Articles & Insights
Explore articles, news, and insights shared by our early childhood experts. You’ll find advice for making your child’s early childhood education a positive and joyful one, fun and engaging activity ideas, seasonal insights, and more!
The Importance of Routines for Young Children
Routines play a crucial role in children's development and wellbeing. They provide a sense of stability, predictability, and security in a child's life, which is essential for their emotional, cognitive, and social development. Children usually start a more regimented...
The Magic of Repetition: Why Reading the Same Book is Okay
If you're like most parents, your child often asks to read the same book every night--sometimes even multiple times in a row. While this repetition may seem monotonous, puzzling, or even exasperating to adults, it provides important developmental tools for children....
Everyday Rituals to Connect with Your Young Children
Parenting is a journey filled with ups and downs, but one thing that remains constant is the desire to create strong, meaningful connections with our children. In the midst of our busy lives, small, everyday rituals and routines can help make these connections with...
How is My Child Doing at Kids Village?
It's one of the top questions we get asked by parents after the first few weeks of school: "How is my child doing?" The short answer, no matter which child is yours, is that your child is doing GREAT. Every child adjusts at his or her own pace, so whether your child...
Teaching Children to be Assertive
Assertiveness is a tricky concept for many children—and their parents. This is because it can be tenuous to balance teaching assertiveness to children without that assertiveness being perceived as aggressiveness, especially to other children, and unintentionally...
How to Support Your Child’s School Experience
Whether this is your child's first year of school or their fourth, you may be wondering how to best support them in their learning. Our teachers are incredible at what they do, but there's no substitute for the love and support you provide your child at home. Having...
Preparation Tips for Your Child’s First Day at Kids Village
Parents and teachers joke about how parents take the first day of school harder than the child, and in many cases, this is true! But for children who tend to be anxious, aren't comfortable in social situations, or haven't spent time following directions of anyone...
Water Play Ideas for Children
There’s a quote that says, “Water cures everything; sweat, tears, or the sea.” If you’re a seasoned parent or caretaker, you’ve probably noticed the power of water on your own. No matter what challenges present themselves in a day—grumpy children, stressed mama,...
Tips for Summer With Children
As teachers, we miss your students during summer–but we often hear that parents miss us as well. That’s because the change in routine can be challenging for parents and children alike. In this article, we share our favorite tips for surviving summer with littles. Have...
Age-Appropriate Garden Chores for Young Children
Spring is (nearly) upon us, which means planting season is just around the corner! Involving your child in growing a vegetable garden provides many emotional, educational, and physical benefits to the child, regardless of age! Young babies can benefit from sensory...
8 Reasons Why It’s Important for Children to Help in the Garden
Encouraging your child to help you in the garden doesn’t only get them outside; it also extends their attention span, teaches them delayed gratification, and more.
Presidents Day for Kids
As far as holidays go, Presidents Day isn't one that springs to mind as a "kids holiday," especially right after a candy-filled Valentine's Day. However, it's an important holiday in our history, and with a little creativity, it can be fun for your children! What is...