Infant Program
(3 Months - 18 Months)

Starting Program for the future

Reston Montessori School is pleased to be one of the few Montessori schools offering an Infant/Young Toddler program. We refer to this program as The Nido. In Italian Nido means “nest”. Our Nido is designed to be comfortable and welcoming, so that you and your child will feel at home here.

The Nido Environment

In Italian Nido means “nest”. Our Nido is designed to be comfortable and welcoming, so that you and your child will feel at home here.

All Montessori environments are prepared by the teacher in order to create a space for the child to explore without undue adult intervention. The environment should offer “freedom within limits” – a safe space, child sized furniture, and materials that have a clear and useful purpose. Because of the carefully designed space, the child learns to respect the materials and the people with whom he spends his day. One of the teacher’s primary responsibilities is to help the child learn to use the “work” on the shelves.

This Nido environment is divided into five distinct areas: Sleeping, Movement, Language, Sensorial, and Practical Life. We hope to be your choice for private infant school programs.

The Nido Philosophy

The first three years of life are the most critical period in your child’s life. It is our goal to nurture your child’s abilities, and to help her develop habits that will help her throughout her life. Thus as your infant grows, we will help her follow a daily routine, be kind to others, and to love learning.
In this phase of life she is constantly learning, absorbing everything in her environment. We recognize that the child will develop mentally, physically, and emotionally when she is free to explore her world. So we create “a prepared environment, in which the child, set free from undue adult intervention, can live her life according to the laws of development” (Maria Montessori).

CURRICULUMLearning FocusFocus is to facilitate and assist children to meet their exploratory urge, so that they can confidently pursue the learning.

Language

The use of sign language is evident in the Nido environment .Simple commands of more, please, milk, diaper change are used on a daily basis. When changing diapers, the teachers are consistently talking to the children, letting them know what is to come. When eating solids, we let the children know what they are eating, ask them to open their mouth and chew. Our focal point for babies is to make sure their needs are met with the schedule provided by the parents. As they get older, the children get into the routine themselves. Sign language turns into saying the words as their confidence and independence grows

Practical Life

As the babies continue to explore the environment, they are pulling work from the shelf onto the floor, working on the shelf, and getting their fine motor movement going. When they become walkers, they are involved in all aspects of their needs. For instance, they walk into the bathroom, take their diapers from their bins, wash their hands in the sink, and dry their hands with paper towels. During lunch, the children carry their lunchbox from their cubby to the table and attempt to unzip the lunchbox. Once they are finished with their lunch , we ask them to clean up. This entails putting their dibs in the hamper and putting plates in the right bins to be washed. The goal before moving into the preprimary program is for the children to learn to help themselves.

Registration

How To Register Your Infant for RMS

Reston Montessori School is pleased to be one of the few Montessori schools offering an Infant/Young Toddler program. Please, feel free to talk to us and reach us for more information.

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According to Virginia Department of Social Services, parents have to be ready with all the necessary records. The admission forms are available on this website and can be downloaded.