# Montessori Schools NYC

> An independent, transparency-rated guide to Montessori schools across New York City — verified 2026–27 tuition, authenticity labels (AMS/AMI vs. "Montessori-inspired"), staff-transparency ratings, independent accreditation checks against the AMS/AMI/IB directories, and honest profiles of 34 schools in all five boroughs.

This is an independent directory, not affiliated with the schools listed. Facts are checked against primary sources and current for the 2026–27 admissions year. Each school carries a transparency rating (green/amber/red) and an authenticity label. Profiles include tuition, leadership, programs, neighborhood, admissions notes, and community sentiment where available.

## Start here
- [Home — school directory + map](/): Filter all 34 NYC Montessori schools by borough, tuition, language, accreditation and transparency, with an interactive map.
- [Best Montessori Schools in NYC (ranking)](/best-montessori-schools-nyc.html): Transparency-first tiers of NYC's Montessori schools — graded on verified accreditation, staff disclosure, honest tuition, stability and program depth, within comparable categories. No test scores, prestige, or paid placement.
- [Tuition 2026–27](/tuition.html): Verified tuition by program and borough, what's included, financial aid, and which schools don't publish prices.
- [Free Montessori: 3-K & Pre-K](/free-prek.html): NYC's free early-childhood programs and which schools offer no-cost seats.
- [NYC School News](/nyc-school-news.html): Broader NYC early-childhood current events — 3-K/Pre-K policy & seats, admissions milestones, notable early-grade school news; updated weekly.
- [News & Data](/news.html): Tuition trends, leadership changes, closures, and landscape statistics.
- [Admissions planner](/admissions-planner.html): Interactive tool to plan and track applications.
- [Contact & corrections](/contact.html): Request a correction or submit an update about a school.

## Guides
- [Guides hub — all explainers, checklists & tools](/guides.html): Index of every parent guide plus the admissions planner tool.
- [The Montessori Playbook](/playbook/): Practical how-to articles for NYC parents — touring, verifying accreditation, decoding tuition; added regularly.
- [10 questions to ask on a Montessori tour](/playbook/montessori-tour-questions/): Tour checklist pairing each question with the reassuring answer and the red-flag one.
- [What is Montessori education?](/what-is-montessori.html): Principles, what the research shows, and common myths.
- [Is it real Montessori?](/authentic-montessori.html): AMS vs. AMI vs. "Montessori-inspired," and what each label does and doesn't guarantee.
- [Accreditation check](/accreditation-check.html): Every school's AMS, AMI and IB claim checked against the official directories (July 2026) — what's verified, what we couldn't confirm, and a five-minute method to verify any school yourself.
- [How to choose a school in NYC](/choosing-a-montessori-school.html): A vetting checklist, questions to ask on a tour, and red flags.
- [The NYC admissions timeline](/nyc-admissions-timeline.html): ISAAGNY dates month by month, plus the Montessori "apply at age 3" quirk.
- [Montessori glossary](/montessori-glossary.html): Key terms defined simply.
- [Parent FAQ](/montessori-faq.html): Common questions from NYC Montessori parents.

## School profiles — Manhattan
- [The Caedmon School](/caedmon-school/): Upper East Side; progressive Montessori through Grade 5; AMS member.
- [Hopscotch Montessori](/hopscotch-montessori/): Upper East Side + VIA 57; international AMS-member Montessori, toddler through grade 6; full published tuition.
- [Resurrection Episcopal Day School](/resurrection-episcopal-day-school/): Upper East Side; AMI-recognized Montessori Primary; strong exmissions.
- [The Montessori Schools (Flatiron & SoHo)](/the-montessori-schools/): AMI member; two campuses; Spanish bilingual option.
- [The Montessori School of New York International](/the-montessori-school-of-ny-international/): Sutton Place; ages 2–14; see profile for documented history and transparency notes.
- [Pine Street School](/pine-street-school/): Financial District; IB with Montessori-influenced early years; trilingual.
- [The Family School](/the-family-school/): Midtown East / Hell's Kitchen; AMS member; multilingual, two campuses.
- [The Washington Market School](/washington-market-school/): Tribeca; AMS member (verified); Montessori + Reggio; deep financial aid.
- [Battery Park Montessori](/battery-park-montessori/): Battery Park City; trilingual (Spanish + Mandarin).
- [West Side Montessori School](/west-side-montessori-school/): Upper West Side; AMS + NYSAIS accredited.
- [Morningside Montessori School](/morningside-montessori/): Upper West Side; nonprofit since 1966.
- [Twin Parks Montessori Schools — 3 UWS campuses](/twin-parks-montessori-schools/): Overview hub for the three AMS-accredited Twin Parks campuses (Central Park, Park West, Riverside), with tuition and free-Pre-K comparison.
- [Twin Parks — Central Park](/central-park-montessori-school/): Upper West Side; AMS-accredited.
- [Twin Parks — Park West](/park-west-montessori-school/): Upper West Side; AMS-accredited; offers free Pre-K for All seats.
- [Twin Parks — Riverside](/riverside-montessori-school/): Upper West Side; AMS-accredited; offers free Pre-K for All seats.
- [Metropolitan Montessori (MMS@Calhoun)](/metropolitan-montessori-school/): Upper West Side; merged into The Calhoun School.
- [Guidepost Montessori at Williamsburg](/guidepost-williamsburg/): Open; 717 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn; ages 12mo–6; Spanish bilingual + immersion; the only Guidepost campus still operating in NYC.
- [Guidepost Montessori at Museum Mile](/guidepost-museum-mile/): Closed (2025).
- [Guidepost Montessori at Columbus Square](/guidepost-columbus-square/): Closed (2025); was 775 Columbus Ave, Upper West Side.
- [Guidepost Montessori at Brooklyn Heights](/guidepost-brooklyn-heights/): Closed (2025); was 212 Hicks St; unrelated to Brooklyn Heights Montessori School.
- [Guidepost Montessori at East Village](/guidepost-east-village/): Closed (2025); was 1 Avenue B.
- [Academy of Thought & Industry (East Village)](/academy-of-thought-industry-ev/): Closed (2025).
- [North Side School](/north-side-school/): Whitestone, Queens; ages 2–5; free UPK; listed in the AMS directory but publishes no Montessori programme — authenticity unverified.

## School profiles — Brooklyn
- [Brooklyn Heights Montessori School](/brooklyn-heights-montessori-school/): Cobble Hill; AMS + NYSAIS accredited; toddler through 8th grade.
- [Paché Montessori](/pache-montessori/): Cobble Hill; infant–6 Montessori; Spanish-immersion option; AMS member.
- [Rivendell School](/rivendell-school/): Park Slope; Montessori preschool integrated with special education & early intervention; AMS member.
- [Montessori Day School of Brooklyn](/montessori-day-school-brooklyn/): Prospect Heights; AMS member; need-based aid up to 65%.
- [Williamsburg Montessori](/williamsburg-montessori/): Waterfront; Spanish immersion; infancy through lower elementary.
- [Ms. Lam Montessori](/ms-lam-montessori/): Mandarin immersion; AMI-trained; five Brooklyn campuses since 1984.
- [Carrig Montessori](/carrig-montessori/): Williamsburg; AMS Montessori through Grade 5; notably affordable.
- [Elite Minds Montessori](/elite-minds-montessori/): Columbia Waterfront, Brooklyn; ages 3mo–5; two current DOHMH permits; GREEN transparency; AMS "1 of 3 verified" claim not supported by the register.
- [Little Thinkers Montessori](/little-thinkers-montessori/): Park Slope; Montessori-inspired; offers free Pre-K for All.
- [Stuyvesant Heights Montessori](/stuyvesant-heights-montessori/): Bedford-Stuyvesant; Black-owned; French dual-language; affordable.
- [Lefferts Gardens Montessori](/lefferts-gardens-montessori/): Prospect-Lefferts Gardens; family-run; through elementary since 1986.
- [Albee Square Montessori (P.S. 482)](/albee-square-montessori/): Downtown Brooklyn; NYC's first DOE district public Montessori; free.

## School profiles — Queens
- [Forest Hills Montessori](/forest-hills-montessori-school/): Forest Hills; French & music.
- [Les Enfants Montessori](/les-enfants-montessori/): Astoria; family-run bilingual (French & Spanish) since 1979.
- [Montessori Progressive Learning Center](/montessori-progressive-learning-center/): St. Albans; offers free 3-K/Pre-K plus private tuition.

## School profiles — Bronx
- [Choice Charter School](/choice-charter/): Mott Haven; NYC's first public Montessori — free, lottery-based, PreK–5.
- [Wildflower New York Charter School](/wildflower-ny-charter-school/): Morrisania; free public Montessori with AMI-trained guides.

## School profiles — Staten Island
- [Children's Harbor Montessori](/childrens-harbor-montessori/): St. George; AMS member since 1976; offers free NYC Pre-K seats.
- [Staten Island Montessori School](/staten-island-montessori-school/): CLOSED; Great Kills; deregistered by NYSED 30 June 2019 after enrollment fell 131 → 31; documents the decline year by year.
- [The Tanglewood School](/tanglewood-school/): CLOSED; Great Kills pre-K-only school; closed ~2017, building demolished May 2018, eight houses now on the lot.
- [Building Blocks Montessori School](/building-blocks-montessori/): CLOSED after 2019–20; Tompkinsville; the AMS affiliation in listings is unsupported; Silver Lake Preparatory (unaffiliated, not Montessori) now occupies the building.
- [Windmill Montessori School](/windmill-montessori/): CLOSED; Madison, Brooklyn; ran 1941–2024; NYSED inactive 30 June 2024; unsupported AMS "affilliated" claim recorded.
- [Ideal Montessori](/ideal-montessori/): CLOSED; Jamaica, Queens; NYSED inactive 2023, company dissolved July 2025, domain NXDOMAIN; Elhaam Academy now at the address.
- [Midwood Montessori](/midwood-montessori/): Midwood, Brooklyn; ages 2–6; family-run since 1983; AMBER; no AMS claim of its own but a directory asserts one.
- [Rose Hill Montessori](/rose-hill-montessori/): Kips Bay, Manhattan; ages 2–5; self-described Montessori-Reggio fusion; RED; 96 reviews, only two mention Montessori.
- [Riverdale & Kingsbridge Montessori](/riverdale-kingsbridge-montessori/): two Bronx campuses; free DOE 3-K/Pre-K; RED; school states it follows "parts of" the Montessori philosophy.