Loris Malaguzzi developed the Reggio Emilia philosophy in Italian classrooms of the 1960's.

Children’s own timing and rhythms demand enormous respect. Children need the support of adults in order to combat the accelerating pressures and haste to make them grow up, which is not only a treacherous sign of the subversion of biological, psychological, and cultural relationships that is currently in vogue, but also a sign of deep insecurity and a loss of perspective.

-Loris Malaguzzi