Our school
A second home, run properly
Learning through play, every day
Sixty children, four classes and a big garden. Every child has a named teacher, every parent gets a note about the day, and nobody leaves with someone who is not on the list.
Little hands, big days.
A crèche and pre-school in Midrand for children from 3 months to 6 years — small classes, qualified teachers, a garden to run in and a hot lunch every day.
Our classes
Four groups, each with its own room and teacher.
Babies · 3 to 18 months
A calm room, one carer for every six babies, and your baby's own routine for feeds and naps.
Toddlers · 18 months to 3 years
Climbing, songs, sand and first friends — with potty training done gently, together with you.
Pre-school · 3 to 5 years
Stories, numbers, painting and outdoor play, in small classes that follow a weekly theme.
Grade R ready · 5 to 6 years
Pencil grip, listening, letters and sounds — everything a child needs to walk into Grade 1 with confidence.
From drop-off to home time
06:30
Doors open
Breakfast for early arrivals.
08:30
Morning ring
Songs, the weather and the plan for the day.
09:30
Learning through play
Painting, blocks, books and the week's theme.
11:00
Outside
The garden, the sandpit and the bikes — sunscreen on.
12:00
Lunch
A hot meal cooked in our own kitchen.
13:00
Rest
A nap for the little ones, quiet time for the rest.
15:00
Afternoon
Free play, music and extra-murals.
18:00
Home time
Last collection, with a note about the day.
The teachers
Qualified in early childhood development, and first-aid trained.
Thandiwe Mokoena
Principal
Twenty years in early childhood education, and still at the gate every morning.
Lindiwe Khumalo
Toddler class
Knows every song ever written about animals, and most of the dances.
Naledi Sithole
Pre-school & Grade R
Turns letters and numbers into games the children ask to play again.
From our parents
A few words from the families at the gate every morning.
Our daughter cried for two days and has run in every morning since. The note at pick-up tells us more than she does.
L&
Toddler class parents
He went into Grade 1 reading his own name and holding a pencil properly. The teachers made it feel like play.
AD
Grade R parent
Open at half six and the lights stay on in load-shedding. For two working parents that is everything.
BM
Baby room parent