The Nido Community

Lawrence Montessori School offers a premier infant program in Lawrence.  The Montessori Nido (“nest” in Italian) environment is a clean, bright, cozy, and safe environment designed specifically for infants. Our teachers are attentive to the individual needs of each infant and are highly trained in observation skills and child development. Each child is lovingly cared for by skilled and dedicated teachers all of whom are safe sleep and pediatric CPR and first aid certified.

At Lawrence Montessori School, we observe, guide and nurture each infant lovingly and communicate with the parents daily on the child’s growth and development. Each child follows an individualized schedule. Some children nap while others are awake and happily engaged in activities. There is no “by the clock” activity, nap or eating routine in the infant community. Each child is nurtured at her/his pace and rhythm. We follow the child.

• The Nido movement area is where children engage in various activities for their rapidly developing motor skills.  The floors have soft rugs and mats for movement and are kept spotlessly clean to allow children to explore freely.  Each child is given individualized attention.  There are plenty of opportunities for tummy time throughout the day as well as back time to develop visual stimulation and visual tracking.  Additionally, the classroom is laid out with many activities for hand development.  The Nido environment also has a beautifully designed outdoor space exclusively for our babies.
• The sleeping area is a quiet comfortable space for napping. Each child is lovingly rocked to sleep by our dedicated infant teachers who are all safe sleep certified.
• The physical care area has two components -one for grooming and the other for meals and snacks for babies who are beginning to eat solid foods.  The eating area is designed to aid independence by encouraging children to eat at child sized tables and on specially designed safe, low chairs.  The child can sit independently and eat with a caregiver and also learn how to eat by him/herself.

Our Nido environment is designed to meet the physical care and needs of the infant, to support neurological development by providing cognitive activities and to encourage movement for the rapidly developing motor skills.  Additionally, we have designed a beautiful outdoor space exclusively for our babies.