Parent-Toddler Class

Registration for the 2025-2026 Parent-Toddler Program is now open! Slow down, unplug, and connect with your child and other families during these welcoming morning play groups.

For young children, parent-toddler classes are a gentle, supportive way to start socializing with other children and exploring the world around them. For parents and caregivers, the classes are an opportunity to connect with other families, discuss parenting and Waldorf education, and learn more about their child by quietly observing them at play.

Designed for families with children who are 15 months to 2 years 9 months old, these simple, sweet, and playful morning gatherings are held in our school's cozy parent-child classroom and beautiful outdoor spaces.

While children play, adults share a cup of tea and engage in simple seasonal crafts. We discuss parenting, share our experiences caring for young children, and learn more about the Waldorf approach to early childhood, which emphasizes wonder, imaginative play, and connection with nature. Join our sweet group of families this winter!

Ages: Open to families with children ages 15 months to 2 years 9 months old. For families with infants under 15 months old, please see our Baby & Me Program.

Date & Time: Friday mornings, from 8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.


Registration Is Open

Fall 2025
September 12–December 5 (12 Fridays)
8:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
$600

Winter 2026
January 9–March 27 (11 Fridays)
8:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
$550

Spring 2026
April 17–May 29 (6 Fridays)
8:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
$300

Note: Cancellations are accepted up to one week before class begins and are subject to a $100 cancellation fee. Thereafter, cancellations may result in a forfeiture of the entire free.


About the Instructor
Since joining the staff at Marin Waldorf School in 2012, Jennifer McKinley has taught in both the Parent-Toddler and kindergarten programs, in addition to leading the grades 1-8 gardening program. Jennifer is currently completing her Waldorf teacher training program at the West Coast Institute in Vancouver, Canada, and she has also completed trainings with Lifeways and Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training (Foundation Studies). She double majored in creative writing and art practice at UC Davis, and held a wide range of jobs before she began teaching, including semi-truck driver, wilderness guide, and organic farmer, to name a few. Jennifer loves being in and on the ocean, playing with her family, being outdoors, making things, food in general, travel, reading, and working in her garden.