He added, ‘Longacre currently utilises Montessori techniques and equipment within each setting so there is a natural fit. The charity continues to look for and acquire the very best quality childcare settings as part of its strategic aim of owning a large group of schools by 2015.’
Montessori St Nicholas is a UK charity for Montessori, which aims to fund research into the value of Montessori education, support its development and unify the movement across the UK.
The charity’s aim is to create a group of Montessori nurseries specialising in offering top quality Montessori education, expanding to ten to 14 settings by 2015. It has previously acquired the Cherry Tree School in Suffolk and St Nicholas Preparatory School in Knightsbridge.
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