Best Pre-school Education Schools Sydney Near Me

Kate Ellmers: Montessouri East Primary confirmed to me the true benefits of the Montessouri system, where children's minds are ignited and their love for learning is fostered across their lifetime. We considered relocating to Sydney, but in the end changed our mind. If we had, we'd have sent our son to this school for sure!

Rachael Brincklow-Groves: We love this school

Bubble Soccer Sydney: I had a group of kids attend a Bubble Soccer birthday party in Coogee today. I enquired which school these kids were attending as I was dumbfounded by the level these kids were with their communication and behaviour. 9 year old kids communicating like Adults. Their behaviour was Also on another level, did not have to repeat anything more than once which never ever happen .. not 1 or 2 kids but the whole 20 of them, what a delightful experience it was .. i run a lot of kids parties and i know kids and behaviour .. This restored my faith in the education system which i believe has been failing in recent times. My heartfelt congrats and thanks to the teachers and the system that is educating these children ...

Danny May: We were very happy with our choice of Montessori East for our daughter's early education. The values were similar to ours at home. I can highly recommend this school as a nuturing and educational environment passing on to your child a love of learning.

Alice Peel: An incredible school. I literally pinch myself daily that my kids are lucky enough to go there. Dedicated staff, stunning environment and overall a lovely vibe.

LEESA PRATT: Love love love SMS.Love the schoolLove the teachersLove the families.

Sarah Coulon: Wonderful environment. All 3 of my children attend. Would thoroughly recommend to anyone.

Jess Pretorius: I started my son in the 0-3 years program at a friends recommendation in 2017 and fell in love with the montessori philosophy. My son began long day care a year later and has now been in Stage 1 for 18 months. He is absolutely thriving and loves going to school. The teachers are nurturing and encouraging, and the school community kind and supportive. I could not have hoped for a better school to send my son to. I’m excited to continue to watch my son grow and thrive at this beautiful school for many years to come.

Yvonne Eggins: Great teachers lovely setting

Amajjika Kumara: Our son has attended long day care for almost 3 years and has now transitioned to Stage 1. We evaluated alternative schooling options and decided that Montessori is the right place for our son. The Montessori principles, teaching methods and innate respect and trust in our children, their abilities and their choices is amazing (to me at least) and is the environment I want my child developing in. The 5 pillars of the curriculum provide a well rounded whole-of-practical life initiation into human beingness.The care the teachers and staff have extended to the children in their care is outstanding and there is a strong bond of mutual respect and trust that develops. One of my favourite Montessori sayings is: "everything you do for me, you take away from me". It is so easy in a modern world to "do it all" for our kids because we are pressed for time but that does not help them and you get the most out of this schooling if your support the principles as much as possible at home.I was fascinated to read about an "excursion" a former principal had attended. It was called a Going Out. Children aged around 12 organise a trip to a destination of their choice and are entirely responsible for planning the trip and getting to the destination by themselves. Adults accompany them to ensure safety but are not permitted to engage with the children as they are required to problem solve for themselves.What a better way to teach planning, organisation, problem solving skills and to have the group completely engaged in the process?There are so many other things I love about Montessori not to mention a deep appreciation for the natural world and the curriculum offering a connection to it for our children right within their class rooms which have inviting and beautiful outdoor areas.This is a school that will support children to find their joy, their groove and what works for them while shepherding them towards achieving scholastic milestones with love and great care.Go to an open day, ask to participate in an observation... totally the best.

Lindell Pereira: We have 2 children in Sydney Montessori School, Stage 1 and the Tara 18 month - 3 year class. We have been in the school community for 3.5 years and have been so happy. The teachers are wonderful, caring and loving role models who are very passionate about what they do. They offer us parents so much support and really know each of children individually, understanding them and what they need in their environment to develop.The classrooms are each beautiful environments that offer our children the freedom to be independent and wonderful materials for their learning and development.Our kids LOVE the playground, a beautiful natural environment with plants they care for and water, dirt they can play in and be kids in, a slide, climbing equipment and a large sandpit.There's no fake grass here.We highly recommend Sydney Montessori School for both long daycare and Primary school education. 5 STARS - Our kids are thriving here!

Damon Gray: So our daughter Judea’s first day at this daycare 19/03/18 will also be her last!! I cannot believe the condition and state my daughter was in when I picked my child up at 3pm. These people are absolutely filthy and disgusting with no regard for my daughters hygiene. I arrived one hour early to pick up my lil girl only to find my daughter sitting at a table with so much dried up mucus and snot caked up on her face chin and mouth (obvious from crying for us when we left her, throughout different times of the day.) they clearly never even cleaned her up once! She also she had dirt all around her mouth and on her chin as well from “playing outside in the sandbox” and then on top of that, she was sitting down eating a snack!! 😡 The first words out of my mouth were “what is my daughter doing in this condition??!” Immediately they were apologetic.. saying they were “going to clean her up AFTER she finished eating” well first of all she shouldn’t have been eating filthy like that in the first place. I don’t know how I did not lose my temper in that moment... The only thing on my mind was, let me get my child and get out of here... Insat down on the floor immediately and began to clean her face and nose. (Had to use 2 wet tissues and a dry paper towel to clean her properly) I haven’t ever in my life, ever seen my child in such a filthy condition... I went straight to the principals office to make a complaint and advised him we will be pulling our daughter out of this school.. it is absolutely unacceptable, the condition she was left in today in your care. If they can’t get something so simple such as basic hygiene right for an infant toddler, (mind you she’s only 22 months old) then they’re not even going to get a second chance... this school doesn’t deserve to have Montessori in their title... after hours of research, asking questions, visiting the site etc etc we had such high expectations of this place only for them to be completely shattered by what I could only deem as what I refer to as simple laziness which can be called neglect. Our daughter has never been sick in her whole life other than 1 very mild cold once. If we were to leave her in an environment where she’s kept in a filthy condition then we are only asking for her to get some type of an illness. This may be Montessori Gymea’s standard. But it’s not ours, we take pride in our home, family, health, hygiene as well as our appearance. Very disappointing Montessori Gymea. Shame on you.

Martyn Williams: Great school, friendly staff and fantastic amenities. Highly recommended

Sara Genday: Hands down, the best education centre I’ve come across. Aside from the education and daycare aspect, they are the most compassionate, gentle, kind and genuine people I have met.The atmosphere they provide in each of the rooms is so positive, encouraging, non judgmental and secure. I feel like my kids are able to explore, learn and have fun in a room full of sunshine. The educators always greet my children and I with such excitement and warmth.Christine, the manager, is always available if I have any questions, or if I want to update her on my kids, or to just chat. I cannot speak highly enough of this centre and the amazing educators. They work well with each other and I feel confident leaving my children in their care. They display their qualifications which reassures me regarding any medical issues which may arise.Every concern I’ve had has been approached with professionalism, grace and has been resolved in a timely manner. I’ve never felt like I couldn’t bring anything up with the educators or management.I travel about 40 mins with my 2 kids to this centre and I enjoy my time on the train with them. For me, the distance is worth the quality of the service that they provide.

Vickie Hord: My daughter has been attending full time with Barangaroo Montessori for a few years. Prior to Barangaroo Montessori, she attended two other top branded daycares in City. By comparison, Barangaroo Montessori is the best education centre which provides all rounded education program to kids. Teachers and Centre Manager are very friendly and responsive to parents' needs for their children's individual developments. It is sad to see my daughter graduating from Barangaroo Montessori next January. However, the centre has prepared my daughter well ahead of her age group academically, physically and emotionally. As a confident, independent and social butterfly, my daughter is very much ready for her big school journey.

Yvette McKenzie: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,ReliabilityMy daughter absolutely loves her time here. The teachers are caring and wonderful and the kids do so many activities throughout the day. I know she is being stimulated and that she's learning and having fun. Would highly recommend this centre to all parents.

Ron Pitts: Update Jan 2018:Bit disappointed in how Montessori handle the transition to kindergarten (more profit driven !), they have now moved my son from the preschool readiness room to the generic 3-5 group so he's back to sleeping in the afternoon again and with a bigger group. You would think it would be better to leave him there until he finishes at the end of Jan !My son has been at Barangaroo Montessori Academy for over 1 year now and recently gone from 2 days to 4 days.Its really interesting to see the difference between two childcare centers as previously he spent 2 days at another provider (not Montessori Academy) and two days at Barangaroo.It seems most every day childcare focus more on creative play and hardly any on academy, both are important in my book so a good mix is perfect. Creative plays is alot easier for educators as well so part me thinks its a lazy attitude.I'm pretty impressed how my son has developed at Montessori and I love the school readiness room which is similar to a small class room, great way to prepare him to start kindy shortly.

Bronwen Kerr: My son attended Montessori Barangaroo for 5 years. He was always treated with love and respect by the teachers and learnt a great deal. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this centre!

Charlotte Wu: I think their curriculum is good but daily report of children's performance and email responses should be handled on a timely basis. Barangaroo campus is a bit small and outdoor area is underneath the bridge which pollutions are bad.

Wanfeng Zhou: I am a big believer of early childhood education, because as many studies prove, 80% of a child's brain is developed by age five. I have toured many childcare places and used a few in Australia and the U.S. and I am so glad I found Montessori Barangaroo. My older child graduated here three years ago and now my younger one is here. I can't be happier. I know my kids are not only getting love, feeling happy but more importantly, they are getting stimulated as much as they could. The teachers love what they do.

Hui T: Excellent center with excellent caring staff. It has an inviting learning environment, clean and has a great montessori cirriculum . We toured over a dozen day care facilities in the CBD when we were looking for day for my daughter. Out of all the centers this was the only one my daughter did not cry and cling to me, instead she wandered over to sit on Darinna's lap and to see what all the kids were doing! Highly recommended!

Lydia Liu: Professional and friendly educators. Love the Montessori education session in the morning! My boy enjoys the shool a lot!

karin coombe: Wonderful life skills discovering emotions and providing acceptance !

Andrea Vergara: We have nothing but praise for this amazing school and community. My little one studied here for 4 years till she decided to go elsewhere. Her decision to make the move to a bigger school (that follows a similar philosophy to Currambena) is an example of one of the many skills and tools she learned at this school (this was a big decision for an 8 year old). The teachers are extremely dedicated to their students; during the COVID lockdown we had 100% support from the teacher at the time and my daughter thrived during this period. I was also able to eavesdrop during class time and I loved how her teacher interacted with everyone equally and gave enough one-on-one support to each student. The school is a small, intimate one and this allows for everyone to know each other, have friendships all across the years and build a sense of belonging. These kids have incredible empathy towards others and a sense of accountability which I dont see as much among non-currambena kids. They are each others' cheer leading squad!!!! super supportive and encouraging, which is beautiful to witness. we will always be grateful to Currambena staff, teachers, parents and students for the beautiful experience we had during our time here.

mark aquilina: With a very different approach to education which Currambena call Democratic Education, my most striking observation is the in regard to the high maturity and thoughtfulness of the children that they produce. One of my children attended their preschool program for two years, and while we opted for more conventional schools for senior years I can definitely see the benefits of Currambena's approach.

Nagendra Tanguturi: Oh! Where should I start about this amazing pre-school! My son loves to go to this school and want to be there even on weekends! When I come to pick him up he is like why are you here before the school close? We used to send to Reggio Emilia before and moving to this school is one of the best decision that we made! Every teacher is unique in this. Mr.Tony has a solution to every problem and the entire school is very accommodative in parents requests. Best part is those graduation days where the teachers sweat can be easily seen! Never even think if you stay closer to this preschool. Your boy or girl will do wonders after joining this preschool!

Shyamli Singh: We are well aware of the effort you and your educators put into each child in your preschool.Thank you for helping my son to develop the skills and confidence that he will carry forward into the school next year.

Meetu kaur: My 4 yo really enjoy going there. She is gonna be 5 soon but still i will keep her in preschool instead of graduating bcz my toddler absolutely love it ❤Tony is such a great manager and also all the educators r best ❤❤very friendly staff and all r lovely too❤ highly recommended

Vadivelu Ravikumar: Not sure where to start my review, we were so lucky to find this place for our son. This is place we were so comfortable and even our son never had issue in transitioning to this place. Teachers are so caring and the programs throughout the year kept him engaging. They organise reptile, farm animal, duckling visiting in different occasions. They have events throughout the year making kids learn. Never had any single incident which put us in bad situation in the past one year. I strongly recommend this place.

Dawnthai: My daughter started at Parramatta East preschool when she was 3 and is now about to start kindergarten. My daughter has thoroughly enjoyed walking into school everyday. The staff truly care about the children’s well-being. My daughter has built a strong connection with each and everyone of the teachers. We are so grateful for this. The staff members have been the same since the day she started which speaks volumes about the culture of the organisation. There are a lot of extra curricular activities that occur during the year such as discos, reptiles visits, watch ducks hatch, baby farm animal visits, aboriginal shows etc. All the staff members really go the extra mile to encourage learning and interest for the children. There is a strong focus on learning and practical learning through projects and experiments. My daughter often comes home and tell me about the things she has learnt. I highly recommend this school and am forever appreciative of the safe happy and learning environment this school has given. Alex will miss you all.

Soumya Bhattacharjee: PARENTS IN PARRAMATTA AREA – LOOK NO FURTHER.Today was the last day of my son graduating from Parramatta East Preschool where he has had one of his best times in the last 2 years. As he would be starting the primary school in couple of days, I and my wife are very pleased to write this feedback about the preschool, led by Mrs Nelson and Mr Tony.I am glad I took the decision of enrolling my son to this preschool after having the tours of multiple early learning centres around the area. I can vouch for each one of the passionate preschool teachers who give their best in engaging the kids and their parents in preschool activities including literacy and numeracy, sign language, crafts, science, and chemistry experiments all through the year. The school also ensure to bring in external performers to keep kids entertained. My son, even if unwell, did not want to miss a day in preschool as he would like to be socialised with other kids and friendly teachers. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the previous and existing teachers of the preschool, such as Miss Brooke, Miss Anna, Miss Madhuri, Miss Kaylee, Miss Dan, and Miss Manasa to name a few.We would continue to recommend this preschool to all my friends and contacts, should you have any questions feel free get in touch.Soumya and Nabamita

Eva Wang: My two kids have graduated from the preschool.They have a great time and appreciated with such an organised and kind team.My daughter often came back home with a new hair style and she loves the cares there.Mr Tony is very good team leader.Thank you again for looking after my two kids and we never forget your help and support during the last few years.Strongly recommend.

Yee How Yeow: Had both my kids in the preschool. Educators was really nice, they teach by kids interest. Highly recommended to send your kids to the preschool.

Philemon Raj: The overall performance of the school is excellent.The staff members are very professional, they are always ready to spend some time with parents to discuss about the learning and improvements of children during the pick-up time. Very good environment for learning.The management is also very flexible, My daughter was enrolled for a year and there is no complain from our side. Thank you Parramatta East Preschool..

The Bee: Best preschool in parramatta local I would say. My son has been to a few places so I see the difference.Teachers are sincerely care for kids.My son love going there. He has grown mental development so much, becoming very good at hygine care and cleaning his hand all the time, and he is now ready for Primary school. Definitely recommend to all families..

Santhosh Ramesan: Positive:Communication,Professionalism,Quality,ValueThis is one of the best preschool in the locality. Very friendly and caring staff.My son was so happy to be there. Highly recommended.

Veena Devnani: This School was Amazing. The teachers are so friendly and cooperative. They look into overall development of child and addresses every concerns in very positive and constructive way. Most importantly, my daughter loved going to school everyday and she enjoyed her time there. Nice and open premise, Good Hygiene, Good good food and loving teachers.

gagan singh: Administration and teachers are very cooperative.I will like to thanks everyone in the school as they were very cooperative especially 2020 being so uncertain.My kid never complained about the school and learnt a lot from everyone there.They celebrate all the festivals and her graduation ceremony was amazing.I will recommend this school to everyone who is looking for day care.

Manoj Kumar: Positive:Communication,Professionalism,Quality,Value

Maryam Karami: My daughter attended this preschool last year. She is now in kindergarten and I am amazed at how much this preschool prepared her. Not only is the educational program excellent but the teachers and staff are so loving and caring.As a parent it is important to know that your child is well taken care. I had full confidence and have been very pleased with the care my daughter has received. The staff is well trained teachers and the Director and Assistant Director are wonderful to work with. They genuinely care for each and every student and family that attends the school. I highly recommend Parramatta East Preschool. It is exactly what my daughter needed and what has helped her be ready for kindergarten.

vaaruni n: I couldnt have been happier that my son went to Parramatta East Preschool. The educators and Mr Tony made my son comfortable right on Day 1 and what more can a parent ask for. They have a big outdoor area for the kids to run wild. The kids are taught not just literacy and numeracy but good manners and different languages. The kids graduation day is to die for where they get the children to perform and you cant resist tearing up. My son enjoyed his stay there that he would tell me to go late to pick him up. I cant stop raving about the educators enough. Their games are innovative too. I really wish I grew up having such educators. I would never miss an opportunity telling my friends and neighbours what a great place it is.

anjul agarwal: The best in Parramatta area. It's a small knitted family taking care of our kids like family. I can see tremendous change in my kids

Princess Kay: After having looked at many centres. This preschool is by far the best I have ever come across. I would highly recommend it. All the teachers are very friendly. They genuinely care for each and every child and all are very passionate about their job. This centre is always very clean and managed fantastically. My darling daughter always has lots of fun and is very happy to be there. This preschool provides quality care and educational activities. 5 stars from me.Thanks parramatta east preschool.Keep up the great work!

Qiang W ang: We should forget and forgive what we experienced bad thing, but I cannot really forgot these stuff since 7 years, those stuff were not kind, little patience. Hope those stuff have left

nisha hasija: One or two teachers don't even know how to talk with children. The way they talk totally reduces the confidence of child. And most of the crafts they do is not age appropriate. All focus on literacy. Social and emotional developments are very less considered.

Megan Steele: I can’t imagine a better place to send my kid! The love and care with which Simone and all the teachers give is unparalleled. As kids get older, they develop a sophisticated curriculum to provide a well rounded learning experience and thoughtfully engaged student. They’ve got a great chef who cooks healthy food, several outdoor areas for the kids to play, their own parking garage to make pickup and drop off easier, a weekly newsletter and photos of your child, and so much more.

Jack Li: My daughter spent 2 years here. She loves all the teachers and staff here! Especially Miss Maddie! Reddam has a very strong focus on discipline from young age and academic abilities in their curriculum. They are more than a “childcare”, they take care of my daughter and let her experience and explore different programs! Thank you!

Elena Zhurman: The best option in the area. Everything is well organised. My child loves it! The day starts with running to the teacher and giving her a big hug! I do not regret a moment that I made the choice with Reddam ELS in St Leonards for my little one. The people in Reddam are real professionals at all levels.

Shrikant Prasad: Amazing preschool and teachers. My kid has been going there for over a year now and she has developed a lot of new skills. Highly recommended.

Jinjin Weng: Excellent school! Well managed by the director Simone. Teachers work hard and are very friendly. Teaching program is well structured. My daughter had been to three different childcares and this is the best.

Corrina Austen: Reddam ELS is excellent in all that they do. They have thought of everything to care & develop children. We have researched and trialled others. Nothing has compared to Reddam ELS. My child has never need so happy and settled since joining....

Daniel Moody: excellent - the best childcare in the area. staff are well qualified and take a genuine interest in the kids. centre is well managed with the director taking a hands on role, which is refreshing to see. more expensive than most other childcare centres but is excellent value for money as the kids love it and learn a LOT (unlike a lot of childcare centres that are just glorified babysitting services)...

Charlie Ritchie: You see those comments saying we have a disgusting "cafeteria" but they might have the wrong place because we don't actually have one, we have a little canteen and the food is delicious. I assume when people say cafeteria it's a room that students go in to eat, our canteen is more like a little kiosk. 😀

Michelle: I thank God for the blessing this school has been to our family over the past 15years.An amazing community of people! Teachers and staff who go out of their way for my children and truly care about their educational success, as well as their eternal future. This school strives to see and nurture the unique gifts and strengths that each child has been given and help them to see how they can be used for God’s glory.I think many of the reviews on here are confusing this school on the Northern Beaches of Sydney with one of the many other schools called Covenant.

Tim Tyy: the English teacher walked around bare foot and taught us nothing, overall bad school don't come here unless you want to fail in life.

Mike Wazowski: The worst christian school in the state. dont waste your childrens potential and future at this horrid school. waste of money and even if it were a public school it would still be considered trash.

David Oldfield: I was concerned enough about a couple of the reviews here that I reported them for inappropriate content - I have the impression such reviews were placed by those who oppose both Private and or Religion based schools, rather than because of any genuine assessment.People who oppose Private schools should take into consideration that Private schools are funded substantially less per student than Public schools - the fact is that without Private schools, all those children would over-burden the Public system and cost the taxpayers more per student than such does currently.Indeed, without Private schools, overall education costs to the community would increase by some 30% - such is a matter of fact available to anyone actually wanting to be informed of State and Federal school funding. Sadly, said fact often doesn't suit the agenda of those who oppose Private schooling.Apart from any arguments as to the quality of education, the simple mathematical fact always ignored by the Public school extremists is that Private schools save the system huge amounts of money.As for CCS, my children have been going to this school since they were 3 - they are now 9 and 11 - it is a lovely school that has served them well.David Oldfield.

Julian Ward: Amber and I used to go to Covenant Christian when we were young so we were so proud to send our daughter there so she could learn the same morals and Christian values that we were taught when we were kids.We love to hear her sing the Christian songs she’s learning at school and to tell us about all the good things she’s learning that she just wouldn’t get anywhere else for the money it costs to send her there.Covenant Christian is very affordable and a great school if you want the best for your kids on the northern beaches.We are very happy and proud of our daughter.Big thank you to the teachers and everyone involved in making such a wonderful school for the kids.

Jeff HI: Was an ex-student here and the students was more helpful then teachers

Jaiden Yong: The food there was absolute horrendous and I found little strands of hair in it, the teachers were incredibly rude when I asked about the hair in the food too. Do not come here, you'll regret it

Snowy: A GREEN RACOON CAME OUT OF THE TOILET AND ATTACKED ME DONT GO TO THIS SCHOOL 😨😨😨😔😔😔😔👎👎👎👎👎

Andrew Lowry: Thankful to God for this school.

Tim Fox: Great school.

David Hilton: A wonderfully Christ-centred educational institution which is not afraid to stand for the Lord even when it's unpopular.

Henry Case: DO NOT GO HERE! it's terrible... everyone's so hateful and bigoted. Don't send your kids here.

Joshua Whiley: The Bible teaches the importance of tolerance and inclusion, but this school does not. If you want your children to embody Christian ideals then send them somewhere else.

Mxnsoon: The cafeteria have alot of roaches and yk what's worst i was eating and a roach flew in my mouth like it wanted to be eaten because of how bad that place is.. Never going back again

Jack Light: English teacher walks around with a woody well looking at the students

-A.Z-: Protect your children don't send them here

sittt: Terrible Terrible Terrible

J RW: Terrible place to let you kids be educated, absolute bigots.If you value your children's education, mental and emotional health DO NOT let them go to this school.

Joshua Set: Admin here is not great. Not a lot of common sense and regret involvement with this place.

Allan Jazzera: I sent my two children here, and I can say that the staff were incredibly warm and welcoming. The environment is always clean, and the education system engaging and rewarding.

Tea Rooibos: We attended 0-3yr program and it was not good as expected. The teacher answers to parents' questions which is good but I expected her to monitor/observe my child to support his/her process of self-development which she didn't do any...at least she didn't mention anything.. she even didn't remember my kid's name after 4 times of attending, which is very disappointing although the class was capped at 6 children only.

Gavin Mccormack: A beautiful school in a beautiful setting. The leadership and teacher engagement are second to none. It clearly sets the benchmark in the Montessori approach to learning.

Philip J: The teachers here are experienced and calm, and do a great job of getting the kids to develop concentration skills