https://www.seedsmontessori.com.au/home daily 1.0 2026-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/8321957e-9eda-4fce-b357-1356d6c33717/Seeds+Montessori+-+Open+Day.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/595ee19d-d59f-48a0-8f84-57e93aff645f/Seeds+Montessori+Child+Care+Mawson+Lakes.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/2b8c5210-8f35-4481-b305-8315271f807b/Mawson+Lakes+Child+Care.jpg Home - Quality Education and Care We provide high-quality Montessori education and care for children attending our childcare centre in Mawson Lakes, Adelaide. With a team of dedicated and qualified educators, our early learning program supports children from 6 weeks to 6 years through purposeful, hands-on learning experiences that build independence, confidence, and school readiness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/b323001a-15a6-4bce-827f-46216133dc3b/Seeds+Montessori+-+Child+Care.jpg Home - The Seeds Montessori Difference Seeds Montessori is a family-owned childcare centre in Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, offering a focused Montessori program for young children. As a small provider, we support each child’s independence, confidence, and development through purposeful learning experiences. Our strong relationships with families create a trusted, respectful, and supportive community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/54b7b493-757e-42c6-b240-19116aa49758/Seeds+Montessori+Child+Care.jpg Home - Health & Nutrition Growing minds and active bodies need the right nutrition to support healthy development. At Seeds Montessori, our qualified chef prepares fresh meals daily using high-quality local produce. We work closely with families to understand and accommodate each child’s individual dietary and nutritional needs. https://www.seedsmontessori.com.au/health-nutrition daily 0.75 2026-04-16 https://www.seedsmontessori.com.au/educational-program daily 0.75 2026-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/98b30faf-6713-424f-ae28-33180c459efa/Mawson+Lakes+Child+Care.jpg Our Educational Program - Practical Life Practical Life activities are carefully designed to reflect each child’s culture, home life, and everyday experiences, helping them feel a strong sense of belonging and connection. These activities build independence, coordination, confidence, and respect for self and others through four key areas: Care of self – such as food preparation, washing, dressing, and personal independence skills Care of the indoor and outdoor environment – including cleaning, gardening, and caring for pets Grace and courtesy – such as greetings, manners, respectful communication, and social interactions Applied exercises – activities that refine movement, coordination, balance, and concentration (e.g. walking the line, carrying objects carefully, moving quietly) Through Practical Life, children develop real-world skills that support independence, confidence, and responsibility in everyday life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/e396e851-dac0-4f39-8fdf-5a62c45aab38/sensorial.jpg Our Educational Program - Sensorial Sensorial materials and activities help children refine and develop their senses through exploration, order, and self-discovery. They encourage concentration, independence, and a sense of calm, while allowing children to notice, compare, and understand the world around them in a meaningful way. Each activity is designed with precision and self-correction, supporting children to learn through experience and reflection. Sensorial learning is grouped into seven key areas: Sight (visual) – recognising size, shape, colour, and dimension Touch (tactile) – exploring texture, weight, and surface qualities Smell (olfactory) – identifying and distinguishing scents Taste (gustatory) – exploring and recognising flavours Sound (auditory) – developing listening and sound discrimination skills Stereognostic (kinaesthetic) – identifying objects through touch and movement Thermic – exploring temperature differences Children work with carefully designed Montessori materials that isolate specific qualities and support deep learning through repetition and focus. These include materials such as the Pink Tower, Brown Stairs, Knobbed Cylinders, and Colour Tablets. Through these experiences, children strengthen fine motor skills, visual and auditory discrimination, coordination, and the ability to order, classify, and make sense of their environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/90ca3502-b827-4bcb-ac15-5a3cb98d7dd3/literacyseeds.jpg Our Educational Program - Literacy At Seeds Montessori, literacy and language development are embedded throughout the learning environment and form an important part of each child’s daily experiences. Our approach is grounded in phonetic awareness, supporting children to build strong foundations for communication, reading, and writing. We recognise that spoken language is the foundation for literacy development. Children are encouraged to express themselves confidently, engage in meaningful conversations, and develop a love of language through hands-on learning experiences. Children work with carefully designed Montessori language materials, progressing from tactile experiences such as the Sandpaper Letters through to reading and word-building activities using the Moveable Alphabet. Our literacy program focuses on three key areas: Sensorial – Sandpaper Letters provide a multi-sensory approach to learning sounds and letter formation, helping children build muscular memory through tracing and repetition. Mechanical – Insets for Design strengthen fine motor control and hand coordination, preparing children for writing. Intellectual – The Moveable Alphabet supports children to build words phonetically, encouraging early reading, spelling, and sound recognition through hands-on exploration. Many Montessori activities also prepare children indirectly for writing by strengthening concentration, coordination, and fine motor development. To further support early literacy, the Jolly Phonics program is incorporated across all classrooms, helping children develop confidence in letter sounds, blending, pronunciation, and early reading skills through engaging and interactive learning experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/55554c84-1d29-4c0a-ac49-b2f8f9189992/Child+Care+Problem+Solving+Skills.jpg Our Educational Program - Mathematics. At Seeds Montessori, children learn mathematics through hands-on experiences that support the progression from concrete learning to abstract thinking. Using foundational Montessori materials such as the Golden Bead Material, children develop confidence in quantity, symbol recognition, place value, and early problem-solving skills. Each activity builds upon the next, helping children develop mathematical understanding through meaningful, hands-on learning experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/5bf27a7b-8e73-40fb-b523-c46559646ae0/seedswreathforanzacday.jpg Our Educational Program - Cultural Studies. Culture allows the child to explore the natural world around them and includes: Geography (continents, landforms, earth layers, solar system), Zoology (classification, physiology of animals), Botany (ecology, classification, physiology of plants), History (time lines, using a calendar), Science. Art and music could be considered cultural activities, however, creativity is encouraged across all curriculum areas. The cultural area is clearly identifiable by globes, puzzle maps, flags and perhaps images or materials from other cultures, including art, music, history, geography, biology, zoology, physics/science. The materials in this area have a practical life and/or sensorial aspect and involve manipulation with the hand and mind working together. https://www.seedsmontessori.com.au/contact-us daily 0.75 2026-04-16 https://www.seedsmontessori.com.au/learning-environments daily 0.75 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/e41ca175-ddee-4158-a111-cb1b3b311f7a/Waratah+-+Seeds+Montessori.jpg Learning Environments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/502ccb34-fa25-40aa-8764-68787b0a710f/Banksia+Room+-+Seeds+Montessori.jpg Learning Environments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/6f1d8003-1bcd-4143-884b-c19e274e9e50/Acacia+Room+-+Seeds+Montessori.jpg Learning Environments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/8771a363-1b35-4223-a013-f19a89f15251/seedsmontessoribaby.jpg Learning Environments https://www.seedsmontessori.com.au/our-educators daily 0.75 2026-04-16 https://www.seedsmontessori.com.au/what-is-montessori daily 0.75 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/b95463d5-5894-4b9e-b88b-c4887ce5f64b/Dr-Maria-Montessori.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/459034b8-35e4-4635-9dee-6b0fe43fe2e5/mariamontessori.png What Is Montessori? - The Absorbent Mind The first principle is that of "the absorbent mind". Dr Maria Montessori believed that an infant possesses the capacity to absorb his/her environment simply by being in it. Dr Maria Montessori believed that the first three years are those of unconscious absorption. As observers we are unaware of just what a child has absorbed until the child brings his or her learning to the conscious level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/e7121f68-5f0d-4a0c-9b0c-71cebf3d5e36/mariamontessori2.jpg What Is Montessori? - Conscious Level A baby's impressions are registered by their senses, the child touches, examines and usually places objects into the mouth. From an age of about three the child brings what they have already learnt to a conscious level and now begin to classify, sort and becomes more aware of colour distinction. This substage lasts until about the age of six. During this stage the child master’s language and physical movement, A "blabber" now conducts meaningful conversations and indulges in reality based pretend play. The second principle is that of “sensitive periods for learning” during these periods children learn effortlessly. The periods of learning are called “windows of opportunity” and have since been supported through neuroscience and recent brain research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613b658278725b255c877060/6482165f-7bab-4f97-9e14-472804aa14a4/Maria-Montessori-450x255.jpeg What Is Montessori? - Windows of Learning During the age zero to six the child will pass through several windows of opportunity such as: walking, language (receptive to more than one language at a time), sense of order and social interaction. This is not to say that skills cannot be developed once a child has passed through windows of opportunity, but to say that it would require more effort to acquire the same level of skill. 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