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How the accreditation process works: (this process will take up to six months). Please note that due to the cost of international accreditations the school will be visited once only but samples of documentation required in form S2 will have to be provided electronically (in a CD) together with photographs of the setting.

STEP 1. Register your school with the Montessori Schools Association 

Complete an International Expression of Interest form and email it to Philip Davies at admin@meab.co.uk Indicate when you might like to have your initial visit.

STEP 3. Preparation of Schools Form (S1)

Start working with your team on revisiting your Montessori values and practice and complete the self evaluation Schools Form S1. This form will give the assessor information about your school and how you operate.

The 'How to Prepare' page of this section offers valuable guidance on this part of the process.

When you have submitted your S1 (include the required information on form S2a and the photographs of your school) the administrator will liaise with MEAB assessors to set a date for your visit, and with you to agree the date of this visit.

When the date of the visit is finalised, the MEAB office will organise the travel arrangements for the visit and inform the setting accordingly. The travel cost must be settled by the setting prior to the visit commencing. The setting is also responsible for making accommodation arrangements for the assessors, these arrangements must be notified to the MEAB office prior to the visit commencing.

The assessor(s) will contact you prior to the visit to introduce him/herself and to confirm the final travel and accommodation arrangements and finalise the details of the visit.

The assessor will  spend two days in your setting; in particularly large settings you may have two assessors. They will observe, talk to children, parents, owner, manager and staff. They will also look at your documents.

At the end of the visit they will give you feedback. You can decide who will sit in on the feedback. They will make verbal recommendations to you during this feedback.

After the visit the assessor will write the Final Report, which will include recommendations. This will be emailed to you to check its factual accuracy. You will need to return this report to the administrator within two weeks of receiving it.

This report will be read several times before it is presented to the Report Monitoring Group (RMG). They scrutinise all reports for consistency of content and presentation. If agreed by the RMG the report will then be sent to you for your final comment on its factaul accuracy.

The report will remain private and confidential and will not be ready for circulation to your parents until it receives final validation by the Montessori Evaluation and Accreditation Board who meet twice yearly. You will be notified of the date of the next meeting.

Once the accreditation has been validated by MEAB you will receive an electronic and a paper copy of your Final Report. The report will be included on this website and linked to the school‘s entry on the MSA database.

You and your team will be invited to the next MEAB awards to receive your accreditation plaque and celebrate your achievement.

The MEAB accreditation is valid for three years and you will be contacted three months prior to the accreditation expiring to invite you to prepare for re-accreditation.

It will take approximately six months between the MEAB office receiving your S1 form and the final report being published following its validation by the MEAB board.

Receiving accreditation carries the expectation that settings continue to develop and work on the issues highlighted in the accreditation reports.

the administrator, Philip Davies, on 0207 493 8300 or admin@meab.co.uk

If you have questions regarding your setting's preparation for assessment please contact the Deputy Accreditation Officer, michele@montessori.co.uk