What are the qualities of the Yale Model and Reggio Emilia that Lakewood s program models?
Yale University offers high-quality early childhood programs through a network of residentially-based centers, many of them set in renovated homes. This system allows families to access affordable care in an intimate, home-like setting. Reggio Emilia is a small city south of Milan, Italy, recognized globally for its high-quality municipal early childhood systems. The Reggio approach emphasizes beautiful surroundings for children, the development of the whole child, and relationships among children and their families, teachers, and community members. Numerous websites on the Reggio approach are available; an excellent anthology on the Reggio approach is The Hundred Languages of Children edited by Carolyn Edwards, Lella Gandini, and George Forman.
