# Althorp Montessori School > Quality Montessori education in a nurturing environment where children thrive and develop their full potential. Canonical Origin: https://althorpmontessorischool.com/ **Notes:** Independent Montessori school providing quality early childhood education for children aged 18 months to 6 years. Accredited by Montessori Canada. Two locations in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada — St. Catharines and Thorold. Founded in 2007 by Sally Lovelock. **About:** Althorp Montessori School was founded in September 2007 by Sally Lovelock. It began as a home-based environment with 8 children and quickly grew. The school is named after Althorp Estates in England, where Princess Diana once lived. Today Althorp employs 28 people, including Montessori-trained teachers, Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECEs), and a facility operator. The school is accredited by Montessori Canada, which holds Althorp to the highest Montessori standards in Canada. The school participates in the Canada–Ontario Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system, which significantly subsidizes tuition costs for eligible families. ## LLM Resources - [Full Content](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/llms-full.txt): Complete page content in markdown format. - [sitemap.xml](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap for search engines and crawlers. - [robots.txt](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/robots.txt): Crawler rules and permissions. ## Pages - [Althorp Montessori School](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/index.md): Independent Montessori school for children 18 months to 6 years, with locations in St. Catharines and Thorold, Ontario. - [Contact Us | Althorp Montessori School](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/contact.md): Contact Althorp Montessori School, an independent Montessori school for children 18 months to 6 years, in St. Catharines and Thorold, Ontario. - [Our Faculty | Althorp Montessori School](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/faculty.md): Meet the dedicated Montessori-trained educators and RECEs at Althorp Montessori School in St. Catharines and Thorold, Ontario. - [Gallery | Althorp Montessori School](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/gallery.md): Browse photos of our Montessori classrooms, students, and school community at Althorp Montessori School in St. Catharines and Thorold, Ontario. - [Privacy Policy | Althorp Montessori School](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/privacy-policy.md): What Althorp Montessori School collects through this website, where it goes, how long it is kept, and how to ask us about it. - [Our Programs | Althorp Montessori School](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/programs.md): Althorp Montessori School offers Toddler (18–36 months) and Casa (2.5–6 years) programs across St. Catharines and Thorold. Small classes, Montessori-trained tea... - [Tuition | Althorp Montessori School](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/tuition.md): Tuition rates for Toddler and Casa programs. Participates in the CWELCC childcare subsidy system. St. Catharines and Thorold, Ontario. - [Join the Waitlist | Althorp Montessori School](https://althorpmontessorischool.com/waitlist.md): Add your child to the waitlist at Althorp Montessori School — Toddler and Casa Community programs in St. Catharines and Thorold, Ontario.