Our next Playgroup and Preschool Open Day is Saturday 31st October. More details here.

Preschool 3-6 years

Preschool is the foundation of a Montessori education. We offer a full programme for children aged three to six years.

Our preschool programme is designed to support your child’s growing curiosity and encourage them to explore and learn with the guidance of qualified Montessori teachers. The preschool learning environment has specially designed Montessori materials to engage your child to make discoveries and develop their concentration, motivation and self-discipline. Your child will learn to cooperate with children of different ages and to respect and celebrate the efforts of others. They will also learn to take care of themselves, others and their environment.

We offer before school care from 8am and after school care until 5pm to accommodate busy families. We also offer a school holiday programme for our preschoolers which runs in each two-week holiday between terms, but not over the long summer break.

Our preschool classrooms are called Pōhutukawa, Rewarewa, Nīkau and Kōwhai.

Privacy Policy

We will use and disclose your child’s information only in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020. Under the act, you may request access to, and correction of, the information, at any time. Details about your child’s identity will be shared with the Ministry of Education so that it can allocate a national student number for your child which will be used for research, statistics, funding, and the measurement of educational outcomes. The information is held at Wā Ora Montessori School, 278 Waddington Drive, Naenae, Lower Hutt.