How to Ease First Day of Kindergarten Fears with Transitional Activities
Caps are being decorated, Pomp and Circumstance fills the air, and your baby is on their way to a new chapter. It’s graduation time for high school seniors and […]
Five ways to work remotely while your kids are at home
With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the country, schools nationally and here in Tampa Bay have closed, leaving more than 32 million students at home. Most of their parents are […]
Skills that Build: Obstacle Course
Check out this guide created by a member of our Provider Relations team, Jamie Harmon, outlines how an obstacle course aligns with the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards. Domain: […]
Flipping The Switch
What if boosting a toddler’s brainpower was as easy as turning on a light switch? In fact, “Flip the Switch” is one of the simple activities suggested by Vroom, an […]
Rich kids are in pre-K; poor ones are with Grandma
By age 3, inequality in the United States is clear: Rich children attend school. Poor kids stay with a grandparent or other caretaker, according to research by authors of a […]
Column: Education before age 5 is so important to young Floridians
As a new school year is under way, more than 230,000 Florida children have stepped into kindergarten to begin their primary education, and perhaps 30 percent of them are not […]
When children are ready for school, they are ready for life.
As a new school year begins, more than 230,000 Florida children are stepping into kindergarten to begin their primary education, and perhaps 30 percent of them won’t really be ready […]
Make early childhood education a priority
According to a recent National Public Radio poll, across regions and family types, the cost of child care is the greatest source of financial stress for families today. In Florida, […]
How Investing In Preschool Beats The Stock Market, Hands Down
If you got 13 percent back on your investments every year, you’d be pretty happy, right? Remember, the S&P 500, historically, has averaged about 7 percent when adjusted for inflation. […]
Boosting Attendance In Preschool Can Start With A Knock On The Door
There’s a lot of attention right now on improving attendance in schools — making sure kids don’t miss too many days. But what about the littlest students — those 3 […]
