Springfield has provided Montessori programs for children between the ages of 2 and 6 years old since 1990. A member of Professional Association for Childhood Education, Springfield Montessori School is situated on a four-acre site in Shadelands Business Park in Walnut Creek. Learning and play time take place in a 12,000-square-foot building that is surrounded by a 15,000-square-foot playground, fenced toddler play area, 3,000-square-feet of covered outdoor patios, lots ofparking for easy pickups and dropoffs, two play structures and a tricycle path. The school features two toddler classrooms, five preschool classrooms, one kindergarten classroom, a large irrigated gardening area and a sport court.