This past week we reviewed the letter “S” and practiced writing words beginning with this letter. We practiced writing the words “spring” and “seed” while we welcomed the new spring season! While we celebrated spring, we reviewed another “s” word, the word “seasons” and the 
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Tuesday’s Valentine’s Day celebration was a fun-filled day designed to introduce the children to the wonder and importance of the mail system and civic/community early learning.  The field trip to NSE to share in the celebration with Ms. Jolanda’s preschoolers was a defining preschool memorable 
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This week we learned all about Chinese New Year! We learned about the traditions, customs and rituals associated with this special time of year. We learned about and practiced with chopsticks, made our own red money envelopes and even went to a Chinese restaurant to 
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The concept and understanding of time is an essential life skill that last a lifetime! Equipped with our beautiful 2017 calendar (with highlights of 2016 events), our daily schedule, and children’s storybooks featuring time related concepts, our preschoolers are learning and experiencing the concept of 
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This week we had fun cooking with Ms. Celia at Whole Foods! During our field trip, we learned how to make delicious Hanukkah Latkes, traditional potatoes pancakes. Latkes are made from shredded potatoes, eggs, onions and salt. We also learned about the miracle of the 
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One of the annual Jackson Child Care traditions is cookie decorating and ginger bread making! Over the years we have found teaching children about the holiday season while experiencing the joy of the holiday season makes for wonderful memories! This week we made sugar cookies and put together graham 
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We hope you had a great Thanksgiving! During the month of November we focused on giving thanks! We encouraged the children to write or draw thank you notes. This is the big gift giving season and the perfect opportunity to expand our children’s social skills 
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  On Tuesday, we made creative thanksgiving fall collages by organizing our fall leaves, pinecones and pine needles according to shape, color and patterns. The fall season’s colors and textures provided a harvest of natural items to collect! Through this activity we integrated art, math and science! To top everything off, we taught our 
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In Celebration of National Farm to School Month One Small Step to Healthier Kids: Farm to Early Care and Education  Jackson Child Care is an active “Farm to School” early learning preschool in a Family Day Care Setting! We are a proud participant in the 
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Q: Monica, why do you believe it is important for child care providers to join a local child care professional association? A:  As a family childcare provider, get involved in a child care professional association and make a difference. It is one of the best 
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