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" experience 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 teachersand educators, and tutored Montessori Courses and Workshops in Toronto, Winnipeg, Québec City, USA, England, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Poland and Vietnam. Daniel 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.""

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

Through the Early Childhood Montessori Education course, teacher-candidates will:

• Understand the fundamentals of Montessori's 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

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

• Individuals who are pursuing the field of Montessori Education with children between 2½ - 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

Great teaching is more than preparing an appropriate environment for learning and discovery, or presenting course material in order. Rather, it is to know what materials are appropriate for the child, as well as it's needs when exploring their next steps. Montessori teachers are prepared to "follow the child" and are acutely aware of each child's interests and accomplishments.

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, 120 of which will be supervised teaching practice where the teacher-candidate observes, assists and participates to the dynamic process of education of the host Montessori school. The remaining 280 hours will constitute of independent study, projects, material making and research.

Successful completion of coursework, examination and internship leads to the International Montessori Elementary Education Diploma awarded by the Institute, MACTE Accredited.

Graduates who hold a diploma granted by our program and accredited by the MACTE Commission are recognized by the Ministry of Education of Ontario as qualified to work with children in a Montessori program for children of ages 6 to 9 in compliance with staffing requirements.

The Online Training is available in Canada and internationally, starting whenever you are ready, but include an in-person residency of 15 days over 6 weekends during the academic year at the Mississauga location.

The In-Class Training are available from:

September 2025 to June 2026

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. 

Saturday each month (9:00am - 5:00pm) in Montreal.

Tuesday and Wednesday nights (6:30pm-10:00pm) at Montreal West location, 10432 Boulevard Gouin Ouest, Montréal, QC, H8Y 1W7

January 2026 to December 2026

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

Online Training:

A registration Fee of $200.00 is required during your application. The registration fee is not included in the $6,300 tuition fee.

The tuition costs are of $6 300.00, split into 4 installments ($1 575.00 each) payable to CMTC. E-transfers, checks and Visa/MasterCard are the accepted methods of payment for tuition fees. 

In-class Training:

A registration Fee of $200.00 is required during your application for the program offered from January to December 2025 at the Toronto East York and Montreal West locations or for the programs offered from September 2025 to June 2026 at the Markham, Mississauga and Montreal East locations.

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

The registration fee is not included in the tuition fee; but may be considered for a new application.

Tuition fees are $6,300.00 in 10 installments ($630.00 per month) payable to CMTC Inc. E-transfers, cheques, Visa/MasterCard are accepted as payment for tuition fees.

For online and In-class Training:

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

Teacher candidates receive 7 complimentary Montessori Albums (digital format).

A fee of $300.00 is required in May 2025 to cover the administration regarding the final practical and written examinations. 

An official receipt for Federal Income Tax is given to each Teacher Candidate for the fees paid during the civil year (2025 & 2026).