In a STEINER WALDORF APPROACH, for example (quoting Steiner Kindergarten teacher-trainer Lynne Oldfield – Oldfield, 2012) – ‘The unhurried mood surrounds everything that we do [in the Steiner Kindergarten] – how we present activities, the structure of our day, the attention to detail, the caring for child and environment. It minimises stress in both child and teacher (and children are particularly sensitive to stress in adults). It also gives the educator the time to establish a strong foundation for later formal schooling. In a Waldorf kindergarten we have time –and the young developing child senses that at the deepest level.