preschool philosophies

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Paying in Kindness: What Is a Co-op Preschool?
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What Is a Waldorf School?
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What is the Reggio Emilia Approach?

Paying in Kindness: What Is a Co-op Preschool?

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Tom Oneil

With a love for play, your child’s daycare should provide an engaging environment with stimulating activities, such as sing-alongs, arts…

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You may have that a co-op can help you reduce child care costs, but many parents don’t really know how to answer the question, what is a co-op preschool.

By now, you’ve probably heard that the cost of child care and preschool is exorbitant. So much so that according to the Economic Policy Institute’s latest report, “high quality care is out of reach for working families”. The cost of daycare and preschool for a 4 year-old is around $19,000/year in DC (the most expensive in the US) and infant care in a center costs about $24,000/year!

So, the question is: would you like to pay less for preschool? Read on to learn about co-op daycare and preschool options, and how they can help you reduce child care costs.

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What Is a Waldorf School?

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CareLuLu

Hi Deborah! The cost of a Waldorf school can vary dramatically depending on many factors such as location, hours (full-time…

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We’ve already been to Italy (for the Reggio Emilia approach and Montessori philosophy) so the next stop on our tour of preschool philosophies is Stuttgart, Germany!

This is where the Waldorf-Astoria Cigarette Company organized the first school based on Rudolf Steiner’s pedagogy in 1919. The educational approach is most commonly referred the “Waldorf” philosophy, although “Steiner” is also used.

So what is a Waldorf school?

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What is the Reggio Emilia Approach?

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Marina Davis

I am glad there are some people interested in the Reggio Emilia approach for children, which really helps kids become…

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The “Reggio Emilia Approach” is a preschool teaching philosophy developed by Loris Malaguzzi after the Second World War in the Italian city of… you guessed it… Reggio Emilia! By way of reference, Maria Montessori began developing her method in Rome around the turn of the 20th century. What’s with all the Italian teaching philosophies, you say? Maybe it’s the child-friendly culture. Italians just seem to love kids!

Anyway:

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