These schools were voted the Best Montessori Schools in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2026 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Springfield Montessori. With programs for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners, this school provides an environment that supports a love of learning. Dublin and Walnut Creek. springfieldmontessori.com.
Silver: The Renaissance International School. Oakland. therenaissanceschool.org.
Peninsula
Gold: Parkside Montessori. Through the Montessori whole-child approach, it strives to provide students with a strong academic foundation that will help them become motivated learners, problem solvers and global citizens. San Mateo. parkside.smfcsd.net.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Casa dei Bambini School. With gentle guidance from Montessori educators, children are given time and space to discover who they are and what they are capable of. San Francisco. cdeib.com/index.php.
Silver: The Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate. San Francisco. sfmontessori.com.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Canyon Heights Academy. Young students from 18 months through kindergarten benefit from Montessori educational principles that nurture curiosity. Campbell. canyonheightsacademy.com.
Silver: Bowman School. Palo Alto. bowmanschool.org.
Bronze: Casa dei Bambini School. Palo Alto. cdeib.com.
