BestStart Montessori Kilbirnie

BestStart Montessori Kilbirnie is a two classroom centre caring for your children from aged 6 months to 6 years old. We are located in a small house in a quiet street in Kilbirnie. Our full qualified and Montessori trained teachers have a great passion for working with young children, encouraging them to make connections and fulfil their learning potentials in ways that suit your child’s individual learning needs. We are well positioned to take children on excursions to the local recreation centre, library and park.

Peaceful guardianship - Kaitiakitanga

“The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of freedom” Dr Maria Montessori.

Young children absorb so effortlessly from their environment and have such a drive to learn, make connections and be independent.  We pride ourselves on our relationships with our children and families, allowing time for children to build their self esteem and confidence in our little Montessori house.  

Our multicultural centre is a member school of MANZ (Montessori Aotearoa New Zealand). We provide a fully equipped Montessori environment that brings to life the philosophy and principles of the Montessori Method for today’s child in today’s world. We provide a fully equipped Montessori environment that brings to life the philosophy and principles of the Montessori Method for today’s child in today’s world.

We see our children thrive when they are given responsibility, independence, and support from our community.  Our teachers are dedicated, passionate and committed to making a difference in the lives of children and our families tell us that they feel this love in our centre.  

The first six years are the most crucial in a child’s development, they are driven to learn and our Montessori curriculum provides everything a child needs to create a foundation for learning for life.

We invite all interested parents to visit our Montessori centre – simply give us a call and we can arrange a time and day for one of our teachers to show you around. Preparation for school - Our programme supports each child’s abilities as they move to primary school, providing the skills they need to transition successfully. Our practical life and sensorial programme gives children many opportunities to develop their self-care skills, practice fine and gross motor skills, develop core strength, and be able to sort, match and compare within their sense of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Whether children transition to school at the age 5 or 6, we support children by providing them with a broad range of experiences to enable them to become confident peaceful learners.