=== Montessori Kindergarten ===
Contributors: themescarts
Tags: one-column, two-columns, three-columns, four-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, block-patterns, block-styles, editor-style, wide-blocks, template-editing, style-variations, grid-layout, full-width-template, footer-widgets, featured-images, full-site-editing, featured-image-header, flexible-header, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, custom-logo, post-formats, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, theme-options, rtl-language-support, education, photography, portfolio
Requires at least: 5.5
Requires PHP: 5.6
Tested up to: 6.9
License: GNU General Public License version 2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

The Montessori Kindergarten WordPress Theme is a beautifully designed, modern, and playful Montessori WordPress theme created specifically for Montessori schools, preschools, daycare centers, childcare websites, early education institutions, kindergarten programs, kids’ activity centers, and learning-focused child development hubs, while also fitting seamlessly for babyshower planners, nanny services, and moms blog platforms focused on parenting and early childhood care. Perfect for pre-kindergarten programs, nursery schools, playgroups, toddler classrooms, early learning academies, and kids’ education centers, it helps build an engaging and professional online presence that reflects creativity, care, structured learning, and child-centric education. This preschool WordPress theme and childcare center WordPress theme also works perfectly for early learning websites, nursery school websites, kindergarten theme setups, toddler activity center websites, kids’ academy websites, and educational institute platforms. With full support for Full Site Editing (FSE), the theme allows effortless customization of layouts, colors, banners, icons, fonts, page templates, and typography styles, making it easy to match your school’s branding and visual identity. Its soft color palette, fun icons, animated elements, and imaginative layouts capture the joyful atmosphere of a classroom, while the responsive, mobile-friendly, and retina-ready design ensures smooth browsing on desktops, tablets, and mobile devices. This Preschool & Montessori Theme includes flexible sections to highlight curriculum programs such as STEM, phonics, math, crafts, music, sensory learning, motor skills development, and interactive play-based activities, along with class schedules, admission details, fee structures, and teacher profiles that help parents explore and understand the school better. It provides dedicated areas for showcasing events, field trips, parent–teacher meetings, and festive celebrations, as well as galleries and video support for classroom activities, artwork, storytelling sessions, and interactive lessons. Schools can also share newsletters, important announcements, parent resources, and testimonials to build trust, promote transparency, and keep families informed and connected. With its optimized, secure, lightweight, and SEO-friendly code, the theme delivers fast loading speed, high performance, and better visibility on search engines. It is also translation-ready and compatible with multilingual tools, making it suitable for international preschools and global learning platforms. Whether you’re creating a website for a Montessori school, daycare, nursery, toddler activity center, preschool chain, kids’ academy, or early learning institute, this theme offers a visually appealing, user-friendly, eLearning-compatible, and highly functional platform. It combines creativity with practicality to help educational institutions attract parents, engage students, and effectively showcase their programs, teaching approach, and nurturing learning environment.

== Theme License & Copyright == 

* Montessori Kindergarten WordPress Theme, Copyright 2025 ThemesCarts 
* Montessori Kindergarten is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

== Changelog ==

= 2.2.6 =
* Improved User Experience.

= 2.2.5 =
* Minor issues fixed.

= 2.2.4 =
* Updated description.

= 2.2.3 =
* Resolved css error.

= 2.2.2 =
* Added scroll to top.
* Added archive-inner-banner pattern for archive page.
* Added id to main tag.
* Added css for screen-reader-text.

= 2.2.1 =
* Fixed minor bugs.

= 2.2 =
* Done Escapping in Footer Copyright.
* Added CSS for WooCommerce.
* Added Bundle Button in Customizer & Get Start.
* Updated RTL CSS.
* Updated POT File.

= 2.2.0 =
* Added Meta Feilds on inner banner.
* Added Posts Pagination.
* Updated Templates.
* Added Required CSS.

= 2.1 =
* Updated sections.

= 2.0.9 =
* Theme's Description Updated.

= 2.0.8 =
* Done Version Update.

= 2.0.7 =
* Updated WordPress Version.

= 2.0.6 =
* Updated Notice Function.
* Added Siteready Coming Soon Under Construction Plugin.

= 2.0.5 =
* Description Updated.

= 2.0.4 =
* Bugs Resolved.

= 2.0.3 =
* Added Buy Now Button in navigation.

= 2.0.2 =
* Updated Get start Font Family Issue.
* Added More Tags.

= 2.0.1 =
* Bug fixes and stability improvements.
* New description added.

= 2.0.0 =
* Added Page (Right Sidebar) Template.
* Removed Page (Full width) Template.
* Fixed Double heading issue in additional patterns.

= 1.9.9 =
* Updated Theme.

= 1.9.8 =
* Did responsive css.

= 1.9.7 =
* Added New Description.

= 1.9.6 =
* Added One Column Pattern
* Added Two Column Pattern
* Update Woocommerce My Account page.

= 1.9.5 =
* Added New Description.

= 1.9.4 =
* Done Some Changes.

= 1.9.3 =
* Changed the Tags.

= 1.9.2 =
* Added Posts (Full Width) Template.
* Added Posts (Left Sidebar) Template.
* Added Posts (Without Header Image) Template.

= 1.9.1 =
* Minor changes.

= 1.9 =
* Fixed minor bugs.

= 1.8 =
* Done minor changes.

= 1.7 =
* Updated Json for elements.
* Added Comments on single posts.
* Added Styling for Comments.

= 1.6 =
* Added Pages (Full Width) Template.
* Added Pages (Left Sidebar) Template.
* Added Pages (Without Header Image) Template.

= 1.5 =
* Resolved Minor Errors.

= 1.4 =
* Updated style variations.
* Resolved Errors.

= 1.3 =
* Added Style variations.
* Added RTL css.

= 1.2 =
* Updated CSS.

= 1.1 =
* Added Getstart.
* Added Theme URL's & Footer Link.
* Added BuyNow Link in Customizer.
* Added 2 New Sections.
* Added Animations & Hover Effects.
* Added POT File.

= 1.0 =
* Initial version release

== Resources ==

Theme is Built using the following resource bundles.

= Images =
Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1683824

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1383693

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/792010

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/774210

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/636258

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/591151

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/831002

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1385948

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/602241

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/847909

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/666525

Image for theme screenshot, Copyright pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/692379

= Fonts =
Google Web Fonts - Poppins By Google - https://google.com
https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/licensing

* Poppins, This is the normal family, Licensed under Open Font License, https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Poppins

* WOW JS
Copyright 2016, Matthieu Aussaguel
LICENSE URL: GPLv3 https://github.com/matthieua/WOW/blob/master/README.md
SOURCE URL: https://github.com/matthieua/WOW

* Animate CSS
Copyright 2021, Daniel Eden
LICENSE URL: 2.1 https://github.com/animate-css/animate.css/blob/main/LICENSE
SOURCE URL: https://github.com/animate-css/animate.css

* TGMPA
GaryJones Copyright (C) 1989, 1991
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Stable tag: 2.2.6
LICENSE URL https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation/blob/develop/LICENSE.md
SOURCE URL: https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation