Testimonials
I wanted to send a big THANK YOU to Smart Start for all the hard work their amazing team have been doing. During the 1.5 years my child went to Smart Start, we’ve seen his social skills develop tremendously. But also his reading, writing and counting too. Thank you so much for all the attention and support you give to all the children.I know my son is ready and confident for Primary School and a big part of that is thanks to his time at Smart Start 🙂
We make decisions for our children’s future everyday, some good, some bad and some life changing and so amazing.This is one of those decisions.We decided to move our kids from what felt like an institutional day care to a loving structured environment. At first, we were skeptical about Montessori style of learning but quickly found after research and proof of our children’s happiness that this was a good decision; actually, a life changing amazing decisions.We’ve been apart of this loving family for 5 years through our two children who have both come out so ready for school and are now thriving in their new place called “school”.If you’re sitting on the fence or don’t know anything about Montessori we suggest learning - it’s a game changer.As for the facility and teachers here - they are warm, loving and exceptional. They were our children’s extended family.To date, (our kids now 6 and 5) this has been the best parenting decisions we’ve made.Thank you so much to the beautiful (long tenured) teachers, management and the other beautiful children who have played a massive role in our children’s future.Niran and Niriksha Iswar
I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to have my son in Smart Start Montessori. The teachers exhibit remarkable professionalism and warmth, fostering an environment where my son thrives. He has formed a deep attachment to his teacher and peers, and under their guidance, he has cultivated essential values such as respect, politeness, appreciative, friendly and caring towards others. He also has wonderful literacy and numeracy skills through the guidelines by his teachers.Without hesitation, I express Smart Start Montessori as the epitome of preschool excellence. Reflecting on my experience, I have no doubt that if given the chance to rewind time, I would choose to entrust all my other boys to this preschool. As my son recently celebrated his graduation, I am certain that he will cherish the memories and relationships forged during his time here.Highly recommend to parents with younger children to join this lovely team!
Sending our child to Smart Start Montessori was one of the best decisions we have ever made. Our child went to Smart Start for about a year and graduated with excellent learning skills particularly in reading and maths, plus some practical life skills.Our girl has become a confident, independent, and respectful little lady who loves to learn, and has now started school with confidence . Smart Start has given her a good foundation for school and the gift of the love of learning.The entire staff is kind and loving, Montessori qualified and trained, encouraging each child to tackle new tasks & learning experiences they may not be familiar with.The Kowhai room structure provides a calm & relaxed, supportive & nurturing ambience and our child just thrives in this learning environment. The close relationships our child has formed with other children are a model of the respect and caring that surrounds them.We love the stability and continuity of the staff, the warm, inviting & involved owner Rebecca and the amazing programs at Smart Start . There has been little to no staff turnover. Good job Smart Start.Special thanks & appreciation to Ms Shayal & Ms Anulani for their care & dedication, who have sparked a love of reading & learning in our child. Ms Ann is a fantastic teacher too.Highly recommend this little gem to anyone who like good structured learning programs for their kids.
This is the best Montessori preschool we have experienced, both the teachers and the teaching quality are very good. My son has been well taken care during the school years and he just graduated last week. I would like to say big thank to all the teachers there, especially the Pohutukawa class! I am strongly recommending SmartStart Montessori to all parents who are looking for a preschool.
I wholeheartedly recommend Smart Start Montessori! Our daughter attended for a year aged 4 and has just graduated. She has flourished under the care of this caring, passionate and professional team. The teachers understand the children very well and help kids to navigate challenges as well as encourage their strengths in a nurturing and supportive environment. It is a smaller centre with a loving and involved principal who knows her pupils and their families. I remember my first visit there and being blown away by kids with beautiful manners and engaged in their chosen tasks. I feel that our daughter is a confident, caring and happy learner who is well prepared for starting school thanks to the team here.
My daughter has been graduate from smart start, we think Rebecca as a successful owner who ownd a high quality educator group for children and very well organized.Sarah as the room teacher has very high standard for children and also for herself, without her experienced teaching skill, the elaborative designing of teaching scheme and motived attitude，Chamilia won't get this much progress especially on math and reading!Sophie is a vivacious, happy and full of spirit teacher. She is always full of energy to playing and caring Chamilia.Ann is definitely an sophisticated and informed teacher which can answer all the questions that Chamilia asked her.Yaping obviously is a friendly and heartwarming teacher who always be patient and passion all the time to Chamilia.My daughter is so lucky can have all of them in her life
I want to say thank you to all the wonderful staff in Smart Start for providing Great learning experience for my son Ian.He was well cared and happily educated during his time there.
Smart start was definitely the best fit for both of our girls. Thank you for creating such a practical, calm, nurturing, positive space for them to develop in their life & education skills! They both started school with confidence and are continuing to go from strength to strength 😊
Yayy!!! My little boy just graduated today, Thanks to all teachers for taking care of my son, he has learnt lots from smart start and had a lot of fun here. All teachers are very patient and responsible. We are very grateful to all the teachers.
My girl was in Smart Start Montessori for two years, she enjoyed everyday she spent in there and we have seen her progressed so much!All the teachers are supportive , friendly and caring. We are very thankful to have Sarah, Summer, Yaping and Sophine, they prepared my girl well to start her primary school. Rebecca is also welcoming, loving and easy to communicate.Smart Start Montessori is definately the right place to start kids’ learning journey.
My son attended for about 1.5 years. We were really pleased to see the progress he made while here- especially with his numeracy, but also in his social interactions and empathy.I love that staff turnover is low, so the kids really get to form a relationship with their teachers. They genuinely care about the kids and seeing them learn and grow.Smartstart was great preparation for our son starting school, he has had absolutely no issues settling in. I would definitely recommend this daycare to others.
