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Infant Centre

3 months – 15 months · A nurturing beginning.

3 months – 15 months

A nurturing beginning.

A nurturing beginning where babies are supported through their earliest stages of development, with care, movement, communication, exploration and responsive relationships at the centre.

Why it matters at this stage

Infant Centre highlights

Responsive Care

Each baby is known, understood and responded to with patience and attentiveness.

Secure Attachment

Warm, consistent relationships provide the foundation for healthy emotional development.

Movement

Space and encouragement for rolling, reaching, sitting, crawling and early mobility.

Communication

Responsive language, songs and rhythm support early communication.

Inside the classroom

What children experience

  • Gentle introduction to a prepared environment
  • Exploration through the senses
  • Freedom to move and discover
  • Language-rich care routines
  • Responsive relationships and secure attachment
  • Respect for the baby as a capable human being

The Montessori classroom

Areas of the prepared environment

Every Montessori classroom is organised into curriculum areas that invite exploration and build skills over time.

Movement Area

Low mirrors, bars and floor mats that invite rolling, reaching and early movement at the baby’s own pace.

Sensorial Materials

Safe, natural objects that refine sight, sound, touch and taste through exploration.

Language & Conversation

Naming objects, singing, reading and real conversation woven into everyday care.

Care Routines

Feeding, nappy change and sleep become calm, respectful moments of connection.

Montessori, for families

What families often want to know

  • The first three years form the foundation of lifelong learning; we treat this stage as deeply educational, not just childcare.
  • Observation guides everything — we follow the baby’s rhythm, not the clock.
  • Movement is protected: babies are never propped or rushed, only supported where they are.
  • We speak to babies with respect and real language, never baby-talk.
  • Families are partners in care: we share daily observations and milestones.

A day in the Infant Centre

The rhythm of the day

Arrival Families are greeted warmly and the baby settles with a familiar carer.
Care & play cycle Feeding, changing, rest and exploration follow a gentle rhythm led by the baby.
Language & songs Carers talk, sing and read with the babies individually and in small groups.
Movement & outdoors Time on the mat, in the movement area and outdoors in safe, natural light.
Rest A calm space and rhythm for sleep supports growth and wellbeing.
Departure Careful handover to families at the end of the day.

Is your child ready?

Signs of readiness families often notice

Settles into care with a consistent, familiar adult Responds to faces, voices and new sounds Shows interest in reaching, grasping and exploring objects Tolerates separation from the primary caregiver for increasing periods

Come and see the Infant Centre for yourself.

Visit the classroom, observe the children at work and meet our educators.

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