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Welcome to Rushmore House, a Montessori preschool near Orpington and the A21. We take children from two years until school age who can attend either part or full day sessions. We have a large outdoor play area and run our own Forest School in nearby woods. We are open from 8am until 4pm, Monday to Friday during term time.
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DirectionsWe are based in Pratts Bottom village, opposite the village green.
DiaryAutumn Term 2018
Monday 03 September 2018 until Friday 14 December 2018 Half Term Monday 22 October 2018 until Friday 26 October 2018 Spring Term 2019 Monday 07 January 2019 until Friday 05 April 2019 Half Term Monday 18 February 2019 until Friday 22 February 2019 Summer Term 2019 Tuesday 23 April 2019 until Friday 19 July 2019 Half Term Monday 27 May 2019 until Friday 31 May 2019 |
Awards and associations
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In June 2018 we were inspected again by Bromley's Food Safety Team; our food hygiene procedures, kitchen and equipment were assessed and we were awarded the highest rating, level 5.
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We are members of the National Day Nursery association.
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The Montessori Method
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Our Montessori and EYFS curriculum is divided into seven areas. Each curriculum area is described in the Learning section
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This video is a good overview of the Montessori method. It is ten minutes long. You can email us on orpingtonmontessori@gmail.com if you have any questions, or if this video is no longer being displayed correctly.
Video - overview of The Montessori Method
Caring
All teachers at both Rushmore House Montessori and Orpington Montessori have been trained in Pediatric First Aid and Epi-pen. Some of our new teachers need to be trained and our established staff's certificates were coming up for renewal. So we decided to run our own First Aid course at Rushmore House with a First Aid trainer. Ten staff attended the 12 hour course which was run over two Saturdays in October 2014. Because we organised the course ourselves we were able to tailor it to the needs of our preschools. This included instruction on how to use an Epi-pen and an emphasis on treating choking, CPR and anaphylaxis.
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We pride ourselves on our childcare. Because we take children from 2 years we expect them to still be in nappies. Caring for very young children is more than just keeping them safe and clean. We talk to our children to help them to understand what is happening around them and so that we can understand their needs. The 'Key Person' system helps to foster bonding between children and their assigned member of staff who is responsible for monitoring their progress and communicating with their parents.
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Our next Holiday Club will run during February Half Term, Monday 18 February until Friday 22 February 2019 and is open to all children aged between two and 12 years of age.
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