2.  The Fountainhead Montessori school for
early childhood development has a
campus in Livermore, CA, along with
additional campuses in Danville, Dublin,
Orinda, and Pleasant Hill. The Livermore
campus of Fountainhead Montessori was
founded in 2004 and remodeled in 2010.

3.  Education is one of the chief concerns
parents have for their children, but the
concept of a 3- or 4-year-old attending a
pre-school might seem confusing to some.
At such a young age, is the child really
learning, or simply being babysat for part of
the day? The fact is, brain development
begins in the womb and continues rapidly
over the first few years of a child’s life.
However, that still leaves the question of
what is the ideal learning environment for a
young child.

4.  To begin, a child’s classroom should be sized to
a child - from shelves to furniture, children
should be able to interact with and explore the
classroom environment without the aid of an
adult. This encourages personal independence
and a desire to learn. Lesson plans and daily
schedules should be designed by organizers
and teachers to take advantage of learning
opportunities, such as the simple task for the
child of choosing colors out of the crayon box.
This provides the child with the ability to
practice math skills and color identification
before engaging in a creative activity.