Class Size - 12 children daily

Staffing - Head Teacher, Assistant Teacher, & Aide

     Children entering the red room must be two-years-old by September 1st of the school year. It is not necessary for children to be potty-trained before they begin. However, bottles and pacifiers are prohibited while in school. For many young 2s, Red Room the first group experience without their parent and/or caretaker. The adjustment period includes a home visit the week before school starts. Gradual separation follows for the first two weeks and may continue for up to a month.

     Red Room focuses on social and expressive language skills. Children learn to interact with their peers through sharing, waiting their turn, cooperating, and negotiating. They also learn to develop warm and trusting relationships with caring adults outside their immediate family. Each child is encouraged to "use their words" to express their needs, feelings, and ideas. Teachers model and provide basic phrases that children can use with each other during their daily interactions.

     Self-help skills are taught to help foster independence and self-esteem. Basic concepts are introduced through the use of art and music. The classroom is equipped with a sand/water table, an easel, housekeeping area, cardboard blocks, a reading corner, and age-appropriate puzzles, games, and manipulatives. Children are read to on a daily basis.