Little Acorn Montessori Academy

Little Acorn Montessori Academy includes daily activities such as outside time, use of play areas, learning Spanish, learning Mandarin, and working on various crafts. The program follows a Montessori approach with individualized lessons given to each child when they are most ready to learn, and children have the freedom to move and choose activities.

• Ages: 18 months–6 years old
• Schedule: Half-day, full-day, and extended-day options Monday–Friday within business hours of 7:00am–6:00pm

Little Acorn Montessori Academy is a Montessori school for children ages 18 months to 6 years. Its programs include Toddler (18–36 months), Pre-Primary (2–3 years), Primary (3–5 years), and TK/Kindergarten (5–6 years). The school offers whole child education that includes social, emotional, and physical development along with academic skills, and its approach is supported by current neurology and human development research. Families have access to a parent portal, and the school has sister schools in Corona and Vista.

The mission of Little Acorn Montessori Academy is to provide a safe, healthy, happy environment where children thrive both academically and emotionally as they discover a passion for learning. The leadership team includes Susie Maroulakis.

Parent Thomas D. describes Little Acorn Montessori Academy as an excellent school where teachers are nice, know what is going on with each child, and introduce Spanish and Mandarin, and notes that children enjoy their outside time and play areas. Parent Adam C. shares that in the Pre-K program, teachers prepare children for Kindergarten, and that his child learned to write the names of teachers and friends by making many cards. Parent Nadiia R. reports that management handles school logistics, schedules, organization, and events, and that children work on various crafts every day and learn a lot.

Last updated June 27, 2026.