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Park West Montessori

A Twin Parks campus on Central Park West — AMS + Middle States accredited, with the lowest primary tuition in the guide and free Pre-K for All seats.

✓ Accreditation verified
Listed in the American Montessori Society directory as AMS Accredited (re-checked August 2026). Previously we could not find this campus listed separately; AMS now lists all three Twin Parks campuses individually.
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Green  Staff transparency

Full faculty bios with degrees, Montessori credential level (AMI/AMS) and NYS certification, plus a named leadership team. Why this matters →

Recent updates

Aug 29, 2026 — Twin Parks opened 2027–28 admissions August 3; virtual information session required first, on-site tours begin in October. Details →

At a glance

Snapshot

Location435 Central Park West (at W 103rd St), New York, NY 10025 · Upper West Side · map ↗
Ages3 months – 6 years
Tuition 2026–27Infant $34,520 · Toddler $29,300 · Early Childhood $27,180 — plus free DOE Pre-K for All seats
LeadershipDr. Susan Kambrich (Exec. Director) · Ellen Wengen (Ed. Director) · Jeanny Jorge (Admissions)
AccreditationAMS & Middle States accredited · ISAAGNY / NYSAIS · Columbia-affiliated
ApproachAuthentic AMS Montessori (operated by Twin Parks)
Contacttwinparks.org ↗ · (212) 678-6072
Free Pre-K
Yes
DOE Pre-K for All
Primary tuition
$27,180
lowest in the guide
Accreditation
AMS-accredited
Photos

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Park West Montessori building
Exterior
Inside Park West 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

At Central Park West and 103rd, Park West sits at the leafy top of the UWS near Central Park's north end, with the B/C and 1 trains close by.

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

Overview

Park West is a Twin Parks campus on Central Park West, AMS- and Middle States-accredited, serving infants through age six. It stands out on two counts: the guide's lowest primary tuition and free DOE Pre-K for All seats.

Programs & ages

Infant, Toddler and Early Childhood (3–6), with music, Suzuki violin and art enrichment and Central Park access.

Tuition 2026–27

Infant $34,520 · Toddler $29,300 · Early Childhood $27,180 — the lowest primary rate among schools in this guide that publish tuition — and it also offers free Pre-K for All seats (see the free 3-K & Pre-K guide).

Leadership & staff

Executive Director Dr. Susan Kambrich with Ellen Wengen as Education Director; faculty bios list degrees, Montessori credential levels (AMI/AMS) and NYS certification.

Accreditation & authenticity

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

What parents say

Warmly reviewed: Yelp ~4.9 (18) and Niche 5.0 (small), praising credentialed teachers and a strong sense of community.

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 often rolling; Pre-K for All seats are applied for via NYC MySchools. Plan with our admissions planner.

Sources: twinparks.org (park-west, tuition, leadership); amshq.org; Yelp; Niche. 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.

  • 3cases on record
  • 2019–2025period covered
  • 1sustained
  • 2dismissed
  • $200penalties 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 inspection: 1/30/26 — Initial Annual Inspection: passed with no violations (both programmes)
  • Drinking-water lead test: done — not elevated
  • Permits held by: PARK WEST MONTESSORI, INC. — ages 2–5 permit 6220 expires 3/8/28 (cap 122); infant/toddler permit 6447 expires 3/20/27 (cap 45)
Prior inspections (since August 2024):
  • preschool: 11/14/25 — Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
  • infant/toddler: 11/14/25 — Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - Passed inspection with no violations
  • preschool: 9/25/25 — Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
  • infant/toddler: 9/25/25 — Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
  • preschool: 1/16/25 — Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations
  • infant/toddler: 1/16/25 — Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations
  • preschool: 9/13/24 — Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - Passed inspection with no violations
  • infant/toddler: 9/13/24 — Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - Passed inspection with no violations

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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