Newcastle Montessori Academy Child Care Centre 23 Steel Street, Newcastle West, New South Wales 2302

"We are so grateful to be able to leave our son in very good hands. A very special thank you to the team for their incredible work! especially Miss Jemmah and Miss Vicky"

"My 2+1/2 year old daughter has been attending this centre since she was 7 months old and she absolutely loves it! The Educators are all so lovely and always make our family feel welcome, I love how they really go out of their way to build a special bond with the children. My daughter has really excelled with her language and fine motor skills and is so independent. Miss Vicki, the Centre Manager is just wonderful and does an amazing job at keeping the centre organised and always keeps up parents up to date! The location is so helpful, it gives me a chance to do my groceries before school pick up."

"We have had experience with a few different daycare providers- and we are totally impressed by Montessori Academy Newcastle! What we loved about the centre- their systems are incredibly well managed, and all the staff are incredible! The centre itself is absolutely beautiful. And both our children have just thrived with the Montessori methodology, and love the play based activities after the work cycle. We love the centre's location too! At previous centres- the outdoor play area was compromised by weather, bushfire smoke, wind etc. which meant they were in the classroom all day. We don't have this problem with the "outdoor" play area at Montessori- and the children are loving the excursions to the community and to the park weekly when the weather is nice. I'd like to add that the fresh air louvres at the top are great!!! At other daycare centres we have attended, we had issues with walkers by and cigarette smoke, car pollution constantly near the outdoor play area. I love the fact that the outdoor play area is massively spacious, the temperature is always perfect for play, there's lots of greenery, fruit trees, herb garden etc, and sunshine, and non of the pollutants for my baby and toddler to inhale! The classrooms are beautifully organic looking and the wooden materials, tables & storage make it aesthetically pleasing to both children and parents in the room. I've noticed an incredible increase in my children's independant skills and willingness to engage with their Montessori materials at home. Lots of puzzles and practical exercises. The baby room is beautiful, spacious, safe & I get zero guilt leaving my little one behind and I have such a great relationship with the educators and director- and leaving them in such a beautiful environment certainly makes it so much easier."

"I was lucky enough to get the place for my daughter at newcastle montessori Academy . I've heard from other people in sydney the waiting list in some areas is more than 2 years .My daughter started here when she was 22 months old and she was so attached to me and still is, it was so hard for me and her at the beginning of it but smoothly with the help of the staff is got easier each day. Now, she doesnt even want to leave when I pick her up. The staff is lovely educated and highly professional. I can not express the relief I have about finding this centre. The manager miss hayley ,she's just amazing.I would highly recommend this Child care centre for anyone !"