Serving families in Fairfax Station
Montessori near Fairfax Station, chosen by Fairfax Station families since 1997.
Crosspointe and South Run households want space at home and structure at school. The Fairfax County Parkway run lands at a Chantilly campus open early, focused all day, and ready through evening pickup.
Fairfax Station, VA
Country mornings, then a school day that holds its shape.
Fairfax Station does not feel like a strip-mall corridor. From Crosspointe and South Run, the day often starts with trees, longer driveways, and a quieter soundtrack than closer-in Fairfax County. Parents here already chose space. They do not want a chaotic program to undo the calm they built at home.
Montessori School of Fairfax sits at 3411 Lees Corner Rd in Chantilly, about 20 minutes north when traffic is ordinary. We opened in 1997 and educate about 130 children from 18 months to 12 years across Toddler, Early Childhood, Kindergarten, Elementary, and Enrichment. Fairfax Station families who enroll usually want full-day structure with real Montessori work, not a half-day that forces a second handoff after lunch.
The drive
About 20 minutes via the Fairfax County Parkway.
Most Fairfax Station households take the Fairfax County Parkway north toward Chantilly, then the short final approach to Lees Corner Road. From Crosspointe or South Run, ordinary traffic puts you at the door in about 20 minutes. Early leavers heading toward Reston, Herndon, or the Dulles corridor often fold drop-off into a northbound commute they already make.
You park, walk your child to the door, hand off to a familiar guide, and point the car back toward the Parkway. Coat hooks and the first tray of work are already waiting, so the morning does not stall in a long lobby goodbye.
- About 20 minutes via the Fairfax County Parkway
- A northbound hop that fits Reston, Herndon, or Dulles-bound mornings
- One campus address for caregivers to learn once
- Pickup through 6:00 p.m.
Why Fairfax Station families choose MSOFx
Quiet at home does not mean loose at school.
Crosspointe and South Run parents want adults who protect concentration, materials that ask real work, and hours that cover a full workday.
Full-day structure, not a patchwork
When both adults work, a half-day program means babysitters or a second location after lunch. We keep before-care, the Montessori day, and after-care under one roof so your child keeps one routine from coat hook to evening pickup.
Independence you can see by spring
In the Toddler rooms a 3:1 ratio lets a guide kneel beside one child learning to spoon dry beans from bowl to bowl without dropping a single one. That patient attention is the seed of the concentration you later watch a six-year-old bring to the golden beads.
One campus refined since 1997
We are independent and small on purpose at about 130 students. Families who compare newer options often stay because this campus has practiced the same method since 1997, and the adults still know names and siblings.
Programs for the commute
Before-care for the Parkway, after-care for the late return.
The edges of the day matter when both parents leave before 8:00 a.m.
Campus care opens at 7:30 a.m. and runs through 6:00 p.m. Your child can arrive early from Crosspointe or South Run, move into the uninterrupted morning work cycle, and stay into Enrichment when a meeting in Reston or near Dulles runs long. Before-care and after-care belong to the school day, not a separate vendor bolted on after enrollment.
Program fit still follows the child, and the three-year cycle is what makes the drive pay off. A child spends three years in one mixed-age room: the first year watching and absorbing, the second finding a stride, the third leading younger children through the very work they once needed help with. The three-year-old who counts golden bead bars becomes the six-year-old who shows a newcomer how the thousand cube is built. See how the levels connect on our programs overview, and why we hold to mixed-age classrooms.
That continuity is what Crosspointe and South Run parents notice by spring. The same guides who greet your child early still coach concentration mid-morning, so a 20-minute Parkway run keeps making sense long after the first tour wears off.
Fairfax Station FAQ
Questions Fairfax Station parents ask first.
What time does before-care open for Fairfax Station commuters?
Doors open at 7:30 a.m., so a Fairfax Station parent can leave Crosspointe or South Run, settle a child in Chantilly, and still clear the Fairfax County Parkway before the heavier mid-morning rush. After-care continues through 6:00 p.m., so a late return does not require a second provider.
Is the drive from Fairfax Station worth it?
About 20 minutes via the Fairfax County Parkway is the trade for trained guides, a 3:1 toddler ratio, and a full Montessori day that has held its shape on one campus since 1997. Fairfax Station parents who stay usually say they wanted country calm at home and school structure that does not fall apart at 3:00 p.m.
Do other Fairfax Station families already attend?
Yes. Households from Crosspointe, South Run, and nearby Fairfax Station streets are a regular part of our community. On a tour you will often meet parents who already use the same northbound Parkway route and the same evening pickup window.
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