Childcare in Shellharbour where your child can grow with confidence
A calm, nurturing Montessori environment designed to support your child’s independence, learning and development.
A trusted childcare centre in Flinders, serving families across Shellharbour
At Growing Stars Montessori School, we provide a supportive and engaging childcare experience for families in Flinders and the wider Shellharbour area. Our Montessori approach encourages independence, confidence and a genuine love of learning from an early age.
Our Montessori approach to early learning
At Growing Stars Montessori School, we follow a child-led approach that encourages independence, curiosity and genuine love of learning. Our environment is carefully designed to support each child’s development through hands-on learning, exploration and meaningful experiences
Practical Life
Practical Life exercises help to instil care for self, for others, and the environment. Activities include tasks children see as part of the daily routine in their homes, such as pouring, scooping, buttoning and sorting. Through these tasks, children obtain muscular coordination, enabling movement and the exploration of their surroundings. They learn to work on something from beginning to end and develop their control, concentration, and observation powers.
Sensorial
Sensorial Materials serve as tools for development. Children build cognitive skills and learn to order and classify items by touching, seeing, smelling, tasting, listening, and exploring the physical properties of their environment. This helps stimulate their powers of deduction.
Language
In Montessori classrooms, reading is taught with the ‘phonetic’ method. We help children learn the sounds of the letters in preparation for reading and word building. Once sounds are mastered, children learn to build words, starting with three letters, then on to four-letter terms, until they are ready to read more advanced materials. These are mastered through a series of games as well as carefully designed and structured materials.
Culture
Our culture curriculum explores the areas of art, science, botany, geography and history. Children are introduced to these areas by learning about cultures around the world. Working with these materials helps them become aware that they are part of a larger family of humanity and teaches them to nurture understanding and respect for others.
Math
Early math activities help children learn and understand numbers by working with our Montessori materials. The idea of symbol vs. quantity is introduced quite early. Children are taught to understand the concept of tens throughout working with these activities. This work gives them a solid understanding of basic mathematical principles, prepares them for later abstract reasoning, and helps to develop problem-solving capabilities
Come and see if Growing Stars is the right fit for your child.
we’d love to meet you, show you around and answer any questions you have.
Operating times
- Monday : 08:30 – 15:30
- Tuesday : 08:30 – 15:30
- Wednesday : 08:30 – 15:30
- Thursday : 08:30 – 15:30
- Friday : 08:30 – 15:30
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Your goal? To give your child the best possible start in life. Ours? To provide the best possible early education to nurture your child’s development. If you have any questions or would like to visit our childcare centre, please send us a message!
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