Replace 5 Tools with 1. Purpose-Built for Montessori.

If there’s a school management software as easy to use as my iPhone, it’s illumine!

Tim Seldin

President

For Head of School & Directors

Head of school smiling at her desk with planning binders and a laptop

Run a stronger school, with less operational complexity.

Explore school operations

For Academic Head & Guides

Montessori guide painting a cardboard castle with a child in a classroom

Support every child’s learning journey, without the paperwork.

Explore classroom tools

For Head of School & Directors

For Academic Head & Guides

Montessori Record Keeping

Lessons aligned to AMS and AMI scope and sequence. Create Conference Reports in seconds with templates.

Set up and manage tuition and financials

Tuition, payment plans and supported financial administration.

From inquiry to enrollment in one place

Admissions CRM, inquiries, tours, registration and enrollment workflows.

Multi-campus visibility

Visibility and oversight across multiple school locations.

Montessori record keeping dashboard with student progress tracker, lesson plan and conference report

Tuition invoice with childcare assistance credit and payment plan options

Student registration form generated with AI on a phone

Center dashboard with staff-to-child ratio, enrollments and inquiry conversion

Attendance and ratios at a glance

Access to attendance and relevant ratio information.

Real Montessori record keeping

Montessori lesson and learning records, including conference reports.

Observations made easy

Capture observations and follow each child’s progress.

Conference reports, newsletters and more

Communicate classroom updates and relevant information to families.

QR code attendance check-in with today’s attendance summary

Student progress tracker with lesson plan and conference report

AI observation capture detecting a child and activity, with translation

Why schools switch to illumine

Native Feature

Partial / Limited

Add-on

Requires Partner/Add-on

Not Available

Transparent Classroom

Montessori Compass

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Record Express (MRX)

Growth Suite

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5 operations
1 software

Transparent
Classroom

Montessori
Compass

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Record Express
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Growth
Suite

Enrollment

Inquiry CRM, tours and waitlist in one pipeline

Online enrollment packets with e-signature and form tracking

Automated inquiry follow-ups, tour reminders and newsletter campaigns

Tuition Plans and center management

Tuition plans supporting subsidies, discounts and financial aid

Via Partner

Online payments, autopay and automatic late fees

Via Partner

Attendance check-in (QR + Geofence)

Staff scheduling, timesheets and ratios

Parent Engagement

Parent app: messages, daily updates, photos and videos

Newsletters and message translation (20+ languages)

Approval flow for activities and observations

Observations, planning and records

Curriculum loaded for you (AMI- and AMS-aligned lesson sets)

Progress grid (planned, introduced, practiced, mastered)

Record lessons and observations from a phone

Conference reports that fill themselves from records

Compliance, reporting and visibility

Health forms, immunizations and student records with expiry tracking

Ratios and licensing compliance

50+ reports and multi-site dashboards for leadership

Switch to illumine

Trusted by Montessori leaders

illumine understands what Montessori educators truly need: a tool that respects the method while modernizing the operations.

Tim Seldin

President

“We just
Love illumine”

- Priyanka Sharma

Adventure Montessori

“It is really really worth it!”

- Priyanka Sharma

Adventure Montessori

Matthew Sears, SVP Technology at Guidepost Montessori

illumine brings together enrollment, communication, billing, and operational workflows into one platform while providing visibility at every level of the organization.

Matthew Sears

SVP Technology, Guidepost Montessori

Trusted by Leading Montessori Organizations Worldwide

Move to America's #1 Montessori platform with ease

White-Glove Migration

We handle data transfer, system configuration, and account setup so your team doesn't lift a finger.

Role-Based Training

Live training sessions tailored for directors, teachers, and admin staff. Everyone is confident from day one.

Dedicated Support

Your success manager provides regular check-ins, strategic guidance, and responsive support as you grow.

Montessori record keeping, lesson planning and conference reports

Explore the complete platform for every Montessori guide, with real Montessori record keeping, real-time observation updates, newsletters, conference reports and more.