PRESCHOOL

Our Preschool is designed to meet the needs of the young child as they make their first venture from home to school. Preschool is for children 2.9-4 years of age.

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Because young children are open to the world and take in deeply what they hear, see and feel, our nursery provides a comforting environment full of warmth and beauty. The rhythm of the Waldorf day is calm and structured, designed to complement the pace at which young children meaningfully interact with their world. Natural fiber cloths, simple wooden toys, shells and stones, hand-made puppets, and child-sized furniture and dishes allow children to engage in imaginative activities.  Our Waldorf preschool in Ukiah is a play-based preschool where the young child learns many things through play.  Read more about The Importance of Play in Early Childhood Education here. 

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Sample Daily Rhythm for Preschool

 

• Arrive in the play yard

• Hand washing

• Activity of the day (painting, chopping, drawing, bread making, seasonal crafts)

• Indoor Creative Play

• Circle time

• Hand washing

• Snack and Cleanup

• Outside Creative Play

• Hand washing

• Storytime/ Puppet Show

• Lunch and Cleanup 

• Outside Play until Pick-up Time