CK's Montessori is a preschool owned and managed by Carmel Kelly in Prosperous, Co. Kildare.

'Play is the work of the child' - Maria Montessori CK's Montessori was established in September 2003 and has gone from strength to strength over the past 12 years.

Our Room Leader and Manager Carmel Kelly holds:
   BA Honours Degree from Maynooth University in Early Childhood Teaching and Learning.
   Diploma with distinction in Montessori Teaching.
   Full Major Award  FETAC Level 6 Advanced Certificate Supervision in Childcare with Distinction

Our Montessori Assistant Caroline Connolly holds:
   Full Major Award FETAC Level 5 Qualification.
   Full Major Award FETAC Level 6 Advanced Certificate Supervision in Childcare obtaining a  First Class Distinction in both.
   Caroline also has 11 years’ experience working as a Montessori Assistant and also has FETAC Level 6 training in Special Needs.


Both staff are fully Garda Vetted and have training in First Aid as well as Fire Protection Training and Child Protection Training.

In our Montessori Pre-school we strive to aid the children grow and develop in an absolutely unique environment. The children learn to work and play to the very best of their ability, to care for and respect others, to develop a natural curiosity in the world around them and to fulfil a "Love of Learning".

In our Montessori every child is treated with respect, given freedom within the limits of a carefully structured environment, and allowed to develop naturally at their own pace. Our approach here to education is child centred and is based on mutual respect and co-operation, and therefore aims to assist in the total development of the child.

Montessori is about learning to balance responsibility with freedom of choice, it offers children the opportunity to realise their potential, in a non-competitive environment and seeks to promote in each child:


Self-confidence and self-esteem

A sense of achievement and self-worth

A sense of responsibility for themselves and their actions

Independence and adaptability

Co-operation with others

A sense of respect for the rights and needs of others

Concentration and persistence in completing a task

Initiative and self motivated

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