In a wondrous way, children are open to the world around them. They learn by imitating what surrounds them and by taking in all that life presents. Their capacity for creative thinking is developed through imaginative play and healthy physical activity. The Waldorf program for the young child provides an environment where such joyous, life-filled activity can flourish.
Much care is taken to create an environment that is beautiful, rhythmic, and purposeful.
If young children have been able to give up their whole beings to the world around them in their play, in later life they will be able to devote themselves with confidence and power to the service of the world. When a child steps into a Waldorf Nursery or Kindergarten room, he or she enters a place of beauty and adventure. Wooden furniture and toys await the child, as do walls and curtains that are the warm pink color of dawn. On one side of the room is a big table where the children work and have their snacks. The other side of the room features a big rug for imaginative play.