About Growing Stars Montessori School

A nurturing cihildcare centre in Flinders supporting families across Shellharbour

A place where children feel safe, supported and confident

At Growing Stars Montessori, we provide a calm and caring environment where children are encouraged to explore, learn and grow at their own pace. We understand how important it is to find the right childcare for your family, and we are committed to creating a space where both children and parents feel comfortable, supported and confident.

Meet Carey

Carey is the Directress at Growing Stars Montessori and brings a wealth of experience and passion for early childhood education. Her focus is on creating a supportive and nurturing environment where each child feels valued, confident and encouraged to develop at their own pace. Carey works closely with families to ensure every child’s experience is positive, engaging and aligned with their individual needs.

Montessori Approach

Our Montessori Philosophy focuses on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play. We deliver a blended curriculum that incorporates the Montessori Early Years Learning Programmes and the Early Years Learning Framework.

We develop each child’s innate desire to learn by planning our environment and learning experiences based on a child’s interests, natural curiosity and thirst for knowledge.

We value inclusion and access for all children. We believe that all children’s learning styles must be considered when planning the environment and the program. We support all children to have the freedom to learn at their own pace and achieve their potential.

We value the development of the whole child which includes physical, social, cognitive and emotional development. This is supported through the strong partnership we foster with families; we encourage them to participate in their child’s learning.

Our environment and program are planned and prepared to support spontaneous learning and intentional teaching. We guide activities and lessons through the presentation of materials. We empower children and boost their confidence as we carefully scaffold learning and gently stand back when children are making new discoveries and mastering new skills.

We believe that through investigation and discovery, children have the intelligence and ability to direct their own learning.

Give your child the gift of a love of learning in our Montessori Classroom.

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Growing Stars is such a wonderful daycare with so many options for the kids to have open ended & educational play led by their interests. It also has a lovely outdoor area with lots of trees and plants for the kids to be active and explore nature. And to top it off the educators are all so kind, friendly & helpful. My kids love it here and have formed such sweet bonds over the years. Definitely recommend
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Erin
Parent