Summer & Break Sessions

We offer fully-implemented Montessori education and child care at Community Montessori Columbus (CMC) during our School Year Session following a schedule compatible with the Columbus City Schools (CCS) calendars. Please see our Calendar & Daily Schedule page for full details of our calendars. In addition to the fully-implemented Montessori experience we offer during our School Year Session, CMC offers Summer and Break Session child care from 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM most normal business days CMC and CCS are not in session.

This summer, we are offering a 10-week Summer Session from June 2nd through August 8th. This summer session offers rolling enrollment as availability allows to families who aim to stay enrolled for the following school year session. The trained Montessorians that lead our Children's Houses during our School Year Session are continuing to lead their Children's House communities this 2025 Summer Session. Programming follows the fully-implemented Montessori framework of the School Year Session with summer-friendly adjustments, like additional time outdoors.

Break Session child care is offered, scheduled, and invoiced by the day. Families of children enrolled in our School Year Session will be asked to sign up for Break Session child care a few weeks ahead of time and child care will be provided according to demand. In the 2024-2025 School Year Session, we will offer Break Session child care on the following 16 days:

Fall Family-Guide Conference Day (October 28th)
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving (November 27th)
All Non-holiday Weekdays over Winter Break (December 23rd, 26th-27th, and 30th, and January 2nd-3rd)
February 14th
Spring Break (April 18th through April 25th)
Spring Family-Guide Conference Day (April 28th)

All Summer and Break Sessions at CMC are staffed, to the greatest extent possible, by regular, full-time School Year Session staff including Montessori trained Guides. Additional Summer Session only Assistants are hired, as necessary. Our Summer and Break Session child care follow Montessori best practices and are structured similarly to our Extended Care options. We remain true to CMC's mission with a consistent five-day-a-week schedule, a homelike environment with plenty of time outdoors, and opportunities for children to develop independence and a sense of community.