Today we had a visitor.  Every other year we have an assessor come in that uses an Environmental Rating Scale written exclusively for family child care.  Its a book. .. […]

We decided to go out early today to beat the rain.  It never rained .. but we loved the extra outside time. We took advantage of the beautiful fall day. […]

Today the room had a calm buzz as the children found and experimented with all the new materials I found yesterday to go with our unit. There was a baby […]

Everyone in the world wears clothing to cover and protect the body and/or to decorate and call attention to it. Clothing is very much a part of the child’s world. […]

Here are four big ideas about places families call home  we are helping children explore. Ø  Most families live in some kind of home or shelter Ø  There are many […]

  This was a song I had PLANNED to sing today and we never got to it. There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor. There’s a spider on […]

You guys know I am gut honest most of the time.  Today I got up with a lot on my mind.  I went to bed that way.  I knew it […]

The Eeensy Weensy Spider went up the water spout, Down came the rain and washed the spider out, Out came the sun and dried up all the rain, And the […]

  Little Miss Muffett Sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; Along came a spider, Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away.   To start […]

  Early in the morning I placed a couple apples and a few small pumpkins on the table.  The child stacked , counted and just fiddled around with them.   […]