Horsham Montessori Preschool

Horsham Montessori is a preschool offering early years education for children aged two to five years old. The preschool also offers a holiday club for children aged up to seven in the Summer, Easter and Christmas holidays. The preschool is an accredited Montessori nursery, and is regularly inspected by both Ofsted and the Montessori Education and Accreditation Board (MEAB).

The preschool has been following the Montessori method since 1996. They respect the parents’ leading role as their child’s first educators. Working alongside them, they nurture the child’s innate confidence and desire to learn. As a natural extension of the home, they offer a safe and stimulating environment, where they care for your child as a precious individual.

The preschool follows the principles for Montessori environments, which should:
- Provide opportunities that are meaningful for the children who are using it
- Contain beautiful, interesting objects and activities so the child is drawn in
- Be calm, so the child can focus
- Be accessible and orderly, so the child can find whatever they need and return it to its place when finished with it.

Montessori education focuses on ‘following the child’ according to each child’s unique potential. Children take the lead, and are intrinsically motivated to learn themselves. When a child has freely chosen what they are doing, they will often enter into a deep spell of concentration that may last several minutes or several hours - this ‘state of flow’ is at the heart of child-centred learning. The teachers’ job is then to observe - this gives them insight into what the child’s interests are as well as what sorts of new challenges to offer in order to create an environment that will support their development in all areas.

Parents who use the nursery say:

"I couldn't be happier with the nursery. The staff are fantastic. They are approachable, friendly and really work as a team to offer so many great learning opportunities for the children. The nursery is providing my daughter with a fantastic start to her education."

"The children are happy and receive an excellent amount of individual attention as well as interesting and enriching activities."

"The Montessori team are highly-trained professionals who have a deep understanding of how children develop. Their genuinely child-centred approach is innovative and refreshing."

Some basics:
Open term-time, from 8 am to 4 pm.

Holiday clubs are run throughout some of the Christmas breaks, Easter breaks and Summer holidays.

Age range: between 2 and 7 years.
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Horsham-Montessori-1474789262550488/?ref=bookmarks
Ofsted result: Good (March 2015):
http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/EY333671
Accreditation: Montessori (MEAB, June 2013):
http://www.montessori.org.uk/msa/find_a_school
Admission
Priority is given to siblings of children who are already attending. Otherwise all children and families are welcome on a first come first served basis. We accept free entitlement funding and childcare tax credits. Places are limited.