Zen Preschool, surrounded by the slums of Sao Paulo, Brazil, offers full-time day care for children up to four years old. The teachers aim to take in rich or poor and to offer a positive experience of love and attention. "Children need to feel cared for, loved, and learn to express their emotions," a teacher points out. Unusual offerings include yoga and meditation, as teachers attempt to develop each child's cognitive, intellectual, physical and creative sides.

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  • Kathleen Kelly

    Is there a webpage for this daycare? I would love to find out more about what methods and practices they employ.

  • Pam

    I'm so inspired by the loving care and attention. This is a daycare I would have left my kids at and felt I had a parenting team instead of a babysitter.

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  • Practice listening more deeply to the children you come in contact with. Let them teach you who they are rather than assuming you already know them. 
  • As mentioned in the film, 80% of human intelligence is developed in the first two years. What can you bring to the children around you to help in that development?

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