A stressed child learns nothing. In any language.
That's why safety and relationships come first here. English comes after that – and that's exactly why it works.
The framework of our program is the British curriculum. Within it, we work with three approaches – chosen not for how good they sound in a brochure, but for what actually helps children in a small group.
Montessori: I can do it myself
The classroom is set up so children can reach everything themselves. They choose their own activities, dress themselves, and clean up after themselves. The teacher is a guide, not a commander. And when a two-year-old wrestles with a zipper for five minutes, we don't take it out of their hands to do it for them. That would take away the joy of “I did it myself” – and that joy is priceless.
Pikler: respect for the littlest ones
With children under three, we narrate everything we do with them, even before they can answer. “I'm going to put your sweater on now – can you give me your hand?” We let them move freely: we never force them into positions they can't get into on their own. It sounds like a small thing, but for a small child's body and confidence, it's the foundation.
HighScope: preschoolers plan, do, review
In the morning, the older children decide what they're going to do, they do it, and in the afternoon we look back together at how it went. Plan, do, review. It teaches them to think about their own work – a skill that will help them more in first grade than counting to a hundred.
Even our language ratio is designed around the child
About ninety percent of our day is in English. The remaining ten percent is in Czech – on purpose. When a child is sad, doesn't understand, or safety is at stake, we say it in English and then right away in Czech. That way the child always knows we understand them. Why do we insist on this? Because language only soaks in when the mind is calm.
And above it all, our motto: “Caring while nurturing, nurturing while caring.” With small children, care and education can't be separated. Getting dressed is a lesson in independence, lunch is a lesson in communication, cleaning up is a lesson in responsibility. Anyone who claims their preschool “teaches” part of the day and “babysits” the rest doesn't understand small children.
- No more than 24 children, with three adults when the group is full
- The British curriculum as our framework
- Montessori independence, Pikler respect, HighScope planning
- Safety always comes before performance
- English at roughly 90:10 – that 10% in Czech is intentional, not a compromise
- A childcare group in the process of registration, for children aged 1–6
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