New Research Highlights the Power of Montessori Education

A new national study led by researchers from the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania has found that Montessori preschool programs (ages 3–6) deliver stronger early learning outcomes for children. As the first randomised controlled trial of its kind, it followed nearly 600 children across 24 Montessori programs, adding powerful evidence to what Montessori educators see every day.

𝘈 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘗𝘕𝘈𝘚: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2506130122