Little Land Nursery and Montessori Centre Information

Little Land is a pre-school and Montessori Centre, providing a safe, loving, fun and professional environment for your child to start his/her early years. Our mission at Little Land is to provide a safe, caring and stimulating environment where the highest quality education can be given to pre-school children. The nursery section at Little Land is for children under 2 1/2 years and is staffed by N.N.E.B./EYFS qualified teachers. The children are taught in a traditional nursery environment, with a schedule that includes play with traditional toys such as construction Duplo, stickle bricks, puzzles, cars and trains as well as introducing crafts such as play dough, painting and coloring (freestyle). More physical activities include sand and water play, music and movement, brain gym and exploration of the environment, The Montessori section is for children who are over 2 1/2 years old in September of the academic year. Montessori is a system of Nursery, Primary and Secondary education devised by Dr. Maria Montessori in the 1950s. She developed a series of equipment and a method of teaching to maximize each child's physical and psychological potential at any stage of their development. In the class, the children are encouraged to complete activities once started and to take responsibility for their classroom. This is done in a fun and child-friendly way. The Montessori classroom is divided into six areas: art, practical life, sensorial, language, mathematics and culture, which includes, geography, nature and science. All of our teachers have either Early Years or Montessori teaching qualifications and our assistant teachers are also encouraged to study nursery teaching methods. We are proactive in providing continuing education for all our staff, either by hosting courses at the nursery or facilitating staff to attend recognized study days.