New Montessori School Opens in Canton

Laura Bertsch, Director of Children's Garden Montessori, said this Canton business was founded in June of 2013 after Bertsch saw an opportunity to start her own preschool.

Bertsch recently submitted information about the business to Patch. If you have a business and want to participate in Patch's Small Business Shout Out you can fill out the form here.

How did your business come to be?: Always wanted to open a preschool.  Taught 15 years in the public schools, saw an opportunity and went for it!

What's a fact about your business that most customers probably don't know?: I have a Bachelors in science, Masters in Early childhood, Montessori teaching certificate, and 15 years experience teaching young children. Each child gets lots of individualized instruction with me.  The children grow so much, both  academically and socially!

What services does your business provide?: We have preschool and kindergarten for children ages 3-6. In the morning we run a Montessori program, with academic enrichment in the afternoon. For our enrichment we follow the Plymouth/Canton schools curriculum. 

We also offer unique things for preschoolers like cooking, yoga, grace and courtesy lessons, sign language, hands on science, and a garden tended by the children.

What do you want your business to be best known for?: A quality, Montessori  preschool with a family-like, country setting.

What's your most popular product or service?: The Montessori method of teaching is more than just a popular trend in preschool.  It has been around for 100 years!

When was the business founded?: June 2013

Why did you choose to locate to Canton?: The owner of the school had it built for his wife, who is now retired.  He hired an architect who specialized in early childhood buildings.  We did extensive market research, and there are tons of families with young children living in this area.