We’re so happy you found us! Breckenridge Montessori is a Full Member School of the American Montessori Society (AMS), and the only Full Member AMS school in Summit County CO. Our Montessori-trained educators are dedicated to creating a warm, respectful, and nurturing environment where children can grow in confidence, independence, curiosity, and a love of learning. Breckenridge Montessori is a 501(c)3 non-profit preschool in the heart of downtown Breckenridge. The preschool has offered the Montessori curriculum and quality early childhood care for the children and families of Summit and Park Counties for 20 years.

Our Schedule:

Daily Hours: Monday - Thursday 8am- 4:30pm (Closed Fridays)

Closures follow Summit County Public School breaks during the school year, and in the summer, there is an ‘August break’.

Our Montessori Program:

We are a mixed aged classroom, ages 2.5 to 6, allowing for younger students to learn and build social-emotional skills by observing and interacting with older peers, while older students reinforce their knowledge and confidence by mentoring younger classmates.

Montessori curriculum centers on a long, uninterrupted 3-hour work cycle where children freely choose meaningful activities, fostering concentration, independence, and deep engagement with materials like practical life (pouring, cooking), sensorial (puzzles, matching), math, and language (sandpaper letters). This "sacred" time, guided by teachers (guides), allows for individual lessons, self-directed learning, social interaction, and quiet reflection, leading to a sense of accomplishment and inner calm, unlike rushed, interrupted traditional schooling. 

Our Montessori Curriculum:

Each Day, children have opportunities to explore:

•Practical Life: pouring, cleaning, food preparation, dressing skills, and care of the environment

•Sensorial Exploration: materials that refine the senses through touch, sight, sound, smell, tasting and movement

•Language: storytelling, conversation, early reading and writing, and vocabulary development

•Mathematics: concrete materials that build number sense, counting, and early problem-solving

•Science & Nature: observation, experimentation, and exploration of the natural world

•Cultural Studies: geography, music, art, and exposure to diverse cultures

•Peace & Social-Emotional Learning: cooperation, conflict resolution, and emotional awareness

•Outdoor Play: daily time outdoors for gross motor development, nature-based play, and fresh air

Children also participate in group times, creative activities, and opportunities to build friendships in a calm, respectful community.

A Community Built Around the Child

Our goal is to create a classroom where children feel known, respected, capable, and excited to learn. We believe young children thrive when they are given the freedom to explore within a thoughtfully prepared environment, the guidance to develop new skills, and the time to grow at their own pace.

At Breckenridge Montessori, we’re not just preparing children for their next step in school—we’re helping them develop the independence, confidence, curiosity, and kindness they will carry with them throughout life.