This day was involved heavily around Montessori activities. I was sat on a small table with four children. One child was focused on different sized blocks, which he (X) had to stack from biggest to smallest. He had just turned three. He did not need any help as he had already known what to do. “Don’t help me. I can do all myself” He said.

Another child (A) next to me was arranging numbers in the correct order (aged four). She had small laminated cards with numbers from 1-30. She sat next to me and I just watched her place the numbers in the correct order, she was pleased to have got it all correct and wanted to do it again!

In the pre-school phase, play is likely to be a leading form of activity in which children choose how and what they would like to play with. This can therefore lead to children learning whilst playing (Wood and Attfield, 2003:99)

Throughout the day, the focus was widening the children’s learning and knowledge. It was almost like a classroom setting. However, it had a more relaxed and open approach to the children. This made me want to pursue a career in Montessori’s or a nursery setting more.