Welcome!

Hello! I’m Julianne Belanger, the owner and operator of PachMama Montessori Infant and Toddler Environment. Caring for very young children has been a passion and calling in my life.. I’ve always felt a deep, natural connection with infants and toddlers, and it brings me immense joy to support them in their earliest years.

My Montessori journey began back in 2005, when I took my first teaching position at a Montessori school in Minneapolis, MN. I was immediately drawn to the Montessori pedagogy, and what started as curiosity quickly became a lasting passion. I earned my AMI Primary Montessori Diploma (ages 2.5 to 6) in 2007 and spent a few years working with that age group. While I cherished that time, I found my true calling in supporting our youngest learners during their most formative stage of development.

In 2009, I helped launch a Toddler classroom as a founding staff member at an AMI-accredited Montessori school in St. Paul, MN. While there, I completed my AMI Assistance to Infancy Diploma (Birth to 3) in 2011.

After nearly a decade in Minnesota, I followed my heart, and warmer weather—to the West, where I worked as a live-in nanny. Since then, I've returned to classroom teaching and, more recently, spent the last four years as a full-time nanny to two wonderful boys.

Opening my own Montessori home environment has been a dream of mine since my first Montessori training in 2007. That dream is now a reality, and I’m thrilled to welcome families into PachaMama Montessori, where I combine my professional training with a deep sense of care and purpose. Here, infants and toddlers are nurtured in a peaceful, respectful, and enriching environment where they can grow, explore, and thrive.