Preschool
Our preschool in Saska Kępa (ul. Irlandzka 7, Warsaw, Praga-Południe district) welcomes children aged 2.5 (we offer nursery care from age 1) to 6. In small groups, we ensure that every child feels safe and has the space for well-rounded development — emotional, social, intellectual and physical. We operate in line with the Polish Ministry of Education (MEN) preschool curriculum framework.
We work based on the 5 pillars of Positive Discipline (Jane Nelsen, in the tradition of Alfred Adler's psychology) — an educational approach that builds children's self-esteem, responsibility and cooperation skills. Every day we combine learning with play, movement and creativity, drawing on the Sherborne Method (Developmental Movement), the Orff Method, the Klanza Method (play pedagogy), Jolly Phonics, TPR and Circle Time. A full team of specialists (psychologist, speech therapist, special needs educator, SI therapist, TUS facilitator) is available on-site — without the need to travel to external clinics from Kamionek, Grochów or the wider Praga-Południe district.
Our methods
Positive Discipline
Education based on respect, cooperation and building social competencies.
Sherborne Method
Developmental movement — exercises supporting body awareness, spatial orientation and relationships.
Orff Method
Learning music through play — rhythm, movement, singing and playing percussion instruments.
Klanza Method
Play pedagogy — group integration, developing creativity and building bonds between children.
Doman Global Reading
A method created by Glenn Doman, a pioneer of global reading. Can be used from birth. It engages and develops logic, and supports visual analysis and synthesis.
Majchrzak Naming Method
A reading method created by Irena Majchrzak. Successfully used with 3-year-olds; selected elements are introduced even earlier to our Skrzaty (nursery group).
Good Start Method
A reading method developed by Prof. Marta Bogdanowicz. Its core principle is the simultaneous development of visual, auditory-linguistic, motor and kinesthetic functions and the coordination between them. It also supports body schema, spatial orientation and lateralization.
Sample daily schedule
From morning greeting to peaceful goodbye
| 07:30 | WELCOME TO PRESCHOOL! Integration play, group and individual activities, free play |
| 08:30 | BREAKFAST |
| 09:00 | EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (including English, French, eurhythmics, gymnastics, speech therapy, Mr. Handicraft, Art Academy) and PLAY IN THE PRESCHOOL GARDEN |
| 12:30 | LUNCH |
| 13:00 | REST TIME |
| 15:00 | FIRST AFTERNOON SNACK |
| 15:40 - 16:30 | PLAY IN THE PRESCHOOL GARDEN |
| 16:45 | SECOND AFTERNOON SNACK |
| 17:15 | FREE PLAY |
Our program
Jolly Phonics
A British phonics program used since 1987. Children learn letter sounds through gestures, songs, stories and games. The foundation for reading and writing in English.
Circle Time
A daily ritual with a native English speaker. Greetings, weather, emotions, songs — all in English. Natural language exposure in a safe, repeatable structure.
TPR (Total Physical Response)
A language teaching method through movement. Children respond to commands with their bodies before they start speaking. "Stand up! Jump! Clap your hands!" — learning by doing.
Magic Fridays
Themed Friday program: trips to the theater, museum, farm, concerts, animal encounters. Every Friday is an adventure.
Little Chefs
A culinary program. Children cook and bake together, learning about healthy eating, measurements, proportions and teamwork.
Story Therapy
Therapy through stories. Carefully chosen tales help children cope with fears, separation, anger and change.
Sensory Art
Sensory-art activities: finger painting, charcoal drawing, pastels, stamping, working with textiles, clay and salt dough.
Art with Ceramics
Artistic ceramics classes led by Piotr Choma (graduate of PWSFTviT). Sculpture, modeling and glazing.
Sports
Daily gymnastics + weekly sessions with a trainer (Robert Rostek, AWF). Football, judo, fencing, yoga.
What our work looks like in practice
Children aged 2.5–6 learn in a rhythm that joins study with the joy of discovery. The day opens with Circle Time with a native speaker — a short daily English ritual (greeting, weather, emotions, plans). English phonics is taught through the Jolly Phonics method, and physical commands are introduced via TPR (Total Physical Response). French in the Les Petits Français program is led by Agata Szumska — the only such program at a preschool in Praga-Południe.
Movement and music are present every day — we combine the Sherborne Method (Developmental Movement for body awareness) with elements of the Orff Method (rhythm, singing, percussion instruments) and the Klanza Method (play pedagogy with parachute scarves and integration dances). Daily gymnastics and weekly sports classes are led by Robert Rostek (graduate of AWF — the Academy of Physical Education): football, judo, fencing and yoga.
We develop creativity through ceramics art with Piotr Choma (graduate of PWSFTviT), through Sensoplastyka (finger painting, salt dough, clay, charcoal), in music-and-story workshops, and through Friday Magic Fridays (Zaczarowane Piątki).
Therapeutic support is available on-site in our building at ul. Irlandzka 7: SI therapy, TUS, speech therapy, child psychology, special needs educator and hand therapy. Enrollment is open year-round — see the Enrollment and adaptation page for details.