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The benefits of reading go far beyond language and literacy - here, our Chief Academic Officer explains the many different advantages of reading.

No matter the weather, there are many benefits to letting kids play outside! Here are just a few reasons why.

Read on to learn more about our exceptional in-service training day for our teachers.

Here's why sometimes, giving fewer toys during the holidays can be a gift to children.

Here are some tips to help ensure balanced technology usage in your home.

There are many ways you too can encourage and foster pretend play at home. Here are just a few examples!

This month, let’s take a closer look at the Cognitive Development Domain, focusing on social studies.

Our education team shares ways to encourage cognitive development at home with a focus on creative arts expression.

This month, let’s take a closer look at the Cognitive Development Domain, focusing on math. Cognitive development involves how children think, explore, and figure things out. Math is about problem-solving and logical thinking. It involves numbers, quantity, measuring, patterning, classifying, and sequencing. Young children are fascinated by math and learn it best when it relates to their everyday […]

This month, let’s take a closer look at the Cognitive Development Domain, focusing on nature and science.    Cognitive development involves how children think, explore, and figure things out. It refers to things such as memory, and the ability to learn new information. This domain includes the development of knowledge and skills in math, science, social studies, and creative arts.    Research shows […]

This month, let’s take a closer look at the Language Development Domain, focusing on literacy development. In order for children to learn to read and write, they need to understand the connection between letters on a page and spoken sounds. This understanding is developed through the building blocks of literacy: * Print awareness: Knowing that […]

This month, let’s take a closer look at the Language Domain, focusing on the development of oral language and vocabulary  Vocabulary and oral language development is the foundation of later literacy skills, such as reading and writing. Research shows that exposing children to unfamiliar words in conversation has a positive impact on vocabulary development; and using complex, or “spicy,” […]