Schedule TourYou teach your children to properly brush their teeth, get the right amount of sleep, and reach for fruit or other healthy option when they’re hungry. But what about movement? Granted, you don’t want your little one joining you for boot camp workout classes, but modeling positive fitness practices and providing your children with options …
New Year’s Resolutions are often motivated by the states of being and people we hold nearest and dearest, including our health and our families. As 2015 gains steam, you may be working on adapting choices that you made on January 1 to your real life, trying to balance idealistic principles with the rigors of each …
Kidspace Child Enrichment Center is so much more than just a child care center. We actively work toward promoting the growth and success of children and their families. One of the most effective ways to ensure that the services we provide are working for each family is to engage in strong, ongoing communication with parents …
Children living in today’s United States are exposed to a wide variety of racial and cultural diversity, creating the potential for well-rounded perspectives and an appreciation of all that we both share and have to learn from others. Whether or not your child is asking questions about different cultures depends largely on the diversity of …
Halloween is an exciting holiday, intended to thrill and inspire kids of all ages. Parents are often amazed at the creativity unleashed in their children as they dream up costumes and even voices for the characters they wish to portray. There are many ways to encourage creativity in your kids, including allowing them to help …
According to a new study, children who undertake early musical training are able to retain information more readily and develop excellent problem solving skills. The children surveyed played an instrument for at least two years and took private music lessons. …
As your child grows, helping her to develop a healthy sense of self is one of the hallmarks of good parenting. Children of all ages blossom in loving environments, but there are special ways that you can encourage your child to grow, depending on her age. At Kidspace Child Enrichment Center, we do our very …
Lots of people ask, “how can you do this (teaching) day after day? I’d be in a looney bin if I had your job.” No matter how many times we hear that statement (and we hear it often), we’re always so surprised. Why wouldn’t everyone want to spend their days observing, learning, interacting,teaching, guiding, …
As most of you know, over the last few months, the Robins have been conducting an in-depth long term study of pumpkins. Please take a look at all we’ve been learning… It all began in September, just weeks after school started. Miss Dawn brought in some green pumpkins her neighbor had grown. The …
In our last Spotlight post, we focused on emergent writing. This week, we’d like to take a step back and look at the importance of practicing fine motor skills, which refers to any small movements of the hand. We know that before we can even think of helping young children learn to write, we must provide …
It’s fun to learn math concepts, especially when the finished work is a pumpkin cupcake! Next week another recipe with pumpkin. Miss Julie and Miss Crystal …
Next, we cut the bananas. Cutting and peeling help us practice our dexterity and fine motor skills. Then we used a package of vanilla pudding and made it according to the directions. Learning to read recipes and follow directions help us to understand the importance of reading. …