BestStart Montessori Arrowtown

BestStart Montessori Arrowton is located in the heart of Arrowtown. We offer a Montessori inspired philosophy for children aged 3 months to 6 years. We are proud to be part of our community and work in partnership with families to achieve our vision - “Explore natural learning”

We provide a calm, peaceful environment inspired by Montessori, that fosters independence and empowers choice. Where children experience quality through positive, responsive relationships and holistic experiences.

Bambini (Nursery 0-3 years)

In our nurturing home-like environment, we value whanau involvement, everything we do works around your child’s home routines, our primary caregiving approach ensures consistency between home and centre and helps to build a strong sense of belonging for our children. Here we introduce the basic concepts of Montessori, fostering relationships and independence. Our ‘mini’ adventurers programme occurs weekly and involves getting out and about in our community with our two-year old tamariki with visits to the local library.  Weekly yoga lessons are offered to our young tamariki as well.

Monties (Preschool 3-6 years)

Our preschool space is inspired by the Montessori philosophy in our home-like environment. Our children learn through real life, purposeful experiences. Our children are independent and responsible for themselves, each other and the environment. We offer a robust transition to school programme and this involves visits from and to Arrowtown primary school and termly we attend the school assembly.  Our unique ‘Adventurers Programme’ for our 8 oldest children venture out regularly into our local community, learning about exploring and discovering the world around them. We also provide a weekly yoga session and weekly French lessons.

What you can expect from our centre:

• Wonderful, nurturing, qualified staff who have a strong passion and love for what they do
• A child focussed programme inspired by the Montessori philosophy
• Children leading their own learning journey at their own pace, with support and guidance of our teachers

For more information about the specific fees for your centre, please contact us directly (03) 442 0032 /  arrowtown@best-start.org. You might be eligible for support paying their childcare fees. For more information click here.