Welcome to St Thomas More Montessori Nursery & Pre-School

Saffron Walden, Essex

We offer full day care, 8.30am – 3.30pm during term time only. We are closed for Public Holidays and between Christmas and New Year.

We aim to provide a safe, secure and happy environment in which your child can be guided through the Montessori education system. We will help your child to find their own potential and independence. Contact us to arrange a visit.

Welcome to St Thomas More
Montessori Nursery & Pre-School

Our promise to you

We want to help your child become a balanced, well-mannered, and confident individual, who through the Montessori education system will find their own potential and independence whilst on their journey of self-discovery. We promise to…

Provide a safe, secure and happy environment

Encourage caring for others and social interaction

Promote independence and care of the environment

Provide physical exercise both inside and outside

Encourage creativity in art, crafts and musical expression

Incorporate a full learning programme

About us

We aim to provide a safe, secure and happy environment. In this environment your child can be guided through the Montessori education system by adults with a full understanding of the Montessori method.

We will help your child to find their own potential and independence whilst on this journey of self-discovery and aid them in becoming a balanced, well-mannered and confident individual.

Happy and confident

“At St Thomas More Montessori Pres-school children are happy and confident, cherished and valued. They are supported in developing a positive sense of themselves as competent, purposeful and kind human beings as well as in developing functional skills for independence”.

Rich learning environment

“The learning environment is rich and provides a wealth of opportunities for children to thrive, to express who they are, what they are interested in and how they understand their world and wish to learn, how they build positive relations, play and care for each other”.

Active involvement

“At St Thomas More Montessori pre-school, all activities are designed for active involvement. Materials require children to use their senses, to handle items and to move; in all areas of the curriculum, children are invited to actively engage, to think, to find out, to understand and to operate with knowledge, to make hypotheses and to create new understanding”.

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