Lindfield Montessori Preschool

We offer a three-year program for children from 3 to 6 years of age. All children attend 5 days per week. For the first two years children attend half days, 8.30am to 12.00pm with the option to enrol in the afternoon program from 12pm to 2.30pm. The 3 and 4 year olds’ afternoon program is booked termly in advance, children typically stay for 1-2 afternoons per week and are invited to join the afternoon program when deemed ready by the Directress. In the third year (the Kindergarten program) children attend five full days per week from 8.30am to 2.30pm. Lindfield Montessori operates for four terms per year.

A Montessori 3-6 year environment is created to match the developing needs of the children as they pass through this rapid period of amazing self-construction focusing on hands-on learning in both individual and small group lessons. The Montessori curriculum is designed to support social, creative, language, mathematical and physical development while fostering individual interests through science, geography, biology and more. Every material in a Montessori classroom supports an aspect of child development complimenting the child’s innate interests. Children can learn through their own experience and at their own pace.

Staff and parents at Lindfield Montessori recognise each child as an individual learner, with a complex mix of abilities and prior experiences. Curriculum planning is centred on the individual needs of the child. The mixed age group offers many benefits for the child; children inspire each other, older children teach younger children, reinforcing learning. The younger children are in admiration of their older peers and may occasionally teach the older children too. The children in our Kindergarten program benefit from the unique opportunity to be leaders in their school, which builds independence and confidence. The diversity of abilities in the classroom supports unique contributions, which is invaluable for the development of self-assurance. 

During the three-year journey at Lindfield Montessori each child has the opportunity to thrive in the areas of creativity, independence, focus, perseverance, imagination, emotional intelligence and above all a love of learning.  These qualities are achieved through a supportive program that strives to maintain learning based around the child’s interest and needs. We, in collaboration with parents, recognise that each child's interests and needs change as they develop, we endeavour to adapt our approach to their ever-changing needs.