Newborn Montessori

Furnishings have been custom made or purchased with the young child in mind. Everything is functional and easily accessible for the child.

Montessori materials (often made of wood) are beautifully crafted to create opportunities for success and foster an appreciation for natural beauty.

Newborn Montessori uses Melaleuca products and Norwex clothes to clean all materials and surfaces your child will be in contact with. EcoSense products use no chlorine bleach, ammonia or formaldehyde. Instead, they use sustainable, renewable resources such as citric acid and thyme.

The balance bar provides safe and sturdy opportunities to pull to a standing position and “cruise” supported without adult help. This independent act builds important self confidence and body awareness. Practicing in front of a mirror makes it a lot more fun!

While participating in practical life activities, the child will learn grace and courtesy, how to care for one’s self and the environment, and at the same time, satisfy their innate desire for mimicking adults.

At first the child will sit in front of the ball tracker and place the balls just on the first or lowest rod. Gradually she will want to reach the top as she sees other children, or her parents doing. This encourages her to pull up and stand in order to do the work… Placed in the hole on the top, the soft rubber ball moves slowly enough for the child to follow it, or track it, with her eyes. Tracking movements of the eyes are important for later reading and writing. – The Joyful Child

Easily manipulated by the very youngest child who will now work with both hands, mini sorting boxes give a graduated first experience of matching the square, triangle and circular three-dimensional wooden objects with the holes that match, and the further challenge of dropping them into the box, excellent for eye-hand coordination. The sliding lids are permanently attached, which makes it easy for the child to repeat the activity over and over. – The Joyful Child

The butterfly mobile is “large enough to engage visual study as they move on the air currents of the room. The butterflies are painted on both sides so they are as attractive to the person looking from below as from above”. – The Joyful Child

The Montessori director prepares a purposeful environment that is developmentally appropriate, inviting and supports children on their journey to learn independently.