The first few years of a child’s life are crucial to his or her personality and intellectual development. Children of this age need not only love, emotional nurturance and a healthy physical environment, but also an environment which promotes their very real need to learn. Summersun Montessori will provide an environment to encourage, assist, and protect the normal development of each child: a prepared environment that will foster respect, support, and respond to their basic needs of independence, exploration, and the building of trust and self-esteem. The structure of the curriculum is based on five developmental areas:

• Sensory and Perception
• Physical and Motor
• Self-Help Skills
• Language
• Social and Emotional