Early Childhood Education Montessori Kit Grants

A quality childcare center should be more than a place where children are safe and fed. Science is clear about the critical importance of a child’s first three years of brain development. The early years are the platform from which all learning starts. 

After researching options and piloting the Montessori education curriculum in a rural child care center, the Dane G. Hansen Foundation is pleased to offer a grant to cover the cost of this comprehensive curriculum, which includes training videos and instructions for the teachers as well as time-tested, high-quality learning tools and manipulatives designed to last for many years.

The grant application includes a worksheet to calculate how much is available for purchase of Montessori materials, based on the licensed capacity of the center or qualifying group home.

Here are some suggested sites you might wish to order through:  www.montessori.com; www.leaderjoyusa.com and www.adenamontessori.com.

You will be required to upload the order form or copy of the shopping cart as a part of the grant application.  You do not need to pre-pay for the items.

Grant applications are due October 25 (awarded in November) and April 25 (awarded in May). This is a one-time grant per facility.