Mistikinder Garden
A home away from home that promotes play, stories, and nature. Our mission is to protect early childhood! We hope to nurture happiness, kindness, and emotional intelligence in children. We hope that every child who engaged with our program takes with them a sense of wonder and connection to the natural world.
We offer mixed-age childcare in a home-like environment. Our care is relationship and nature based. We consider our programs both a “home away from home” and a mystical experience full of wonderment, play, and creativity. The mix of warmth and wonder are key to our atmosphere. In a mixed-age and family-style setting we support the traditional “village” relationship children and parents thrive with.
We believe that “life is the curriculum” as Lifeways North America founder Cynthia Aldinger reminds us. Experiencing everyday life becomes a learning opportunity. In our care that includes: nature, the social, domestic, and nurturing arts. In fact, a strong connection with nature, natural toys, and whole foods is the cornerstone of our care. We use gentle technology-free daily rhythm to support a child’s development and feeling of safety.
We offer part-time programs and a caregiver-child program at this time.
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