The Gower School - Montessori Nursery

The Gower School is an ‘Outstanding’ independent nursery and primary school founded on the Montessori ethos. We provide year round quality education and out of school care for children in our Montessori nursery (3 months to 5 years) & at our Montessori…We offer high-quality education, a wide Montessori curriculum, music sessions, yoga, sports, baby sign language (we are an accredited Tiny Talk nursery), home-made food and a lovely big garden. The nursery for children between 3 months and 5 years is at 18 North Road, with an additional premises for 2 to 4 year olds at 28 North Road. The primary department is at Cynthia Street.
Lisa Smyth (Senior Montessori Teacher) is the nursery SENCo and is supported by Jacqui Tsang (Head of Nursery). Joey Haigh, the primary school’s Head of Operations is also the school SENCo.
All our staff are trained in supporting children with speech, language and communication delay. Staff are trained in using a variety of speech and language resources to support children’s development.
Staff are trained regularly on tracking children’s ongoing development in all areas of the EYFS and highlighting any signs of delay or SEN for each individual child. We have experience of working with children with speech and language delay, epilepsy, autism, diabetes and Down Syndrome. We deliver a one to one educational intervention programme called ELS (Eureka Learning Systems) for those children requiring additional support.
Each individual child is supported appropriately depending on their level and area of need. Each child is planned for individually to ensure their needs are met and they continue to develop and thrive.