For parents•6 min read
What's the Best Age to Start Montessori? (Spoiler: It's Earlier Than You Think)
Parents often ask if their child is too young — or too old — to start Montessori. The honest answer: any age is the right age, and here's how to begin where you are.
Birth to 12 months
A low mirror, a mobile within reach, and uninterrupted floor time. That's it. Babies need slow, real interactions more than they need toys.
12 to 36 months — the sensitive period for order
This is the golden window for practical life. Toddlers crave doing what they see adults doing: pouring, sweeping, dressing themselves. Lean in.
3 to 6 years
Materials get more abstract — sandpaper letters, the pink tower, early maths. But the principles are the same: child-led, hands-on, deeply respectful.