Early Montessori Education and Child Care In Somerville

High quality childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years old.

Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Extended hours are available: 7:00am - 6:00pm

Why Choose La Petite Enfance

for the Best Montessori Education and Child Care in Somerville?

At La Petite Enfance Montessori School, everything we do centers around your amazing exceptional children. Our mission is to provide the highest-quality child care and education, creating a magical time in your child’s development. We offer a nurturing space that encourages children to explore the world around them while expanding their comfort zones and empowering their minds in a safe, secure, and individualized manner.

Our school is dedicated to providing a sustainable environment that respects and celebrates the essence of childhood. Inspired by the historical Montessori Glass Classroom, our educational setting features natural light and large windows, allowing you to witness the vibrant learning happening inside. Through our Montessori pedagogy, we promote independent learning by offering engaging choices that nurture self-confidence and stimulate curiosity, creativity, and self-discovery.


We believe in building a supportive and inclusive community where children can thrive. Our devoted team of educators is passionate about instilling a love for learning and fostering a sense of independence in every child. All of our team members have a minimum of an Early Educational Care (EEC) qualification, with many also becoming Montessori Certified Educators, ensuring that your child is guided by highly trained professionals.

"Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world"

Maria Montessori

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About Our Somerville Location

Located in Somerville, La Petite Enfance Montessori School is easily accessible via major routes like McGrath Highway (Route 28). Our school offers the added convenience of onsite parking, a significant advantage in the Boston area, making drop-offs and pick-ups hassle-free

Additionally, there are several bus stops nearby and East Somerville Station is just a ten-minute walk away. Our central location, combined with the availability of parking, ensures that parents can easily drop off and pick up their children during their commute between work and home.


Since our start in 2022, we have worked incredibly hard to create the best possible child care service in Somerville. Our team is working continuously to improve our facility and ensure that we are always following the latest and most up-to-date industry practices

Our team is here to help your child develop the necessary life skills and self-confidence that will help them enter further education with ease and confidence.

Some of the aspects that make our facility unique include:

Outdoor Area

Our outdoor area allows children to develop crucial skills in an environment outside of the classroom

Library

Our library contains books suitable for each age and developmental level, fostering a love for reading from an early age.

Wide Variety of Activities

We offer a wide variety activities within our curriculum, including performing arts, music, cooking, dance and external trips

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What We Believe

At La Petite Enfance, we have a team of child care experts and educators who are at the forefront of the latest industry innovations in childhood development and learning. 

We are also committed to partnering with parents and guardians to raise enthusiastic, smart and capable children!

Our Montessori curriculum focuses on individualized self-learning, offering a comprehensive and continuous response to the vital needs of children’s development. It embraces the individuality of each child and encourages them to explore, discover, and learn in a holistic and stimulating environment.

Through interactions with other children and educational materials, your child will learn about the world while forming friendships that could last a lifetime.

Our Mission

Our Mission is to provide sustainable opportunities that follow and value the unique child’s natural engagement, evoke age-related independent learning through compelling active choices, and nurture spontaneous sensory activities that are a basic necessity to becoming a lifelong learner. 

In a world where education and knowledge have no end, we are committed to supporting appropriate steps of development that thrive into an equilibrium of the child’s absorbent mind. At the same time, their body continuously grows, exercises, discovers, explores, and masters complex phases, day-to-day, towards the early educational conceptions.

Why Choose Montessori Pedagogy

 for Early Education in Somerville?

Empowering Young Minds

At La Petite Enfance Montessori School, we are delighted to present a dedicated program focused on children from 3 months to 5 years of age

Our program incorporates the values and principles imperative to the Montessori Method, where the child is the key focus.

Fostering Independence

In Montessori education, we acknowledge that children learn better when they have the freedom to explore, experiment, interact, feel, and discover at their own pace

In a prepared, calm, and organized environment, we encourage independence and intrinsic motivation in learning choices.

Nurturing Self-Confidence

Research shows that children exposed to the Montessori Method develop self-confidence, independence, and a long-lasting love for learning

Practical materials and immersive activities in the classroom stimulate creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and social skills.

State-of-the-Art Facilities For Your Child

Here's a small sample of some of the great things your child can enjoy when they join our setting… 

Here's What Our Team Have To Say

We LOVE our team and we're so proud to share some of their thoughts with you ....

Here's What Our Team Have To Say

We LOVE our team and we're so proud to share some of their thoughts with you ....

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Schedule a Tour at La Petite Enfance Montessori

The best way to discover what makes La Petite Enfance special is to see it firsthand by attending one of our engaging and interactive tours at our Somerville location. We look forward to meeting you soon and getting to know you and your child more!

450 McGrath Hwy, Somerville, MA 02143

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