Our Philosophy
Northfield Nursery School follows The Creative Curriculum for Preschool Fourth Edition. This curriculum focuses on preparing children for success in school and in life with a research based whole-child curriculum.
Northfield Nursery School provides opportunities for each child to:
Develop good self-esteem & positive social relationships with other children & adults in a warm, secure atmosphere
Discover the world through age appropriate materials and hands-on experiences
Create freely in a noncompetitive manner
Make independent choices
Prepare for future educational endeavors by:
Developing fine motor skills through cutting and writing
Building cognitive concepts such as letter recognition and problem solving
Gaining independence through learning self-help skills
Promoting literacy is an important part of the Northfield Nursery School curriculum
Some examples of our emphasis on literacy include:
Studying an author/illustrator of the month
Labeling areas in the classroom
Creating class books in which each child contributes a page
Posting topical words at the writing center so children can practice printing
