With locations in Sector 1, Bucharest, and in Green City, 1 Decembrie, Ilfov, Montessori Kids at Work is one of the few Montessori kindergartens in Bucharest and Ilfov to authentically embrace and successfully practice Maria Montessori's educational method. If you are looking for a kindergarten for your child, we are happy to introduce you to our educational approach, daily programme and the vision of our teaching team. Montessori education places great emphasis on sensory learning, and the early years are an ideal period for this type of development. Through hands-on learning and purposeful activities, the educator guides the child towards finding solutions independently, helping them gradually learn to make decisions and confident choices.

“I want my child to be happy!” is something every parent will say.

We live in a society where people are increasingly busy, have diverse responsibilities, and their careers require more and more energy and focus. Raising a child can therefore become a challenge. With limited time available, children's education and wellbeing increasingly depend on the educators and caregivers with whom they spend an important part of their day.

The first 6 years of life are essential in shaping the individual and creating the foundations for the psychological wellbeing and happiness of the future adult. Choosing the people and environment entrusted with your child during these years is therefore an extremely important decision.
Because we understand the importance of this period for the rest of a child's life, the Kids at Work team places particular emphasis on children's education and development within a harmonious and healthy environment designed to respond to their individual needs.

We place great emphasis on the quality of education. This is why we have embraced Maria Montessori's philosophy and apply it authentically throughout our environment, from internationally trained Montessori educators to the carefully prepared classroom, generous outdoor spaces and wide variety of experiences available to the children. Our aim is to offer children meaningful exposure to real life and a strong foundation for their future. Alongside Montessori principles, we have integrated Forest School principles and our 'Entrepreneurial Day' project into our approach, giving children opportunities to experience the real world authentically and learn directly from it.

At our Green City campus in 1 Decembrie, Ilfov, in the south of Bucharest, the forest becomes a natural extension of the Montessori educational environment. Our kindergarten and nursery in 1 Decembrie benefit from being located right next to the forest, allowing us to offer children regular access to nature, fresh air and authentic outdoor experiences rather than occasional outdoor activities. Children explore the forest, observe the changing seasons and the surrounding ecosystem, move freely, garden, care for plants and animals, and learn through sensory experiences and practical activities. The prepared Montessori environment and Forest School principles thus extend beyond the classroom into a natural setting that supports independence, curiosity, movement, cooperation and the child's direct relationship with the real world.

Educational Offer

"One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child" – M. Montessori

The Kids at work kindergarten promotes learning through hands-on activities. The Montessori curriculum, as well as the complementary and optional activities, is designed to provide consistency and to support learning through experience, child autonomy and development at their personal pace and in their own style, through auto-motivation.

Kids at work provides:

• teachers with international Montessori training and experience (AMI)

• original teaching materials and visual aids that are specific to the Montessori method

• a Montessori compliant environment

• English teaching for groups of 3-6 yo children and bilingual teaching for 1-3 years age groups;

• very generous outdoor green space, sports field - 900 sqm in total

• classrooms equipped with its own kitchen and bathroom, bedrooms, separate spaces for complementary activities;

• complex educational activities that develop key skills that contribute to success in adult life;

• periodical physical examinations, permanent medical assisstance;

• professional counseling for parents regarding the parent-child relationship

• half-year observation reports and individual discussions with parents based on the report content;

• Healthy food and balanced meniu ;

• complementary activities to support a complete education for life: health education (sports and nutrition), care for nature, ecology, care for animals, grace and courtesy, entrepreneurial activities, gardening, weekly outings in the woods etc;

• a package of integrated optional activities: Forest School, German language, Multisport, Art, Dance;

• various extracurricular activities (for children between 3 and 6)

• constant support for parents in the education process: application of the Montessori method at home, Montessori activities and materials for home, parent-child relationship, etc.

• multicultural communities;

• frequent events that strengthen the community

The Montessori Method

Born in 1870, Maria Montessori distinguished as the first medical practitioner female in Italy, working closely with children and having a strong interest in their learning behaviour and development. In 1907 Montessori founded the first educational institution based on experiential learning, Casa dei Bambini in Rome.  In 1911 the concept became very popular in USA. Gradually Montessori education expanded its territorial reach on all continents and scientific reach,  evolving in a human development model.

The  basic principle  of Montessori method is that by interacting with the environment and through empirical findings, the children are developing their personality and gaining knowledge. Another fundamental component of Montessori education is nurturing child's intrinsic desire to learn, characteristic to children aged below 6.
Dr. Montessori observed that children experience sensitive periods as they grow. In early childhood, the children learn through sensory-motor activities, working with materials that  develop their cognitive powers through direct experience: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching, and movement. All these elements are used part of the Montessori curriculum to provide the prerequisites for life.

Montessori education is applied in several institutions in Europe, some of the famous Montessori alumni being Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Amazon.com's dounder, Jeff Bezos, Literature Nobel prize winner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the Hall of  Fame tennis player, Roger Federer.