Serving Toronto families for more than 45 years, our education experts offer standard-setting programs for infants, toddlers and preschool children. We want children to be learners, to love to learn, to be part of a community of learners, and to grow into awesome adults who can make a difference in the world.

Moving forward with CWELCC to lower our fees for all families with children 0-6! January 1, 2025

Downtown Montessori programs are happy to continue our participation in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program which aims to lower fees for families with children aged 0 – 6 years in child care.

Since January 1, 2025, there have been adjustments to your childcare fees in alignment with the federal and provincial CWELCC framework. 

Confirmed monthly rates:

• Under 2: $478.50

• Under 3: $478.50

• Casa: $478.50

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Latest Dispatches

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Role Playing

Each week, a different role playing activity is set up in the classroom. The children are eager to participate in various forms of dramatic play, both individually and in groups, using a variety of props. The children engage with one another and the teachers, often dressing up as community workers. (Click for full photos.)

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Happy Nowruz!

In March, we celebrated Nowruz. One of the children in our class celebrates and her family wanted to do something special so that we could celebrate with them. The family brought in a Sofreh Haft-Seen platter for our classroom, and we created some of the items out of clay for our own platter. (Click for more information on what we included and the significance!)

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A collage of children opening and closing a container with latches and a zipped baginfinity place

Opening and Closing

With repetition and intrigue, the child opens a variety of objects such as a box, wallet, jar with a lid or a zipped bag to discover a small surprise hidden inside. As the child works at opening each object, they are strengthening their fine motor skills and understanding of opposites. (Click for more information and full photos.)

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A collage of children cutting cheese, peeling a mandarin orange, and inserting a skewer through pieces of fruitsimcoe place

Practical Life

Practical life materials give young children the opportunity to practice real life tasks by imitating experiences they see in their environment while improving eye-hand coordination, order of sequence, and fine motor skills. Here we see the children working on various food prep activities: peeling mandarin oranges, preparing fruit kebabs, and cutting cheese. (Click for more information.)

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