Little Scholars Academy of California

Little Scholars Academy of California offers Infant Center care with Montessori-based feeding, sleeping, and discovery that follows each child’s own rhythms. It also offers toddler time with child-sized tools and purposeful work, preschool with reading readiness, math foundations, deep focus, and self-regulation, and TK/Kindergarten with lead work in the room and preparation for 1st grade readiness. The school is open year-round, five days a week, and the summer program runs in July and August.

Programs

• Infant Center — 6 weeks to 2 years · Mon-Fri 7:30 AM-5:30 PM · $1,760 per month · Warm, attentive Montessori-based care following the child's own rhythms for feeding, sleeping, and discovering the world.
• Toddler — 2 to 3.5 years · Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-6:00 PM · $1,370 per month · Child-sized tools, purposeful work, and time to practice independence, language, and confidence.
• Preschool — 3 to 4.5 years · Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-6:00 PM · $1,090 per month · Reading readiness, math foundations, deep focus, and self-regulation in a Montessori classroom.
• TK/Kindergarten — 4 to 6 years · Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-6:00 PM · $1,090 per month · Older children take on the lead work of the room and prepare for 1st Grade readiness.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–6 years old
• Price range: $1,090–$1,760 per month
• General schedule: Year-round, 12-month school; 5 days/week for programs; summer program in July and August.
• Facility hours: Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-6:00 PM; Infant Center 7:30 AM-5:30 PM

About the provider

Little Scholars Academy of California was founded in 2016 and has served families since 2016. The director is Nadhira Hathotuwegama. Lead teachers are Montessori-trained and certified through the American Montessori Society (AMS) or the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), and the school is state-licensed for both infant and preschool care.

• Summer Program — July and August · Additional fees apply in July and August.

Infant Center: infants should be accustomed to drinking from a bottle. Toddler: must drink from a cup, sleep independently without a pacifier, and be fully mobile; children may be in diapers and working on toilet training. Preschool & TK/Kindergarten: children must be fully toilet-trained. Annual Registration and Materials Fee is due each September or at enrollment and is non-refundable and non-transferable; Waitlist Fee secures preferred start date and is non-refundable and non-transferable.

What families say

“My wife and I really like the school and staff here. But what really matters is our daughter LOVES them! From her very first day, she's actually been happy to go.” — Bryan F. · LSAOC parent

“We are so lucky to have found the LSAOC Montessori preschool. Great teachers and staff, they are so nice and kind, it means the world to me that my daughter feels loved while learning and growing every day. Our family loves this school!” — Renee S. · LSAOC parent

“Leaving my one and only little girl in the hands of someone else is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do, however this experience was made so much easier by the help of the staff at Little Scholars Academy. I can tell that they genuinely love my daughter and that she genuinely loves them back.” — Amy T. · LSAOC parent

Last updated October 22, 2026.