MOntessori for families

Montessori for Families is a forum designed by The Montessori School offering three distinct programs for children from birth to three years. Our goal is to offer Montessori education as an aid to life — beginning from birth — and to support each family we encounter with sensitivity, trust, and care.

montessori for families

The first three years of life play a vital role in shaping the person the child will become. These programs are intended to support and strengthen the relationship between parent and child, rooted in knowledge and awareness. Each session provides an opportunity for the parent to slow down and move at the child’s pace — in a thoughtfully prepared environment, guided by a trained adult.
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MOntessori for families

Montessori for Families is a forum designed by The Montessori School offering three distinct programs for children from birth to three years. Our goal is to offer Montessori education as an aid to life — beginning from birth — and to support each family we encounter with sensitivity, trust, and care.
The first three years of life play a vital role in shaping the person the child will become. These programs are intended to support and strengthen the relationship between parent and child, rooted in knowledge and awareness. Each session provides an opportunity for the parent to slow down and move at the child’s pace — in a thoughtfully prepared environment, guided by a trained adult.
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Each session begins with the child working independently within the environment. Toward the end, the trained guide initiates a dialogue with parents around topics relevant to child development. These include movement, language, attachment, eating, sleep, toileting, and more. A few sessions take place outdoors, primarily in natural spaces, given the immense benefit nature offers to the child and their family.
You will be offered tools to build your observation skills — and invited to reflect on what you see. These tools can be carried back into your home, helping you tailor your approach to your child’s changing needs.

This program is designed to help you welcome your little one into the world. It brings together expectant parents in an environment of shared learning and calm preparation.

Discussions are centred around:

  • The importance of secure and healthy attachment

  • The role of order in the first year of life

  • Typical development from birth to age three

  • Preparing the home environment in a way that supports the child

The guide also shares practical insights on toileting, feeding, sleeping, and other aspects of daily life — including options like cloth nappies, early weaning, and establishing routines.
We believe that “it takes a village to raise a child” — and hope to help you build the village that supports and empowers you.

For children aged 3 to 15 months
(until they begin walking comfortably)

This program invites one parent or caregiver to participate with their infant in a prepared environment. The guide interacts with the child using developmentally appropriate materials while the parent observes, listens, and learns.

The environment is rich in order, calm, and consistency — key elements that help the infant orient themselves in the world. This period is vital for developing trust: in the world, in others, and in oneself.

We discuss the nature of healthy attachment, and the importance of responsive caregiving.
During this time, the child is also developing hand–eye coordination and equilibrium. The space offers movement materials that allow the child to explore freely and safely.

We aim to support the emerging independence of the infant — through movement, feeding, and toileting — while giving parents the space to pause, observe, and reconnect with the wonder of this early stage.

For children aged 15 months to 3 years

In this stage, toddlers begin to express their growing sense of self and seek out independence in everything they do.

This program allows one parent or caregiver to accompany the toddler into a rich, open environment — filled with opportunities for purposeful movement, exploration, and social interaction.

The environment supports the development of coordination, equilibrium, and refinement of movement. Activities include care of self, care of the environment, food preparation, language exploration, and music.

Parents are invited to observe their toddler at work and to begin understanding the collaborative nature of life with toddlers. The guide models what meaningful collaboration looks like — showing how to partner with the child based on their stage of development.

Observation becomes the foundation for recognising the toddler’s needs, and for choosing the right moment — and the right way — to respond. The prepared environment serves as a bridge between the child’s inner growth and the world they are just beginning to explore.

"How does he achieve this independence? He does it by means of a continuous activity. How does he become free? By means of constant effort. …we know that development results from activity. The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences."

– Dr. Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind