The Basic Concepts and Practices of the Montessori Method
The Montessori method is a self-directed classroom model where teachers guide preschoolers through child-directed work. Learn how to incorporate it in your classroom.
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Support self-directed learning and keep parents involved. Manage attendance, billing, and communication—all in one place.
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Why Montessori programs love brightwheel
Montessori curriculum tracking
Quickly create learning plans and activities, while keeping careful notes on each child’s journey through your program.
Real-time parent communication
Give your staff simple tools to keep parents updated with clear, timely information about their child's learning progress.
Effortless staff coordination
Give teachers and assistants a simple way to collaborate, share observations, and plan activities.
On-time billing and payments
Automate billing and collect on-time payments through multiple payment methods.
Montessori curriculum tracking
Quickly create learning plans and activities, while keeping careful notes on each child’s journey through your program.
Real-time parent communication
Give your staff simple tools to keep parents updated with clear, timely information about their child's learning progress.
Effortless staff coordination
Give teachers and assistants a simple way to collaborate, share observations, and plan activities.
On-time billing and payments
Automate billing and collect on-time payments through multiple payment methods.
Montessori program owners and directors: Brightwheel is for you
Streamlined family communication
- Share daily highlights, photos, and learning milestones
- Build trust by showing parents how their child is growing each day
“Parent communication has drastically improved thanks to brightwheel. Parents are more in tune with what’s going on at school, so they’re more responsive. Because brightwheel is easy and quick to use for everybody.”
Cally B, Assistant Director at MBCC Journey
Birmingham, AL
Easy billing and payments
- Automate invoices, track tuition, and collect payments online
- Invite families to online billing and autopay to get paid on time
- Save time with billing plan templates and customize to fit the needs of your program
“95% of my parents are now on track with payments. Before, it was really bad. Parents love that they can see exactly how much they owe, right on their phones.”
Munisha M. Director at Excelsior University for Children
Seabrook, TX
Early education resources
Foster meaningful family engagement at your childcare program
This free family engagement guide includes:
- Strategies to strengthen family communication
- Curriculum tips to enhance learning outcomes
- Ideas for using technology to keep families connected
Brightwheel has more ways to support your childcare program
Billing & payments
Send automated invoices, accept online payments, and get paid on time. 90% of preschools report that more families pay on time with brightwheel.
Center management
Simplify administrative tasks with brightwheel’s all-in-one app & save up to 20 hours per month. Stay compliant with digital check-ins, health checks, and room ratio tracking.
Communication
Build quality connections with families and staff. 95% of administrators & staff report brightwheel improves communication with families.
Seamlessly switch to brightwheel from other childcare management software
Easy onboarding trainings
Get access to guided training through brightwheel Academy, a comprehensive learning tool to help you, your staff, and families master using brightwheel.
Speedy support team
Brightwheel has the industry’s largest support team and will ensure that you get quick answers through live chat whenever you need them (response times are less than 1 minute!). Brightwheel’s support team plays a pivotal role in enabling new users to maximize every feature of the software.
Roster and rate card upload tool
Switching to brightwheel is easy when you upload your student rosters. The brightwheel team will import your roster and tuition rates into your brightwheel account so you have all of the information you need from day one.
One simple, transparent price
You won’t pay more as you use more features on brightwheel. Your price is based on enrollment capacity and you get access to all features on the platform.
Brightwheel vs. Procare
Switch to brightwheel, the leading mobile-first childcare app, for superior billing, messaging, and attendance tracking—all seamlessly synced in real time across devices.
Frequently asked questions about software for Montessori programs
Childcare software is technology designed to simplify, automate, and speed up the management of childcare centers and early childhood education programs. It helps with daily tasks such as billing, enrollment, family engagement, staff management, and record-keeping. Brightwheel is the childcare software of choice for millions of educators in the US and Canada.
Brightwheel childcare software automates administrative tasks, including billing and payments, enrollment management, communication with families, and tracking children’s activities and development. It saves time, improves efficiency, and enhances communication between educators and parents.
Brightwheel supports core Montessori principles with features like Montessori curriculum tracking, a rich bank of pre‑loaded materials across Sensorial, Cultural, Language, Math, and Practical Life domains, and tools for logging observations, milestones, and daily activities—all within one user-friendly platform.
Educators can create and share lesson plans, track developmental milestones, attach specific Montessori materials, and log observations with notes, photos, and videos—directly from their devices.
Absolutely. Staff can share daily highlights, learning milestones, photos, and videos in real‑time—keeping families closely connected to their child’s journey at your Montessori program.
Yes, you can access a broad set of pre-loaded Montessori materials and align them with your own lesson plans and observation needs. The system supports linking milestones to specific activities and custom plans.
Brightwheel offers flexible pricing plans to fit different budgets and program types and sizes. We encourage prospective customers to connect with our team directly for a personalized quote based on your specific needs. Request pricing information to explore how brightwheel can benefit your program.
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