Families looking for a Montessori school find you here

    4,299 Montessori schools in Canada and the US have a page on montessoricity, where families compare schools and request tours. Your page is free. Plans add a labelled Featured spot, and yearly plans a profile in the montessorimedia annual publication.

    Four plans, one per school

    Everything starts on montessoricity. Yearly plans also bring a profile in the montessorimedia annual publication, in print and digital.

    1. Listed

      Free for every Montessori school: your page on montessoricity, tour requests straight to you, and a one-line entry in the annual publication.

    2. Featured

      The labelled Featured section of your city and age-level lists, with more photos and a video. Yearly: a quarter page in the annual publication and 10 lead unlocks.

    3. Premier

      Everything in Featured, ahead in the Featured section and recommended to families on other schools’ pages. Yearly: a full page in the annual publication and 30 lead unlocks.

    4. Founding Partner

      Everything in Premier, always first in the Featured section. Yearly: a two-page spread opening your city’s chapter and unlimited lead unlocks. A few places per city.

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    Yearly plans joined by January 14, 2027 are in the 2027 edition.

    Why schools use MontessoriCity

    Built for Montessori specifically, not childcare in general

    We distinguish AMI, AMS, and CCMA accreditation, and parents arrive already knowing what Casa or Lower Elementary means. You're not re-explaining the method from scratch.

    Montessori schools across Canada and the US

    4,299 schools across 511 cities in Canada and the US.

    Precise matching, not a dumped-in-a-list search result

    Families are matched by stage, commute distance, budget, and start date. You hear from families who already look like a fit before you spend any time.

    Leads, tours, and hiring in one place

    One dashboard for parent inquiries and families' tour requests, free for every school, with teacher hiring on montessorigateway under the same Montessori account.

    One free family introduction every month

    Claim your listing and add a real tuition range to unlock it. No card required, and it resets automatically.

    Transparent, performance-based, never pay-to-rank

    Rankings can't be bought. Schools on a plan are labelled Featured and shown in their own section, apart from the ranking. Without a plan, you only pay when a family actively chooses to be introduced to you, and your first family is free.

    Questions schools ask

    How does billing work?

    It is performance-based: you only pay when a specific family chooses to be introduced to you, and your first family is free. Every claimed listing also gets one free introduction every month. Full pricing details are on our pricing page.

    Do I have to pay to be listed, or to rank well?

    No. Being listed is free, forever. Ranking on every page is a Bayesian average of your Google rating and review count -- nothing about payment or plan level feeds into it. When results are otherwise equal, schools with more complete, recently verified profiles come first. This is based on profile quality only; no school can pay for a higher position.

    What if a family never responds after I reach out?

    If you can't reach a family you unlocked by email or phone at all, write to hello@montessoricity.com and we'll refund that unlock. See the pricing page for details.

    Is claiming my listing free?

    Yes, always, regardless of anything else on this page.

    Does a plan change my ranking?

    No. MontessoriCity rankings can't be bought. A school on a plan appears in the labelled Featured section, never as a higher rank.

    Can I buy a plan on montessorimedia instead?

    Yes. The plans and prices are the same on both sites, and a school has one plan wherever it was bought. It shows as active on both, and you can manage it on either.

    Claiming your listing is free

    Add your tuition, photos and tour times so families see the real picture.