Program

At Maria Montessori Preschool we offer early childhood education and care for children 3-6 years old in a respectful and responsive child-centered environment that fosters all aspects of their social, physical, cognitive, emotional, and aesthetic development at a pace that is developmentally appropriate.

The Montessori Cycle One Educational Program is a program designed for children 3 to 6 years old and consists of a minimum of 2 years. The program is mixed age and the benefits of a mixed age group is significant and crucial to enable children to learn skills such as grace, social skills as well as leadership skills.

The children are provided with plenty of opportunities to explore and be responsible towards their own learning. Our role as educators will involve careful observation and preparation of the learning environment to ensure that children are provided with choices and freedom within limits.

We follow the Free Kinder initiative implemented by the Victorian Government and provide $500 per term off parents GAP fees (pro-rated). This occurs in middle of each term however parent’s will be informed at the start of each year as to the date that these offsets will be applied. Payments on statement will be labelled Victorian government Free kinder offset. This is subject to change in accordance with Government policies.