Clacton Montessori Day Nursery and Preschool

26/08/2026

🩷💛 Our Colour Monster Area 💙💚
We’re excited to introduce our Colour Monster Area — a calm, welcoming space where children can explore colours, emotions and feelings.

Using the Colour Monster, children can begin to:
🎨 Learn and identify different colours
💭 Talk about and name their emotions
❤️ Understand that all feelings are okay
🗣️ Develop the confidence to express how they feel
🌿 Use a quiet space to pause, calm down and regulate
🧘‍♀️ Practise simple strategies for managing big feelings

Having a dedicated emotional wellbeing space in nursery is so valuable. Young children are still developing the language and skills they need to understand their emotions. A calm area gives them a safe, predictable space to step away from busy environments, reflect on how they are feeling and access support from familiar adults when needed.

It also helps children develop important lifelong skills such as self-awareness, emotional literacy, communication, empathy and self-regulation. 🌱

Most importantly, our Colour Monster Area reminds every child that their feelings matter, they are listened to, and they are never alone with their big emotions. 💛🌈

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21/08/2026

🌱 Why is our book area important?

Sharing books helps children develop their language, communication and listening skills, while introducing them to new vocabulary, ideas and experiences. It also supports imagination, concentration and a love of reading from an early age.

The cosy atmosphere encourages children to choose books independently, enjoy quiet moments with an educator or friend, and develop positive associations with reading. 🧸✨

Our real instruments provide opportunities for children to explore rhythm, sound and self-expression, while connecting music and storytelling through meaningful, hands-on experiences.

📚🎶 A cosy space, a good book and the freedom to explore — creating a lifelong love of stories, music and learning.

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21/08/2026

🔢 Our preschoolers Maths Area 🌿✨Our maths area provides children with a calm, purposeful space to explore mathematical concepts through hands-on learning. 🧩🔢
Alongside our carefully chosen materials, we also use loose parts to bring maths into children’s everyday play. Natural and open-ended resources such as stones, shells, wooden pieces, buttons and other objects allow children to count, sort, match, compare, create patterns, explore shapes and investigate quantities in their own imaginative ways. 🌱

🌟 Why is this important?
Using loose parts encourages children to explore maths creatively and independently. They can experiment, make connections, solve problems and develop their mathematical thinking through real experiences.

Our Montessori approach allows children to work at their own pace, repeat activities and learn through discovery. Loose parts add another layer of open-ended exploration, showing children that maths is all around us — not just in a maths activity. ❤️

✨ In Montessori, we create opportunities for children to discover, explore and make sense of maths for themselves.

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17/06/2026

✨ Welcome to our Montessori Sensory Room ✨
Designed to inspire curiosity, calm, and discovery, our sensory space gives children under 5 the opportunity to explore textures, sounds, light, movement, and independent play at their own pace.
Through hands-on experiences, children develop confidence, concentration, coordination, and a deeper understanding of the world around them. 🌱
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17/06/2026

💡 Did you know?
Here at Clacton Montessori Nursery, we have our very own soft play room! 🌈
A fun, safe space where children can climb, explore, develop their physical skills, and burn off some energy while learning through play. 🤸‍♀️✨
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10/06/2026

Alongside the exciting updates to our sensory area, our baby room is getting a makeover too! 🌟
And have you ever seen a sweeter role-play kitchen? Perfectly sized for our under 2s, it offers endless opportunities for exploration, imagination, and learning through play. 🍳🧸
Today we’re adding lots of new role-play resources to spark curiosity, encourage independence, and support children’s developing skills. We can’t wait to share these exciting play opportunities with our families on EYLOG! 💛

09/06/2026

Our sensory room has had a little makeover and is full of exciting things to explore! Our children love being in here and we love teaching in such a calm and stimulating environment! If you feel your child would love to explore here too please email: [email protected] for a tour! 🫶🏼

15/05/2026

Little minds deserve the very best start 🌱
We currently have spaces available in our Baby Room at Clacton Montessori 💛

A warm, nurturing environment where your little one can learn, explore and grow with confidence.

📍 Limited spaces available
📩 Message us to arrange a visit or find out more! On [email protected] or 01255433339

12/05/2026

11/05/2026

A nursery favourite on the menu today 🍝✨

Our children at Clacton Montessori enjoyed a tasty homemade spaghetti bolognese served with garlic bread, fresh vegetables and juicy melon slices. 🍈🥖

We love providing balanced, nutritious meals that introduce little ones to a variety of flavours while supporting healthy growth and happy learning. 💚

Fresh food, full tummies and lots of smiles all round! 😊