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Children's Garden Montessori

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May 2007

Re: Montessori Preschools in Kensington/El Cerrito
Children's Garden Montessori in El Cerrito is a great play based Montessori school, if you are still looking for other options. It's a small school for 2-5 year olds with lots of activities from art to science to dance and music. I would describe it as Montessori based rather than strict. Although the school is small, there are many teachers that bring their own uniqueness and interests to the curriculum. My son loved it there for 3 years. Adria

Re: Part-time affordable non-coop? (Jan 2005)
I would like to recommend Children's Garden Montessori. It is a home-based day-care/preschool with about 20 children (not all there at the same time - I think there are about 12 kids there at any given time) in north El Cerrito. The director/owner is very experienced, the other kids & families are great, and the staff is very nice. There is a lot of space for outdoor play, and quite a variety of toys, art activities, books, etc.. and they bring in someone to do dance/music/movement type activities as well. It is not a co-op. Our son has been there for almost 2 years now and has thrived. I think the cost works out to about what you are looking for (we pay for 4 full-time days a week, so it is hard for me to recall what the price is for 2 or 3 mornings a week). She may not have any openings right now, but space does open up periodically. If you are interested, contact Alaina Benner at 510- 232-3089 or feel free to contact me for more information. Good Luck! Heather

[Editor note: requests posted in July 03, Feb 04, March 04 did not receive replies.]

August 2002

Children's Garden Montessori in El Cerrito is fantastic. My good friend and I visited more than 10 different preschools before we chose it for our two 2-year-old boys, and being teachers as well as moms, we're both *very* picky. CGM is a beautiful, nurturing, and very safe place, with I think just the right balance between stimulating and comfortably cozy. The flowers, fruit trees, and bunnies top it off. Their number is 510/232-3089. Colleen

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