The Infant Classroom is the children’s first stop on their journey at Bella Mente.  Delivering a comfortable, safe, caring environment is the focus of the room’s teachers.

There is no set schedule.  Our philosophy is such that as children’s fundamental needs are met in a loving, safe environment they will flourish through this time of rapid development.  They emerge from the Infant Classroom happy, trusting, and ready for their transition from infant to toddler.

Brenda started when Bella Mente opened in 2007. She has been our consistent teacher in the infant room starting with us a month after we opened the

school in 2007. Brenda explains her job as “exactly what she was looking for” and it shows in how she takes care of everyone on a day to day basis. Her patience and attention to detail make our infant room a perfect place for babies to relax, learn and grow. Violet is our most recent addition (September 2010) to the baby room, however she has been with us since 2008 working with the waddlers. When an opening became available to work with this amazing age group, she jumped at the chance and has been brenda’s dynamic duo ever since. Miss Violet, a mother of a two-year old student at Bella Mente, lived abroad in Italy for years and teaches Italian to the entire school.  She’s ideally suited for the infants because of her outgoing nature and uber-positive spirit.