Wonderland Enrichment Arts

I (briefly) taught a morning yoga class at this new-​age daycare center. (Those of you who know me are laughing. I was an unlikely and probably unsuitable candidate for such a position. Here’s a typical exchange between a child and myself…
Child: :silence:
Me: So… erm, what did you ask for from Santa this year?)
Take that scenario — multiply it by a bunch of kids aged 2 – 5, add distracting video games and Elmo toys, and subtract two wrestling boys and one little girl still crying over being dropped off. Now, you try motivating anyone to do a Downward-​facing Dog!
Anyway, even though my time as a teacher quickly expired, I got a good feel for this place and for the owner, Mastenah. She’s wonderful, by the way, and her two girls –I’m convinced– are the cutest and sweetest girls in all of Durham. The center has come a long way, and quickly, in Mastenah’s hands. It’s brightly painted and full of fun things (books, toys, blocks, a piano for sing-​along) for toddlers. But the best thing about Wonderland is it’s new-​concept methods. In addition to yoga they offer cooking, pottery, Spanish, martial-​arts, and more. (Heaven help whoever has to instruct that martial-​arts class!) There’s an outdoor play-​set for more traditional play too. Mastenah bought the upstairs floor and is making plans to expand the daycare center. Wonderland is in the same building as a Montessori school, so many of its methods are in line with that, though it’s not technically affiliated with the school.
They offer flexible pick-​up and drop-​off times. All of the teachers are CPR certified. If I had kids (well don’t hold your breath), I wouldn’t hesitate to register them here.