A Blend of Montessori, EYFS & STEAM in Sharjah
A Dedicated Montessori Lab on Every Floor
The Montessori movement takes its name from Dr. Maria Montessori (1870–1952), who established the first children’s house in Rome in 1907. Today, Montessori is the single most respected early childhood philosophy in the world, practiced in over 100 countries.
Unlike nurseries where Montessori is merely a marketing slogan, Little Feet provides a dedicated Montessori sensorial laboratory on every floor at our Al Khan, Al Khalidiya, and Al Jazzat campuses. Equipped with authentic apparatus, children manipulate physical cylinders, beads, and tactile boards during self-directed 90-minute daily work cycles.
The 5 Core Pillars of Our Montessori Curriculum
Every material has a specific “point of interest” and built-in error control so children learn to evaluate their own progress naturally.
1. Practical Life Exercises
Children develop essential daily living skills such as water pouring, scooping, table-setting, zipper/button fastening, and gentle sweeping. These exercises cultivate fine motor precision, bilateral coordination, and genuine self-reliance.
- Pouring & scooping exercises
- Hand-eye coordination
- Concentration & order
2. Sensorial Exploration
Devised to refine every quality perceived by the human senses: dimensions, shapes, textures, weights, sound pitch, and thermal variations. Children use authentic apparatus (pink tower, cylinder blocks, rough/smooth boards) to order their sensory world.
- Pink tower & brown stairs
- Texture & weight grading
- Visual dimension discrimination
3. Language & Articulation
Language is the primary key to joyful socialization. Through textured sandpaper letters, phonetic object matching, and animated daily storytelling, children organically connect phonetic sounds to letter symbols in both English and Arabic.
- Tactile sandpaper letters
- Phonetic awareness games
- Vocabulary expansion & stories
4. Concrete Mathematics
Math is all around the child. We introduce real tangible materials: spindle boxes, bead stairs, and numerical rods so young learners internalize exact numerical quantities and spatial dimensions long before memorizing abstract symbols.
- Montessori counting beads
- Spindle counting boxes
- Spatial patterns & symmetry
5. Cultural, Art & Nature
Children blossom through active relationships with the living world. Our curriculum includes botanical gardening, weather tracking, continent puzzle maps, cultural celebrations, pottery, and musical rhythm.
- Botanical seed germination
- Continent globe exploration
- Expressive clay & music
Nurturing 7 Early Developmental Benchmarks
The British Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets international standards for the learning, development, and care of children from birth to 5 years. It ensures that every child receives a broad foundation of communication, physical capability, and social-emotional confidence.
At Little Feet Nursery, our certified EYFS practitioners observe each child’s unique pace and document individual milestone progress across three Prime areas and four Specific areas, guaranteeing smooth entry into premier British, American, and UAE private primary schools.
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics
Rather than memorizing dry facts, young children explore real-world phenomena through hands-on inquiry. Our STEAM curriculum bridges playful curiosity with scientific reasoning: children hypothesize, construct with blocks, mix pigments, and observe nature firsthand.
Through open-ended experimentation with balance scales, magnetic tiles, magnifying lenses, and water pathways, children develop the flexible problem-solving mindset essential for future academic success.
Curiosity & Sensory Discovery
Hands-on experiments with plant cycles, water density, color physics, shadows, and sensory science stations.
Mechanics & Block Architecture
Building stable towers with architectural blocks, discovering gravity ramps, interlocking gears, and simple levers.
Creative Expression & Design
Clay sculpting, canvas easel painting, textured collages, puppet theater, and musical percussion rhythms.
Concrete Numbers & Spatial Sense
Comparing volumes, classifying geometrical shapes, exploring pattern repetition, and counting tangible objects.
Speech Therapy & Bilingual Immersion (Arabic & English)
Early childhood (ages 1.5 to 4) is the most critical biological window for speech and phonological acquisition. We introduce children to both Arabic and English through daily interactive rhymes, finger puppets, expressive storytelling, and phonetic songs.
For toddlers who need gentle support with pronunciation, expressive vocabulary, or articulation clarity, our experienced educators incorporate targeted speech therapy activities directly into small-group routines, ensuring every child finds their confident voice.
Targeted Articulation Support
Customized mouth muscle exercises, sound games, and gentle pacing to overcome early speech hesitations.
Bilingual Arabic & English Fluency
Daily conversational immersion celebrating UAE heritage, Arabic letters, classical stories, and modern English phonics.
Musical Rhyme & Rhythm Circles
Daily musical circles where children internalize cadences, vowel sounds, and vocabulary through joyous movement.
Physical Development in Our Shaded Outdoor Gardens
Active gross motor play is fundamental to emotional wellbeing and cognitive stamina. Each of our three Sharjah campuses features a large, temperature-regulated, fully shaded outdoor playground designed specifically for toddler exploration.
Children run along the cycle track with balance trikes, climb gentle bridges, splash in supervised sensory water play stations, and tend organic botanical herb patches under certified educator supervision.
Frequently Asked Questions on Our Curriculum
Understand how Montessori, EYFS, and STEAM combine to give your child an exceptional early foundation.
Visit Our Montessori Labs & Classrooms in Sharjah
Nothing replaces observing our certified educators, touching authentic Montessori sensorial apparatus, and experiencing the joyful atmosphere firsthand. Book a private guided tour across Al Khan, Al Khalidiya, or Al Jazzat today.