Montessorita
Montessori support for teachers, schools, and families.
Montessorita is a mother and daughter team with more than forty years of Montessori practice between them. We train Montessori teachers, support Montessori schools, and coach the parents raising Montessori children.
Everything we offer is below. Start wherever you actually are.
Coming up · free and live
Two free hours with me before the year ends.
Both on Zoom, both at noon Pacific, both free. Can't make it live? Register anyway and I'll send you the replay.
Parenting Through Holiday Madness
Thursday, November 12 · 12:00pm Pacific · 50 seats
The season that undoes everybody. Travel, sugar, late nights, and relatives with opinions about how you parent. Bring whatever you are dreading and I'll coach you through it live.
Save my seatLet's Potty Talk
Thursday, December 10 · 12:00pm Pacific · 20 seats
The Real Life Approach to potty training, from the first signs of readiness through naps, nights, and the child who says no every single time. Then live questions about your house.
Save my seatMontessorita Parenting
Parent coaching and support
For the years when you are doing this at home, in a real week, with a real child.
Potty Training for Real Life
A calm, child-led plan you can start on a normal week. No clearing your calendar for three days. Plus the guide, 1:1 sessions, and Potty Week support.
1:1 Parent Coaching
A single hour with Emma, on your actual situation. Bring the bedtime, the mornings, the sibling thing, or whatever is wearing you down this month.
The Prepared Parent
An eight week coaching program for parents of children 0 to 6. More about the adults than the materials. Next cohort starts Friday, January 29, 2027. Enrollment closes Tuesday, January 26.
The 5 Myths of Montessori at Home
A free guide. Five things people believe about Montessori that make it harder than it needs to be, and what to do instead.
Montessori Teacher Academy
Teacher training
Credentialing and professional development for the adults in the classroom, from the assistant in their first year to the guide going for a credential.
Foundations of Montessori
A four week introduction to the method and the mindset behind a strong Montessori classroom. Built for classroom assistants, support staff, administrators, parents, and school leaders who want real fluency in the philosophy. Up to 24 hours of AMS-recognized professional development.
Montessori Teacher Credential
The full credential program, with coursework, practicum observations, and practical exams. Book a call and we'll walk you through the components, the timeline, and payment options.
Consulting Services
School support
Running a school means managing staff, answering parents, meeting licensing requirements, and keeping up with guidelines that keep changing. We build a plan with you and then stay to help you carry it out. Every school has its own culture and its own needs, so nothing here is off the shelf.
Supporting your teachers
Judgment-free coaching for guides at any stage, new or experienced. Workshops and professional development, virtual or on site, earning AMS professional development hours on leadership, conflict management, anti-bias anti-racist education, peace education, and core curriculum. Plus customized curriculum development for early childhood and elementary.
Supporting your administration
Leadership coaching for you. Administrative support across policies, communications, staff coordination, schedules, budgeting, and community events. Staffing and recruitment for teaching, admin, and support roles. And school or classroom setup, whether you are opening, redesigning, or working out where the money should go.
Supporting your families
Parent education workshops and resources, so the families in your school understand what they are looking at. Parent coaching on routines, activities, discipline, and setting up a home that works. A parent who understands the method becomes your best advocate.
Evaluate · Plan · Refine · Improve
We start with a consultation and classroom observations, build a scope of work from what we actually find, then adjust as we go and stay long enough for the changes to hold.
About us
Who you are working with
We built Montessorita to support Montessori schools, the teachers inside them, and the families raising Montessori children.
Paloma
A background in psychology and a lifetime in Montessori classrooms. Credentialed at both the Early Childhood and Elementary levels, a founder of Monarch Bay Montessori Academy, and a long-serving member of various AMS committees.
Emma
Began her Montessori journey at eight weeks old. She holds an Early Childhood credential and a master's in leadership development, and serves as Board President of the California Montessori Alliance, advocating for Montessori education across the state.
This page is where our courses, workshops, guides, and booking live. The fuller story is at montessorita.com.
Not sure where to start?
Start with a conversation. There is no pitch to sit through, and if we are not the right fit we will tell you honestly and point you somewhere that is.
