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Montessori Playgroup offering hands-on experiences and learning for toddlers and their caregivers.

02/17/2026

We spend so much time trying to teach children how to handle their “big emotions” in a way that makes us comfortable. We call it peace. But is it?

Children are born unhurried and open. We are the ones who teach them to close off, categorize, and exclude.

This is a reminder for all of us that the most powerful peace education happens when we do the inner work to show up with the same curiosity and love that our children already possess.

The peace table is open. And it’s for us. 🕊️

02/16/2026

MONTESSORI NEST REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! 🌸🪺

Step into a space created for the very beginning of your baby’s journey - where every detail is designed with you and your baby in mind. 🐣

An environment where your baby can explore movement - rolling, crawling, reaching - supported by thoughtfully chosen furniture like the RIE ramp + platform & the Pikler ▲🤸

A community where you find guidance in fine motor development, weaning, and routines rooted in Montessori and Attachment Theory. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

A nest 🪺 where slowness and presence allow you to see your baby with new eyes - free from overwhelm and full of wonder. ✨

For 90 minutes each week, this space is yours. Time to connect with your baby, yourself, and a community that values slowing down. 💛

You’ll also be supported by us — two adults with years of experience in Montessori, mothering, infant sleep, and early childhood development.

We are here to connect with you and guide you in these tender early months. 🤝

📍 Cupertino | Saturdays, Mar 14 – April 4 | 12:00 Noon – 1:30PM
💬 Includes a private 30-min consultation
🎟️ Flexible Payment Options: Pay in Full: $280 for the complete four-week session (instead of $305 - $25 discount) Payment Plan: $80 to reserve + 3 weekly payments of $75 ($305 total)

👉 Only 6 families per session. A few spots are already taken - reserve your space today!

02/15/2026

MONTESSORI NEST REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! 🌸🪺

Step into a space created for the very beginning of your baby’s journey - where every detail is designed with you and your baby in mind. 🐣

An environment where your baby can explore movement - rolling, crawling, reaching - supported by thoughtfully chosen furniture like the RIE ramp + platform & the Pikler ▲🤸

A community where you find guidance in fine motor development, weaning, and routines rooted in Montessori and Attachment Theory. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

A nest 🪺 where slowness and presence allow you to see your baby with new eyes - free from overwhelm and full of wonder. ✨

For 90 minutes each week, this space is yours. Time to connect with your baby, yourself, and a community that values slowing down. 💛

You’ll also be supported by us — two adults with years of experience in Montessori, mothering, infant sleep, and early childhood development.

We are here to connect with you and guide you in these tender early months. 🤝

📍 Cupertino | Saturdays, Mar 14 – April 4 | 11:00 AM – 12:30PM
💬 Includes a private 30-min consultation
🎟️ Flexible Payment Options: Pay in Full: $280 for the complete four-week session (instead of $305 - $25 discount) Payment Plan: $80 to reserve + 3 weekly payments of $75 ($305 total)

👉 Only 6 families per session. A few spots are already taken - reserve your space today!

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02/13/2026

In Montessori, culture isn’t just heritage, it is the whole human story.

Our tools, ideas, art, questions, and ways of making meaning.
We don’t offer children everything, but we offer them a sense of the whole, so they grow up knowing the world is vast, interconnected, and theirs to belong to.

What are some ways in which you love to pass on the rich culture of humanity to your children? We’d love to hear ❤️

02/12/2026

This guide is our gift to you.
We hope it offers enough light to help you pause, notice, and choose more consciously.
Download it if it speaks to you.
Link in bio. 🌱

02/10/2026

Human experience of the world is a treasure trove - of classifications, impressions, creation, and celebration. Children are receivers of this gift, but we cannot unpack everything with them, nor is that the goal. But if we do not show them that there is so much treasure to explore or that what they have in their hands is human wealth, they may pass through life without noticing the big and the small, the subtle and the obvious.

So, Dr. Montessori says, give not a mass of facts, but a key to the universe.

02/09/2026

We’ve been working on something for you. 🥰

Many parents have been asking us the same question: How do I actually become a Prepared Adult? I can set up beautiful shelves, but how do I work on myself to best support my child?

So we created a guide. Not a list of activities or materials to buy. An invitation to do the deeper work—the kind that shifts how you show up with your child every day.
The Inner Work of Parenting: A Quick Start Guide is our gift to you.

Inside, you’ll discover:
🌱 The three pillars of Montessori—and which one matters most
🧭 The rhythm of Prepare, Connect, Withdraw (with real examples)
💡 Why your triggers are actually valuable information
🔬 How observation becomes an act of love
🌍 What it means to cultivate wonder alongside your child
and so much more!

Download your free guide at the link in bio.

02/06/2026

Our children are watching. Not just what we say, but how we move through the world—our patience, our frustration, the parts we think we’re hiding.
Dr. Gabor Maté tells us: what we don’t work through, we hand down. But here’s the grace in it all—our children aren’t here to expose our wounds. They’re here to help us heal them.
Every moment we pause instead of react, every time we come back and repair, we’re rewriting the story for both of us.

This is important work. And you’re already doing it. 🤍

02/04/2026

Breaking generational patterns doesn’t mean being perfect—it means being present, curious, and willing to heal as we parent.

Save this for the days when you need the reminder that you’re doing something your ancestors couldn’t: choosing a different way. 🤍

Which of these practices resonates most with where you are right now?

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02/02/2026

Breaking generational cycles looks different than you think.

I let my kids say no. Even when it’s inconvenient.
I was raised to believe obedience was respect and my voice didn’t matter.
Now I guide them on how to say no respectfully, but they’re allowed to say it.

I let them be angry.
I learned anger was bad, that good kids didn’t get mad, so I stuffed it down for decades.
Now we’re learning how to express it safely—but the anger itself is welcome here.

I let them change their minds.
I learned that doing so meant I was unreliable, too much.
Now, we talk about how it affects others, but they’re allowed to shift.

I let them be loud and take up space.
I learned to shrink and stay quiet so others could be comfortable.
We’re learning when and where—but their bigness isn’t something to diminish.

The pattern breaks when we give our children permission to be human and teach them how to do it with care.
What’s one thing you let your kids do (and help them learn how to do well) that you were never allowed to do?

01/30/2026

🌱 SPRING REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! 🌱

Step into a space where the magic of Montessori is both felt and seen in the environment.

A slowness that meets your child - and you - exactly where you are. 🌱
A presence that invites you to really see your child. 👁️
A Montessori environment designed to spark curiosity from within, free from the endless demands of daily life. ✨
And for 90 minutes, that space becomes yours - to leave everything else behind and simply be with your child.💛

You’ll also be supported by us, two adults who bring years of experience in mothering 💕, Montessori, infant sleep, early childhood development, and classroom experience. We’re here not just to prepare the space, but to walk alongside you - guiding and supporting you through these early years.

We would love for you and your precious child to be part of our intimate community. Just six families, with a few spots already claimed.

📍 Cupertino | Wednesdays, Apr 22–May 27 | 10–11:30 AM
💬 Includes a private 30-min consultation
🎟️ Flexible Payment Options:
Pay in Full: $375 for the complete six-week session (instead of $400 - $25 discount)
Payment Plan: $75 to reserve + 5 weekly payments of $65 ($400 total)

01/29/2026

A Montessori shelf is not a display.
It is simply a place that invites your child to choose, explore, and belong.

Maybe it’s time we stop trying to shelf ourselves into a version of Montessori that was never meant to be boxed in.

Address

510 S Mathilda Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA
94086

Website

http://bayareamontessoriplaygroup.com/playgroup

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