Country Meadows Montessori School

What Country Meadows Montessori School does

Country Meadows Montessori School is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) Montessori school founded in 1980 and operating from a single campus at 6151 Washington Street in Gurnee, Illinois, serving the Lake County community. The school delivers Montessori education through five age-segmented programs: Toddler (15 months to 3 years), Children's House/Primary (3-6 years), Elementary (6-12 years, split into Lower and Upper), and Adolescent (12-14 years), with the Adolescent program requiring 90% mastery in each subject area. Core pedagogy relies on the Montessori three-year cycle model, multi-age classrooms, hands-on didactic materials, and individualized pacing, supported by integrated Spanish, music, art, and physical education.

The school operates on a recurring subscription revenue model with monthly tuition payments scaled to schedule length (from half-day through full-day 7:00 AM-6:00 PM), supplemented by a 10-week Summer Camp (ages 3-13), Before/After School extended care, parent education programs, and one-time application fees. Revenue is augmented through 501(c)(3) tax-deductible donations and passive fundraising via Amazon Smile, Box Tops for Education, and Target Take Charge of Education. Sibling discounts (3% for two, 7% for three) and a 2.5% credit card processing surcharge are applied. Distribution is exclusively direct enrollment at the single campus; no online or distance learning is offered. The school employs approximately 11 staff, is governed by its own administration, and reports no parent company or outside ownership.

Name

Country Meadows Montessori School

Legal name

Country Meadows Montessori School

Website

https://cmmontessori.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Country Meadows Montessori School is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit Montessori school in Gurnee, Illinois, founded in 1980, serving children from 15 months to 14 years across Toddler, Children's House, Elementary, and Adolescent programs at a single campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-8 Montessori Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Montessori K–12 Schools (EDAJABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Montessori Preschools (EDACABAC), Full-Day Nursery Programs (EDACACAD)

Keywords

• Montessori education
• Private school tuition
• Early childhood education
• Primary education services
• Summer camp programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurnee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Program Fees: The school generates revenue primarily through tuition payments for its educational programs including Toddler, Children's House (Primary), Elementary, and Adolescent programs. Tuition is scaled to the length of the school day per student, with multiple schedule options ranging from half-day morning sessions to full-day programs extending to 6:00 PM. Additional revenue comes from summer camp programs (ages 3-13) running 10 weeks from June through August, and before/after school programs offering extended care from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
2. Application and Registration Fees: The school charges application fees as part of the enrollment process, along with nominal registration and event fees depending on the activity. Credit card payments incur a 2.5% processing charge.
3. Fundraising and Donations: As a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization, the school accepts tax-deductible donations and conducts fundraising activities including an annual spring performance and fundraiser. The school also participates in Amazon Smile, Box Tops for Education, and Target's Take Charge of Education programs. Employer matching donations are encouraged to support financial aid, classroom materials, faculty development, and capital improvements.
4. Summer Camp Programs: Summer camp runs for 10 weeks from June 1st through August 7th with three program options: 10-week, 5-week, or minimum 2 consecutive weeks. Programs serve Primary ages 3-6, Lower Elementary ages 6-9, and Upper Elementary ages 9-13. Fee-based activities include field trips and swimming pool visits on alternating weeks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Country Meadows Montessori School delivers Montessori education for children ages 15 months through 14 years at its single Gurnee, Illinois campus, offering four core programs: Toddler, Children's House (Primary), Elementary, and Adolescent. The school supplements these programs with a 10-week Summer Camp for ages 3–13, Before/After School care extending from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and Parent Education classes. Tuition is structured monthly with multiple schedule options ranging from half-day morning sessions to full-day programs.

Product overview

Country Meadows Montessori School offers a comprehensive Montessori education through multiple age-specific programs: Toddler (15 months-3 years), Children's House/Primary (3-6 years), Elementary (6-12 years), and Adolescent (12-14 years). These programs are complemented by Summer Camp (ages 3-13), Before/After School care, and a Parent Education program. The school operates on a three-year developmental cycle model grounded in Montessori philosophy, emphasizing individualized learning, hands-on materials, and mastery-based progression (90%+). Programs include Spanish, music, art, and physical education, with additional enrichment through community service, internships (for adolescents), and seasonal performances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Toddler Program
• Children's House (Primary Program)
• Elementary Program
• Adolescent Program
• Summer Camp Program
• Before & After School Program
• Parent Education Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Children at Country Meadows prove year after year they are ready, willing, and able to master their work and surpass traditional achievement levels when allowed the three-year cycle.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Amazon SmileminorOthersAmazon Smile is a charitable giving program where Amazon donates a portion of qualifying purchases to the school when customers select Country Meadows Montessori as their charitable organization. This provides an ongoing fundraising mechanism requiring no additional cost to families.
• Box Tops for EducationminorOthersBox Tops for Education returns 10 cents per qualifying product box top submitted by the school. Families clip box tops from participating products and bring them to school to raise funds.
• Target Take Charge of EducationminorOthersTarget's program donates a portion of purchases made with a REDcard when families designate Country Meadows Montessori (School ID: 111115) as their chosen school.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Guidepost Montessori: Large-scale Montessori school network operating toddler through elementary programs across the U.S., directly comparable to Country Meadows in pedagogy and age coverage but with materially larger scale and multi-region footprint.
• Countryside Montessori School: Independent Montessori school in the greater Chicago area offering toddler through elementary programs, directly comparable in curriculum philosophy and family-targeted offering.

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: National early-education and childcare provider offering Montessori-aligned and other early learning programs; comparable as a broad incumbent in the private paid-education space serving similar family demographics.

Regional players

• Lake Forest Country Day School: Independent private school serving preschool through 8th grade in Lake Forest, IL, drawing from the same Lake County, Illinois family demographic with comparable tuition-dependent economics.
• North Shore Country Day School: Independent K-8 (and beyond) private school on Chicago's North Shore offering individualized education to families in Lake and Cook counties; comparable as a similarly positioned independent private school competing for the same family demographic.
• Seton Montessori School: Independent Catholic Montessori school in the Chicago suburbs serving toddler through middle-school students with a similar philosophy-based, low-ratio model, directly comparable as a community-rooted regional Montessori peer.
• Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart: Independent Catholic college-prep day school in Lake Forest, IL, serving young women from the same Lake County feeder market for families seeking private educational alternatives.
• Montessori Academy of Chicago: Chicago-based Montessori school following AMI methods with toddler through adolescent programs, comparable to Country Meadows as an independently operated AMI-style school in the same regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/country-meadows-montessori-school

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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