MONTESSORI NURSERY · PARKMORE, SANDTON
A little place.
For big discoveries.
A nurturing Montessori nursery and pre-school in Parkmore, Sandton, where children from 18 months to 6 years are free to explore at their own pace.
Growing independence, from 18 months to 6 years
Wonderful possibilities.
WELCOME TO OUR LITTLE WORLD
Childhood is a journey.
Let curiosity lead.
Little Corner House has been a Montessori nursery in Parkmore, Sandton since 2008. It began when local mothers asked for a nurturing, stimulating place that would suit very young children at their own stage of development.
In September 2008 the school opened with a small group of children in a wendyhouse. From January 2009 it developed more formally at 91 Victoria Avenue, Parkmore, and the building that is now Little Corner House was occupied in 2010.
The rooms have grown with the children. What some families first treated as a short step before a more formal nursery at three became a place children stayed on, so the prepared environment had to become larger and more varied — kept beautiful and useful for the body, the mind, culture and inner life.
We follow the child, and invite families with children from 18 months to 6 years. The premises are cared for as a home away from home, where ordinary independence can take root. School hours
A closer look at Montessori ↗THE SCHOOL DAY
Time to settle.
Room to grow.
The school day runs from 07:15 to 13:00, with aftercare until 17:00.
07:15–13:00 School day
Until 17:00 Aftercare
THEIR PACE. THEIR POSSIBILITIES.
Little steps, lifelong learning.
From 18 months to 6 years — still the first plane of development — children learn through language, play and the senses, with space to follow their own interests.
Finding their feet
18 months – 3 years
We begin at 18 months, while children are still toddlers and need plenty of care. They grow quickly in body, and they also grow in language, movement, confidence and fellow-feeling.
Montessori called the years from birth to three the time of the unconscious absorbent mind: the child takes in the world as a whole, without sorting it yet. Impressions from the senses are simply registered. That is why this age asks for love and affirmation while children play alongside adults and older friends. They are gathering the language of the community around them, and its ways of being together.
Days are full of rhyme, rhythm, chatter and music. Exploratory play is encouraged. Children watch, then repeat, and the room is planned so they can do that safely. Independence is invited, never by leaving a child on their own. They are free to learn through play; they are not left with nothing to do. The environment is safe, pleasing and lively.
Growing their world
3 – 6 years
From three to six, children are still in that first plane of development. They continue to absorb, but now they begin to sort and classify what they took in without noticing. In this way they start to form their own intellect.
They learn through their senses, folding impressions into lasting understanding. They have a strong appetite for chosen work, and they refine skills begun as toddlers. Many pass through sensitive periods: stretches when one kind of learning fills the whole attention — language, order, movement, or the company of friends. We welcome those times and protect the chance to stay with them, so concentration, control and independence can grow.
The classroom is calm, well ordered and quietly full of things worth discovering. As children get older, collaboration comes naturally; they like working together toward something shared.
AT THE HEART OF MONTESSORI
“Help me to do it myself.”
This space is for children in the first years of life, through to six: a home away from home that encourages growth socially, intellectually, emotionally and physically.
It is a place to learn, discover and express themselves in a well-prepared environment, without fear of being left behind. Children are encouraged to become independent by following Montessori principles, and they are not subject to prejudice of colour, creed or personal belief.
This is a children’s environment. Each child has time to grow in their own space, at their own pace.
Independence
Time, trust and encouragement to try, practise and discover.
Purposeful play
Hands-on materials that turn curiosity into understanding.
A sense of belonging
A prepared, inclusive environment that respects each child’s own way.
A LITTLE HELP FOR PARENTS
Everything you need,
in one place.
Application forms, school information and useful documents for your family.
These are the supplied 2025 documents. Please contact Bronwyn to confirm current fees and arrangements.
LET’S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
Your next chapter
starts with hello.
Ask a question, enquire about a place or arrange a visit. Bronwyn would love to hear from you.
Email Bronwyn ↗Bronwyn McBean
082 523 7909 bronwyn@littlecornerhouse.co.zaParkmore, Sandton
91 Victoria Avenue
School hours
School day 07:15–13:00
Aftercare until 17:00
George enquiries
Contact Bronwyn for current location and availability.