Welcome!

I’m Clara, an Early Childhood Educator with over 15 years of experience teaching children ages 1 to 5 and a mother of three young children. I am the Director of a progressive and play-based preschool in Brooklyn, New York.

As I parent and an educator, I create art and play experiences for children that give them opportunity to make sense of their experiences and satisfy their unwavering desire to touch, feel, and move their bodies. I also hold firm boundaries because I know that it is the most important way to help children feel safe and secure.

There are so many challenges to parenting. Some are age-old; like the patience it takes to stay calm when you peel your toddler’s banana the “wrong way” and she throws herself to ground in tears. Some are new; the ubiquitousness of screens and the ways they can rob our children of imaginative play. But all of it is hard, and the pressure to be “perfect” - in the many roles we play in life - is immense.

The good thing is that children’s needs are simple. They need love, boundaries and stability, and opportunities to explore and learn from mistakes.

I have much to share with you about how to give your children what they need to be happy and curious, and for you to feel self-assured in your parenting choices.

Join me!