Play-to-learn

To allow freedom of movement during the learning activities and to provide physical exercise both indoors and outdoors. We want to help your child become a balanced, well-mannered and confident individual, who through the Montessori education system will have a flying start at their next school and for life.

We aim to provide an environment in which all children achieve the best possible education and care and become confident learners with a growing ability to communicate their own views and are supported by the pre-school to reach their full potential during the Early Years. We are a fully inclusive pre-school and are committed to anti-discriminatory practice to promote equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all children and families.

Using the EYFS and Montessori curriculum we aim to provide an environment in which all children achieve the best possible education and care and become confident learners with a growing ability to communicate their own views. We aim to ensure that each child is supported in reaching their full potential and is regarded of equal worth, irrespective of age, gender, race or ability.

The children have access to outdoor areas, at all times in all weathers, except when conditions are unsafe. We encourage children to move in and out as they wish extending their activities in the outdoor classroom and zoned areas - willow dome, small animal area, music den, bike track, sandpit and climbing frame.

Maria Montessori was born in Ancona, Italy in 1870. During her early work with children with special needs, she developed learning materials to help them follow a normal academic programme and enter the sate school system. Maria Montessori was so impressed with the results from these children that she was inspired to continue her work.