Waldorf Home Daycare

There are several keys to enriching your daycare program, which apply to anyone who is at home with young children. They include valuing the activities of daily life, making your day rhythmical, and building activities around nature and the festivals of the year. LifeWays provides excellent resources for creating an in-home program that is relationship based and that emphasizes "the living arts" (nurturing, domestic, creative and social). The principles and practices Cynthia Aldinger has articulated at www.lifeways-center.org can help you transform your daycare into an experience that helps young children connect with the living world and with their creative imagination. And you'll have more fun in the process!

In addition to my book on Waldorf indications and activities from birth to six, You Are Your Child's First Teacher, Donna Simmon's book on Practical Waldorf at Home: Kindergarten with Your Three to Six Year Old (www.christopherushomeschool.org) can provide you with both an understanding of how the young child develops and a practical grounding in "what to do." Good luck!