OUR MISSION
Montessori Schools of Irvine exist to provide the highest quality of Montessori early childhood education and care available - anywhere.
Irvine’s ORIGINAL Montessori Program
Serving Generations of Children Since 1976
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
National Association for Young Children
American Montessori Society
Affiliated by the American Montessori Society
Accredited by National Association for the Education of Young Children
Montessori Teacher Education Program:
The University Montessori Teacher Education Program at UC Irvine
Accredited by the American Montessori Society and
The Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
ENROLLING YOUR CHILD
Enrollment accepted on an availability basis.
Children can be queued for enrollment at no charge by completing the application and touring our school. We do our best to enroll your child in a timely manner.
Please select your desired school and click the link to complete the enrollment application. Use the form to contact the school director for enrollment availability. Because our locations have independent enrollment processes, please contact each director individually if you are interested in multiple sites.
OUR SCHOOLS

University Montessori
- 101Russell Place, Irvine, CA 92617
The winner of two architectural awards, University Montessori serves children from 3 months through first grade.

Village Montessori
- 4552 Sandburg Way, Irvine, CA 92612
This warm and charming center Village Montessori serves children ages 2.9 years of age through the third grade.

Westpark Montessori
- 11 San Leandro, Irvine, CA 92614
Created to meet the increasing demand, this center serves toddlers from 1 year of age and walking through the kindergarten year.

Northwood Montessori
- 12100 Yale Ct., Irvine, CA 92620
Created to meet the increasing demand, this center serves toddlers from 1 year of age and walking through the kindergarten year.

Executive Director
Cheryll Ruszat grew up with a very clear mission - to teach - and she has been doing just that for more than 4 decades. Her passion? Montessori education! Cheryll found Montessori education for her own two children when they were preschoolers and, as she says, "My children grew up but I stayed behind!"

University Montessori Teacher Education
Program at UC Irvine
University Montessori Teacher Education Program at UC Irvine is the only Southern California Montessori preparation program which offers college credit from a public university that is recognized both in Montessori Schools and by the State of California Community Care Licensing as the core of required units to teach in Montessori as well as all early childhood programs.