Children are in mixed age groups between the age of 3 and 6, and in ideal circumstances they remain with one teacher throughout the Kindergarten years. Oldfield again: ‘This GIFT OF TIME together allows a valuable connection to be made between child and teacher, child and child, which finds its resonance in attachment theory.’ Four key features of the approach are that it is a hands first, not a ‘head start’ approach; it is language rich, rather than print filled; it is authentically play based and activity rich; and the Kindergarten environment aims to provide a calm, nurturing experience in which the children learn emotional regulation in a naturalistic, non-didactic way. The importance of rhythm, imitation and example are also central to the Steiner Waldorf early childhood approach (see also Nicol and Taplin, 2012).