BestStart Montessori Otumoetai

Montessori prepares children both for higher education and for life.

We help our children attain skills to become independent, confident learners for life. BestStart Montessori Otumoetai focuses on fostering independence in the children. We do this by following the child, preparing the environment and allowing them to reach their full potential. Our teachers provide support to empower the children and to develop their skills in an unhurried and calm setting.

Children experience real-life activities with special child-sized tools and equipment at their height to help coordinate the desires of their mind with the movements of their body. Preparing food, dressing up, cleaning up after themselves, packing their bags, watering and planting in our garden, looking after our pets and cleaning our environment are just some of the activities our children are regularly involved in that help them develop their independence. We embrace the Montessori concept of “Help me to do it myself”.

We provide learning opportunities to help our children identify and understand their emotions. Every child is treated with respect and dignity and are given opportunities to express their feelings and to embrace their mistakes. When tasks seem difficult and challenging, we encourage children to persist and believe in themselves as capable and strong individuals.