“Developmentally appropriate” is another way of saying that we design our environment, our routines, our activities and our interactions to reflect best current knowledge about how young children learn and about what living conditions allow them to thrive. Primarily, our understanding of child development drives our commitment to providing children with long blocks of uninterrupted time for play and with continuous access to the outdoors.
Children First serves 12 children in one mixed age group. Children Firsters range in age from older two-year-olds to five-year-olds. Research and our own experiences have persuaded us that mixed-age grouping offers compelling benefits.
In Reggio Emilia, ours is a different idea and attitude toward the young child, who we see as active and who, along with us, searches every day to understand something
Well! This is Children First! It's a real school, and it's mine."
Children First is a non-profit preschool where parents and teachers cooperate to provide care and education of uncompromising quality for young children.
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