Learn and Play® Montessori San Carlos School

"You can tell the teachers here care about the kids' well-being and development. We've been more than happy with this school and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a nurturing, happy and supportive environment for their child." - Raashi S.

Montessori Daycare, Preschool & Kindergarten in San Carlos, CA | Learn & Play® Montessori

Learn & Play® San Carlos serves toddlers through kindergarten in a calm, structured learning environment designed for purposeful movement, hands-on exploration, and steady teacher support. Families often describe the center as peaceful and deeply child-centered, with thoughtful routines that help children settle comfortably into school life.

Learning and Enrichment Experiences

Children participate in daily activities that support early academic development as well as social and emotional readiness. Teachers guide without rushing, ensuring children have time to practice new skills.

Daily and weekly enrichment includes:

  • Spanish language exposure through songs, vocabulary, and storytelling
  • STEM

Center Programs

Pre-Schooler

Preschool

Our preschool program (available at our Danville, Fremont, and Dublin campuses) provides an enriching hands-on learning experience with specially formulated Montessori materials for math, language, sensorial exploration, practical life activities, art, science, second language, music, history, and geography.

Our preschool children develop observation and problem-solving skills. They are able to achieve this by manipulating, experimenting, and discovering through Montessori materials and prepared environment. Children begin to move from the concrete to the abstract as they prepare for the more complex studies used in our Montessori Kindergarten program.

Learn more about our preschool program.

Kindergarten

Kindergarten

The Kindergarten curriculum closely follows the principles of Montessori education. Our holistic approach to education is evident as we support the opportunities for development socially, physically, intellectually and emotionally for each child. Children are able to move on when ready for a new challenge. Therefore, lessons are presented in small groups to the children and through observation, the teacher determines when the child has internalized a concept and is ready for a new concept.The Kindergarten year highlights critical thinking, independence, comprehension, and preparedness for elementary.

Learn more about our kindergarten program.

Before & After School Care

After School Care

We offer “after school” programs for kids in public schools. Call us today to explore costs and options.

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Center Offerings

Qualified Educators
Parking
Military Discount
Tuition Assistance

Our Educators are passionate about delivering early years education that empowers and inspires children to create their futures.

Conveniently nestled amidst ample parking, our center ensures stress-free drop-offs and pickups for our valued families.

We're proud to offer a standard 10% U.S. military discount for families in active duty as our way of saying thank you for your service!

Our Center Directors can provide more information regarding financial assistance and they can assist you with the process as well.

Center Director

Koressa Xuereb has worked in child care for over 16 years, beginning her journey as a toddler teacher where she discovered her passion for supporting children during their most important early years. She later ran her own home daycare, an experience that deepened her appreciation for building strong, trusting relationships with families while balancing the daily responsibilities of operating a high-quality program. Over time, she worked her way into a director role, bringing with her hands-on

Portrait of the Learn and Play Montessori Director

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