Initial Enquiries
Please contact us by phone on (04) 234 1489 or by email info@manamontessori.school.nz to receive an information pack with more details about the class times, fees and other information, including an application form for placement on the waiting list.
If you would like to place your child’s name on the waiting list, there is an enrolment fee of $50 for one child or $80 for two children enrolled at the same time.
Payment of the enrolment fee may be made via cash, cheque or direct to our bank account number 03 1533 0005458 00. Please ensure you give your child’s name when making the payment online. The enrolment fee is non-refundable and does not guarantee placement.
Parents or caregivers are expected to attend at least one Information Session or Open Day before their child takes up a place at Mana Montessori. Information sessions or open days are held at least once a term and at a variety of times, some during the day, some in the evening, some at the weekend.
Mana Montessori offers morning or afternoon or full-day (6¼ hours) sessions during the school terms. Parents may choose either morning or afternoon sessions for their child or full days (depending on places available) and children are offered the same opportunities and experiences regardless of the time of day they attend.
If you have any questions, would like any further information, or if you wish to arrange a time to visit the school, please give us a call on (04) 234 1489. You are always welcome at Mana Montessori.
20 Hours ECE Funding
The Mana Montessori Management Committee offers the government’s 20 Hours ECE Funding scheme on the basis that there will be no compromise in the nature or quality of services offered by Mana Montessori. This has resulted in reduced fees for three, four and five year old children.
Mana Montessori offers this package as we want children and families to benefit by having access to affordable, quality Montessori education. However the government funding is based on the costs of meeting the minimum regulations and is not sufficient to cover the high-quality education we deliver, such as having high teacher to child ratios, higher than regulation numbers of experienced, highly qualified and registered teachers, and Montessori equipment and methods. This means that Mana Montessori is unable to offer completely free early childhood education. We therefore need to ask parents to support us by making a commitment to pay additional charges. Should this support not be forthcoming, Mana Montessori will need to reconsider its decision to offer 20 Hours ECE.