While most preschools try to look nice, Reggio Emilia schools take this to a new level. ... book area, blocks, etc.,” Teresa Cole, founder and director of The Willow School wrote in an email.

Reggio, which is named after a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, often appears in the U.S. as part of the pedagogy of ultra-elite private schools -- but it was developed to help the ...