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Our bilingual nursery welcomes children aged 3 to 36 months in spacious, bright rooms . Our core values? Full immersion in English, initial exposure to Chinese, and a pedagogical approach inspired by Reggio Children.
What sets us apart? The spacious, bright spaces of our sections are enriched with various studios for exploring expressive languages, and a large tree-lined garden for outdoor living even in the historic center. The kitchen is on-site, and lunch is family-style.
Nursery school is the first educational experience for children and families.
It is characterized by a departure from the family environment and an encounter with a new community of peers and adults.
It is a journey of discovery and exploration, but also of significant physical and emotional growth and evolution.
The school's objectives are those ofautonomy, which begins with being able to detach oneself calmly from the family, and continues with managing new school routines in relation to new environments, in the ability to carry out small daily tasks such as taking off and putting on shoes, washing one's hands, learning to eat alone and so on.
Nursery is also the first major experience of community life and socialization, the discovery of others and of oneself in relation to others. The nursery years are also the years of initial research and exploration , using diverse expressive languages, from music to graphic arts, the first sensorial and scientific explorations, the study of light, shadow, and color.
They are also the years of language formation , the most fertile years for the spontaneous acquisition of new languages. From nursery, children spend the school day immersed in the English language and are exposed to the Chinese language and culture on a weekly basis. These exposures become the solid foundation for what will later transform into language rationalization in preschool.
Great attention is paid to small gestures, glances, expressions, and individual needs. The programs are designed for the entire class, but with a strong focus on each child's individual development.
Organization
The EducatioNest nursery school welcomes children from 3 months to 3 years old, divided into:
- Nursery Section for children aged 3 to 12 months
- Nursery Section for children aged 13 to 23 months
- Nursery Section for children aged 24 to 36 months
Each class has two or three teachers, depending on the number of children in the class, and a school assistant. One teacher for each class is a native English speaker and one is Italian, with excellent fluency in English. Every day, the teachers are supported by a music teacher, a Chinese language and culture teacher, and a graphics, lighting, and digital teacher.
It is a full-time, Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm with the possibility of extended hours from 7.30am to 8am and from 4pm to 5.30pm.
The nursery is open from the first Monday in September to the last Friday in June . Summer service is guaranteed until the end of July, always supervised by our nursery's educational staff.
Our nursery is authorized by the Municipality of Modena and offers some spaces through a municipal agreement.
It is possible to access state and regional support (Nursery Bonus and, if eligible, also the Nursery Bonus with the Region).
The Nursery spaces
Discover our school spaces, spread across the different floors of the EducatioNest building. Each floor accommodates students from different classes.
Everyday life in the
Nursery
Everyday life balances play and learning, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for children's development. See for yourself!
The Nursery Pictures
We have collected some happy and inspiring moments experienced by our children, all in a welcoming environment full of educational opportunities.
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