Follow the child
Guides observe first, then offer the lesson a child is ready for, not the one on the calendar.
Montessori · ages 2½–6
“Help me to do it myself.”
A calm Montessori preschool with real wooden materials, mixed-age classrooms and trained guides who follow each child’s own pace.
Our approach
Four ideas we live by
A prepared room
Low shelves, child-sized tools and real glass jugs. Everything has its place and is within reach.
Mixed ages, one family
Three-to-six year olds learn together, and the older children love to teach.
Freedom within limits
Children choose their work and how long they spend on it, with kind, clear boundaries.
Five learning areas
A classroom that invites work
Practical life
Pouring, sweeping, buttoning and flower arranging build focus, coordination and independence.
Sensorial
Pink tower, colour tablets and sound cylinders sharpen the senses and prepare the mind for maths.
Language
Sandpaper letters, the moveable alphabet and rich stories lead to writing before reading.
Mathematics
Golden beads, number rods and spindles make quantities you can hold in your hands.
Culture & nature
Puzzle maps, the life cycle of a bean and our classroom tortoise named by the children.
The work cycle
A calm, unhurried morning
The three-hour work cycle is the heart of the Montessori day. Nobody rings a bell mid-concentration.
It’s 10:00 at the Children’s House: Outdoor adventure
- Happening now
Arrival & greeting
A handshake at the door and shoes swapped for slippers.
- Happening now
Morning work cycle
Three uninterrupted hours with the materials the child chooses.
- Happening now
Snack when ready
Self-served at the snack table, then a wipe of the table.
- Happening now
Line time
We gather on the ellipse for a song, a lesson and a story.
- Happening now
Garden & lunch
Tending the beds, then lunch served family-style.
- Happening now
Afternoon cycle
Art, practical life and rest for the youngest.
Classrooms
Toddler community & Children’s House
Choose a group to see ratios, day rates and a peek at the day.
Sparks 18 months – 3 years
Busy hands, big feelings and first words. Sparks is all about movement, messy play and gentle routines that help toddlers feel brave, capable and understood.
- Teacher ratio1 : 4
- Group size12 children
- Day rate$71≈ $1,540/mo full time
- Messy play
- First words & songs
- Potty-learning support
- Climbing & balance
A peek at the day
- Free play & breakfast
- Songs on the rug
- Messy play & paint
- Garden & bikes
- Nap time
- Music & movement
Explorers 3 – 4 years
Curious minds ask a hundred questions a day. Explorers learn through projects: building a bug hotel, running a pretend café, counting seeds and telling stories with puppets.
- Teacher ratio1 : 8
- Group size16 children
- Day rate$63≈ $1,360/mo full time
- Letters & sounds
- Counting games
- Nature club
- Role play
A peek at the day
- Hello & free play
- Circle time
- Learning centres
- Outdoor adventure
- Quiet time & books
- Art & music
Trailblazers 4 – 5 years · Pre-K
Our school-ready year. Early reading, number sense and independence skills are woven into play, so the jump to big school feels like the next adventure, not a leap.
- Teacher ratio1 : 10
- Group size20 children
- Day rate$58≈ $1,260/mo full time
- Early reading
- Number sense
- STEM tinkering
- Forest mornings
A peek at the day
- Free choice & breakfast
- Phonics & words
- Maths & tinkering
- Forest or garden
- Project time
- Clubs & games
Our guides
Trained eyes, gentle hands
Maya Okonjo
Montessori guide
Montessori Diploma, ages 3–6
- Phonics lead
- Paediatric first aid
Ivy Achterberg
Sparks room lead
Early Years Educator, Level 3
- Forest school leader
- Paediatric first aid
Sofia Lindgren
Inclusion coordinator
MSc Child Development
- Speech & language
- SEN support
Hana Moreau
Centre director
MA Early Childhood Education
- Safeguarding lead
- Paediatric first aid
Families say
Quiet confidence, every day
★★★★★
Pre-K here is gentle but serious about school readiness. Letters, counting, zipping a coat: all sorted by September.
Amira HaddadMum · Trailblazers
★★★★★
We toured four nurseries. This was the only one where the teachers were on the floor playing, not watching from a chair.
Tom WhitfieldDad of two
★★★★★
The app is brilliant. Meals, naps and a line from the teacher make the pickup chat so much richer than ‘what did you do today?’
Grace LindqvistMum · Explorers
Visit a classroom
Watch a work cycle in action
Observation tours run on weekday mornings. Pick a date and time and we’ll save you a small chair.
Slow down, look closer.
Our next open morning is a quiet one: tea for parents and a real Montessori lesson for curious little ones.
