Home-from-home Montessori House on the Hill in the Helderberg

Cornerstone Children’s Centre is not your average school or daycare.

Welcome to a joyful learning environment where young children can reach their full potential and discover their unique talents.

Located in Heldervue, Somerset West at 22 Steynsrust Rd

WhatsApp 078 782 2383

Email: Cornerstone.Somersetwest@gmail.com

“The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six.”

- Maria Montessori

Cornerstone Children's Centre is an intentionally small Montessori school house for toddlers (ages14 months- 2) through preschool (ages 3-6), founded in a child-centered, research-based approach to early education that includes:

  • mixed ages in a safe and caring “home life” environment

  • freedom to explore, within a clear structure and limits

  • learning by doing, with one’s hands (vs rote memorization)

  • purposeful development of early reading, writing, and math

  • emphasis on independence, within a respectful community

  • cultivation of focus and self-discipline, combined with a work-as-play mindset