Welcome to Penrith Montessori Academy | Enrolling Now for 2026
Nestled in the heart of Penrith on Evan Street, just moments from Nepean Hospital and Penrith Public School, our exceeding rated early learning centre is part of one of Greater Western Sydney’s most family-focused communities. As a trusted choice for families seeking quality Sydney childcare, we provide a connected, supportive environment where children feel a true sense of belonging from their very first day.
For children aged six weeks to six years, we offer a nurturing Montessori childcare and preschool program, personalised to each stage of development. Guided by Bachelor-qualified Early Childhood Teachers and experienced Montessori educators, children engage in hands-on, purposeful learning across four light-filled Montessori classrooms that build independence, deep focus, and real capability.
As an Exceeding-rated childcare centre, Penrith Montessori Academy is defined by its carefully prepared environments and consistent, high-quality practice. Across two engaging outdoor play spaces, featuring nature-based play and open areas for exploration, children are supported to discover, grow, and build confidence.
- Established in 2012
- 4 Montessori Classrooms
- 2 Outdoor Playgrounds
Daily Fees and Inclusions at Penrith Before CCS
Fees at Penrith Montessori Academy are designed to offer excellent value, with eligible families able to access the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). Many families pay just $30–$80 per day after subsidy. For example, a family with a $120,000 household income would pay approximately $20 per day for a toddler. Calculate your Child Care Subsidy here.
Child Safety Always Comes First
At Montessori Academy, child safety is the foundation of everything we do. We foster a proactive culture of vigilance, accountability, and care, where every team member is responsible for protecting children and upholding the highest standards of safety and wellbeing.
Through rigorous recruitment and screening, ongoing child protection training, and advanced systems such as real-time compliance monitoring and CCTV, we ensure children are safe, supervised, and supported at all times.
- 25+ Years Experience
- Exceeding NQS
- Montessori-Trained Educators
- CCS Approved
- Ages 0 to 6 years
Rated 5-Stars By Our Families
Penrith Montessori Academy centre proudly serves families from Penrith, South Penrith, Kingswood, Jamisontown, and Cambridge Park. As an established centre with an Exceeding NQS rating, we have built a strong reputation for our supportive educators, calm learning environments, and excellent school readiness outcomes.
View Our Penrith Childcare Centre
Penrith Montessori Academy sits within a vibrant, family-friendly neighbourhood at 15 Evan Street, just a short distance from Penrith Public School, Nepean Hospital, and the local Westfield shopping precinct. Our families love our centre’s homely, single-storey design, especially our two secure outdoor areas featuring a mud kitchen, climbing equipment, and water play designed for active exploration.
Learning Personalised to Your Child
Watch your child choose their own work, solve a real problem, and beam with the kind of confidence that doesn’t need your applause. That’s Montessori — and it’s happening every day at Penrith Montessori Academy.
Penrith Infant Program
At Penrith Montessori Academy, our Infant Program (0–2 years) is thoughtfully structured across key developmental stages. Our educators support your child’s early development through strong relationships, movement, sensory exploration, language development, and early practical life skills within a calm, nurturing environment.
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Penrith Toddler Program
The Montessori Toddler Program (2–3 years) supports independence, language, and early maths through purposeful, hands-on learning. In a carefully prepared environment, children build confidence, coordination, kindness and meaningful social skills.
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Penrith Preschool Program
Our Penrith Preschool Program (3–6 years) builds strong foundations for school readiness through practical life, sensorial learning, early literacy and numeracy, and a deeper understanding of the world. In a dynamic, carefully prepared environment, children develop confidence, concentration, and independence through purposeful work, while building critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and ownership of their learning. Our Penrith childcare centre is also eligible for the NSW Government’s Start Strong Preschool Funding Program.
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"Hello, I’m Samantha, the Centre Manager at Penrith Montessori Academy. I’m passionate about creating an environment that fosters curiosity and independence, supporting each child to develop at their own pace. Here, children are empowered to make choices, build real-life skills and develop confidence that lasts a lifetime."
Why Families Choose our Penrith Montessori Academy
Families choose Penrith Montessori Academy for its warm, dedicated educators, calm and well-resourced learning environments, strong communication, and a genuine sense of community where children feel confident, connected, and ready for school.
- Warm, caring educators who treat every child as their own
- Strong focus on confidence building and school readiness
- A calm, nurturing environment where children feel safe and seen
- A safe, secure, and well-supervised environment
- Excellent communication and daily updates that keep families in the loop
- A true sense of community, families say it feels like a second home
Everything Your Child Needs
At Penrith Montessori Academy, we thoughtfully provide a range of essential elements to support your child’s day, including nutritious morning and afternoon tea and engaging incursions. This allows for a smooth, stress-free drop-off each day.
We provide a holistic education program that blends Montessori with the Early Years Learning Framework, supporting each child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development.
Morning tea, afternoon tea and late snack are prepared fresh daily onsite. We can cater to most allergies and dietary requirements.
Daily reports, photos, weekly curriculum organiser, newsletters, and developmental milestone reports are sent via our family communication app.
Our team of highly qualified and passionate educators provide consistency for children and families, supported by ongoing training and professional development.
Munch and Move, Music and Movement, art, science, sustainability, cooking, project-based learning, public speaking, incursions and excursions are embedded in our programs.
We are a leading Child Safe Organisation. Child safety is embedded in our environments, our people, and our daily practice.
Book a Tour at Penrith Montessori Academy
A tour is the best way to experience Penrith Montessori Academy for yourself. Come and watch the Montessori work cycle come to life, children moving purposefully, choosing freely, and deeply focused on what they are doing.
Please bring your child along for a tour. If your preferred time isn’t available, our Family Care Team would love to hear from you on 1300 000 162.
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With the Child Care Subsidy, most families enjoy significantly reduced out-of-pocket costs, making high-quality early learning more accessible than ever. With the 3-Day Guarantee all CCS eligible families are guaranteed at least 72 hours of subsidised care.
The Montessori Difference
Penrith Montessori Academy delivers a proven approach to learning that you can see, feel, and experience through your child’s growth and passion for learning.
Montessori Curriculum
We deliver a blended Montessori Curriculum that incorporates both Montessori Education and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). These programs work together to build your child’s confidence, independence, and essential skills for school and life.
Practical Life
Activities that develop coordination, concentration, independence, and a sense of order through everyday tasks.
Sensorial
Materials designed to refine the senses and help children observe and classify the world around them.
Mathematics
Hands-on materials that make abstract mathematical concepts tangible and accessible to young learners.
Language
Purposeful language experiences that build phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and early literacy skills.
Culture
Exploration of geography, history, science, art, and music to broaden children's understanding of the world.
Wellbeing
Activities that support children's physical and emotional development, social skills, child safety, and connection to nature.
Montessori Materials
Montessori materials are scientifically designed to support your child’s learning step by step, building confidence and deep understanding through repetition and practice.
Children choose activities, work at their own pace, and learn through hands-on experiences. Montessori is learning you can feel.
Prepared Environment
Our prepared environments are calm, intentionally designed learning spaces that support freedom of movement, choice, and independence, with a strong sense of routine and order.
Each classroom is thoughtfully arranged for each stage of development and every material has a purpose and place. This structure helps children feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.
A Typical Day at Our Penrith Childcare Centre
Our daily routine at Penrith Montessori Academy is a balanced blend of learning and play, supporting children’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical development.
Montessori Work Cycle
Meal Times
Outdoor Play
Group Time
Rest and Quiet Activities
Afternoon Routine
Evening Routine
How to Get Here
15 Evan St, Penrith NSW 2750, Australia
Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Open 51 weeks per year
Dedicated parent parking available on-site
Bus: Routes 770, 791 and 794 along Evan Street (stop directly outside the centre on Evan Street)
Train: Penrith Station (approx. 350m — a 5-minute walk)
Phone: 1300 000 162
Calculate Your Out-of-Pocket Childcare Fees at Penrith
The Child Care Subsidy (CCS) can significantly reduce the cost of quality childcare at our Penrith early learning centre. Most local families with children enrolled are eligible, and many are pleasantly surprised by how accessible high-quality Montessori education can be right here in Penrith.
With the 3 Day Guarantee, eligible families receive CCS for a minimum of 3 days per week, regardless of your work or activity status.
Fees
Daily fees at Penrith. CCS can reduce your out-of-pocket cost by up to 85.5%.
Daily fees shown. Fees are subject to change.
CCS Childcare Subsidy Calculator Estimator
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost at Penrith after the Child Care Subsidy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to feel confident before getting started
What is included in the daily fee at Montessori Academy Penrith? +
Our daily fee is designed to make busy family life easier. It includes your child's Montessori education program, morning and afternoon tea, and other essential daily care items, so you can feel confident that your child has what they need throughout the day.
Your child is part of a thoughtfully prepared Montessori environment where every part of the day is designed to support independence, concentration, confidence, and development.
How is Montessori different to play-based childcare? +
Montessori is a structured, hands-on approach to early learning where children learn through purposeful activity, repetition, and real understanding. Using scientifically designed materials in carefully prepared environments, children choose their own work, follow their own interests, and build independence, concentration, coordination, and academic foundations at their own pace.
The result is children who become capable, confident learners through meaningful experiences in practical life, language, mathematics, sensorial learning, culture, and social development.
Our focus isn't on entertaining children. It's on activating their natural desire to learn.
Can I book a tour before joining the waitlist or enrolling? +
Absolutely. We encourage every family to visit the centre before making a decision.
A tour is one of the best ways to understand the difference Montessori can make. It gives you the opportunity to explore our classrooms, meet our team, see how children learn in a calm and engaging environment, and ask the questions that matter most to your family. If your child is coming on the tour too, we warmly encourage it as it helps you picture their experience more clearly.
Does Montessori Academy Penrith help prepare children for school? +
Yes. School readiness starts from infancy and is built every day through the skills children develop in the Montessori environment.
At Montessori Academy Penrith, children build the foundations for school and life through hands-on learning that supports early literacy, numeracy, concentration, independence, social skills, confidence, and responsibility. Rather than being treated as a short-term preschool add-on, school readiness is embedded throughout your child's entire learning journey.
Can I join the waitlist before my baby is born? +
Yes. Many families begin their childcare search while they are still expecting, especially in high-demand areas like Penrith.
Joining the waitlist early can help you plan ahead and gives you the best chance of securing your preferred start date and care pattern. Our Family Care Team will guide you through every step, from what we need now to what can be updated once your baby arrives.
How do you help babies and new children settle into care? +
We know that starting childcare is a big transition for both children and parents. Our approach is warm, responsive, and individual to each child.
For infants and younger children especially, we work closely with families to understand home routines, comfort needs, sleep patterns, feeding preferences, and temperament. Our goal is to build trust first, because children thrive when they feel safe, known, and secure.
How will I know what my child is doing each day? +
Strong communication with families is at the heart of the Penrith Montessori Academy experience.
From morning and afternoon handover to daily updates via our parent app, monthly learning observations, and developmental milestone reports, we make sure you are always close to your child's world.
What should I look for when comparing childcare centres in Penrith? +
When comparing childcare centres, look beyond surface features and ask what your child will truly gain from the experience.
Consider what is included in the daily fee, how the program prepares children for school, how educators support each child's individual development, and whether the environment feels calm, safe, and purposeful.
The right centre will not only care for your child, it will feel like a true early education partner, actively helping them grow into an independent, confident, and curious learner.
Join a thriving community of Penrith City families who trust us as their early education partner.