Directory of LifeWays Early Childhood Programs

Below you will find listings for early childhood programs that endorse the LifeWays philosophy of child care and parent education. We encourage you to visit these providers and experience for yourself the many forms that LifeWays relationship-based programs can take.

LifeWays Representative Programs enjoy the highest level of recognition by LifeWays North America.  Their approach to working with children and families is based on concepts taught in the LifeWays® training with particular emphasis on Rudolf Steiner's research on human development.  All primary caregivers in Representative Programs have completed the LifeWays® training or its equivalent or are currently enrolled in LifeWays® training.

Other programs are listed alphabetically within each state or province. Where applicable, individuals to contact are noted as LifeWays Graduate or LifeWays Student.  Listings not showing such notations are Aligned Programs that have indicated an affinity with LifeWays® Principles and Practices, but who have not completed a LifeWays® Training. 

All listings contain email and website links, where available, and we encourage you to contact the individuals and organizations listed below to assess how they manifest the LifeWays approach and work with LifeWays Principles and Practices.

Click here for more information about listing your program with LifeWays North America.

Note: Other countries are listed alphabetically, as well; so Canada can be found after California.

Members Directory List

Alaska

Gentle Rhythms Daycare

9331 Shorecrest Drive

Anchorage, AK 99502

Contact: Inger MacRae

907-351-5445

Joringal's Garden

 P.O. Box 306

Kenai, AK 99611-0306

Contact: Debbie Turkington, LifeWays Student

907-953-9524

www.joringalsgarden.net

Palmer LifeWays

612 First Street

Palmer, AK 99645

Contact: Lori Berrigan, LifeWays Graduate

907-746-0077

Winterwood

530 Hjellen Dr.

Wasilla, AK 99654

Contact: Susanne Barker

907-376-1071

California

A Child's Garden of Thyme - North & South
(Representative Program)

North- 710 Eucalyptus St., Oceanside, CA 92054

South- 4771 Maple Street, San Diego, CA 92105

Contact: Bianca Lara

760-820-ACGT North / 858-356-ACGT South

www.AChildsGardenofThyme.com

Peapod Playgroup
(Representative Program)

7932 Avalos Way

Citrus Heights, CA 95610

Contact: Serena Syn

916-838-0992

www.peapodplaygroup.com

Singing Winds Playgarden
(Representative Program)

6 Ramona Way

Novato, CA 94945

Contact: Jane McCoy

415-897-8725

The Little Red Farmhouse
(Representative Program)

1213 High School Road

Sebastopol, CA 95472

Contact: Kerry Madrid

707-321-0981

Cheese and Quackers Child Care

439 Shannon Way

Windsor, CA 95492

Contact: Sarah Morrison, LifeWays Student

707-799-7181

www.cheeseandquackers.com

Hummingbird Playgarden

430 N Spring St

Ukiah, CA 95482

Contact: Sherri Brown       

707-468-5010

www.hummingbirdplaygarden.com

Magic of Ordinary Days

2465 Story Road

San Jose CA 95122

Contact: Maria Jose Garcia

408-394-7546

www.magicofordinarydays.com

Neighborhood Playgarden

59 Grand View Ave.

San Francisco, CA 94114

Contact: Julie Fellom, LifeWays Student

415-282-3528

Simone's Infant Care

5152 Engle Road

Carmichael, CA 95608

Contact: Simone Demarzi, LifeWays Graduate

916-482-2474

The Children's Garden/ Rosebuds and Little Acorns

841 Junipero Avenue

Pacific Grove, CA  93950

Contacts: Caroline Clancey and Audrianne Taylor, LifeWays Graduate

831-320-2488

Canada, British Columbia

LifeWays Child Care Society
(Representative Program)

532 E. 4th St. North

Vancouver, BC V7L 1J6

CANADA

Contact: Margo Running

604-904-4198

www.lifewayschildcare.ca

Canada, Ontario

Hestia Childcare and Kindergarten

15 Blackforest Drive

Richmond Hill, ON L4E 2P6

CANADA

Contact: Karen Weyler-Lheureux, LifeWays Graduate

416-518-4618

Wildflower Playschool

322 Gooseberry Street

Orangeville, Ontario Canada L9W 5B9

Contact: Erinn Kooy

519-942-3875

Colorado

Boulder Waldorf Kindergarten LifeWays Program
(Representative Program)

4072 N 19th St.

Boulder, CO 80304

Contact: Seana Grady, Director

303-541-0671

www.boulderwaldorf.com

Angel Blossom Nursery

1726 Sumac St.

Longmont, CO 80507

Contact: Ginger Johnson, LifeWays Graduate

303-507-7331

Bloom Preschool

819 McGraw Dr.

Ft.Collins, CO 80526

Contact: Melinda Kerst, LifeWays Graduate

970-282-8670

www.bloompreschool.com

 

Joyful Toddlers

Boulder, CO and London, UK

Contact: Faith Collins, LifeWays Graduate

720-256-8843

www.joyfultoddlers.com

Gardening From the Heart

Denver Colorado Area

Contact:  Jean Ann Vander Heyden, LifeWays Graduate

303-751-9276

StarSong LifeWays Child Care

3640 Buckeye Ct

Boulder, CO 80304

Contact: Julie Zacharias, LifeWays Graduate

303-442-0998

www.starsong-lifeways.com

Connecticut

Little Acorn Learning

9 Woodcreek Rd.

Brokfield, CT 06804

Contact: Eileen Straiton

203-740-2611

www.littleacornlearning.com

Florida

Seaside Playgarden
(Representative Program)

223 8th Avenue S.

Jacksonville Beach, FL  32250

Contact: Adana Whyte

904-247-1314

www.seasidecommunityschools.org

Georgia

Sungarden Preschool

2546 Midway Road

Decatur, GA  30030

Contact: Sara Michelson, LifeWays Graduate

404-693-5307

Hawaii

Ao Kukui No Na Keiki

15-3110 Pahoa Village Road

Pahoa, Hawaii 96778

Contact: Pamela Perkins, LifeWays Graduate

808-989-6213

Roberta Ducharme, LifeWays Graduate

6052 Haleola Street

Honolulu, Hawaii 96821

808-269-0186

Idaho

The Play Garden

3025 N Dalton Ln

Boise, ID 83704

Contact: Kimberly Amyx

208-850-3392

www.theplaygarden.net

Illinois

The Nest

7037 N Fox Point Dr.

Peoria, IL 61614

Contact: Lori Harms, LifeWays Graduate

309-713-3214

Kentucky

Lively Children Child Care Center

1140 Cherokee Road

Louisville, KY 40204

Contact: Molly Cannon, LifeWays Student

502-468-3395

Maine

Hearthstone Preschool and Early Childhood
(Representative Program)

18 Christy Hill Rd.

Sedgwick, ME 04676

Contact: Jennifer McCall

207-359-8406

Spindlewood Waldorf Kindergarten and LifeWays Center
(Representative Program)

105 Proctor Road

Lincolnville, ME  04849

Contact:  Susan Silverio

207-763-4652

www.spindlewoodmaine.com

The Village Center for Childcare
(Representative Program)

P.O. Box 107, 21 Summit Rd.

Northeast Harbor, ME, 04662

Contact: Marie LaRosee

207-276-5388

New Hampshire

Pine Hill Child Care Center

184 Hancock Rd.

Peterborough, NH 03458

Contact: Peggy Waterhouse

603-924-6620

www.pinehill.org/phccc

New York

The Rose Garden Early Childhood Center
(Representative Program)

257 Lafayette Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14213

Contact: Judith Frizlen

716-816-0078 

www.therosegarden.us

Apple House and Pre-K in the Park

4 Peck Avenue

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Contact: Heather Stewart, LifeWays Student

www.appleblossombunch.com

 

 

Happy Earth Playschool

131 Linda Avenue

Riverhead, NY 11901

Contact: Nicole Nieves, LifeWays Student

631-779-2643

www.happyearthplayschool.com

New Zealand

Littlewood's Nursery and Preschool

72 The Drive

Tauranga, New Zealand

Contact: Kylie McGreevy Potton

0064-7-576-1363

www.littlewoods.co.nz

North Carolina

Azalea Mountain School

587 Haywood Road

Asheville, NC 28806

Contact: Ashley Masters, LifeWays Graduate

828-575-2557

www.azaleamountain.org

Ohio

Craft Village Shop

7019 Miami Ave

Cincinnatti, OH 45243

Contact: Young Sook Kim, LifeWays Graduate

513-271-0395

www.craftvillageshop.com

Rainbow Heart and Wings

6747 Troll Road

Athens, OH 45701

Contact: Missy Whaley, LifeWays Graduate

740-591-7689

Oklahoma

Rose Rock School and LifeWays Center
(Representative Program)

502 North Park Drive

Norman, OK  73069

Contact: Shanah Ahmadi

405-412-3583

www.roserockschool.org

Roots of Wonder

1019 E. 35th Place

Tulsa, OK 74105

Contact: Neera Singh, LifeWays Graduate

918-430-3934

www.rootsofwonder.com

Oregon

Magnolia Blossom Preschool

6921 North Roberts Avenue

Portland, OR 97203

Contact: Marguerite Aichele-Smith, LifeWays Graduate

503-869-0626

www.magnoliablossompreschool.com

The Secret Garden

782 Park Street

Ashland, OR, 97520

Contact: Paula Lynam

541-951-1580

Two Tall Trees

887 SE Bethel Place

Corvalis, OR 97333

Contact: Jess Henry, LifeWays Graduate

541-230-1261

www.twotalltrees.com

Pennsylvania

Rosebud Children’s Center/Kimberton

19 Turnstone Way

Downingtown, PA 19335

Contact: Chinyelu Kunz, LifeWays Graduate

610-343-0123
 

Rhode Island

Bloom

33 Mitchell's Lane

Middletown, RI 02842

Contact: Bethany Stewart

401-842-0003

www.bloomchild.com

Texas

Good Earth Day School

10820 E Crystal Falls Pkwy

Leander, TX 78641

Contact: Leslie Castaneda, LifeWays Graduate or Janie Mote, LifeWays Student

512-259-3922

Starbright Preschool

3900 Valley View Road

Austin, TX 78704

Contact: Jean Dordek or Michelle Fossati, LifeWays Graduate

512-301-2232 or 512-441-5253

www.starbrightpreschool.com

Sunflower Garden

1813 Kerr St

Austin TX 78704

Contact: Lindsey Falconer, LifeWays Student

512-916-9317

www.sunflowergardenaustin.com

The Greenwood School

8319 Haskel Dr.

Austin, TX 78736

Contact: Tracy Schagen, LifeWays Student

512-394-9171

www.greenwoodschool.net

Virgin Islands

The Stone House Preschool

PO Box 4690

Kingshill, VI 00851

Contact: Sarah Cole, LifeWays Graduate

340-690-1603

West Virginia

Windsong Bergman, LifeWays Graduate

5864 Scrabble Rd

Shepherdstown, WV 25443

Wisconsin

LifeWays Early Childhood Center
(Representative Program)

3224 N. Gordon Place

Milwaukee, WI  53212

Contact:  Mary O’Connell

414-562-0818

www.lifewaysmilwaukee.com

The Orchard Children's Center
(Representative Program)

5214 Raymond

Madison, WI 53711

Contact: Jacqueline Beecher

608- 228-1652 or 608-661-9735

Enchanted Garden

1633 N. 123rd St.

Wauwatosa, WI 53226

Contact: Constance Palmer, LifeWays Graduate

414-226-5870

 

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