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Welcome to our Infant/Toddler class!
Our classroom is a warm, homelike place where a child first joins a community of their own, apart from their parents. The group is small, the day is unhurried, and the care that fills most of it—changing, eating, resting, dressing to go outside—is treated as the real work of this age.
For children aged 1 to 2 years
Children in Infant/Toddler move as their bodies are ready. The room offers what a new walker needs: low bars to pull up on, steps to climb, cushions and ramps to navigate, heavy things to carry, and open floor to cross. Nothing here places a child in a position they cannot get into or out of on their own—no walkers, bouncers, or seats.
A one-year-old absorbed in a basket of wooden rings is doing meaningful work, and we let them continue undisturbed—this is how focus develops. At the same time, each child has an individualized learning plan, and their guide offers activities matched to the skills they are ready to build.
The materials on our low shelves are real: things to open and close, fill and empty, stack, post, thread, and carry. Made of wood, metal, cloth, and glass, they let children discover weight and texture alongside shape. At this age, learning starts with the senses—and builds the concentration and coordination your child will take into the Toddler community.
A one-year-old absorbed in a basket of wooden rings is doing meaningful work, and we let them continue undisturbed—this is how focus develops. At the same time, each child has an individualized learning plan, and their guide offers activities matched to the skills they are ready to build.
The materials on our low shelves are real: things to open and close, fill and empty, stack, post, thread, and carry. Made of wood, metal, cloth, and glass, they let children discover weight and texture alongside shape. At this age, learning starts with the senses—and builds the concentration and coordination your child will take into the Toddler community.
The Work Cycle
At this age, a diaper change is not an interruption to the day—it is a large part of it. Like hand washing and dressing for the outdoors, it is a one-to-one moment between your child and their guide. Your child is told what is about to happen, given a moment to respond, and invited to take part: to lift a leg, hold the cloth, hand over a sock. Cooperation is built out of hundreds of small exchanges like these—and so is trust.
Meals are shared at low tables, with real, child-sized glassware, dishes, and small metal forks and spoons from the start. Food is offered rather than delivered, with as much help as a child needs. Toileting independence follows your family’s lead and comes intentionally: when you decide to begin at home, we match your approach.
We go outdoors every day the weather allows. For a child who has just started walking, a neighborhood park is a full curriculum: leaves to gather, steps to climb, hills, puddles—and the process of getting into a coat and boots.
Meals are shared at low tables, with real, child-sized glassware, dishes, and small metal forks and spoons from the start. Food is offered rather than delivered, with as much help as a child needs. Toileting independence follows your family’s lead and comes intentionally: when you decide to begin at home, we match your approach.
We go outdoors every day the weather allows. For a child who has just started walking, a neighborhood park is a full curriculum: leaves to gather, steps to climb, hills, puddles—and the process of getting into a coat and boots.
Care & Wellbeing
Before the first visit, we sit down with you to learn how things work at home: how your child falls asleep, what comforts them, and the words they use. Next come short visits with you in the room, followed by short days and then full days—each step taken when your child is ready, not by a fixed calendar. Throughout, one guide is your child’s main point of connection, so there is always someone familiar to return to.
Settling in
Each day, the group gathers on the rug for songs, fingerplays, simple instruments, and short stories. Children are free to come and go as they wish. Our guides speak in full sentences and use the real names for things, giving children rich and precise language throughout the day. Families from many countries bring their own languages into the room, and the songs they sing at home often become group favorites.
Community Meeting
Between one and two years old, most children are moving from two naps to one. Our daily routine and classroom are designed to support a comfortable nap schedule and environment. Each child sleeps in their own cot, with a sleep sack from home if that helps. No one is woken to keep the room on schedule, and no one is kept awake to fit a routine.
Balancing a career and a one-year-old asks a lot of you, and time apart is easier when you are not left guessing. You will hear from us daily: photos throughout the day, a written record of sleep, meals, and diaper changes, and a few minutes at pickup with the person who spent the day with your child.
Balancing a career and a one-year-old asks a lot of you, and time apart is easier when you are not left guessing. You will hear from us daily: photos throughout the day, a written record of sleep, meals, and diaper changes, and a few minutes at pickup with the person who spent the day with your child.
Rest & Family Communication
Our approach
Infant/Toddler combines a Montessori environment designed for the youngest children with the principles of RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers). Children move on to Toddler with the coordination, concentration, and independence that make it feel like the next room, not a new school.
➡︎ Respectful caregiving — routine care as a slow, cooperative exchange, never something simply done to a child.
➡︎ Freedom of movement — gross motor skills develop naturally, without restrictive props.
➡︎ Uninterrupted play — a safe space and long stretches of time for self-directed exploration.
➡︎ Sensitive observation — our guides watch quietly and read what a child communicates without words.
➡︎ Sensorimotor development — a year-long plan of movement and sensory work that follows the seasons.
➡︎ Respectful caregiving — routine care as a slow, cooperative exchange, never something simply done to a child.
➡︎ Freedom of movement — gross motor skills develop naturally, without restrictive props.
➡︎ Uninterrupted play — a safe space and long stretches of time for self-directed exploration.
➡︎ Sensitive observation — our guides watch quietly and read what a child communicates without words.
➡︎ Sensorimotor development — a year-long plan of movement and sensory work that follows the seasons.
