The Children's Courtyard Blog

We’ve put together an awesome list of kid books, all about caring and kindness - check it out on our blog post!

International Literacy Day is September 8th! Here are eight ways you can celebrate this special holiday.

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

These 7 free apps can help busy parents manage their crazy scheduled during the new school year!

Three tips to help make drop-off and pick-up times easy and stress-free.

Tips on how to support your choice to breastfeed while working, as well as how our schools support your decision.

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

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

If you happen to be shopping with your kids today on May 24^th, celebrate National Scavenger Hunt Day with this Grocery Scavenger Hunt!

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 […]

1. Start TODAY. Start adjusting your child’s bedtime before the time change. In the days leading up to the switch, begin adjusting your child’s bedtime by 10 to 15 minutes. In the case of “spring forward,” put them to bed earlier. 2. Sync their internal clock naturally. Our bodies’ natural clock, or circadian rhythm, is […]