Illustrated green cottage with a thatched roof and flowers in front. Text below reads 'Montessori Cottage Nurseries' and 'Manibus Utimini Mentem Locupletate.'

"Engage the hands, enrich the mind."

Who we are

Montessori Cottage Nurseries is an independent nursery school located in the charming village of Linton, Cambridge. We provide high-quality Montessori education and care for children aged 6 months to 5 years, fostering independence, curiosity, and a love of learning in a nurturing environment.

Our nursery is conveniently located at Station House, Station Road, Linton, Cambridge CB21 4NW, with ample on-site parking available for families. As a bicycle-friendly nursery, we also provide dedicated bike parking, making drop-offs and pick-ups easy and stress-free for everyone.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Montessori community!

Learning

  • Authentic Montessori approach to learning. Our nursery was founded on the principles of Dr Maria Montessori.

  • We encourage children of all ages to understand the importance of caring for themselves, each other and for their environment. We encourage traditional values of behaviour including kindness & respect towards others, good manners, responsibility for ones actions, tolerance & independence.

  • To provide opportunity to all children in our care.

Environment

  • A friendly and loving environment in which children feel safe and secure within themselves; to learn at their own pace supported by Montessori teachers and assistants. Promoting opportunities from which children can develop and learn with confidence.

  • Three prepared Montessori Environment from birth to age 5 (Nido, Infant Community and Children's House). Each environment prepared suitably to support children at each age and stage of development. Children are free to choose, try and do for themselves, this leads to an enormously powerful confidence building approach to learning.

  • Montessori Community – building strong relationships with families, through daily communication, events, Montessori workshops, so that information important to the well-being of children is maintained.

Nutrition

  • Freshly prepared meals consisting of healthy natural ingredients including super foods, free range and organic.