Directory of LifeWays Early Childhood Programs

Below you will find listings for Child Care Programs and Centers that endorse the LifeWays philosophy of child care.  Three levels of affiliation with LifeWays North America are reflected here: LifeWays Representative Member; LifeWays Trained Affiliate; and LifeWays Self-Affiliate.

Representative Members 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 at Representative Members sites have completed the LifeWays training or its equivalent or are currently enrolled in LifeWays training.

Trained Affiliates are individuals who have completed a recognized LifeWays Training.  They are striving to apply LifeWays Principles and Practices in their child care programs, so you can expect to find home-like programs emphasizing the Nurturing Arts and relationship-based care.   We encourage you to visit these providers and experience for yourself the many forms that LifeWays mixed-age programs can take.

Self-Affiliates are individuals or programs who have expressed an affinity with LifeWays Principles and Practices, but who may not have completed a recognized LifeWays Training.  Self-affiliation does not imply an endorsement from LifeWays North America.  We encourage you to contact the self-affiliating individuals and organizations listed below to assess how they manifest the LifeWays approach and work with LifeWays Principles and Practices.

NOTE - Canadian listings are included alphabetically as "Canada, province" following California.

Members Directory List

Alaska

Joringal's Garden (Self-Affiliate)

 P.O. Box 306

Kenai, AK 99611-0306

Contact: Debbie Turkington

907-953-9524

Winterwood (Self-Affiliate)

530 Hjellen Dr.

Wasilla, AK 99654

Contact: Susanne Barker

907-376-1071

California

A Child's Garden of Thyme (Trained Affiliate)

710 Eucalyptus St.

Oceanside, CA 92054

Contact: Bianca Lara

760-722-8487

Cheese and Quackers (Self-Affiliate)

439 Shannon Way

Windsor, CA 95492

Contact: Sarah Morrison

(707) 837-5119

Dandelion Playgarden (Self-Affiliate)

575 Harrison St.

Sebastopol, CA 95472

Contact: Victoria Lester

707-823-9646

Forest Hill Nursery (Trained Affiliate)

2006 10th Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94116

Contact: Gelma "Tarusha" Gate

415-254-0639

Hummingbird Playgarden (Self-Affiliate)

430 N Spring St

Ukiah, CA 95482

Contact: Sherri Brown       

707-468-5010

Margaret's Garden (Trained Affiliate)

549 Cragmont Ave.

Berkeley, Ca 94708

Contact: Danielle Epifani

510-528-8897

 

Neighborhood Playgarden (Trained Affiliate)           

59 Grand View Ave.

San Francisco, CA 94114

Contact: Julie Fellom

 (415) 282-3528

Peapod Playgroup
(Representative Member)

7932 Avalos Way

Citrus Heights, CA 95610

Contact: Serena Syn

916-838-0992

Simone's Infant Care (Trained Affiliate)

5152 Engle Road

Carmichael, CA 95608

Contact: Simone Demarzi

Singing Winds Playgarden
(Representative Member)

6 Ramona Way

Novato, CA 94945

Contact: Jane McCoy

415-897-8725

Teresa Ferrari (Self-Affiliate)

5 Fairway Dr.

Mill Valley, CA 94941

The Little Red Farmhouse
(Representative Member)

1213 High School Road

Sebastopol, CA 95472

Contact: Kerry Madrid

707-321-0981

Canada, British Columbia

LifeWays Child Care Society
(Representative Member)

532 E. 4th St. North

Vancouver, BC V7L 1J6

CANADA

Contact: Margo Running

604-904-4198

Canada, Ontario

Hestia Childcare and Kindergarten (Trained Affiliate)

15 Blackforest Drive

Richmond Hill, ON L4E 2P6

CANADA

Contact: Karen Weyler-Lheureux

416-518-4618

Colorado

Bloom Preschool (Trained Affiliate)

819 McGraw Dr.

Ft.Collins, CO 80526

Contact: Melinda Kerst

970-282-8670

Boulder Waldorf Kindergarten LifeWays Program
(Representative Member)

4072 N 19th St.

Boulder, CO 80304

Contact: Seana Grady, Director

Faith Collins (Trained Affiliate)

Joyful Toddlers

Boulder, CO and London, UK

720-229-9201

Mother Earth Play Group (Trained Affiliate)

745 39th St.

Boulder, CO 80303

Contact: Shanti Guidry

303- 926-1716

Rainbow Bridge LifeWays Program
(Representative Member)

3640 Buckeye Court

Boulder, CO 80304

Contact: Rahima Baldwin Dancy

303-440-1459

Sun Garden (Trained Affiliate)

6351 Starling Ct.

Longmont. CO 80503

Contact: Clari Schmidt

303-530-7081

Connecticut

Little Acorn Learning (Self-Affiliate)

9 Woodcreek Rd.

Brokfield, CT 06804

Contact: Eileen Straiton

203-740-2611

Florida

Seaside Playgarden
(Representative Member)

223 8th Avenue S.

Jacksonville Beach, FL  32250

Contact: Lynn Coalson

904-247-1314

 

Georgia

Eugene Sondi (Trained Affiliate)

1319 Rupert Rd.

Decatur, GA 30030

770-598-6454

Hawaii

Ao Kukui No Na Keiki (Trained Affiliate)

15-3110 Pahoa Village Road

Pahoa, Hawaii 96778

Contact: Pamela Perkins

808-989-6213

Kahlil Apuzen-Ito (Trained Affiliate)

3029 Lowrey Ave. #J3108

Honolulu, HI 96822

Idaho

The Play Garden (Self-Affiliate)

3025 N Dalton Ln

Boise, ID 83704

Contact: Kimberly Amyx

208-850-3392

Illinois

Chicago Waldorf School After Care (Trained Affiliate)

1399 W. Loyola Ave.

Chicago, IL 60626

Contact: Elizabeth Kelly

773-465-2662

Lori Harms (Trained Affiliate)

7037 N Fox Point Dr.

Peoria, IL 61614

309-713-3214

Maine

Little Acorns LifeWays Day Nursery (Trained Affiliate)

85 Echo Rd.

Brunswick, ME 04011

Contact: Clare Murphy

207-729-6189

Sonya Tracy (Trained Affiliate)

28 Tall Pine Dr.

Hollis, ME 04042

207-727-3463

Spindlewood Waldorf Kindergarten and LifeWays Center
(Representative Member)

105 Proctor Road

Lincolnville, ME  04849

Contact:  Susan Silverio

207-763-4652

The Village Center for Childcare
(Representative Member)

P.O. Box 107, 21 Summit Rd.

Northeast Harbor, ME, 04662

Contact: Marie LaRosee

207-276-5388

Massachusetts

Windsong Bergman (Trained Affiliate)

1 High Street,

Ipswitch, MA 01938

978-356-9395

 

Minnesota

Oak Hill Family Child Care (Self-Affiliate)

2388 1st Ave. E.

North St. Paul, MN 55109

Contact: Jane Hibscher

651-770-3633

Missouri

Children's Song (Self-Affiliate)

3717 Genesee

Kansas City, MO 64111

Contact: Beth Cooper

816-756-5340

New Hampshire

Pine Hill Child Care Center (Self-Affiliate)

184 Hancock Rd.

Peterborough, NH 03458

Contact: Peggy Waterhouse

 603-924-6620

New Mexico

Issa Salet (Trained Affiliate)

Preschool Teacher, Santa Fe Waldorf School

PO Box 685

Cerrillos, NM 87010

New York

Jaime Thompson (Trained Affiliate)

Teacher, Aurora Waldorf School Kindergarten

525 West Falls Road

West Falls, NY 14170

716-655-2029

The Rose Garden Early Childhood Center (Trained Affiliate)

108 Ashland Ave.

Buffalo, NY 14222

Contact: Judith Frizlen

716-881-2428

North Carolina

Azalea Mountain School (Trained Affiliate)

587 Haywood Road

Asheville, NC 28806

Contact: Ashley Masters

 

Ohio

Rainbow Heart and Wings (Trained Affiliate)

13177 Concord Church Rd.

Glouster, OH 45732

Contact: Missy Whaley

740-448-7248

Oklahoma

Rose Rock School and LifeWays Center
(Representative Member)

502 North Park Drive

Norman, OK  73069

Contact: Shanah Ahmadi

405-412-3583

Oregon

Magnolia Blossom Preschool (Trained Affiliate)

St. Johns Neighborhood

Portland, OR 

Contact: Marguerite Aichele-Smith

503-869-0626

Springwater Cottage Preschool (Self-Affiliate)

3813 SE Rosewell St.

Portland, OR 97222

Contact: Anne Kollender Bennett

503-786-6995

The Secret Garden (Self-Affiliate)

782 Park Street

Ashland, OR, 97520

Contact: Paula Lynam

541-951-1580

Two Tall Trees (Trained Affiliate)

887 SE Bethel Place

Corvalis, OR 97333

Contact: Jess Henry

541-230-1261

Pennsylvania

Chinyelu Kunz (Trained Affiliate)

19 Turnstone Way

Downingtown, PA 19335

610-343-0123
 

Texas

Starbright Preschool (Self-Affiliate)

3900 Valley View Road

Austin, TX 78704

Contact: Jean Dordek

512-301-2232

The Greenwood School (Self-Affiliate)

8319 Haskel Dr.

Austin, TX 78736

Contact: Tracy Schagen

512-394-9171

Virgin Islands

The Stone House Preschool (Trained Affiliate)

PO Box 4690

Kingshill, VI 00851

Contact: Sarah Cole

340-690-1603

Wisconsin

Bridget Shetty (Trained Affiliate)

Teacher at Prairie Hill Waldorf School

1446 N. 68th St.

Wauwatosa, WI 53213

414-476-5140

Children's Garden
(Representative Member)

309 East Howard Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53207

Contact:  Ginger Fruncek

(414) 719-2904

Enchanted Garden (Trained Affiliate)

1633 N. 123rd Street

Wauwatosa, WI 53226

Contact: Constance Palmer

414-226-7870

LifeWays Early Childhood Center
(Representative Member)

3224 N. Gordon Place

Milwaukee, WI  53212

Contact:  Mary O’Connell

414-562-0818

Lori Barian (Trained Affiliate)

2118 N. Hi Mount Blvd.

Milwaukee, WI 53208

414-616-1832

The Orchard Children's Center
(Representative Member)

5214 Raymond

Madison, WI 53711

Contact: Jacqueline Beecher

608- 228-1652 or 608-661-9735

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