About Us
Family Owned and Operated
Montessori Children’s Center (MCC) is a family owned and operated cluster of Montessori centers, situated across the Northern Virginia metropolitan area. Specifically, the centers are located in Herndon, VA, Centreville, VA and Ashburn, VA
Established more than thirty years ago, MCC has grown into Washington Metro area’s leading early childhood educator. MCC has constantly insisted on taking a holistic approach to delivering hands on pre-school education.
Our Programs
Infant Program
(Ages 6 weeks - 18 months)
"The first few months of life is very essential, and the objective of the caregiver is to create a loving, safe, and secure environment. This is the most important period in your child’s life, and it is our goal to nurture your child’s abilities,"
Toddler Program
(18 months–3 yrs)
"In our toddler classroom, your child will be surrounded by loving, nurturing teachers who are thoroughly trained in child development. They create a peaceful, supportive, and safe environment for our youngest learners."
Primary / Preschool Program
(Ages 3–5 yrs)
"The ages three to six are the initial stages of development. The individual personalities, interests, likes and dislikes of children are, at this age, fully expressed by the child themselves- in their own independent manner."
Kindergarten Program
(Ages 5–6 years)
"Montessori Children’s Center has a fantastic and a wonderful Kindergarten program. The kindergarten program in MCC emphasizes learning through discovery at the child’s own pace. Students will pursue all academic disciplines with concrete materials that will pursue abstract principles in the later part of the year."
Before & After School Care
(Ages 6–12 yrs)
"The MCC Before and After Program offer the perfect balance of fun, learning, and enrichment all within a safe and nurturing environment."
Summer Camp
"Our Summer Camp runs from mid-June to mid-August at all our locations, providing FCPS and LCPS students with the opportunity to enjoy a fun and engaging summer experience and we’re open Monday through Friday, from 7 AM to 6 PM."
What Parents Say
Imagine, Think and Learn
Exploration Based Learning
Fulltime Preschool and Daycare
Teachers Orchestrate Learning
Our Locations
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of Hot Lunch Program do you provide?
We have the option of children bringing lunch from home or they could choose the hot lunch program offered by the school from a catering company that most schools use. The food comes with an entrée, a side of fruit and a side of vegetables or salad.
Is MCC preschool accredited and licensed?
Yes, Montessori Children’s Center is Accredited and is a licensed preschool catering to the ages as young as 6 weeks old to 6 years old. We also have the privileges to cater to children up to 12 years of age in our Before & After Care and in our Summer Camp programs.
How do you select the right preschool for your child?
Montessori Children’s Center welcomes any family looking for a preschool for their child/children. We offer daily tours to the families. We try to gauge and understand the needs of the parents which helps us explaining those key points during the tour. During the time of the tour, we take utmost time explaining the process and the daily routine by giving them a tour of our school. The parents get to meet and greet the experienced staff, can interact with the teachers, take a closer look at the classroom, understanding the Montessori materials and the functioning of the classroom. and show them all about our school makes the process of selecting our school that will best suit their child/children.
Is potty training needed before joining preschool?
At MCC, children who are attending the infant program (6 weeks – 18 months) and toddler program (18months – 3 years) don’t have to be potty trained. However, the potty-training process starts anywhere between the ages of 18 months – 3 years of age entirely depending on the child and our staff follow the child. Our primary classroom’s requirement (3 years – 6 years) that the child must be potty trained. We do accept children who are not potty trained above the age of 3 years. but will start them in our toddler classroom to get potty trained to move to the primary classroom.
What is your School’s approach to Discipline?
Montessori Children’s Center’s takes a different approach to discipline, children do receive discipline, but they are also given freedom within limits. Grace and Courtesy is an important lesson plan incorporated in our Montessori curriculum. Grace and Courtesy lessons are essentially teaching the children what it means to be polite and how to appropriately communicate his or her feelings. MCC Teachers treat children with respect and trust them to learn from the mistakes that they make. Discipline is not obedience but self-discipline. That’s why we do not use time out chairs, color-coded behavior charts, demerits, treasure chests, or other rewards and punishments to control our students’ behaviors. Our goal for the children is to make the children understand what the problem is and the possible solutions to it all through verbal communications.