children in daycare use. The primary classes have Spanish one day a week and art and music are integrated into the programs on a daily basis.

For enrolled parents, we schedule parent observations and parent/teacher conferences in the early spring. We have a family Thanksgiving potluck the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, a parent open house and coffee at Christmas time, a parent/child open house in May, and a family barbecue the last day of school.