TOADHALL MONTESSORI NURSERIES, MEITHRIN AND OUT OF SCHOOL ACADEMY

Our aim at Toadhall Montessori Nurseries, Meithrin and Out of School Academy is to provide working parents with excellent continuity of care and Montessori education for your child from birth to 12 years. Thus, giving you total peace of mind, in the knowledge your child is experiencing the very best start that will remain with them for the rest of their learning journey and for LIFE – enabling them ‘to be the best they can be!’

We have a wonderful team of staff, who are all qualified Level 3 Play Workers, or working towards their Level 3 qualification in Play Work. The team is led by Miss Carrie, who is the Out of School Academy Leader. We also have Mr Jon who is a highly qualified Outdoor Instructor, who trains all the staff in developing high quality and unique outdoor adventurous activities, in a safe and fun filled way. He also delivers high quality, adventurous and challenging activities throughout our Easter and Summer Holiday Academy programmes. Mr Jon is also our Technical Advisor for the Outdoors and ensures all our equipment and resources for the outdoors are constantly checked and audited, for their safe use.

The Out of School Academy is for children aged 4 who have commenced ‘full time school’ and up to age 12 years. It incorporates the Before and After School Academy and the Holiday Academy for ALL school holidays.

We are registered with the Care Inspectorate for Wales.

We take children for the Summer Holidays who have turned 4 years by April but not yet commenced fulltime school.

We are open from 8am until 6 pm. We are closed all bank holidays. (See further information under Opening Times on the website)

Due to high demand for places in both the After School Academy and Holiday Academy, we opened a new setting in July 2022, at 110 Station Road, Llandaff North, CF14 2 FH, which is in close proximity (5 minute walk!), to the creche and nursery sites in Llandaff North and within proximity of the beautiful Hailey Park.

Many of our children at the Out of School Academy have been at Toadhall Montessori since they were at our creche and nursery, so they are really part of the ‘Toadhall Montessori Family!’

We have a lot of children who come to the Holiday Academy throughout the year again from aged 4 and who stay with us until they are 12 years old – attending year after year and continuing to enjoy the amazing Holiday Academy activities we provide, indoors, outdoors and travelling further afield such as Rest Bay, Caerphilly Mountain, the Wenallt, Forest Farm and lots more.

All these fantastic experiences are a real ‘Call to Adventure’ for every child, in which they can make new friends and special memories that will last a lifetime!!

A huge focus of our Out of School Academy is to give our children the opportunity to ‘learn in the outdoors both within our amazing garden area and using our local amenities and resources such as Hailey Park and the Taff Trail, as well as taking trips further afield as stated above’. This approach to teaching and learning enables each child to develop their ability to take calculated risks, which in turn, enhances their confidence, independence, self-reliance and resilience.

Our Indoor and Outdoor Curriculum Programme is unique and allows everyone to experience a real ‘Call to Adventure’ and to ‘become the best they can be’. It is wonderful to see every child grow and develop through the amazing educational and FUN experiences Toadhall Montessori Out of School Academy provides.

All children are welcome at our Out of School Academy and each child’s needs are catered for .We offer a fully inclusive programme for all children.

Each child has a named Pastoral Leader, who is you and your child’s ‘go to ‘person’. We encourage every child to create their own ‘One Page Profile’ which puts them at the centre of their own learning based on their own interests and curiosities.

We have a qualified Additional Learning Needs Coordinator (ALNCO), who works closely with you and when required, with your child’s school, creating an Individual Development Plan (IDP), to meet your child’s individual needs and to support progression.