Nursery and Kindergarten Open Houses:

• Saturday, February 4, 9 - 11:00 am

Parent / Child and Nursery Open Houses:

• Thursday, April 26, 9 - 11:00 am
• Friday, April 27, 9 - 11:00 am

Parent/Child Program
Toddlers 1 – 3 years of age
Thursday or Friday
9:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Nursery
3 and 4 year olds
Monday – Wednesday
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Kindergarten
4 – 6 year olds
Monday – Thursday or Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Afternoon Program
Nursery and Kindergarten children
12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m.

Extended Afternoon Program
Nursery and Kindergarten children
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Our parent child play groups meet in our Nursery classroom one morning a week in 10 – 12 week sessions throughout the school year. The morning runs from 9:00 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. Children who tire easily may leave early. These groups are for young children up to three years of age. Younger siblings from newborn to age one are welcome to come along free of charge.

The morning includes play time for the children and activities to keep parents’ hands occupied as well. You may help to prepare the snack, join in a simple finger game or craft a toy for your child from natural materials.

Your child will feel comfortable exploring the classroom and making friends in this warm and safe environment with you nearby. We will join in songs and finger plays, enjoy a hearty snack and play outside on our early childhood playground.

Young children learn best through imitation, through their senses and through activity. Our early childhood program is designed to be a joyful, nurturing experience for young children. The curriculum is based on a daily rhythm of healthy movement and activity, practical skills, handwork, woodworking, gardening, speech and language development, singing, traditional circle games, and story telling. Each day includes ample outdoor play, and nutritious whole food snacks that the children help prepare. These rhythms, along with the warm, loving guidance of our specially trained teachers, build confidence and joy in the young child.

Our classrooms, filled with light and the simple beauty of natural toys and materials, cultivate a child’s innate sense of wonder, imagination, and creative capacities. These qualities, when nurtured in the young child, become the foundations for independent thought, intellectual inquiry, and a life long love of learning.

All of our early childhood programs are multi-aged and each applicant is reviewed individually when determining placement. Kindergarten children who will be age-ready for first grade the following fall (6 by June 1), are required to be enrolled all five days.

Our optional afternoon program begins at noon and continues until 3:00 p.m. or, if the child is staying for the extended afternoon program, until 4:30 p.m. The program is staffed by a trained Waldorf teacher and skilled support teachers. The Children eat lunch (brought from home), rest, hear a story, and play outside. Minimum enrollment for the afternoon program is three afternoons per week.