Montessori alongside EYFS
Learning by doing.
Confidence through practice.
Exploring a material, trying a task and finding the words to share an idea: these small experiences matter. Our Montessori approach works alongside the EYFS curriculum.
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Montessori alongside EYFS
A small task can open
a big conversation.
Montessori learning offers practical ways to explore. The EYFS provides the early years learning and care framework. At ME Montessori, the September 2025 inspection gives a glimpse of how that can look in everyday activity.
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Investigate how things work
Inspectors saw children unscrewing nuts and bolts and transferring liquids with pipettes into test tubes. These tasks held their interest as they explored how things work.
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Watch, then have a go
The report describes staff demonstrating tasks and explaining how to complete them, with activities and resources readily available for children.
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Build language in conversation
Introducing new words through simple conversations was part of supporting communication. A practical activity can offer something to notice, name and talk about.
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Practise everyday independence
Clearing plates and putting on shoes and coats were examples in the inspection. Small responsibilities gave children opportunities to meet some of their own needs.
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Ask about the learning behind the activity.
Follow your curiosity
Choose something you would like to understand: practical tasks, communication or growing independence.
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Montessori alongside EYFS
More to explore.
Are Montessori and EYFS different things?
Montessori is an approach to learning; the Early Years Foundation Stage sets learning, development and care requirements in England. The nursery brings its Montessori approach alongside this framework.
Are the examples on this page a daily timetable?
They are observations from the September 2025 inspection, not a promised daily schedule. Ask about the activities and routines currently in place.
Why use practical tasks?
A task gives children something to investigate and practise. The inspection describes curiosity, attention and focus during activities with nuts, bolts and pipettes.
How does independence develop?
Everyday responsibilities offer opportunities to practise. Inspectors described children clearing plates and beginning to put on shoes and coats for themselves.
What about communication?
The report describes a focus on communication and language, with new vocabulary introduced through simple conversations.
Where can I read the evidence?
Open the Ofsted report linked in the trust strip. Pages 2–4 describe the provision and its improvement areas at the September 2025 inspection.