Modern Montessori. Master educators. Beautifully prepared classrooms.
Nurturing and beautifully prepared Montessori Schools where
children flourish with curiosity and families feel truly supported.
Full-day programs for ages 12 months to 5 years across four
campuses in Vancouver and Burnaby.
Discover
A childhood shaped by
intention, guided by love.
12
12 Years of excellence
AMI Internationally recognized
4 Campuses
Founded in 2014, Little Oak is an AMI-recognized Montessori community offering full-day programs for children ages 12 months to 5 years across Vancouver and Burnaby. Our classrooms are thoughtfully prepared to support independence, concentration, and joyful discovery calm, beautiful environments where purposeful Montessori materials, consistent routines, and deeply attentive educators come together.
Within this prepared world, children follow their natural curiosity, build real-life skills, and grow at their own pace socially, emotionally, and intellectually. They learn to care for themselves, for others, and for their environment. Confidence, empathy, and self-regulation emerge through meaningful daily work and the freedom to explore.
At the heart of Little Oak is our team licensed Montessori educators who guide with consistency, attentiveness, and a genuine understanding of each child. We work in close partnership with families through clear communication and thoughtful guidance, so parents feel informed, supported, and confident in their child’s experience.
Montessori's proven roots, enriched by modern child development research.
Programs that evolve with the children we serve and the world they'll enter.
Classrooms designed with intention, beauty, and old-world care for detail.
Families as partners. Educators as guides. Children as authors of their own learning.
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AMI-standard curriculum built on decades of child development research. Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Mathematics, and Culture the foundation that never changes.
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We integrate contemporary research on emotional intelligence, executive function, and creativity enriching the Montessori framework with what science tells us today's children need.
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Classrooms designed as works of care warm materials, considered light, beautiful order. Because we believe a child who works in beauty learns to create it.
Four campuses. Infant Toddler. 3–5 Full Day Program.
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Infant Toddler
A gentle, unhurried introduction to the prepared world. We emphasise secure attachment, natural movement, emerging language, and the beautiful rhythms of daily life — creating an environment where your youngest child feels safe, seen, and free to discover.
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3 – 5 Years
The full Modern Montessori curriculum across five areas of learning — enriched with contemporary learning science. Children experience the complete arc of a Montessori day: deep work cycles, rest, nourishment, and meaningful community across all four campuses.
The curriculum
Each area unfolds naturally from the child’s own curiosity and readiness.
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Practical Life
Independence begins here. Children practice meaningful everyday skills pouring, food preparation, dressing, and care of the environment building concentration, coordination, and confidence while nurturing grace and courtesy.
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Sensorial
Beautiful hands-on materials refine the senses and build clear thinking. Through exploring size, shape, texture, sound, and colour, children learn to notice, compare, and classify laying rich foundations for language and mathematics.
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Language
Language is woven throughout every part of the day. As children are ready, they progress naturally toward phonics, reading, writing, and composition each step met with patience, care, and deep respect for the child's own pace.
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Mathematics
Abstract concepts become tangible through hands-on materials. Children explore quantity, symbols, and number relationships moving from concrete understanding to more advanced thinking with ease and genuine enjoyment.
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Culture & Science
Geography, science, nature, history, art, and music help children understand how the world is connected nurturing curiosity, empathy, and a deep respect for the people and environments around them.
We are so grateful for the wonderful experiences our three children had while attending Little Oak Montessori Children's House! The teachers are so caring and clearly passionate about their work. We were always so appreciative of the incredible thought and effort that the staff put into teaching they always encouraged each of our children and considered their individual needs. In addition to providing a rich learning environment consistent with the Montessori curriculum, they created such a warm and safe space for the children to build friendships, learn and grow. There was always clear communication between the school and the parents. The director of the school, Ms. Lillian, was always approachable and a consistent presence. We cannot speak highly enough of our experience with Little Oak Montessori Children's House and are truly so grateful to all the teachers!
A Little Oak family
The group of teachers at Little Oak Montessori has played a pivotal role in the upbringing of our daughters, Abigail and Isabelle, while my wife and I go about our busy days as a family of 5. Thanks to the Montessori philosophy and teachers going above and beyond, my daughters have grown to be independent, creative and confident little people all attributes we highly value within our family. The level of confidence when using a pair of scissors, or tying shoelaces, or sewing with a needle are all wonderful examples of skills learnt, but more importantly a reflection of the care and efforts from the teachers there.
Little Oak family
We have both of our sons attended Little Oak Montessori House since 2017 and we loved it! The teachers were all very patient, engaged in classroom presence, valued real-world learning, and most of all, loved all the children there. As parents, we feel very supported and well-guided. Our kids were able to learn in such a loving, encouraging and positive environment, we were so appreciative of everything they do at Little Oak Montessori House! Thank you!
Little Oak family
During two and half years studying at Little Oak Montessori, she learned a lot of knowledge and grew up both physically and psychologically. She now has a very positive mindset which she is willing to share and care for others, and building up leadership as well. All of these thanks to their teachers' teaching at Little Oak Montessori. Olivia is now in kindergarten, she thinks that the content she learns now is so easy because she already learned at Little Oak. My daughter told me so many times that she wants to visit Little Oak to see all the teachers this Christmas. She really loves it there. Teachers at Little Oak are really doing a great job. So kind and so patient to teach and guide the kids. Little Oak Montessori truly provides high quality education, not only for academics which it's already amazing, but all the aspects for kids to become a great person.
Little Oak family
Each Little Oak campus is prepared with the same commitment to beauty, intention, and care your child will step into a world designed for them.
Willow Street & 41st Ave
— Dr. Maria Montessori
This is not a philosophy we display on a wall. It is the architecture of the time your child spends with us the reason our educators observe before they intervene, prepare before they instruct, and trust before they teach. And it is why we never stop asking: what does this child need next?
Years of excellence
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Internationally recognized
Cities served
We welcome new families each year. Inquire to connect with our team and explore availability.
