Mission

Our mission is to offer a preschool age learning program to our community that not only provides excellent care and loving attention to each child but also invites parents to join together in community and help each other in parental development.

PROGRAM

Our preschool age learning program aims to facilitate happy, healthy growth for each child through creative exploration, social interaction, meaningful routine and gentle guidance.

We believe it is good to:

• Bring children into nature often (being outside!).

• Experience ceremony routinely (such as saying “thank you” before eating, having a meaningful ceremony for a transition such as a birthday, offering a gift to Mom and Dad at Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, etc.).

• Enjoy sense exploration for early learning (nature and art sights, nature and music sounds, many textures, nature and beautiful smells, a variety of tastes).

• Take relationship, emotional awareness and communication as a priority in early development (taking advantage of teachable moments in conflict resolution, sharing opportunities, asking thoughtful questions to children, taking time to have a conversation when a grievance arises in a child).

• Explore basic skills with repetition but without pressure or timelines (using small tools such as paint brushes, crayons, shovels and brooms, folding, putting away, cleaning, washing up, making things, etc.).