Fairport Montessori Academy is a private school and child care centre that is grounded in Dr. Maria Montessori's philosophy for enriching your children (1 to 6 years of age) and giving them the best possible head start in life. Fairport Montessori Academy is the only Montessori School in Whitby and the Durham Region that is quality assured by Dr. Maria Montessori's own Association Montessori Internationale (or AMI for short), and is the only AMI-Canada Montessori School in the east end.