montessori preschool?

Question

does anyone know of a montessori preschool in the san francisco area? i need something for a 3 year old.

it must be in san francisco because both my husband and i work here and live in the city.

Answer 1

I have a friend in Fairfax that sends her son to what she says is a GREAT one. I think it is just outside of Fairfax and the preschool is held in a church but is not religiously affiliated.
I can get the name if that is not enough info for you....

Ok, I talked w/my friend and she doesn't know much about what's in the city, HOWEVER she said it would be worth it if you would be willing to cross the bridge to Marin Montessori. She has heard it is EXCELLENT. Sorry I couldn't find out more.

Answer 2

It doesn't appear that there is an AMS accredited Montessori school in San Franciso.
Sources:
http://www.amshq.org/schools_western.htm
http://www.amshq.org/schls/ca.html

"AMS Accreditation is a voluntary process undertaken by schools that are committed to continuous school improvement. Through a self-study and documentation process a school defines itself in terms of strengths and areas that need improvement and validates that the school is what it says it is and does what it says it does." http://www.amshq.org/schools_accreditation.htm

However, there are many schools that do a good job that either haven't earned accreditation yet, or choose not to pursue it.

Here are some possibilities for you to look at in the San Fran area,
The San Francisco School http://www.sfschool.org/sfs/history/index.shtml
Casa di Mir http://www.casadimir.org/index.htm
Montessori House of Children http://www.montessorisf.com/
Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate http://sfmontessori.com/

General Search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22san+francisco%22+montessori