A Return to Simplicity ~ Programs in Nature
“The children are the curriculum.” Fred Rogers
Childhood is a most powerful formative force in life. Creative parent-child interactions, safe playmates, warmth from a kind teacher, all under the open sky, offer a great start.
Private parenting consults support personalized parent reflection, renewal, repair, and education, providing integrity to concerns beyond a google search.
Intentional parenting & childhood is magical, and it deserves time every week.
“Thank you for such lovely group experiences week after week. It adds so much joy to our whole family and stays with us throughout the week.”
What makes classes so magical?
A predictable rhythm and a gentle structure offers little ones a foundational trust, particularly in a nature-rich, and thus changing environment.
We sing through transitions and gently experience the priceless tool self-regulation through real-time social learning.
Classes are mixed-age and informed by Waldorf Early Childhood Education & developmental science.
Playgroup LA was created and founded by Betsy Edelberg, “Miss Betsy,” a highly trained and experienced, credentialed child development teacher.
Miss Betsy is a child development specialist and and parent & child educator. She is privileged to share and create childhood memories with hundreds of families. Betsy works happily with diverse groups, and has led classes for celebrity clients as well as children and families with extraordinary special needs, gifts, and abilities.
Miss Betsy holds an M.S. in Family and Human Development, Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Child and Adolescent Development, Cum Laude with an A.S. in Child Development and Early Childhood Education. She is a professor of Child and Adolescent Development and formally trained in Waldorf education and certified in Children’s Yoga and Educational Kinesiology.
“Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery.” G.K. Chesterton