Advantages compared to another kindergarten
In a Montessori kindergarten, special emphasis is placed on the individualism of each child, much more than in a normal kindergarten. For this reason, the children are challenged and encouraged individually and in a way that suits them. The children are not only allowed to live out their very own character traits, but also to pursue their personal interests, which enables the child to realize itself.
Thus a development of the own self is created. Furthermore, the Montessori Kindergarten teaches with all senses, so that in some cases a better pre-school level of the children can be achieved compared to children from normal kindergartens. A further advantage of a Montessori Kindergarten can be the parental work, so that the parents can decide on the processes in the kindergarten, such as the food supply, through intensive cooperation. Through the parent initiative, the contact between the parents and the educators is very close.
Disadvantages compared to another kindergarten
In a Montessori kindergarten, the children have a free choice whether or not to participate in group activities. This leads to a lower pressure to perform than in normal kindergartens. Some children withdraw themselves from new learning material in this way.
The many parenting activities can not only be seen as an advantage, since the parents can help to shape the kindergarten, but can also be a disadvantage for some parents.Parents usually have to get involved frequently, which can take a lot of time. Parents who have a strenuous and time-consuming job are particularly shy of this. Beyond that it can come by the parents work also to conflicts, since parents must always agree.
This can always lead to differences, such as when agreeing on the food for the children. Another disadvantage for parents who are not so well off financially can be the fees, which are often higher than in a public kindergarten. Furthermore, some parents complain that the children who go to a Montessori kindergarten often come from all over the region because there are not so many kindergartens of this kind. Therefore, their children sometimes only find friends who do not live in the same neighborhood, but tend to live further away.