Our approach to care
What we do, and why we do it this way.
Supporting without rushing
A child learns to walk, to eat alone and to separate when they are ready, not when the calendar says so. Our part is to make the environment safe and available, then to wait.
In practice, we force neither meals, nor potty training, nor sleep. We offer, we repeat, and we talk it over with you.
What that looks like day to day
Free movement
No child is sat up before sitting up alone, nor stood up before standing alone. The floor stays the best playground.
Words on everything
We say what we are about to do before doing it, even to a baby. That goes for a nappy change as much as for saying goodbye.
Conflicts are not brushed away
Biting or grabbing a toy is part of learning. We name it, we comfort both children, and we tell you about it.
Sleep respected
A sleeping child is not woken for a snack. Rhythms shift, and that is normal.
Activities without obligation
Painting, salt dough, music: we offer, we do not summon. Watching the others is an activity too.
Books at child height
Within reach at all times, chewed board books included. That is how a taste for books is acquired.
Settling in
One to two weeks, lengthening gradually. On the first day you stay. On the last, the child does a full day.