About Us
Five acres in Jupiter Farms
Most preschools are a building with a playground attached. We’re a five-acre campus in Jupiter Farms where the outdoors is part of the curriculum, not a break from it.
Children move through prepared classrooms across their day (the Discovery Room, the Ocean and Island Rooms, and the Garden Room) rather than sitting in one space all day. Outside there are large fenced playgrounds, a children’s garden, a rock garden, a truck garden, and an outdoor kitchen where children cook, measure, and make a mess on purpose. On any given day a child might have a reading lesson, work with Montessori math materials, plant something, play music, and eat lunch outdoors.
Our approach
We believe children learn through movement, exploration, repetition, and meaningful interaction, and our classrooms are built around that rather than against it.
Our program blends authentic Montessori materials with individualized academic instruction. Every child receives short one-on-one lessons throughout the day and is assessed on an ongoing basis, so instruction fits the child instead of the average. Some children need a challenge; others need another week on something. Both are fine, and both are planned for.
The environment is calm and structured. Children thrive on knowing what comes next and on being treated with respect, which is also the heart of our approach to guidance. We set clear expectations, model the behavior we want, and treat difficult moments as opportunities to learn self-control rather than occasions for punishment.
APPLE Accreditation and Gold Seal
ABC Montessori of Jupiter Farms is a licensed Florida child care facility, regulated under the Florida Department of Children and Families Child Care Facility Handbook, with licensing administered locally by the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County.
We also hold two important credentials:
APPLE: the Accredited Professional Preschool Learning Environment program, developed by the Florida Association for Child Care Management.
Gold Seal: Florida’s Gold Seal Quality Care designation, the state’s recognition for child care programs whose accreditation standards exceed the state’s licensing requirements.