nido (2-18 months)nurturing independence right from the startIn the caring and supportive Nido classroom, infants and young toddlers can safely explore and develop new abilities.It is incredible to see what your child can achieve in an environment that enables independent experimentation and adaptation.
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Free movement for strength and coordination

Your infant’s gross motor development progresses rapidly, and we support it through free movement. We don’t use playpens, jumpers, or high chairs since they restrict the developing mobility. Instead, everything is lowered to your infant’s eye level where babies gain strength, coordination, and confidence!

Building blocks of independence

Our infant specialists strike a gentle balance between doing for, doing with, and stepping back once independence is achieved. Your infant will be given full support and be empowered to try new things during extended periods of uninterrupted play.

Foundational trust and loving guidance

Our method, guided by respect for the infant’s competence, is based on sensitive observation. Our infant specialists observe and guide your child towards natural routines for sleeping and eating, letting him drive the process. We gently support and encourage your child as he becomes increasingly independent, developing healthy relationships with sleep, eating and toileting along the way.

Developing language joyfully

Our English and Mandarin interactions are vibrant and meaningful. We describe what each infant is doing, what we are doing, and what other children are doing with precise vocabulary, and we incorporate joyful songs and stories. Our goal is to familiarize your child with precise language in English and Mandarin and help her to begin to understand emotions. We expose your infant to as much vocabulary as possible, clearly identifying objects and actions.

Collaborative caregiving

During care activities, we encourage even the tiniest infant to become an active participant rather than a passive recipient of the activities. We intentionally create opportunities for interaction, cooperation, intimacy and mutual enjoyment by being wholeheartedly with the infant during caregiving routines.

Refueled by unhurried, pleasurable caring experiences, your child is ready to explore their safe environment with only minimal intervention by adults.

Development of the hand with fine motor skills

The use of one’s hands opens the door to intelligence. Our curated infant materials are carefully designed to support this developing hand-brain connection. Careful attention is given to milestones like whole-hand grasp, pincer grasp, hand-eye coordination, and coordination of two hands working together.

nido curriculum

Explore our rich and structured curriculum, all of which available to your child in both English and Mandarin

Practical Life

Care of Self

  • Identifies own belongings
  • Dresses and undresses independently

Care of the Environment

  • Curious about nature in the environment
  • Shows interest in caring for the environment
English & Mandarin Language

Speaking

  • Speaks in phrases or simple sentences in English or Mandarin
  • Engages in conversations in English or Mandarin
  • Able to enunciate speech clearly

Reading

  • Shows interest in books

Music

  • Enjoys listening to music
  • Shows interest in rhymes
  • Claps and taps to the rhythm of the song
  • Sings along

Listening

  • Looks at the person speaking to him/her
  • Follows simple directions in English or Mandarin
Social-Emotional Development

Work Habits

  • Demonstrates curiosity
  • Shows awareness of order and routine
  • Begins to make own choices

Interpersonal Skills

  • Responds to redirection
  • Positive interaction with others

Diapering

  • Becomes aware of bodily functions
  • Actively participates in the diapering process

Mealtime Independence

  • Able to help set the table
  • Able to feed themselves independently

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