Daycare |
Montessori |
Supervises children during the day |
Educated children with a focus on stimulating a child's mental growth |
Miscellaneous, play-based activities |
Research-based education using self-corrective materials to give children a hands-on learning experience |
Teacher-led environment |
Uses a "follow the child" approach and observes the child's strengths and weaknesses to shape the learning experience accordingly. |
Group-based learning |
Every child learns at his or her own pace with individual attention |
Abstract learning |
Concrete learning |
Does not provide detailed feedback on every child |
Provides individual progress reports and teacher interview nights |