Welcome to Yorkshire Montessori Nurseries, accredited for our education and ethos, and wonderful places of creative, immersive learning for children from birth to five years, in Leeds and York.
The unique surroundings at each of our nurseries delivers the framework of the early years foundation stage (EYFS) through our Montessori curriculum. We create a happy, safe and inspirational environment where children flourish and learn, secure in a place where everything is designed with them in mind.
What is Montessori?
The Montessori approach champions the belief that children have the largest capacity to learn from birth to age six. It respects each child’s way of learning through specially designed resources and activities, planned reactively to reflect the children’s latest interests and observations. Working in this child-led way encourages independence, confidence and a thirst for knowledge.
Learn more about our Montessori approach and book a tour either in person or virtually here.
What drives us?
Key to our vision is Yorkshire Montessori’s founder, Helen Gration (BA Hons EYT). With three sons to guide her, Helen’s nurturing instincts, and recognition that children are very individual characters, led her to champion the Montessori approach when she opened the nurseries. Helen ensures all of her team have qualifications above the national average and also has trained Montessori specialists in each location. Annually, we place staff from each of our settings on training to become a Montessori teacher. Helen is a campaigner for children’s rights and seeks answers regularly of those in government. Her investment in the nurseries, their teams, the children is essential to their progress.