Welcome To The Mulberry Classroom!

Meet our teachers, view our space, and find your child’s daily schedule.

Meet Our Mulberry Room Team!

Miss Annette

Lead Teacher • Mulberry

Year Joined: 2020

Favorite Book 📘: For a kids book, it would be “Can I Play Too?” by Mo Willems. In my spare time I am reading the Diana Gabaldon series

Favorite Quote: I’m not big on quotes. In the class I could list so many funny quotes that the kids (or teachers) have said over the years but one thing that has stuck with me is the saying “Presume competence”.

Miss Sue

Co-Teacher • Mulberry

Year Joined: 2018

Favorite Quote: It is what it is.

Miss Kimberly

Co-Teacher • Mulberry

Year Joined: 2001

Favorite Book 📘: Beautiful Disaster - Jamie McGuire

Favorite Quote: “Hope is the thing with feathers” - Emily Dickinson

The Mulberry classroom is a welcoming and comfortable space created especially for our youngest learners!

Mulberry is the only toddler classroom at Children First, licensed for 9 full-time children. While in Mulberry,

children begin to explore their world, form special bonds with teachers, experience group interactions,

and begin gaining confidence in caring for themselves – all with the gentle guidance and support of our loving teachers.

While we are licensed to accept children from 15 months, most start at about 21 months in order to spend just one year

in Mulberry. Toddlers typically transition to preschool at the end of the school year, regardless of their third birthday.

Kids are born explorers,
We foster growth by letting them continue to do so.

The Mulberry classroom follows the Learning Through Exploration curriculum from Neighborhood Villages. This play-based, developmentally focused curriculum is designed to offer toddlers joyful and engaging learning experiences. You’ll often find our little ones enjoying playful art and sensory activities or sharing quiet, nurturing moments with teachers—building early literacy skills and a love of learning through connection. Our teachers lovingly guide children in building confidence and learning those early self-help skills, while nurturing social-emotional development.

2-4

Outdoor Hours Each Day

2:9

Our Target Teacher To Student Ratio

1.5-3 Years

Age Group of Mulberry Classroom

The Mulberry Curriculum

Learning With Your Hands In The Dirt

We love helping our toddlers connect with nature and discover their place in the world! That’s why they spend time outside at least twice a day, soaking up fresh air and having fun in our cozy playground area. Our children embrace all kinds of weather, dressing for the season with rain pants, mitten covers, and other gear that keeps them comfortable and ready for outdoor adventures.

You will often find the Mulberry children chasing bubbles, wiggling to music, spinning, climbing, throwing balls or other soft objects through space, and learning to trust their bodies as they navigate the playground. From swimsuits to snow pants to splash-proof rain gear, our youngest learners are always ready to play, explore, and enjoy whatever the outdoors might bring!

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