Ridges United Methodist Church, Parish Hall
2975 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT

Please contact us to come for a visit and see what we have to offer! Please see below for directions to our new site.


A morning activity class for parents and children designed to meet the needs of the young child.

Playgroups now forming! Please sign up for one or both classes. Both classes meet for 7 weeks:


All children under 4 years are welcome.

• Mondays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and July 7
• Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3 and 10

Please join us at any time - we accept applications throughout the session. Tuition will be prorated when applicable. Let us know if you are interested in playgroups on other days during the week.


In the pre-school years, children learn primarily through play, free movement and the innate ability to imitate all that surrounds them. Our teacher-facilitated classes, held in a homelike setting filled with beauty and warmth, offer rich opportunities for play-based learning. Hand-made toys and play materials from nature nourish the young child's developing senses, as they provide stimulus for creative play.

Today's scientific research continues to support what Waldorf education has shown for many years: When young children are given the opportunity to learn through play, this stimulus fosters imagination, concentration, coordination, language and number skills - capacities which lay a sound foundation for intellectual development in the elementary school years and beyond.

Our weekly two-hour classes provide a nurturing setting for meeting other parents, sharing unhurried moments with your child, or simply observing him/her in play and social interaction. We offer Parent/Infant and Parents/Child playgroups designed to meet the developmental needs of children ages two months up to four years.

Our day often includes these activities:

• Bread baking
• Simple craft making from natural materials
• The celebration of seasonal festivals
• Puppetry
• Circle play with songs, finger games and nursery rhymes
• Tea and a wholesome snack
• Outdoor play
  

Come be part of our community! The Clover Hill Early Childhood Center offers family events, including Family Activity Days, seasonal festivals, craft workshops and public lectures on Waldorf education and parenting topics. Please visit our calendar of events page for more information.

For more information, please call Sarah at (203) 661-6484 or e-mail:
Sarah@thecloverhillschool.org

All classes meet at the Ridges United Methodist Church, 2975 High Ridge Road in Stamford.

Directions: From the Merritt Parkway take exit 35, (Rte. 137, High Ridge Road). The church is 4 miles north, on the right side. All classes meet in the Parish Hall.