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    • Home
    • Parent Resources
      • Parent Resources
      • Vision & Curriculum
      • Meet The Staff & Board
      • School Calendar
    • Our Classrooms
      • Primary
      • Kindergarten
      • Elementary
    • Enrollment
      • General Information
      • Primary Enrollment
      • Elementary Enrollment
      • Summer Camp
    • Fundraising
      • School Shirts & More
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Activities and Clubs
  • Home
  • Parent Resources
    • Parent Resources
    • Vision & Curriculum
    • Meet The Staff & Board
    • School Calendar
  • Our Classrooms
    • Primary
    • Kindergarten
    • Elementary
  • Enrollment
    • General Information
    • Primary Enrollment
    • Elementary Enrollment
    • Summer Camp
  • Fundraising
    • School Shirts & More
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Activities and Clubs
Beginnings Montessori

Welcome

Beginnings Montessori is a non-profit, non-sectarian Montessori community of educators, parents, and students that honors the unique potential in each child and educates the whole child by encouraging independence, promoting collaboration, engaging in critical thinking, and fostering a love of learning. 

Our Classrooms

We offer private early childhood and elementary education for children, ages 3 through 12 years old. Our purpose is to provide a warm, nurturing, and stimulating environment that promotes mental, social, and emotional growth. Our Montessori classrooms provide a rich, structured environment with numerous opportunities for observation, exploration, and movement, enabling each student to learn according to his/her individual needs and capabilities.


 47 Years in Operation

75 Students Enrolled

800+ Alumni  

Primary Age 3 & 4

Kindergarten Age 5 & 6

Kindergarten Age 5 & 6

 Primary students are able to explore specially designed Montessori materials that are hands-on, concrete and self-correcting. 

Kindergarten Age 5 & 6

Kindergarten Age 5 & 6

Kindergarten Age 5 & 6

 The kindergarten year is the final year of the primary classroom. Kindergarteners serve as leaders and mentors to younger students. 

Elementary Age 6 to 12

Kindergarten Age 5 & 6

Elementary Age 6 to 12

 The elementary program consists of a lower elementary classroom of students ages 6 - 9 and an upper elementary classroom of students ages 9-12. 

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Facts About Us

Beginnings Montessori operates under the direction of the Allegany Association for Childhood Education, Inc., a non-profit organization established in 1978.


  • Licensed by the Maryland State Board of Education and the Office of Child Care.
  • American Montessori Society Member.
  • A non-profit private school that welcomes children of diverse backgrounds.
  • A child-centered school directed by trained educators and governed by an elected Board of Directors.
  • A licensed before and aftercare provider.

Beginnings Montessori

15 N Smallwood Street Cumberland, MD 21502

(240) 580-3315

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