New Day Care, Kindergarten Opening in Collegeville

The Providence Montessori School is scheduled to open in September at 115 Second Ave, and registrations will be accepted as soon as construction is complete.

The school, located just past the Collegeville Shopping Center in a property formerly occupied by Goddard School, will provide care and education for children between the ages of six weeks and pre-kindergarten during the 2013-2014 school year. Programs include Montessori Prep, Pre-Primary Montessori, and Primary Montessori.

Primary Montessori focuses on practical life, sensorial, mathematics, language and cultural areas of concentration to prepare children for kindergarten. Providence Montessori Kindergarten will be available in the 2014-2015 school year.

According to the Providence Montessori School website, the Montessori method of education is based on the need for children’s freedom within limits, and a carefully-prepared environment that guarantees “exposure to materials and experiences.”

The method was developed in 1907 by Italian Physician Maria Montessori, and has proven to help students on cognitive and social measures, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

To follow the construction, "Like" the Providence Montessori School on Facebook or visit its website.

The school will have a table at Collegeville Community Day on April 20 at Ursinus College.