The International Academy Montessori School of Douglasville is a private school offering infant daycare for children starting at six weeks of age. Private preschool is also offered, up to age four. The Montessori School system is named after Dr. Maria Montessori, Italy's first female doctor and has existed since 1907. Her educational philosophy was that children develop character and intelligence from birth to age six. Montessori schools use age appropriate manipulative learning equipment to teach children at their own pace with a philosophy of learning by doing.