Maple Tree Montessori Preschool & Infant Care is a year‑round Montessori early childhood centre in West Hills, California that provides care and education for children from infancy through the kindergarten year.
Maple Tree Montessori Preschool & Infant Care operates as a year‑round early childhood centre serving children from infancy through the kindergarten year. The centre offers both full‑ and part‑time scheduling options and maintains an admissions process with required enrollment paperwork.
The program follows the Montessori approach, emphasizing a prepared environment and hands‑on materials to support sensory, cognitive and practical‑life development. Classroom components listed include:
The centre offers rotating extracurricular options as part of tuition and additional fee classes provided by outside instructors. Examples cited include music, yoga, dance, ball sports and Spanish; extras available for an additional fee include ballet, hip‑hop, soccer, Chinese (Mandarin) and private yoga. Physical fitness, creative movement and arts activities are included in daily routines.
The teaching staff are described as holding required early childhood education credentials and Montessori training certificates, and the team participates in continuing education. The centre states a nondiscrimination policy covering race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations and marital status.
The infant/toddler program serves children ages 0-2 years old and emphasizes freedom of movement, practical life activities, language acquisition, sensorial materials and motor development in a specially prepared Montessori environment.
The kindergarten program serves children ages 5-6 years old and continues Montessori work with an emphasis on preparing students for first grade through language, mathematics, cultural studies and individualized learning.
The preschool program serves children ages 2-5 years old and uses Montessori materials and a prepared environment to support practical life skills, sensorial awareness, language, mathematics and cultural studies with individual guidance from trained teachers.
The summer camp provides monthly themed sessions for young children including weekly themes such as gardening, drama and music, hands‑on science, culinary and art with weekly water activities; the in‑house program includes themes and water play.
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