First School, Inc. (Mahomet location) is a Montessori-based childcare and early education centre serving infants through pre-kindergarten and offering before- and after-school care.
First School’s Mahomet location provides early childhood care and education grounded in Montessori principles. The program serves infants, toddlers, two-year-olds, preschool (Pre-K) and offers before- and after-school services for school-age children.
The centre follows a Montessori-aligned approach that emphasizes individualized, hands-on learning, practical life skills, and mixed-age interaction. Classrooms are prepared to support sensory exploration, independence and movement, and teachers observe and respond to each child’s developmental needs.
Enrichment offerings include art, music, physical education/gymnastics, dance, sports and outdoor play on a natural playground. The centre also runs seasonal programming such as summer camp with onsite and offsite activities and field trips.
Infant classrooms provide a calm, prepared environment that supports freedom of movement, sensory exploration and individualized care; teachers follow each baby’s routine and document milestones.
Toddler classrooms focus on independence and exploration through active play, with individualized attention to sensory, language, motor and social-emotional development.
Two-year-old classrooms introduce more complex, multi-step activities and station-based sensory and motor materials to build early math and pattern-recognition skills.
Pre-K uses a mixed-age Montessori environment with hands-on materials to teach math, language and practical life skills and to support social and cognitive development.
Before- and after-school care includes supervised homework time, snacks and activities; transportation to and from local schools is provided by the centre.
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