History
My Little Village opened its doors in 2003 in the heart of Manhattan's East Village Neighborhood. Upon opening our doors on Avenue A, our most important mission was to create a learning environment filled with love, wonder, and plenty of opportunity for creative expression. Since our very first class of 6 students, we have grown to enroll 30+ families each year. We have succeeded in providing the children and families of our community with child centered, play based classrooms, with an emphasis on classroom and student collaboration and strong community and family involvement.
Specialties
MLV is a progressive and inclusive preschool. We draw upon many different schools of thought in the field of early childhood education, but are particularly influenced and greatly inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to teaching. Our understanding of the Reggio Emilia approach begins with an imperative respect for the child. A respect for their innate ability. A respect for their sense of wonder. A respect for the rights of every child.