A Montessori school for ages 2 to 5
Felt is a small Montessori school in Española with a toddler room and two primary rooms. Guides speak Spanish with the children through the morning, and every family is welcome in Spanish or English.
Two languages
Each room has its own language through the morning, and every guide speaks both with families. You can ask your question in either language at the door, on the phone, on WhatsApp or in the form.
Saray and Adelita speak Spanish with the children in the toddler room and the first primary room through the morning
Esaú speaks English with the children in the second primary room
The afternoon yard time mixes the primary rooms
Programs
2-year-olds
Spanish with the children through the morning
3-year-olds
One room in Spanish and one in English through the morning
4-year-olds
The oldest children in each room
Each primary room mixes ages 3 to 5, so a child usually stays with the same guide through the primary years.
Sample programs.
Our rooms
Carries a tray to a table, sits, and works until the tray is done
Buttons a coat on a cloth frame and then on a real coat
Hears the names of things on the shelf in Spanish, with a guide close by
Sings and listens to a short story with a few friends
When a child is ready for a longer morning and a bigger group, the guides talk with the family about a move to a primary room.
Chooses work from the shelves in a long, uninterrupted morning
Hears lessons and stories in Spanish and answers in whichever language comes
Prepares snack for friends and washes up afterward
Counts with bead chains and traces letters in sand
A child stays with the same room and guide through the primary years. In the spring the guides talk with each family about what comes after Felt.
Chooses work from the shelves in a long, uninterrupted morning
Hears lessons and stories in English, with Spanish songs and greetings through the day
Sets the table for snack and cleans up with friends
Sorts, counts and builds with wooden materials from the math shelf
Children stay in the room through the primary years. The afternoon yard time mixes both primary rooms, so a child hears both languages every day.
Sample levels.
Guides: Saray in the toddler room, Adelita in the Spanish primary room, Esaú in the English primary room.
The team
Eight adults work at Felt: a director, a guide and an assistant in each room, and a school administrator. Three of the guides are here.
Director and primary guide, Spanish room
Adelita leads Felt and guides the Spanish primary room. She grew up in the Española valley and answers the phone most mornings, so she is the person to ask about a tour.
Toddler room guide
Saray guides the toddler room, where a child's first weeks are slow and short. She speaks Spanish with the children and English with families who prefer it.
Primary room guide, English morning
Esaú guides the second primary room in English. He gives lessons on the rug and then steps back while children work, and he speaks Spanish with families at the door.
Dates
Tours run in October and February, applications open in February, and families hear from us in April.
October and February
A tour takes about an hour, on a weekday morning while the rooms are working. Guides speak Spanish and English with families; tell us which you prefer.
Book a tourFebruary
The form asks about your family and the schedule you hope for.
March
A Saturday morning with the rooms open and a guide at each shelf. Children are welcome.
April
By phone and email, with a place or a spot on the waitlist.
Mid-August
New children start with a short visit alongside a parent.
Late December and a week in spring
We share the full list of closures at the start of the school year.
Sample dates.
Safety and license
Licensed by New Mexico ECECD
Child care center license · NM License # 000000Verify
1 adult to 10 children
2-year-olds
Group size: 12
1 adult to 12 children
3-year-olds
Group size: 24
1 adult to 12 children
4-year-olds
Group size: 24
Group size
Up to 24 children
with 2 adults
Capacity
60
Ages 2 years to 5 years
A guide meets every child at the door and signs them in. At pickup a child leaves only with the people on your list, and we ask for ID until we know you.
Tell us about allergies at the tour and we ask for the details privately once you enroll. Snack is prepared in the room by the children, and we ask families not to send nuts.
A child with a fever or a contagious illness stays home. If a child gets ill at school, we call you right away and a guide stays close until you arrive.
We practice fire drills and count heads whenever children move between the rooms and the yard.
Children wash their hands at a child-height sink on arrival and before snack, and work materials are wiped between uses.
Ask us about child care assistance
Sample details.
From families
“The tour was unhurried. Saray spoke Spanish with our daughter and English with us without making a point of it, and we left knowing how a morning goes.”
“The weekly note says what the room worked on, in Spanish and in English, so my parents can follow along too.”
“We were nervous about the waitlist. Adelita told us plainly where we stood and when we would hear, and that honesty is why we signed.”
Sample reviews.
Questions
Tell us about your child and the schedule you hope for. We reply within one working day, in Spanish or English.
