Early Childhood

Early Childhood MACTE Accredited 
Online and In-Person
Montessori Education Diploma Program

  • Our mission

    Our mission is to provide children with the best possible educators: individuals who respect the child and can support each child's needs.  Teacher candidates will explore the necessary tools to foster the child's growth and development while providing "hands-on" experiences that will encourage the child to develop a lifelong love and enthusiasm for discovery and learning.


    Our vision calls upon us to prepare leaders who affirm and promote the essential goodness, dignity and freedom of all human beings. The goal of this Early Childhood Montessori Education Program is to provide teacher candidates with a thorough understanding of ''The Secret of Childhood'', to help them gain insights into the true nature of child development, to model the use of developmentally appropriate Montessori materials and to demonstrate how respect for the child's "inner teacher" serves as the integrating principle for effective early childhood education.


    Dr. Daniel Jutras is the Institute's Director who for the last 30 years has prepared over 2400 Montessori teachers, educators and tutored Montessori Courses and Workshops in Toronto, Winnipeg, Québec City, USA, England, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Poland and Vietnam. Daniel Jutras has a Ph.D. in Education from Ottawa U., an AMI diploma (3-6+) from Perugia, Italy; his Instructor and mentor was the late Antonietta Paolini who worked with Dr. Maria Montessori for 22 years, and a St.Nicholas Montessori Advanced diploma (6-12) from England.


    "The teacher-guide's mission has for its aim something constant and exact, bearing in mind the words of Maria Montessori: "He must grow while I diminish."

  • Aims of the course

    To provide teacher candidates with opportunities and resources to gain the necessary knowledge and practical experience to pursue a career as educated qualified Early Childhood Montessori educators. The need for well-trained Montessori teachers and educators continues to grow all over the planet. To be convinced is to consult ads on the Internet, local newspapers or magazines about worldwide Montessori careers.


    Our aims are to:

    • Keep Montessori philosophy and respect for children central to its purpose.
    • Provide the teacher candidates with knowledge and practical skills that are relevant to the needs of the child.
    • Provide high quality education for future Montessori teachers as per the MACTE standards.
  • Outcomes

    Through the Early Childhood Montessori Education Course, teacher candidates will:

    Understand the fundamentals of Montessori philosophy;

    • Become proficient and confident in the use of Montessori learning materials.;
    • Reflect the Montessori ideas of Childhood development (ages 2½ - 6+);
    • Be able to "Follow the child" and implement the Montessori approach;
    • Be competent with classroom management.
  • Course level

    The Early Childhood Montessori Education Course prepares the adult to accompany and guide young children from 2½ through 6 years of age in a Montessori environment.

  • The course is designed for

    • Individuals who are pursuing the field of Montessori Education with children between 2½ and 6 years of age.
    • Pre-school, E.C.E., Kindergarten and Primary teachers who wish to be familiarized with the Montessori Approach to Early Childhood Education.
    • Teachers who would like to join an existing Montessori school.
    • Teachers who would like to know the use of concrete Montessori materials for remedial work in graphic language and in mathematics.
    • Special Education teachers who need manipulative and concrete materials to encourage development of neuromuscular skills leading to abstract ideas.
    • For people who simply love children and care about their whole development.

    The art of good teaching is not just preparing an appropriate environment for learning and discoveries nor just presenting the materials in order. Rather, it is to know the magic moment: the appropriate material to offer and the needs of the child to explore their next step. Montessori teachers are prepared to "Follow the child" and are acutely aware of each child interests and accomplishments.

  • Course description

    Dr. Montessori's vision is that her approach of education provides "a help for life" for the child. Learning to implement this fundamental principle is an essential part of the Education Course. Master Teacher and instructors are committed to explain the theoretical framework for understanding child's development and to model the use of developmentally appropriate materials. The Education Course addresses the following topics:

    • Philosophical, scientific and historical foundations of Montessori approach to education and its modernity.
    • Stages of childhood growth and whole development.
    • The child in the family and the community.
    • Motor development and control of movement through daily life activities, music, rhythm and movement.
    • Sensorial foundations of intellectual life.The acquisition of spoken and graphic language.
    • The early awareness and preparation of the mathematical mind.
    • The presentation of scientific and cultural subjects.
    • Environmental design in the Montessori prepared environment.
    • Parent education and classroom management.

    Module Outline for the Montessori teacher Education Program (PDF Format)

  • Internship and teaching practice

    Practical application in an approved Montessori learning environment under the guidance of an experienced Montessori certified teacher is required during this course.


    This integral part of the Education Course consists of an Internship of 400 hours that includes 200 clock hours minimum of supervised teaching practice where the teacher candidate observes, assists and participates to the dynamic process of education of the host Montessori school. Independent study, projects, material making and research constitute the remaining 200 hours.

  • Montessori Educator Diploma

    Successful completion of coursework, examinations and Internship leads to the International Montessori Diploma awarded by the Institute, accredited by MACTE.


    Graduates who hold a diploma granted by our program, accredited by MACTE Commission, are recognized by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities of Ontario as qualified to work with children in a Montessori program for children ages 2.5 to 5 years of age in compliance with staffing requirements of the Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA).

  • Schedule and Locations

    Online:

    - Available in Canada and internationally

    - Starting whenever you are ready

    - In-person residency of 15 days during 6 weekends during the academic year and during the month of August of each year at the Mississauga location


    In Class:

    From September 2024 to June 2025

    Saturday (9:00am - 5: 00pm) in Markham at Montessori North School, 4561 Hwy 7 East, near Main and Highway 7 Intersection. 

    Saturday (9:00am - 5:00pm) in Mississauga at Royal Montessori School, 2500 Mimosa Row, Southwest of Dundas and Hurontario. 

    Two Friday evenings (6:30 - 10:00pm) and two Saturday each month (9:00am - 5:00pm) in Montreal (TMR) close to Métropolitain and Descarie


    From January 2024 to December 2024

    Saturday (9:00am-5:00pm) in Toronto East-York at Abacus Montessori Learning Centre, 2723 St. Clair East, East York, Toronto, close to O'Connor.

    and

    Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Montreal West location, 10432 Boulevard Gouin Ouest, Montréal, QC, H8Y 1W7


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    Tuition Fees

    Online Training:

    A registration fee of $ 200 is required upon registration request. Registration fees are not included in the $ 5,800 tuition fees.


    In Class Training:

    Registration fee of $200.00 is required upon application for the program offered from January to December 2024 at the East-York Toronto and Montreal West locations or for the program offered from September 2024 to June 2025 at the Markham, Mississauga and Montreal East - TMR locations.


    $100.00 of the registration fee is refundable in the event of cancellation prior to the course start. 


    The Registration Fee is not included in tuition costs; but may be considered for re-application.


    The tuition fee is $6,300.00 in 10 installments ($630.00 per month) payable to CMTC Inc. E-transfers, checks, Visa/MasterCard are accepted as a method of payment for the tuition fees.


    For Both Online and In Class trainings:

    A fee of $300.00 for the final examinations (External examiners from outside the Institute) is required prior to sitting at any final performance examinations.


    Books have to be purchased by Adult learners (around $80.00).


    Teacher candidates receive 7 complimentary Montessori Albums.


    Receipts (T2202) for Income Tax purposes are issued in accordance with calendar year.

Online Training Schedule and Locations

  • Available in Canada and internationally
  • Starting whenever you are ready
  • In-person residency of 15 days during 6 weekends during the academic year and during the month of August of each year at the Mississauga location

In Class Training Schedule and Locations

 From September 2024 to June 2025
  • Saturday (9:00am - 5: 00pm) in Markham at Montessori North School, 4561 Hwy 7 East, near Main and Highway 7 Intersection. 
  • Saturday (9:00am - 5:00pm) in Mississauga at Royal Montessori School, 2500 Mimosa Row, Southwest of Dundas and Hurontario. 
  • Two Friday evenings (6:30 - 10:00pm) and two Saturday each month (9:00am - 5:00pm) in Montreal.
From January 2024 to December 2024
  • Saturday (9:00am-5:00pm) in Toronto East-York at Abacus Montessori Learning Centre, 2723 St. Clair East, Eat York, Toronto, close to O'Connor
  • Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Montreal West location, 10432 Boulevard Gouin Ouest, Montréal, QC, H8Y 1W7

Tuition Fees

Online Training:
A registration fee of $ 200 is required upon registration request. Registration fees are not included in the $ 5,800 tuition fees.

In Class Training:
Registration fee of $200.00 is required upon application for the program offered from January to December 2024 at the East-York Toronto and Montreal West locations or for the program offered from September 2023 to June 2024 at the Markham, Mississauga and Montreal East-TMR locations.

$100.00 of the registration fee is refundable in the event of cancellation prior to the course start. 

The Registration Fee is not included in tuition costs; but may be considered for re-application.

The tuition fee is $6,300.00 in 10 installments ($630.00 per month) payable to CMTC Inc. E-transfers, checks, Visa/MasterCard are accepted as a method of payment for the tuition fees.

For Both Online and In Class trainings:
A fee of $300.00 for the final examinations (External examiners from outside the Institute) is required prior to sitting at any final performance examinations.

Books have to be purchased by Adult learners (around $80.00).

Teacher candidates receive 7 complimentary Montessori Albums.

Receipts (T2202) for Income Tax purposes are issued in accordance with calendar year.
MACTE Accredited
Montessori Diploma
Successful completion of coursework, examinations and Internship leads to the International Montessori Diploma awarded by the Institute, MACTE Accredited.
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"Our teachers thus penetrate the secret of childhood, and have a knowledge far superior to that of ordinary teacher who becomes acquainted only with the superficial facts of the children's lives."
- Maria Montessori -
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