Wishing Well Waldorf Preschool

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

“I am struck by the fact that the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I do think the same is true of human beings.  We do not wish to see children precocious, making great strides in their early years like sprouts, producing a soft and perishable timber, but better if they expand slowly at first, as if contending with difficulties, and are solidified and perfected.  Such trees continue to expand with nearly equal rapidity to extreme old age.”  -Henry David Thoreau

Welcome to Wishing Well Preschool, an in-home Waldorf preschool located in Los Osos on the central coast of California.  The program is open to children 2 years 9 months through 5 and is taught by a certified Waldorf teacher.  The goal is to nurture and protect the young child’s sense of wonder and imagination.  Children are encouraged to play, explore and imagine in a loving environment filled with natural materials.  Daily activities provide a comforting and reliable rhythm, including bread making and baking, watercolor painting, beeswax modeling, and puppet plays. Songs, nature walks, and stories honor the natural world and changing seasons.