A young girl with short light brown hair sitting at a table in a classroom, drawing on a black chalkboard with pink chalk. She is focused on her activity, with shelves and educational materials in the background.

The Daisy classroom is a safe space where children are supported as they transition from infancy to early toddlerhood. This exciting age is filled with many transitions and emerging skills including self-feeding, learning to walk and sleeping less during the day. The Daisy classroom is a dynamic environment that is designed to specifically meet the needs of the children in the class at any given point in time. 

Three young children playing together indoors, standing around a wooden table, with one holding a container of orange toy blocks.

The teachers in the Daisy room understand a young child’s needs for attachment to trusted caregivers. Teachers mindfully provide personal interactions that model respect, kindness and empathy towards others in the ways they treat the children. Each child is respected as a capable individual with unique interests and development.

A young child outdoors wearing a light blue beanie, red jacket, and black gloves, smiling and holding a small white object, with fallen leaves and a chain-link fence in the background.

Adults regularly converse with the children and narrate the happenings in the classroom, creating a language-rich environment. Teachers model proper speech and learn to understand each child’s special gestures, signs, and words that they use to communicate their needs. Specific American Sign Language signs are introduced to increase communication during daily care routines such as diapering and feedings.

Young child playing with a copper-colored metal baking mold shaped like a butterfly, placed on a gray surface outdoors. The child is holding a white and blue rubber spatula, with some sand in the background.
Two young children in blue jackets exploring a hollowed-out tree stump in a forested area.
A smiling young girl wearing a cozy cream-colored knit hat with fluffy texture and a pink long-sleeve shirt with ruffled shoulder details, standing in a classroom setting.
A young girl with light brown hair, wearing a pink sleeveless top, is sitting at a table in a classroom, using a pink glue stick on a black piece of paper.
Two young children sitting on the ground outdoors, playing with rain boots. One child has brown hair and a pink vest, the other has blonde hair and blue and pink clothing, both holding colorful rain boots.
A young boy wearing a dark beanie and gray jacket is kneeling in the snow, playing. There is a snow-covered bench and some green carts in the background.
A young child with light brown hair is sitting on a wooden floor, smiling and squinting, wearing a floral-patterned outfit. In the background, there are painted illustrations of purple grapes and green leaves on a white wall.
A young child outdoors wearing a light blue beanie, red jacket, and black gloves, smiling and sitting behind a red object with a metal latch, with a chain-link fence and trees with fallen leaves in the background.
A young girl crawling on the sand next to a wooden climbing ladder at an outdoor playground, with other children playing in the background.
A young child in a blue snowsuit and purple hat sitting on a green outdoor swing.
A young toddler with light brown hair sitting on the sidewalk outdoors, wearing a gray T-shirt, navy shorts, and navy sneakers with green accents, looking to the side.
Three young children playing at a wooden table indoors, holding and pushing the table while standing on a hardwood floor.
A young child sitting at a table with colorful tissue paper pieces, assisted by an adult, in a room with a wooden floor and a closed door.
Young child crawling inside a small play tent with pink and blue fabric, playing with colorful patterned balls.
A young child with blonde hair, wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt, playing with a toy scoop in a plastic container filled with oatmeal and cupcake liners, in a room with wooden floors and a blue star-patterned mat in the background.
A young girl in a pink jacket and pants is sitting on the ground, touching the nose of a blue Volkswagen Beetle-shaped playground ride, in an outdoor play area with sand, tires, and a wooden structure.