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Montessori Learning Center

Private school in Fort Walton Beach, FL. A sourced guide to its identity, available data, enrollment questions and local planning considerations. Use the PCS planning section below to prepare for a school transition.

A school plan for your PCS

Moving with a student: Montessori Learning Center

Considering Montessori Learning Center in Fort Walton Beach during a military move? Pair the school's academic information with a plan for admission, records and the first week.

Confirm the admissions plan

Contact Montessori Learning Center directly about openings, placement, total tuition and fees, and the withdrawal or refund policy if orders change. Ask what can be completed remotely before arrival. The Interstate Compact does not apply to private schools; admissions and transfer decisions follow the school's policies. For a public-school alternative, consult Okaloosa registration and school locator.

Carry the learning history forward

Request a portable copy of report cards, transcripts, current coursework and relevant learning plans before you leave. If your child has an IEP, 504 plan or other support arrangement, arrange a handoff with the receiving staff and ask what support will be available at the start. Use the Military OneSource school-transition guide to prepare for that conversation.

Match the handoff to the student

For Montessori Learning Center, prioritize a teacher handoff about reading, math and daily routines. Ask how the school introduces a child arriving midyear and how parents receive progress updates. If your move involves kindergarten or first grade, have the registrar review age and prior-enrollment documentation. Confirm care availability and pickup authorization separately from school admission.

Connect school, home and duty station

The Okaloosa military-family resources identify Eglin's liaison for Eglin, Duke Field and 7th Special Forces Group families. Hurlburt has its own liaison; use the contact matching your assignment. Local contacts: Hurlburt Field School Liaison and Eglin School Liaison Office. Ask about youth introductions, deployment-related support and coordination with school staff. Availability of a particular service at Montessori Learning Center should be confirmed directly.

Check the school-day route to your actual duty gate, dismissal time and backup pickup plan. The map estimates travel; it does not establish a bus route, attendance boundary or guaranteed commute.

Installation and enrollment resources checked . Confirm current requirements with the receiving school.

Get to know this school

Montessori Learning Center at a glance.

Montessori Learning Center is listed as a private school in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This guide brings together its recorded identity, school-specific information where verified, practical questions for your visit, and other nearby options.

School formatPrivate school
Recorded cityFort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Directory grade spanPK–3
CountyOkaloosa
Directory year2023-24
Reported affiliationNonsectarian
NCES identityK9301282

Recorded address: 28 MIRACLE STRIP PKWY SW # 2. The map uses the recorded campus point.

Grade spans describe the directory year above. Displayed locations may use separately cited campus updates. Newer program details are identified below; confirm the intended program and campus before enrollment.

The school in perspectiveEditorial guide · 2026-09-06

Montessori Learning Center spans primary through upper elementary.

Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.

Montessori Learning Center's current site lists Primary for ages 3–6, Lower Elementary for ages 6–9 and Upper Elementary for ages 9–12. That is broader than the historical PK–3 span shown in its federal record. Our read is that a family should compare the currently available classroom groups, rather than use the dated directory range as an enrollment limit.

The published offerings also include enrichment and aftercare. A tour is particularly useful here: ask how work choices are introduced, how teachers track progress and how children move between the age-based programs. Understanding those routines helps distinguish a Montessori approach in practice from simply choosing a school with a different classroom appearance.

Why it may fit

Consider a visit if the family wants to investigate Montessori education and can evaluate the child's comfort with its work routines and progression across age groups.

What to weigh

Confirm space and staffing in the specific program, along with the aftercare calendar and fees. Age eligibility on a website is not confirmation of an available seat.

A useful local detail

The school publishes 28 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, Suite 2, in Fort Walton Beach. Discuss the next-school transition when exploring the upper-elementary program.

One question worth asking

Could we observe an ordinary work period and see how a student's reading, writing and mathematics progress is communicated to parents throughout the year?

Based on Official age-based programs ↗ · Official admissions information ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.

Academic information in context

What the data can tell you.

There is no public-school accountability letter attached to this private school. That does not describe its quality. Ask for the assessments it uses, the most recent results it is willing to share, how progress is measured, and the support available when a student falls behind or needs more challenge.

Accreditation, tuition, scholarship participation and class size have not been independently verified in this guide. Obtain current documentation from the school and check the accrediting organization's own directory. A religious affiliation describes the school's reported identity; it is not an academic score.

From research to a useful visit

Admissions, support and the daily routine.

Contact Montessori Learning Center directly for the complete admissions process. Ask about entry assessments, available places, tuition and fees, any faith or family participation expectations, and the services the school can provide for your child's learning needs. Buying a nearby home does not reserve a private-school seat.

  • Which grade and campus would my child attend, and what is the current daily schedule?
  • How are new students assessed, supported and challenged during the first term?
  • What are the transportation, extended-day and extracurricular arrangements, including any extra costs?
  • What records, deadlines and acceptance steps should be completed before a move?
Compare the questions that matter

Other schools to explore.

These are the nearest other pages in the same county and public/private sector with an overlapping recorded school level and similar campus/virtual format. Public-school comparisons also match the federal regular, alternative, special-education or vocational classification. They are comparison starting points, not a ranking or an admissions promise.

St Mary Catholic School ↗

Fort Walton Beach · Directory grades PK–8 · 2023-24

0.4 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

Families seeking Catholic education can examine both the general classroom program and, where relevant, the eligibility and continuity of the published gifted provision.

First United Methodist School ↗

Fort Walton Beach · Directory grades PK–KG · 2023-24

0.5 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

This resource can help a family explore a Christian early-years setting, provided the school first confirms its current operation and the right class for the child's age.

Cinco Christain School ↗

Fort Walton Beach · Directory grades PK–5 · 2023-24

1.4 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

Cinco merits consideration for families who want Bible-integrated elementary instruction and a school that can explain how assessment results affect a child's daily lessons.

These are campus-to-campus distances, not road miles from your home. The school finder retains separate straight-line radius filters, optional road-route estimates and Google Maps directions.

Sources and review notes.

Guide assembled September 6, 2026. Directory years are shown separately. School-specific perspective checked 2026-09-06.

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