Monique Montessori
Day Nursery
Phone: 01732 452931
Email: info@moniquemontessori.co.uk
Address: 41 Chipstead Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2AJ
Downstairs Classroom
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Our Montessori Classroom is a spacious and calm learning environment. it is specifically designed to engage our children through natural curiosity and promote their sense for order and independence.
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Our Montessori activities and materials are kept on low shelves in their specific areas of learning, which consists of Practical Life, Sensorial, Mathematics, Language and Cultural Activities. These materials are easily accessible, which allows not only freedom of choice but child directed learning and exploration. Our classroom also incorporates areas to promote the childrens' wellbeing such as our Feelings Corner and Book Corner.
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Throughout the morning children have free access to our snack bar- where they serve themselves, practicing those all important Practical Life skills as well as building their independence.
Art Room
Our Art Room was set up and designed using the ideas of Montessori; to create an airy, aesthetic and spacious room but a room which allowed the children to explore their visual and tactile senses. The individual activities are presented on trays so that they are readily seen and replaced after use. We model the art room activities in the same way that Montessori advocated, presenting the activities to the children initially but then allowing them to express their own creative ideas through freedom of resources and hands on experiences.
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Sensory Room
Our Sensory room is a specifically designed space that provides the children with a calm and safe environment that allows controlled sensory experiences as well as exploration and relaxation. We have various equipment to engage the childrens’ visual, auditory and tactile senses such as textured feely mats, mirror blocks, light up sensory balls, projector and sounds ball. This is a much loved space and provides the children an area to regulate their senses and emotions when needed.
Outside Areas
Forest School
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We are very fortunate to be able to provide Forest School within our curriculum here at Monique’s. The children have access to our special designed Forest School area all through the week, and on top of this there is a structured Forest school session led by our owner Dayo who is a fully trained Forest School Leader.
Forest School gives the children unique opportunities of experiencing play and learning in a controlled outdoor environment, while developing their independence, confidence and self-esteem. Some of the activities the children will take part in include shelter building, minibeast hunting, seed planting, autumn leaf printing, mud painting, woodwork activities , shadow tracing and many more creative tasks.
Baby & Toddler Room
Lobby
With newly installed fingerprint entry this is where our families enter the setting. The lobby is a welcoming area where all children will have an allocated space for their coats, shoes and bags, along with a basket for their slippers or indoor shoes. These spaces are all at child height to allow the children independence and they are clearly named to help give the children a sense of belonging. The lobby is also home to our very special Lending Library where families can help themselves to a wide variety of books and story sacks to enjoy at home. Our parents’ noticeboard is also in the lobby which displays staff information, weekly lunch menus, safeguarding information and upcoming dates/events.