Montessori warns of name scam

PARENTS have been warned not to be duped by pre-schools or crèches promoting themselves as Montessori schools.

The national accreditation body for the world-famous teaching system said that hundreds of schools are falsely operating under the Montessori name.

The Irish Montessori Education Board (IMEB), responsible for accrediting the schools here, advised parents in advance of the new school year to ensure that any Montessori they consider for their children is approved by them. It said this would assure them their child would be educated in the Montessori tradition.