Our Sessions
Montessori Pre-School
We offer flexible session times to suit your family’s needs:
Morning Session (9:15 AM – 1:15 PM)
Extended Session (9:15 AM – 2:45 PM)
Magical Montessori
Fridays - 9.15-10.15 (£8 per session or half term block at £7.50 per session)
Your Child’s Day
9.15 am Children arrive, change into slippers and self-register.
9.20 am Free choice, child or adult-led individual or small group activities from the Montessori curriculum. Snack available. Garden opens at different times depending on the time of year.
11.15 am - 12.15 pm Outdoor play
12.15 am Group circle time, including lessons of Grace and Courtesy, sharing of news, singing and/or story time
12.30 am Lunch
1.15 pm Morning children collected
1.15 pm Free choice, child or adult-led individual or small group activities from the Montessori curriculum
1.45 pm Extended afternoon activities – termly book themes, Bananas Yoga or Magical Montessori sessions
2.45 pm All day children collected
"Sending your baby off to preschool can feel daunting, but Jane’s House is the most caring, warm, and friendly environment you could wish for. My daughter started out shy and left full of confidence and independence, thanks to the dedication of the staff."
— Parent, 2025
Curriculum
The well-planned and resourced curriculum has been developed to take children’s learning forward and to provide opportunities for all children to feel valued and to achieve success.
The resources and equipment in the nursery are prepared and set out to reflect the Montessori philosophy of education and include a wide range of Montessori materials and activities. The Montessori curriculum works in harmony with the areas of learning and development as set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage, as shown below:
Montessori Curriculum Areas
Practical life
Sensorial
Language
Mathematics
Knowledge and understanding of the world
Creative
EYFS Areas of Learning and Development
Personal, social and emotional development
Physical development
Understanding of the world
Mathematics
Expressive arts and design
Communication and language
Literacy
Mathematics
Knowledge and understanding of the world
Expressive arts and design
Physical development
The children have daily access to a secure and well-equipped outdoor area.
The practitioners work closely with parents to enable each child to develop to their full potential, and to provide support through each child’s transition to their Primary School. We respect each parent/carer’s role as the child’s first educator and endeavour to develop a strong and effective partnership with each parent/carer. We provide regular information in a variety of ways including our website, the ‘My Montessori Child’ learning journal system, notices, meetings and daily handover reports.
