Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Tracy. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Tracy. This dimension weighs staff tenure, qualifications, warmth reported in parent reviews, and consistency of care across classrooms.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in Tracy. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Tracy. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.
Best K-Ready
Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Tracy. This dimension reflects pre-literacy, pre-math, and school-readiness preparation reported by parents and visible in the curriculum.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Tracy. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.
Full Ranking Detail
MontessoriPreschoolPre-KindergartenFull Day
Montessori School of Tracy is a long-established Montessori preschool in Tracy, California, serving children ages 2-6 since 1995 under California's CCLD licensing. The center operates extended hours (6:30 AM–6:00 PM, Monday through Friday) and draws families from Tracy, Tracy Hills, Manteca, Lathrop, and surrounding areas. With 23 credentialed teachers—most holding higher education degrees and Montessori training—maintaining a 10:1 student-teacher ratio and all staff CPR/First Aid certified and Mandated Reporter trained, the school delivers an authentic Montessori environment spanning language, mathematics, sensorial work, practical life, science, art, and music. Parents consistently report that children complete the program reading at grade level and performing first-grade mathematics, and the school was voted Best Preschool & Daycare by the Tracy Press. With strong Yelp ratings (96 reviews) and a secure campus featuring cameras and access-code entry, it serves families seeking a proven child-centered approach; prospective parents should note that Montessori pedagogy differs meaningfully from traditional preschool and benefits from parent education to fully appreciate.
Safety6.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care4.0
Kindergarten readiness7.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion7.0
Management7.0
Culture7.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Follows the principles of Maria Montessori with a hands-on, child-centered environment. Focuses on developing social, emotional, and cognitive skills and cultivating lifelong learners.
Programs & activities: Two Year Old Program (ages 2-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (ages 3-6) covering language, reading, writing, mathematics, sensorial and practical life, geography and cultures, and a themed Summer School (ages 2-6) with projects and arts/crafts.
What sets it apart: Voted Best Preschool & Daycare by the Tracy Press. Hours Mon-Fri 6:30am-6pm; secure campus with cameras, access code entry, touchless attendance; ratio of at most 12 children per teacher (classrooms up to 36 with head teacher plus two assistants).
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