WELCOME TO SANTANA CARE, A Great Montessori Preschool!
Founded in 1907, the Montessori School has become the most respected early Childhood education that nourish the children’s natural interests and education. The Montessori teachers stimulate the minds of infants, toddlers, and young children with innovative teaching methods and hands-on learning activities.
Santana Care will prepare your children toward their bright future by fostering their minds and personalities with Montessori’s teaching philosophy, passion, and experience. Licensed by the State of California, Santana Care accepts students from 18 months to 6 years old.
Santana Care Montessori Daily Curriculum Design
Santana Care Montessori Daily Curriculum is divided into two parts.
Part #1: the Circle Time!
We understand most young toddlers, especially 1 ½-year-old toddlers, have separation anxiety when their parents drop them to school. Therefore, we specifically designed the first part of our daily curriculum that our experienced Montessori teachers will help students overcome their separation anxiety by having everyone sit in a big circle to sing and share today’s goals. The “Circle Time” is a Montessori method that teaches the kids how to adopt new environment with ease and positive attitude.
Floor Area #2: Let the fun begin!
Once your children overcome the anxiety, the school teachers will helps the students learn about languages, math, manners, geography, weather, the seasons, animals, and the world we live in through many hand-on activities and with lots of fun! When you come to the school, you will notice many hands-on teaching materials, such as different types of clothes or cups with gels, are organized in many trays. Each student will learn to retrieve the tray to play with the materials with their teachers. By playing with Montessori’s teaching materials, children will explore and foster their interest with curiosity and fun. This is how Montessori students “learn” to “enjoy learning”, even if the materials can be challenges.
Your child will be meeting and interacting with kids their age. This social interaction seeds the grounding foundation of the social skills essential for their life-long future success. It is quite common to observe the older children helping the younger ones with their Montessori learning tasks.