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Central Park Montessori

A Twin Parks campus on Central Park West — AMS-accredited, infants through age six, with daily park time.

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Listed in the American Montessori Society directory as an AMS-accredited school (re-checked July 2026).
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Green  Staff transparency

Twin Parks publishes a leadership team and faculty pages with degrees, Montessori credential levels and NYS certifications across its campuses. Why this matters →

Recent updates

Aug 29, 2026 — Twin Parks opened 2027–28 admissions August 3; CPM applications open now, virtual information session required first. Details →

At a glance

Snapshot

Location1 W 91st St (at Central Park West), New York, NY 10024 · Upper West Side · map ↗
Ages3 months – 6 years
Tuition 2026–27Infant $40,080 · Toddler $35,560 · Early Childhood $33,960 (extended day higher)
LeadershipDr. Susan Kambrich (Exec. Director, Twin Parks) · Matti Tuuri (Ed. Director) · Jim Gaines (Admissions)
AccreditationAMS-accredited · Middle States (MSCES) · ISAAGNY / NYSAIS
ApproachAuthentic AMS Montessori (operated by Twin Parks)
Contacttwinparks.org ↗ · (212) 595-2000
Accreditation
AMS-accredited
+ Middle States
Ages
3 mo–6
Setting
On Central Park
Photos

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Central Park Montessori building
Exterior
Inside Central Park Montessori
Interior
Location — interactive map. Open in Google Maps ↗
The neighborhood

Upper West Side

Stylized illustration of the Upper West Side: prewar apartment buildings and brownstones beside a green park edge

Right on Central Park West, the school sits in a classic UWS stretch of prewar buildings and brownstones between Central and Riverside Parks, served by the B/C at 86th/96th and the 1/2/3.

🏛️ Prewar + brownstones🌳 Central Park at the door🚇 B/C · 1/2/3👶 Family-dense

Overview

Central Park Montessori is one of three campuses run by Twin Parks, a long-running, AMS-accredited UWS operator affiliated with Columbia's benefits program. It serves infants through age six directly on Central Park West.

Programs & ages

Infant, Toddler and Early Childhood (3–6) classrooms, with music, Suzuki violin and art enrichment and daily time in Central Park; extended-day schedules available.

Tuition 2026–27

Infant $40,080 · Toddler $35,560 · Early Childhood $33,960, with extended-day options running higher. See the tuition page to compare.

Leadership & staff

Twin Parks is led by Executive Director Dr. Susan Kambrich, with Matti Tuuri as Education Director at Central Park; faculty pages list degrees, Montessori credential levels and NYS certifications.

Accreditation & authenticity

AMS-accredited and Middle States-accredited — strong authenticity signals. See the authenticity guide.

What parents say

Positive but low-volume: Private School Review 5.0 (3) and Niche 4.69 (16), with warm notes on caring, communicative teachers — plus one pointed one-star review alleging a "money-first" ownership/admin attitude. A small sample, so weigh accordingly.

Heard around town

Signals from public parent forums and listservs and our own parent & alumni interviews. Forum chatter is opinion — take it with a grain of salt; interview quotes are first-hand and shared with permission.

No candid community-forum chatter surfaced specifically for this campus yet. Heard something in a UWS parent group? We'd love to add it.

Admissions

Infant/toddler places are often rolling; the age-3 cohort follows the citywide calendar. Plan with our admissions planner.

Sources: twinparks.org (central-park, tuition, leadership, faculty); amshq.org; Niche; Private School Review; Birdeye. Verified July 2026. Independent profile, not affiliated with the school.
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Health & safety record

Violations heard and decided at the city’s administrative tribunal. We publish these in full, including when there are none.

  • 7cases on record
  • 2018–2025period covered
  • 5sustained
  • 2dismissed
  • $2,800penalties imposed

For comparison: across all 18,161 DOHMH child-care cases heard at OATH, 63.1% were sustained, 21.3% ended in default and 13.1% were dismissed. Most citations concern records, repairs and paperwork — staff immunisation files, premises upkeep, sink water temperature, background-check timing — rather than incidents involving a child.

Source: NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, case status data, checked 11 August 2026. These are adjudicated outcomes, not inspection allegations. The record gives the rule cited and the result, but never the inspector’s narrative — the charge text always reads “see attached NOV”. Outcomes can change on appeal. Something wrong? Tell us.

From the city’s live child-care register

  • Latest inspections: 3/16/26 — preschool: Initial Annual Inspection, reinspection not required; infant/toddler: passed with no violations
  • Drinking-water lead test: done — not elevated
  • Permits held by: CENTRAL PARK MONTESSORI, INC. — infant/toddler permit 8251 and ages 2–5 permit 8252, both expire 1/28/27 (caps 36 / 143); certified to administer medication
Prior inspections (since August 2024):
  • infant/toddler: 9/9/25 — Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - Passed inspection with no violations
  • preschool: 5/9/25 — Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
  • preschool: 3/24/25 — Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations
  • infant/toddler: 3/24/25 — Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Not Required
  • preschool: 3/6/25 — Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - Passed inspection with no violations
  • infant/toddler: 2/4/25 — Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
  • preschool: 1/30/25 — Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations
  • preschool: 12/18/24 — Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - Passed inspection with no violations
  • preschool: 9/10/24 — Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Not Required
  • infant/toddler: 9/10/24 — Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Not Required

Source: NYC Health Department Child Care Connect (live register), checked 29 August 2026; refreshed weekly. Inspection lines are the Department’s own summary results. Pre-adjudicated citation details are not republished here; adjudicated outcomes appear above. Lead results shown with the Department’s protocol status.

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