3 Reasons to Invest in Montessori Training in 2022 

With the National Early Years crisis, caused by a myriad of things such as Brexit, a severe lack of funding and the impact of Covid; all nurseries are struggling to recruit and retain good staff.

A press release from The National Day Nurseries Association  in 2021 states “the childcare sector across the UK was already suffering a major recruitment and retention crisis before being hit by Covid. Although buoyant employment statistics and rising wages is positive for workers, it will exacerbate the difficulties that nurseries are facing”.

It is now more crucial than ever, to invest in staff training at your Montessori setting. Here’s why:

1. Become a true Montessori Nursery 
   Montessori nurseries require Montessori qualified staff to be able to operate as a true Montessori nursery. It simply won’t work to solely have Early Years trained staff in a Montessori classroom with Montessori apparatus. It is essential that the classroom lead has Montessori training and experience, to mentor and support their team to be able to implement a true Montessori classroom. Most importantly the Nursery Manager needs to be Montessori qualified to be able to effectively implement the vision and ethos of the setting to the children, as well as demonstrating this to current and prospective parents.
2. Hiring new staff is more expensive 
   Many owners think the cost of training will be expensive however, research shows (link) the average cost of replacing an existing staff member can cost the nursery up to £14,000.00. This cost includes job adverts, agency costs, staff inductions and internal training to help get them up to speed with the nurseries vision and ethos.
3. Reduce staff turnover and improve staff morale
   By investing in training for your current staff members you increase staff morale by creating career progression opportunities from within your team. This has a positive impact on the quality of your setting, by improving efficiencies and reducing staff turnover. We recommend nursery owners issue a 2-year contract with the staff member to pay a percentage of the course cost back if they leave, this way you are protecting your investment in a win-win situation.

Now is the time to invest in training for your staff. What are your training plans for 2022? 

Montessori Apprentice Academy has supplied training to hundreds of happy nurseries with tangible results; so much so, that many of them use us for all of their staff training requirements.

Montessori Apprentice Academy offers high-quality, affordable, CPD accredited training courses tailor-made to suit staff at all levels. From our Montessori online course which is a great way to upskill unqualified staff to understand the philosophy and work as a qualified Montessori assistant.
To our Montessori Diploma CPD level 3 top up is fantastic for higher level staff who already hold a level 3 early years qualification.

We believe that the Montessori method of education is the best for children, and it is paramount that Montessori settings employ passionate and educated Montessori practitioners to drive this vision.

If you would like further information about our Montessori courses, please contact us our friendly team at info@montessoriapprentice.co.uk or give us a call on 01923 463 927 Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm.