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Montessori toddler program · Southwest Portland

Where toddlers grow wild and wise.

A home-based Montessori program on a ¼-acre creek-side property near Hayhurst Elementary — one teacher, three children, and plenty of time outside.

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Meet your teacher

One teacher. Three children. Real attention.

Green Earth Montessori is led by Bridgid McGrath, MA — an educator with over 20 years of experience in early childhood, Montessori, art, and nature-based learning.

Children here are honored as capable, curious, naturally driven learners. The program centers social-emotional development, creativity, outdoor exploration, and each child's natural pace.

Read Bridgid's full story →
Portrait of Bridgid McGrath
Bridgid McGrath, MA — Montessorian, amateur permaculturist, nature lover
Why families choose us

Small by design, wild by nature

Three reasons this program looks different from a typical daycare — and why that matters for your toddler.

Nature, every day

A ¼-acre property with a creek on the western border, surrounded by trees. Outdoor exploration isn't a special event — it's the curriculum.

Montessori at heart

Practical life, independence, and respect for the child's own rhythm — guided by an MA-level Montessorian with two decades of experience.

A cohort of three

With just three toddlers and one consistent caregiver, your child is truly known — their needs, their moods, their growing sense of self.

Predictable rhythm

A day at Green Earth

A gentle, dependable flow from arrival to pickup.

8:00
Arrival & connection
8:30
Morning work cycle
10:00
Outdoor & creek time
11:30
Lunch & cleanup
12:15
Rest
2:30
Snack & wake-up
3:00
Art & afternoon work
4:00
Pickup

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“The secret of good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of flaming imagination…”
— Maria Montessori, To Educate the Human Potential
Enrollment

One spot open for fall 2026

Visits are welcome — your child is invited to join for 30–90 minutes to see if it feels like home.

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