Youngest Children's community
In the Youngest Children’s Community (YCC), children, who are 12 months or walking and under the age of three, are gently guided through their first experiences of independence. Within a thoughtfully prepared environment, the child builds confidence and self-esteem through meaningful participation in daily life: caring for themselves, their surroundings, and one another.
youngest children's community
Dr. Maria Montessori was one of the first educators to recognize that the first few years (0-3 years) of a child’s life are critical to the development of personality and intellect. In the YCC, a certified Montessori Guide fosters the development of gross and fine motor skills, independence, language and creative expression.
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Youngest Children's Community
Children, who are 12 months or walking and under the age of 3, are gently guided through their first experiences of independence. Within a thoughtfully prepared environment, the child builds confidence and self-esteem through meaningful participation in daily life: caring for themselves, their surroundings, and one another.
Youngest Children's Community
Dr. Maria Montessori was one of the first educators to recognize that the first few years (0-3 years) of a child’s life are critical to the development of personality and intellect. In the YCC, a certified Montessori Guide fosters the development of gross and fine motor skills, independence, language and creative expression.
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Timings:
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
and 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Campuses:
Crossandra
Periwinkle
Timings:
8:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.
Campus:
Crossandra
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The Guide offers warm, individualized attention, helping the child build foundational skills in four interconnected areas
These early experiences are gently protected, recognizing that a child’s first relationships and routines shape the way they see themselves, and the world.
care & responsibility
This includes Care of Self/Themselves and Care of their Environment/Surroundings.
Through activities like washing hands, dressing, watering plants, or wiping a table, the child experiences dignity and purpose. These tasks support the development of coordination, order, and independence, and help the child feel connected to the life around them.
Communication & Expression
This includes Language Development and Expression, and Self/Creative Expression
Language is offered with clarity, richness, and respect, through vocabulary enrichment, songs, conversation, and storytelling. As the child absorbs language from the environment, they are also supported in finding their own voice and expressing themselves with growing confidence.
Movement & Coordination
This includes Fine and Gross Motor Development
The environment invites the child to move freely: to crawl, walk, carry, climb, and manipulate materials. Movement is not separate from learning, but essential to it; it is through movement that the child constructs themselves.
Belonging & Emotional Growth
This addresses Social and Emotional Development
Within a consistent and peaceful community, the child begins to understand social life: learning to wait, to express needs respectfully, and to experience both autonomy and trust. Emotional resilience grows through meaningful relationships with the adult and with peers.
care & responsibility
This includes Care of Self/Themselves and Care of their Environment/Surroundings.
Through activities like washing hands, dressing, watering plants, or wiping a table, the child experiences dignity and purpose. These tasks support the development of coordination, order, and independence, and help the child feel connected to the life around them.
Communication & Expression
This includes Language Development and Expression, and Self/Creative Expression
Language is offered with clarity, richness, and respect, through vocabulary enrichment, songs, conversation, and storytelling. As the child absorbs language from the environment, they are also supported in finding their own voice and expressing themselves with growing confidence.
Movement & Coordination
This includes Fine and Gross Motor Development
The environment invites the child to move freely: to crawl, walk, carry, climb, and manipulate materials. Movement is not separate from learning, but essential to it; it is through movement that the child constructs themselves.
Belonging & Emotional Growth
This addresses Social and Emotional Development
Within a consistent and peaceful community, the child begins to understand social life: learning to wait, to express needs respectfully, and to experience both autonomy and trust. Emotional resilience grows through meaningful relationships with the adult and with peers.