by Admin | Nov 9, 2020 | Education & Development
By Adrie Van Wonterghem November 2, 2020 With Thanksgiving only a few weeks away, the month of November brings plenty of opportunities to teach your little ones how to express gratitude. As parents and educators, it is crucial that we show our youngest...
by Admin | Nov 2, 2020 | Education & Development, Parent Resources
By Adrie Van Wonterghem November 2, 2020 Signs of the 2020 election are everywhere. From yard signs to flags to billboards and TV advertisements, the weight of this year’s Presidential Election is on everyone’s minds, including our...
by Admin | Oct 26, 2020 | Education & Development, Parent Resources
Disruptions in your child’s schooling can pose lasting effects on development and can create gaps in your child’s learning. With transitions back and forth between online and in person learning, supplementing your child’s learning at home is the best way to...
by Admin | Oct 5, 2020 | Education & Development, Parent Resources
Linda Hunter, Senior Project Director at Pretend City Children’s Museum Offers Easy Steps to Promote Literacy in Your Home Story telling is something that is innately human and whether it is through the pictures or words in a book, the process of discovery for...
by Admin | Sep 28, 2020 | Education & Development, Parent Resources
One of the most important indicators of a child’s academic success is the size of their vocabulary around age five. Begin building your child’s literacy skills with an early emphasis on language development. Moving from letters and sounds, to words and their meanings,...
by Admin | Sep 22, 2020 | Education & Development, Parent Resources
“If we are to reach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin with the children.” Gandhi Peace Education is the process of when children build values, an understanding of others’ perspectives, and exhibiting harmonious behaviors with themselves, others and...
by Admin | Sep 14, 2020 | Education & Development, Parent Resources, Purpose behind the Play
Around age two, our children’s vocabulary rapidly explodes as they discover names for everything they experience. The development of language contributes to our children’s ability to process and understand the world around them. With an increased embracement of...
by Admin | Sep 1, 2020 | Education & Development, Parent Resources
In this time of global pandemic, the only thing constant is change. As we transition into the fall season, big life changes are on the horizon for our families and their little ones. Whether its transitioning to in person schooling, moving into a new house, or a...
by Admin | Aug 17, 2020 | Education & Development, Parent Resources
From birth, children are naturally curious about the world around them. As educators and providers of early childhood education, we know that the most critical point in neurological development occurs between birth and the age of 5. Harnessing this innate curiosity...
by Admin | Aug 3, 2020 | Education & Development, Parent Resources
“When you teach a child something, you forever take away his chance of discovering it for himself. ”- Jean Piaget Last week in our “Let’s Talk Kids” parenting webinar series, child development professor Tom Chiaromonte of Fullerton College shed light on what it...