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Watershed Montessori School

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

1569 Brush Creek Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Visit website ↗(707) 494-4910Directions ↗Licensed for 36
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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: 8/27/2025 (2 total).

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

About this preschool

Watershed Montessori School serves children ages 18 months to 6 years across two learning environments using Montessori methodology. The school emphasizes individualized, academically challenging programs with outdoor learning and hands-on experiences.

Philosophy
A Montessori education provides each child with an integrated, individualized, and academically challenging program that meets his or her ever-changing developmental needs. A Montessori learning environment fosters curiosity, initiative, independence, and a life-long love of learning, all within a caring community that is ready to provide children with the tools and opportunities to explore the world in which we live.
Ages served
18 months - 6 years (Kingfisher: 18 months - 3 years; Heron: 3 - 6 years)
Outdoor
Outdoor classrooms offer children the opportunity to engage in free play as well as meaningful practical work that promotes healthy fine and gross motor-skills including gardening, raking, painting, window washing and squeegeeing.

Programs

  • •Kingfisher (18 months - 3 years)
  • •Heron (3 - 6 years authentic Montessori classroom)

Highlights

  • ✓4-1 student to teacher ratio in Kingfisher classroom
  • ✓Hands-on Montessori experiences in mathematics, language arts, botany, zoology, art and cultural subjects
  • ✓Outdoor classroom with practical work activities
  • ✓Welcoming community that celebrates diversity

Not stated on their website: Tuition, Hours of operation, Meals/snacks, Teacher qualifications, Class sizes for Heron, Enrollment process. Ask the preschool directly.

Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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