Once children have transitioned to their new room, they can continue to see their previous teachers and classmates, which helps them feel secure during a time of change that can be difficult. The exterior of the remaining classrooms, serving children between the ages of 3 to 5 years, are designed to resemble old-fashioned schoolhouses. These classrooms for the older children have been deliberately positioned within the center to face the neighboring elementary school. Many of our children have older brothers and sisters in the elementary school. Ultimately, many of our children will be transitioning to the school next door themselves.
All classrooms have exterior facades painted in different pastel colors.
Those special color schemes are carried into each classroom's floor and wall tiling, and even into the interior hallways outside of each classroom. Our intent is to engender in children the sense that they and their families have a space of their own. We hope that children and their families will talk about their time in the green, blue or pink classroom. Each classroom is furnished with developmentally appropriate chairs, tables and play-lofts as well as other equipment, books and toys that facilitate opportunities for the kind of positive interaction between teachers and children that nurtures and stimulates healthy development. In addition, our classrooms and four hallways feature an abundance of windows and screened doors, which add to the center's generous sense of openness and light - a feature that is too often missing in the homes of our families where security is a major concern.