Teaneck Montessori Day School
Preschool in Denmark, ME 04022
The MONTESSORI PLUS Early Learning Center is the first school in Bergen County to offer full day Montessori childcare programs for children under seven years old.
The schools staff and student enrollment reflect a wide range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and prides itself in providing a day-to-day environment wherein adults and children of all nationalities can work and grow in an atmosphere of peace and harmony and inner discipline.
Of primary importance is the health and safety of our students. All staff members are qualified, trained, and mandated to care for the children in an exemplary manner at all times.
- Child Ages:
- 2 months - 7 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- New Jersey Department of Children and Families
- Preschool:
- Yes
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The Montessori method was developed in the late 1800s in the slums of Italy by physician and educator, Maria Montessori. She believed that children learned best if they were able to teach themselves. In order for such self directed learning to take place, the whole learning environment room, materials and social climate needed to be supportive of the learner.
Most Montessori schools in the United States have modified the program so that children may still work with the materials devised over 100 years ago, but often in ways Dr. Montessori never dreamed.
Here, at the Montessori Plus Early Learning Center, we have added additional features, such as games, toys, computers and
workbooks. We include all developmentally appropriate ideas and materials in the curriculum, thereby expanding on the Montessori method.
The teachers help children develop creativity and social skills, and their experiences outside the classroom are enhanced through additional activities, such as nature walks, library visits, and field trips. Every program has its set of ground rules which differ from age to age, but is always based on core Montessori beliefs respect for each other and for the environment. The program is educational and lively and includes music, art, storytelling, movement, and physical education. Children work at their own pace with materials they have chosen. Individual mastery is accomplished through active, self-directed learning.