Join An International Network of Montessori Parenting Coach Professionals
Upon completion of this program, you'll earn the designation of a Montessori Parenting Coach (MPC™). Our international network of parent coaching professionals are Montessorian at heart and trauma-informed in mind. The Daybreak MPC curriculum includes information on skills needed to:
- Merge Montessori principles safely within a trauma-informed parent coaching framework
- Integrate the wisdom of Maria Montessori into your coaching practice, especially in the context of thriving parent-child relationships and family environments
- Combine child development in-depth knowledge with gold standards in parental coaching
- Practice and teach Family-Wellness Mindfulness Interventions, based on attachment research protocols
- Apply child-centered developmental knowledge with integrative coaching for everyday parental concerns (eg: hitting, sleep issues, etc).
- Offer parents and families evidence-based coach programming for child resilience and optimum wellness
- Provide anxiety-busting parental support vis-a-vis coaching services focused on healing, presence, and lifetime parent-child healthy attachment
- Bring a trauma-focused mind-body framework into a range of mental wellness interventions for child and family vitality
- Offer unique coaching support to parents within the Montessori school system AND those outside of the formal Montessori system. Your services will be promoted and recognized within our network of Montessori parent communities, and also in mindful parenting circles external to Montessori schools and communities.
Program Overview
Become certified as a Montessori Parenting Coach (MPC)™ with Daybreak Training.
Upon completion of this 100 hour curriculum, you will have everything you need to bring comprehensive and in-depth coaching to parents, with a special focus upon services to Montessori-aligned parents and families.
Montessori Philosophy Meets Evidence-Based Parent Coaching
This program has been designed by Montessori child development experts in partnership with Daybreak coaching professionals, drawing upon an evidence-based and trauma-informed model for offering support and healing services to parents and families.
Your Schedule & Learning Process for JANUARY 2027 Cohort
This coaching certification training is provided in a long distance format only. You can join livestream (see dates below) and/or watch the recordings which will be stored in your forever e-library.
Phase 1: JAN 30th-FEB 2nd 2027: During this four-day online intensive, we meet from 1:00 pm. - 6:00 p.m. Eastern/Toronto time.
This phase of training covers the foundations of Montessori Parental Coaching, with an overview of how Montessori principles can be woven into a parental coaching model emphasizing whole-child individuation journeying, from a trauma-informed lens.
Phase 2: FEB 27th - MARCH 2nd: During this four-day online intensive, we meet from 1:00 pm. - 6:00 p.m. Eastern/Toronto time.
This phase of training covers a deep-dive into the Montessori ages and stages of development (emphasis on Absorbant Mind, Reasoning Mind and sensitive periods vis-a-vis specific tools for parent and family coaching during these stages).
Phase 3: APRIL 2nd - 5th 2027: During this four-day online intensive, we meet from 1:00 pm. - 6:00 p.m. Eastern/Toronto time.
This phase of training covers trauma-informed coaching strategies with a special focus on emotional regulation in adults and children; the prepared adult; and coaching for common concerns in childhood development.
Phase 4: MAY 7th - 10th 2027: During this four-day online intensive, we meet from 1:00 pm. - 6:00 p.m. Eastern/Toronto time
This phase of training focuses on developmental needs presenting during the elementary and adolescent years, along with parent-child and family wellness practices.
Phase 5: JUNE 5th-8th, 2027: During this four-day online intensive, we meet from 1:00 pm. - 6:00 p.m. Eastern/Toronto time
This phase of training focuses on coaching tools for building the ideal home environment, and advanced coaching intervention practices with parents. Topics include: anxiety interventions, trauma-based tools and mind-body healing for parents.
Phase 6: Students are linked with a coaching mentor for completion of coaching hours and case study submissions
You'll receive 5 hours of content each day during the above live-streaming/online intensive weeks. If your schedule doesn't allow for joining in class discussion during live streaming, video class-room content is recorded for you to keep and watch for as long as you like.
Requirements for Certification
Following completion of online classes (above schedule), you will be required to complete coaching hours and provide a case study submission, along with the completion of a 1:1 mentorship meeting.
Lifetime Support for Your Work as a Parenting Coach
Following your certification, you will be invited into our virtual network of Montessori Parenting Coaches. Through discussion boards and ongoing community meetings, we continue to share our knowledge and forward the field of building happy and thriving parent-child environments -- ones that are rooted in a healing parental presence and a commitment to cherished living practices.
Your Forever E-Library
As part of your training, you'll receive lifetime access to e-resources including work-books, coaching tools, and recorded workshops from our VIP guest faculty: child and family experts in the field (examples below). You will not find these specially VIP curated e-workshops and tools for Montessori Parenting Coaches available anywhere else.
.....And many more e-resources await!!
Your Faculty Team
Your faculty team is comprised of leaders and innovators in the fields of parental coaching, Montessori education and family/child wellness. In addition to accessing an ongoing community of our professional development educators, you'll also meet the Team Leads below.
Kaia (Karen) Day is the President of Daybreak Therapy and Training, and has over twenty years of experience in the provision of trauma counselling and clinical social work practice, teaching and supervision.
Kaia specialized in paediatric anxiety while Director of a psychotherapy clinic in the Toronto area. She received and provided training internationally in the areas of mindfulness-based approaches to psychotherapy and coaching, including parental coaching, and has worked with and presented alongside leaders in the field of mindful parenting, including Dr.Gabor Maté, Dr.Shefali Tsabary and Lynn Lyons.
Naureen Shah and Sara Alvi are the Directors of Head Start Montessori School which they opened in 2002, after many years of teaching, leading and advocating for implementation of the true Montessori philosophy.
As dedicated Montessori Directresses, they continue in their commitment to build a thriving and vibrant parental community closely connected to Montessori principles.
Annemarie D'Alessio is a Daybreak certified Parenting Coach & Instructor. She has led mindful-based parenting workshops and trainings for Montessori teachers, online programs and private clients around the world. Annemarie has a special interest in conscious parenting, shadow work and the uncovering of multi-generational trauma patterns in family systems.
John Williams is a Paediatric and Family Development Consultant who has served as Clinical Director for psychology services and wellness clinics in Canada, USA, and Central America. Dr. Williams is chief advisor for Montessori integrated parental coaching services within the Daybreak certification program.
MARKETING & REFERRAL SUPPORT: Certification as Montessori Parenting Coach (MPC) with Digital badge for your website and Certificate in Montessori Parent Coaching and Counselling; Listing on Daybreak directory of Montessori Parent Coaches (coming in 2027), Psychology Today, and other referral networks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Important Registration Details
SMALL YEARLY COHORT: We accept a small cohort maximum of 20 students per year.
PRE-REQUISITE REGISTRATION DETAILS: As soon as you register, you'll be provided with pre-requisite learning materials available in your e-library. You are asked to go through these materials prior to our livestream classes which begin in January, 2027. You'll also be assigned a Montessori Parenting Coach consultant who will be available for consultation purposes as you go through your pre-requisite learning materials.
$3888 CAD plus tax
(SEE FAQ SECTION RE: INSTALMENT PAYMENTS)
REGISTRATION CLOSES ON DECEMBER 1st, 2026 OR WHEN SPOTS ARE FILLED (whichever comes first)
Montessori Parenting Coach (MPC™) Certification
- 100 hour curriculum plus ongoing professional development through Daybreak Network
- Start-up Kit that includes audio and video resources, forms, and client tools
- Lifetime access to e-library complete with all classes, protocols and ready-to-use forms
- 6-month access to 1:1 coaching consultation
- Certificate and use of title MPC™ Montessori Parenting Coach
- International Directory Listing and Information & Referral service available in Fall 2027
- Promotional listing service within Montessori school and parenting communities