All Roads offers a year round Montessori Program for infants and toddlers. We are located in Southwest Portland,just minutes away from downtown. Our enrollment is open to children between eight months (and mobile) to twenty six months. Children usually move to the Children's House around their third birthday.
All Roads Learning Community, LLC was founded by Mercedes Paine Castle in 2003 to satisfy a growing demand for high quality infant and toddler care. We are a Oregon state certified family childcare. We offer a beautiful classroom with a comfortable feel. A small group setting, exceptional staff, and commitment to environmental sustainability are just a few things that sets All Roads apart from other early childhood programs.
All Roads Learning Community offers a half-day program as well as an extended day to serve the needs of working families.
All Roads Learning Community follows the philosophy and pedagogy of Dr. Maria Montessori. Dr. Montessori was an Italian physician who gained notoriety for the work that she did with poor and mentally disabled children.
We believe that between birth and five years, a child undertakes the awesome task of constructing themselves as a person. As such, all facets of a child's development must be addressed - social, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual. As the child works to construct him or herself, we respect their activities as such, and refer to the activities that they engage in as "work."
All Roads provides an environment consistent with the development of the very young. Opportunities for peaceful and meaningful social interaction with both other children as well as adults serve as the foundation of the child's experience at school.
Beautiful, natural wooden materials aid in the development of fine motor skills; we work on strengthening the hand and pincer grasp in preparation for writing.
Opportunities for language development, practical life, and concept development are also intertwined throughout many of the activities and materials available to the children. Children have the freedom to choose activites as they are drawn to them.
info@allroads.org
503-939-8235
3230 SW Vermont Street
Portland, Or. 97219