Balas Montessori

About Us

Balas Montessori Program Information
Member of the United Montessori Association
Licensed by the California Department of Social Services
License #153808746 (Preschool and Kindergarten)
License #157750002 (Toddler Development Center)
Small class sizes of 24 or less
Ages 2 through Kindergarten
Hours of operation: 7 AM-5:30 PM (Early drop off available upon Director's approval)
Monday through Friday
Available programs:
T/Th
M/W/F
M-F

Please call 760-375-8261 (Preschool and Kindergarten)
760-608-7482 (Toddler Development Center)
for more information
The Purpose of Montessori Education
Dr. Maria Montessori believed that no human being is educated by another person. He must do it himself or it will never be done. A truly educated individual continues learning long after the hours and years he spends in the classroom because he is motivated from within by a natural curiosity and love for knowledge. Dr. Montessori felt, therefore, that the goal of early childhood education should not be to fill the child with facts from a pre-selected course of studies, but rather to cultivate his own natural desire to learn. In the Montessori classroom this objective is approached in two ways: first, by allowing each child to experience the excitement of learning by his own choice rather than by being forced; and second, by helping him to perfect all his natural tools for learning, so that his ability will be at a maximum in future learning situations. The Montessori materials have this
dual long-range purpose in addition to their immediate purpose of giving specific information.