Montessori Children's House Kerikeri

Nestled away from the hustle and bustle of Kerikeri down a private driveway on 47 Hobson Avenue. We have a beautiful outdoor space that is large and inviting and offers our tamariki the opportunity to immerse in nature and discover the wonders of the natural world.

Our centre is locally owned and operated. We offer beautiful, well planned indoor and outdoor spaces that cater to the innate needs of each child within our environment. Our aim is to ensure that every child within this environment is acknowledged for who they are and we foster this uniqueness through our respectful care and authentic relationships with our children, teachers, and whanau. Our goal is to build a strong sense of community within our centre and foster strong connections with our local community.

Montessori is a philosophy that is all about the child and all that we do within our practice is based around embracing the uniqueness of each tamariki within our care.

Our Philosophy, Vision and Values

At Montessori Children’s House, we believe that our children are our future and we need to provide a strong foundation that allows for a child to grow in all areas of their early years. Children need to know that they are valued and respected for who they are and it is our belief that each child at Montessori Children’s House will feel that sense of value within the environment.

We value our families and respect that they are the child’s first teacher. It is important to have respectful and reciprocal relationships with whanau and we aim to maintain an open door policy so that our tamariki get the best possible opportunities to foster their unique selves.

Love and laughter is what we do and we aim to have a happy, healthy and safe environment for all at Montessori Children’s House.

We know that at this age, children learn best with their hands and our uniquely designed materials provide for concrete learning experiences throughout the day. We aim to inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, leadership and the potential goodness and greatness in each and every child. At Montessori, children will experience an environment in which they feel welcomed, respected and part of a community of learners, where learning is fun and independence is fostered. The children relate positively to others and learn to be proud of who they are, where they come from and what they can do. They learn to make decisions and active choices for themselves and develop a love of learning which we believe will last throughout their lives.

Our vision is to enable every child at Montessori to get the best possible experiences and know that this is their place, to be who they are, where respect and collaboration is the core of our community of learners. Our children will have the opportunity to follow their intrinsic motivation by making their own choices and knowing that each and every one of them is valued and an important member of our centre. We believe that this will empower our children to enter the world with resilience resourcefulness and reciprocity to ensure positive outcomes for themselves and society. Our vision is, therefore, to bring out the best in every child that is at Montessori Children’s House.