Located in El Cerrito, East Bay Montessori offers a whole-child focused education to students from Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 8. Students at each of these levels learn with hands-on materials and project-based lessons to build a true love of learning. Backed by over a century of successful practice and current research in education and human development, the Montessori approach allows each child to excel and exceed. Read on to learn about this special community that is celebrating its 45th year!
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What is Montessori education?
If you’re curious, I strongly suggest taking a tour or attending an open house to see how Montessori fosters independence. I worked in Montessori education for a few years and believe that seeing it first-hand is the best way to understand it. You’ll notice the classrooms are set up in a specific way, inviting students to choose their own projects. (They put the materials away, too, from the earliest age. It’s like magic!) The teachers provide guidance, seeking opportunities to support both perseverance and concentration, two core values baked into the Montessori approach.
For little ones, that might mean pouring water from one container to another, practicing their motor skills and capacity for self-correction, another priority of Montessori education. (A sponge will always be available next to the pouring materials for wiping spills. Life skills, for the win!) For older students, that might mean arranging rows and columns of blocks to deepen understanding of multiplication or fractions.
“My Montessori education is the foundation of my confidence. Because from a very young age, I learned how to learn.”
— EBM Graduate
Fast Facts about East Bay Montessori
🎓 Grades: TK through 8th
📍 7075 Cutting Blvd, El Cerrito, CA 94530
🕐 School hours: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
🌅 Before care starting at 8:00 am · After care until 6:00 pm
👦 Enrollment: 80 students
👔 No uniform required
🚌 No transportation provided
💰 Financial aid and scholarships available
Watch: What Makes East Bay Montessori Special
Learn more about East Bay Montessori
You’re invited!
East Bay Montessori is hosting an Autumn Open House on October 24th. Sign up here >
The next open houses will be on January 23 and April 24, 2027.
Schedule a tour of East Bay Montessori
Tours hosted on Tuesdays for 4th-8th grades
Tours hosted on Wednesdays and Thursdays for TK-3rd grades
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