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Arroyo Grande Montessori School

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Montessori
Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

216 Oak Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

Visit website ↗(805) 473-2979Directions ↗Licensed for 23
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Licensing & safety record

✓ Clean licensing record

No citations or complaint visits on file with state licensing as of 2025-09-29. Last licensing visit: 12/12/2024 (2 total).

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Arroyo Grande Montessori School, located in Arroyo Grande, California, offers Montessori programs for children in preschool and kindergarten, founded in 1981. The school emphasizes fostering independence, self-esteem, and a lifelong love of learning through Maria Montessori's teaching methods.

Philosophy
Implement the teachings of Maria Montessori in a specified manner. Fostering independence, self-esteem, and a life-long love of learning. Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.
Ages served
2-3 years of age through kindergarten

Programs

  • •Montessori preschool
  • •Montessori kindergarten
  • •Extended day programs
  • •Vacation camps
  • •Summer camps
  • •Art
  • •Physical Education
  • •Health

Highlights

  • ✓Voted #1 preschool on the Central Coast
  • ✓One of the longest standing Montessori schools in California
  • ✓Family owned and operated
  • ✓Small, community-based school

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