Malone Kindergarten

Malone Kindergarten ๐ŸŒฟLet nature be your teacher๐Ÿƒ
Unique Scandinavian Kindergarten, a secluded haven hidden in BT9

"Let nature be your teacher"
A unique Scandinavian style Kindergarten, within a secluded haven hidden away in the heart of BT9, promoting curiosity and wonder in the Early Years. Inclusive approach to learning to provide the highest quality stimulating experiences to develop the โ€˜whole child.โ€™
- Reggio Emilia philosophy inspired for outdoor learning
- Montessori approach

First established in 1995, Malone Kindergarten is now located on a new forest school site within the grounds of the exciting new Kings Hall Health and Wellbeing Park in Balmoral, BT9. Malone Kindergarten incorporates:
- an Education Authority funded nursery unit for 52 children in their preschool year;
- Pre-Kinder Playschool for 2-3 year olds where โ€˜finding out is funโ€™ through exploration and discovery;
- Toddler Playschool unique for the Inbetweenies stage;
- a dedicated Baby Kinder room. Services include:
- Full-time educare including Breakfast Club and specialised childrenโ€™s Workshops.
- Family Wellbeing and SEN Support Service led by in-house Child Psychologist

๐ŸŒฟย Learning Extends Beyond the Classroom At Malone, weโ€™re excited to further expand our support and provision for school-...
27/06/2025

๐ŸŒฟย Learning Extends Beyond the Classroom

At Malone, weโ€™re excited to further expand our support and provision for school-age children (ages 4โ€“10) through a wide range of enriching, small-group sessions. While many of our programmes run after school, weโ€™re also introducing daytime sessionsโ€”perfect for families who home educate or whose children attend school on a flexible basis.

Whether your child is a gifted learner seeking challenge, or benefits from additional support in areas like literacy, maths, social skills, or executive functioning, our sessions are thoughtfully designed to meet their unique needs, following the Montessori approach of progressing at each childโ€™s natural pace.

You can choose to sign up for individual sessions that run weekly by term, or attend across several days to experience the full breadth of learning opportunities on offerโ€”all delivered in our nurturing, nature-rich forest environment.

Sessions are overseen by our in-house Educational Psychologist and Early Years Specialist, and delivered by a passionate team of experienced educators and SEN professionals.

๐ŸŒฑย Contact us to chat about how we can best support your childโ€™s learning journey.

๐ŸŒฟย Rooted in nature, guided by curiosity

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19/06/2025
~ Specialised Preschool and Pre-preschool support for children with additional needs nurtured in a forest nature environ...
19/06/2025

~ Specialised Preschool and Pre-preschool support for children with additional needs nurtured in a forest nature environment ~

~ Summer 2025 Programmes at Malone | ages 4-8 years ~Our popular Mini Olympics summer programme is returning for prescho...
18/06/2025

~ Summer 2025 Programmes at Malone | ages 4-8 years ~

Our popular Mini Olympics summer programme is returning for preschool and school age children - delivered in our unique nature learning environment.

Limited spaces still available- contact us to express interest.

~ Summer 2025 Programmes at Malone | ages 4-10 years ~We are facilitating a range of SEN specific summer scheme programm...
18/06/2025

~ Summer 2025 Programmes at Malone | ages 4-10 years ~

We are facilitating a range of SEN specific summer scheme programmes this year, all delivered in our unique natural learning environment. Programmes overseen by in-house Educational Psychologist and delivered by team of SEN practitioners.

Our popular Mini Olympics summer programme is also returning for preschool and school age children - limited spaces still available.

Contact us to have a chat about what we can offer that best suits your childโ€™s needs.

โœจ The power of nature in telling stories   ๐ŸŒฟ Each photo frame represents a unique keepsake of a childโ€™s thinking, emotio...
13/06/2025

โœจ The power of nature in telling stories ๐ŸŒฟ Each photo frame represents a unique keepsake of a childโ€™s thinking, emotions and creativity using handpicked nature loose parts from our Kindergarten forest. โค๏ธ

~ Ethos at Malone ~ Our ethos at Malone is a unique blend of the influences of Scandinavian kindergarten education, Regg...
27/11/2024

~ Ethos at Malone ~ Our ethos at Malone is a unique blend of the influences of Scandinavian kindergarten education, Reggio Emilia philosophy and Montessori approaches, with exploring nature to develop their curiosity learning rooted at its core.


๐Ÿ‚โ€œThere is a place,where children who have never walked, find freedom,where children who have never talked, find words,a...
26/11/2024

๐Ÿ‚โ€œThere is a place,
where children who have never walked, find freedom,
where children who have never talked, find words,
and more often than not,
where every child finds a smile.โ€๐ŸŒฒ
~ Unknown author

Research is clear in highlighting the holistic benefits for all children of a childhood and educational experiences which are firmly imbedded in outdoor learning and being close to nature.

At Malone we feel strongly from first-hand evidence that the benefits of delivering learning in an outdoor natural environment, and bringing nature into the classroom, has positively impacted on the attention, social development, behaviour and outcomes of children with SEN.

Learning outdoors provides different experiences to a child than learning in closed rooms. It can encompass a wide range of children in its educational process, including those with behavioural difficulties, learning difficulties, or autism.




~ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐— ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐— ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐——๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐—— ๐Ÿฑ-๐Ÿต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฏ-๐Ÿฒ ~We are building social skills and early movement skills in...
19/06/2024

~ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐— ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐— ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐——๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐—— ๐Ÿฑ-๐Ÿต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฏ-๐Ÿฒ ~
We are building social skills and early movement skills in a specialised and focused summer programme for age 5-9yrs- all delivered in our unique natural learning environments by Educational Psychologist, speech therapist & SEN practitioners.
๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜
Visit : https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/sen-specialised-primary-summer-scheme-2024-3388429?just_published=true
๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ: senmalonekindergarten@gmail.com

Address

King's Hall Health And Wellbeing Park, Balmoral
Belfast
BT9 6

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

Telephone

+442890660688

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