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AWARD-WINNING MONTESSORI PRE-SCHOOL IN BECKENHAM
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AWARD-WINNING MONTESSORI PRE-SCHOOL IN BECKENHAM
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AWARD-WINNING MONTESSORI PRE-SCHOOL IN BECKENHAM
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AWARD-WINNING MONTESSORI PRE-SCHOOL IN BECKENHAM
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AWARD-WINNING MONTESSORI PRE-SCHOOL IN BECKENHAM
Kindred Cator Park Montessori Pre-School
We are open 08:30 - 17:00
Park Pavilion, Aldersmead Road, Cator, Beckenham BR3 1NA
Rated Good by Ofsted
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What makes Kindred Cator Park unique?
Nestled in peaceful Cator Park, our preschool offers a calm and natural setting that perfectly supports the Montessori approach.
With three experienced Montessori teachers and over 25 years of trusted reputation in the Beckenham community, we focus on helping children grow in confidence and independence.
Our mixed-age setting allows the younger children to learn by observing and interacting with their older peers, developing social skills and encouraging gentle role-modelling.
We also work closely with our families, regularly inviting our parents into the preschool to share parts of their family life and experiences with the children.
- Government Funding: We accept all government funding including 30 free hours. Please speak to staff for eligibility details.
- Enrichment Activities: Spanish, Cooking, Dance, Science, Sport and Yoga.
- Parking: We have our own private car park for parents.
- Discounts: 5% NHS and Service Personnel discounts available. Ask staff for more details.
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Parent Engagement Award Winner 2024
Our Montessori approach to Pre-School
Our aim is to develop “the whole child”, instilling an enthusiasm for learning, and building strong foundations for our pupils’ future education. The Montessori Method believes that a teacher’s role is merely one to aid and support the child’s exploration and creativity, while the child learns from their environment and other children at their own pace. This method has shown to help foster independence, confidence, a sense of pride in their achievements and positive self-esteem from an early age.
- Free-play activities, such as a role play area and construction toys for imaginary play to develop spatial awareness, motor skills, language and social skills
- Our mud-kitchen, digging, mini beast and planting areas add to the whole outdoor experience. In addition, our children enjoy a carefully planned programme of special activities, outings and events including nature walks in the park, visits to the library and the teddy-bears picnic where we eat the food harvested from the children’s own planting programme
- Easily accessible Montessori materials in our indoor and outdoor classrooms, including activities for “Everyday Living”, “Education of the Senses”, “Mathematics”, “Literacy”, “Cultural” and “Understanding the World
Begin your child's Kindred Adventure!
During your one-to-one visit to our Kindred Nursery and Pre School, we will talk you through our ethos, show you how we inspire our children to be curious learners and help you to experience how we spark their imaginations.
You will meet with our incredible team and they will be able to help answer any questions you may have. Whether it is about our settling-in process, our nutritionally accredited home-cooked food, or government funding options to help with childcare costs.
Book your visit and discover for yourself how we fill our children’s days full of awe and wonder to help them to grow and thrive in an early years setting.
Meet Our Kindred Cator Park Montessori Nursery Staff
After our passion, what is the next most important thing you should know about us?
That’s easy: our incredible staff! Pure and simple. They are the heart of our family and what makes us unique. Our inspiring and passionate staff are the reason we hold the coveted ‘Top 20 Nursery Group 2024’ award and, year after year, are recognised in the prestigious NMT Nursery Awards and The Nursery World Awards.
Dedicated to being the best that a family could ask for, our nursery staff are constantly developing themselves through our training programme run by childcare and EYFS experts. It is not just our little ones who are the passionate lifelong learners here at Kindred!
Assunta Costantini
Nursery Manager
Safety and Wellbeing
At Kindred Nurseries, the safety and well-being of our children, teams and families are our highest priorities. Safeguarding is woven into every aspect of our operations. We are dedicated to creating a safe, supportive and nurturing environment where children, staff and families can thrive. Read more about our commitment to safety and wellbeing.
Here are just a few of the ways we are committed to ensuring a safe environment for everyone:
- Safer Recruitment Practices: Our commitment to safeguarding begins with our recruitment process.
- Regular Audits and Compliance Checks: We carry out regular audits - both internal and external - to make sure our nurseries consistently meet the highest standards for safeguarding and safety.
- Continuous Training and Development: We are committed to ensuring that all staff have the knowledge and skills they need to maintain the highest safeguarding standards.
- Supporting Wellness and Managing Stress: We prioritise the mental well-being of our team, knowing that happy and healthy staff provide the best care.
- Strong Relationships with Ofsted and Local Authorities: We work collaboratively with regulatory bodies to ensure continuous improvement.
- Whistleblowing Policy and Open Culture: We nurture a culture of openness, where every staff member feels safe and empowered to raise concerns.
- Secure Premises: Security is critical to safeguarding, and we've modernised our systems across all sites.
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Cator Park Montessori Pre-School
Aldersmead Road, Cator Park Pavilion, Beckenham BR3 1NA
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