Bilingual Montessori Preschool in Lafayette, Colorado
Now enrolling for 2026!
A nurturing, child-centered environment where independence, curiosity, and a love of learning grow every day, combining authentic Montessori education with a bilingual experience that helps children build confidence, creativity, and strong communication skills from an early age. Serving families in Lafayette and Boulder County.
Our Montessori Programs in Lafayette
We offer thoughtfully designed Montessori programs that support each stage of early childhood development, helping children grow in independence, confidence, and curiosity.
Toddler Program
(18 months – 3 years)
A gentle introduction to Montessori learning focused on independence, language development, and social exploration.
Primary Program
(3 – 6 years)
A hands-on, child-led environment where children
build foundational academic, social, and problem-solving skills.
After School Enrichment
Opportunities for continued learning, creativity, and social connection beyond the school day.
A Trusted Montessori School in Lafayette Since 2010
Autana School is a private bilingual Montessori school serving children ages 18 months to 6 years in Lafayette and the greater Boulder County area. Since 2010, we have provided a nurturing, child-centered environment rooted in authentic Montessori principles.
Our approach encourages independence, respect, and a lifelong love of learning, while our bilingual program supports strong communication skills and cultural awareness from an early age.
Grow their confidence
Each activity is an opportunity for your child to embrace their work from a place of love. With self-paced learning, your child is more likely to remain engaged and to build upon their self-confidence which in turn encourages their desire to learn more.
Activities that promote independence & social skills
While our programs encourage your little ones to become better independent learners, we foster an environment that promotes social interaction. We actively encourage parents to visit the school to share experiences (exercise, baking, story-telling, a special custom or tradition) with the children.
-
Montessori School in Lafayette
Autana Montessori Bilingual School was founded by three sisters who shared a dream. In 2010, the school was launched as a home-based program in Boulder, Colorado.
-
Our Montessori Programs
We adhere to an authentic Montessori curriculum. Our mixed age carefully designed classrooms serve two groups of children. Toddlers (18 to 36 months), Primary (3 to 6 yrs old). We operate from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. After-school activities are from 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm.
-
School Events & Community
Stay connected with upcoming events, activities, and school updates.
Follow the child
Children have innate qualities for learning. Through observation, guidance, and a prepared environment the adults respect the child’s interests, pace and developmental needs to create the best place for learning.
What people are saying.
-
Dory Gannes
Autana has been a wonderful experience for our family since moving to Colorado three years ago. Our oldest two are currently enrolled and we will enroll our youngest as soon as he is old enough. The heads of school are wonderful humans and incredibly knowledge Montessori teachers and leaders. They care deeply about the children in the school and hire competent, warm and loving staff.
We were unsure about Montessori pedagogy when our oldest was starting school but we’ve seen the impact it’s had on kids, who learn very differently and each have their own ways of doing things…but have both thrived with the Montessori approach and we believe it has enabled them to become their own independent, capable, curious and kind kids.
Autana also is one of the most diverse environments we’ve been in and that’s a beautiful thing, especially here in Colorado.
-
Erin DiCamillo
My son has attended Autana for a year and a half, and we intend to keep him enrolled at the school until he's ready for elementary school. The Co-Founders of the school work closely with the staff to create a nurturing environment for the children to learn and thrive independently. When our child goes through major developmental changes, the team actively participates with the parents to support the child and family. We're very grateful for the Autana learning environment and community, there's nothing better as a parent than to see our child walk into school confidently and with so much joy every day.
-
Erin Mercer-Niehues
Autana is a wonderful school environment where the Montessori practices are thoughtfully curated and followed. My two sons both attended, one in toddler and one in primary, and they thrived. They developed independence, a deeper awareness of the children and environment around them, and thoughtful behavior that they carried with them at home and beyond. Raquel and Patty are very passionate about the experience of the children and the environment and community they work to foster. You can feel how heartfelt they are and the love they have for their work. They try very hard to find teachers that align with those values and that are Montessori trained which can be very difficult. Communication is key, in any environment, and as a parent it was helpful to ask questions when I needed clarity on something or had a desire for my children’s education and experience. I am thankful for our experience at Autana and the care they show our children.