where curious minds

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The Reggio Emilia Montessori Center is a learning community based in Brooklyn that’s committed to supporting young children’s development. Our mission is to contribute to the overall wellness and development of society, and to provide quality social and educational services to families in our community.

Our work is carried out primarily through building and implementing early childhood education centers and preschools. We were founded in 2020, and opened our doors to families for the first time in 2021 as the Blue Playhouse in Flatbush, Brooklyn.

Non-Profit Affiliation

The Reggio Emilia Montessori (REM) Collective was founded by our team to expand our not for profit work within communities in NYC. Through REM we seek to understand community needs and contribute to the overall wellness, growth and development of society. We provide free and low cost social and educational services to communities in the Bronx and Brooklyn. We are committed to creating access to quality social services, reducing economic inequality, and promoting sustainable practices in urban communities. Learn more at www.remcny.org.

Services and initiates include:

Bronx H.Y.P.E. FEC
Bronx Food Distribution
Haven and Hope SBES
Resource Referrals for Bronx School Districts 7, 11 and 12

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Playhouses

Both of our playhouses serve as a preschool, daycare and play-space by the Reggio Emilia Montessori Center. We are a group of former teachers and school leaders who came together to create an experience for children that is grounded in Montessori and Reggio approaches to education, guided by the belief that the whole child and their happiness come first, and further informed by constant observation of the actual children enrolled and what’s needed to support their development.

Two convenient locations: