Winfield Children’s House is home to the Maine Montessori Institute (MMI), a teacher preparation program for Early Childhood Montessori education. MMI is accredited by MACTE, the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education. Teachers who successfully complete the program are eligible to receive an American Montessori Society certification for teaching children ages 3-6. MMI is also affiliated with the University of Southern...

Winter in Maine seems to last longer than one season! Here are some resources for ideas for gross and fine motor activities that could be just the right indoor activities for your toddler or preschooler. Also, some background on the importance of gross and fine motor activities for young children. The ability to write is a cognitive and physical achievement. The brain has to learn the minute differences between 26 similar letters and direct the...