Current Families

Daycare Days

  • Daycare days are designated throughout the school year (check your calendar).
  • Lead teachers do not work and no Montessori lessons are completed.
  • Teacher Assistants plan the day and students work in small groups.
  • A student must be signed up in advance for Daycare Day in order to attend.
  • Space is limited to 40. 
  • An extra charge of $25 will be billed to each student’s account when they are signed up for a daycare day. The charge covers the cost of staff, two snacks, and project fees.
  • Lunches must be brought from home (same as regular programming)
  • More than two no-show daycare days will prohibit you from signing up the remainder of the school year.

Volunteer Hours

Missouri Valley Montessori requires each family to contribute a minimum of 5 hours of volunteer service to MVM each semester. Volunteer tasks range from class projects to committee work, simple building maintenance or board membership. By sharing your time and skills, you help make Missouri Valley Montessori the best it can be! Please record your volunteer hours in the volunteer log book located on the front check in desk in order to receive credit for your work.

If you are not able to provide 5 hours of volunteer service, a $100.00 fee will be charged to your account each semester. Families who contribute less than 5 hours per semester will be charged $20 per hour they are short. More details on volunteering can be found in the handbook. Billing for missed volunteer hours will be December 1 and May 1. Contact the Head of Operations with any questions.

Summer Program

MVM offers a full time summer program! The lead teachers do not run the summer program; it operates much like a “Daycare Day” with additional lesson planning, structure, and activities offered from 7:30am – 5:30pm. 

  • Program is limited to 40 full time children.
  • Program is for families who were enrolled the previous fall (usually not open to the public)
  • Lead teachers do not work in the summer months. 
  • Montessori lessons are not completed.
  • Teacher Assistants plan the day of activities and field trips. 
  • Students work in small groups throughout the day.
  • An extra charge of $25 will be billed to each student’s account monthly to cover the cost of daily snacks.
  • Lunches must be brought from home.

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Items Needed for School

  1. Daily School Wear: Clothing worn daily must be comfortable, easy to fasten and unfasten, durable and capable of becoming extremely messy! Children must be able to dress independently, which includes buttoning, snapping & putting on shoes. Shoes with no laces are preferred. Clothing or items containing inappropriate slogans or logos (alcohol, tobacco, etc.) are not permitted at MVM.
  2. Winter Clothing: Each child must have boots, snow pants, a winter coat, mittens/gloves, and a hat. Please label snow pants, boots, mittens and hats as many items worn to MVM are similar in appearance.
  3. Summer Clothing: Please dress your child for hot days, but also send along a sweater or light jacket for occasional chilly mornings.
  4. Change of Clothes: Provide a change of clothes in a labeled Ziploc bag. Please make sure the clothes are appropriate for the season and are the correct size for the child. Each child has a small plastic tub provided by MVM, labeled with their name on it, located in the bathroom.
  5. Slippers: Please provide your child with a pair of rubber-soled slippers or indoor shoes to be worn indoors. Children work and nap on the MVM floors; wearing indoor slippers will reduce the inevitable rock, water, and mud being spread throughout the school. Indoor slippers/shoes will assist in reducing wear and tear of the carpets.
  6. Lunchbox: Each child is required to bring their own lunchbox which he/she can open and close without assistance. Label your lunchbox clearly, as we often see duplicates.
  7. Backpacks: Backpacks will be allowed, but must be kept in the cubby room. Children are asked to keep their gloves and hats in their backpacks to cut down on clutter. If space becomes an issue, backpacks will no longer be allowed.
  8. Napmat: For full time students, a nap mat (small collapsible nap mat, a blanket to lay on, a smaller blanket to cover up with, and/or a small pillow) must fit in a 15-16 quart plastic container (no larger). Due to space, larger containers or nap mats are not allowed. In addition, to maintain cleanliness each child’s nap mat MUST be taken home each Friday to be washed.