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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions families ask about Programs and Amici Trilingual Montessori.
Where is Amici located?
Amici is located at 1244 E. Chandler Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85048, near Ahwatukee, Chandler, Tempe, Laveen, and South Phoenix.
What languages do children experience?
Children learn through Mandarin, Spanish, and English in a trilingual Montessori environment.
How do we get started?
Schedule a tour, visit the classrooms, and we will talk through your child’s age, schedule, tuition, and enrollment next steps.
Visit Amici Trilingual Montessori
We are located at 1244 E. Chandler Blvd. in Phoenix, serving Ahwatukee, Chandler, Tempe, Laveen, South Phoenix, and nearby families.
Parent Reviews & School Trust
Families choose Amici for trilingual Montessori care, warm teachers, and a school community built around children. Read current parent feedback before your tour.
Real Parent Feedback
Use the Google reviews link to see current, public feedback from Amici families.
See the Classrooms
A tour is the best way to understand the daily rhythm, language immersion, and Montessori environment.
Ask Your Questions
We can talk through your child’s age, schedule, language goals, tuition, and next steps.
Questions families ask about the programs
What ages does Amici serve?
Amici takes children from birth through second grade. The path runs Infant, Toddler, Primary, and Kindergarten, with after-school and summer camp alongside. Each level builds on the one before it, so your child can start as a baby and stay through the early elementary years without changing schools or starting the languages over.
What are Montessori materials?
They are hands-on learning tools designed to teach one concept at a time, from pouring and sorting in the youngest rooms to beads for math and movable letters for reading. Your child uses them independently after a short demonstration. The materials show a child when something is wrong, which lets them correct their own work without waiting to be told.
Why are the classrooms mixed-age?
Children stay with the same guide and classmates across a span of years, which lets younger children learn by watching and older children solidify skills by helping. It also means your child is not held to a single grade level pace. They can move ahead in one area while taking more time in another.
How does my child move up to the next level?
Readiness drives it alongside age. Guides watch for the skills, focus, and independence the next environment expects, then arrange visits so your child knows the room and the teachers before the change. You are part of that conversation. Nobody is moved on a birthday alone when the timing is clearly wrong.
What does a typical day include?
A long uninterrupted work period each morning where your child chooses their activities, with guides giving individual and small group lessons. Add outdoor time, group gatherings, meals, rest for the younger children, and specials during the week. The three languages are woven through the whole day rather than scheduled as separate class periods.
What specials or enrichment are included?
Children take part in music, art, yoga, martial arts, gardening, and coding, scaled to what each age group can handle. These are not add-ons stuck at the end of the day. They give children another setting to hear and use Mandarin, Spanish, and English. Ask which specials your child’s classroom has this year.
How are the three languages divided during the day?
Each classroom has native Mandarin, Spanish, and English speaking teachers present, so children hear all three inside ordinary classroom life instead of in separate language blocks. Your child answers whoever is speaking to them. Over time they learn to switch based on the adult in front of them, which is how immersion sticks.
Does the program continue past kindergarten?
Yes. It runs through second grade, so you do not have to change schools right after the kindergarten year. That extra time matters for language, because the early elementary years are when children begin reading and writing in what they have been hearing since they were small. Ask about current elementary availability.
Google Reviews
What families say about us on Google
We’ve had such a wonderful experience with this school. The administrative staff is always helpful and kind, and they make everything so easy for families. Communication from the school is excellent, and we always feel well informed. The teachers truly seem committed to their students. My daughter had a difficult time adjusting when she first started, but the staff was incredibly patient, gentle, and supportive with her. Now she absolutely loves going to school and has built such a sweet bond with her teachers. We’ve also been very impressed with the educational program. She is learning so much and has already started picking up the languages they’re teaching her. We’re very grateful for the care and encouragement she receives here.
A great place to send your kids. Learning environment and teachers small class size opportunities for kids to flourish. Highly recommend.
We couldn’t be happier with this kindergarten. 💛 The trilingual education system is truly impressive. It’s amazing to see children naturally exposed to multiple languages while learning and having fun at the same time. Even we just started, my kids start to learn and speak few Spanish words. The teachers are caring, patient, and genuinely invested in the children’s development. Seeing our kids go in happily every morning and come home excited to share their day means everything to us. We’re so grateful to have found this place. Highly recommended! ✨
Questions families ask about Amici near Ahwatukee
What’s the minimum age for enrolling in Montessori education?
Amici welcomes children beginning in infancy, with Montessori environments designed for each developmental stage from infant care through the elementary years currently offered by the school.
How is Montessori education different from other educational approaches?
Montessori is child-centered and hands-on. Instead of every child moving through the same worksheet or lesson at the same time, children work with carefully prepared materials, build independence, and progress at a pace that fits their development.
What is the teacher-student ratio at Amici’s preschools in Ahwatukee?
Ratios vary by classroom level and age group, with smaller ratios for infants and toddlers. Amici follows appropriate early-childhood guidelines and can confirm the current classroom ratio during a tour or enrollment conversation.
What are the benefits of Montessori daycare for my child?
Montessori daycare gives children full-day care with more than supervision: practical life skills, hands-on learning, independence, social development, concentration, language exposure, and confidence for future school success.
How do you support children with special needs?
Amici welcomes conversations with families about each child’s needs. The team works with parents to understand goals, routines, accommodations, and whether the classroom environment is the right fit for the child.
What ages does Amici Trilingual Montessori serve?
Amici serves young children from infancy through the elementary years currently offered by the school, with Montessori learning and daily Mandarin, Spanish, and English exposure.
Is Amici a daycare or a Montessori school?
Amici supports working families with full-day care, but the program is built around Montessori education, trilingual immersion, independence, and school readiness.
What languages do children learn at Amici?
Children are immersed in Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and English through songs, routines, lessons, practical life activities, stories, and classroom conversation.
Is Amici convenient for Ahwatukee families?
Yes. Amici is located on East Chandler Boulevard in Ahwatukee and serves families from Ahwatukee, Chandler, Tempe, Laveen, Estrella, South Mountain, and nearby Phoenix neighborhoods.
Does Amici offer full-day care?
Yes. Amici offers school-day and extended-day options designed for working families who want more than a traditional daycare.
How does Montessori help with kindergarten readiness?
Montessori helps children build independence, concentration, early literacy, math foundations, practical life skills, confidence, and social-emotional readiness.
Can children learn Mandarin and Spanish at the same time?
Yes. Early childhood is a strong window for language acquisition, and Amici uses daily immersion to help children naturally absorb Mandarin, Spanish, and English.
How can Ahwatukee families schedule a tour?
Families can schedule a tour through the Amici website to meet the team, see the classrooms, and ask about programs, tuition, and availability.
What makes Amici different from other preschools near Ahwatukee?
Amici combines Montessori education with three-language immersion, small-child focus, practical life skills, cultural learning, and a strong parent-friendly schedule.
Does Amici support families comparing preschool options?
Yes. Families can tour the campus, compare schedules and programs, and ask detailed questions about curriculum, language immersion, tuition, and classroom routines.