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!
Teaching Children Hard Work
It matters not what goal you seek Its secret here reposes: You’ve got to dig from week to week To get Results or Roses. --Edgar Guest, from “Results and Roses” Teaching a child hard work isn’t hard. Nor does it require charts, bribes, or a curriculum. By understanding...
10 Healthy (& Easy) Snacks for Kids
Feeding little ones can be a moving target-- when food is available, they won’t sit still long enough to eat, and when the meal is over, they’re starving! It can be tempting to serve quick snacks like cereal and candy with the hope it will tide your kids over until...
5 Tips for Teaching Patience to Children
Teaching patience in children is about more than making road trips go more smoothly; it’s also one of the most important skills your child can learn while he or she is young. Patience is one of the first steps to learning delayed gratification, which contributes not...
Tips for Getting Your Kids to Listen
Do you have trouble getting your child to listen? Perhaps you find yourself yelling more than you'd like to or feel like your child dawdles or has difficulty obeying your requests or instructions. How can parents get their children to more effectively listen? At Kids...
Best Kids Jokes for Preschoolers
Your toddler is finally starting to understand the meaning of words enough to understand simple word play, which means it's time to break out the jokes! Here are our favorite age-appropriate kids jokes for preschoolers. Q. What do elves learn in school? A. The...
Monthly Value: Teaching Your Child to be a Good Friend
While some children may have a natural aptitude for friendship and social confidence, every child can benefit from learning how to be a better friend.
About Kids Village Curriculum
While Kids Village gets a great reputation for our beautiful village atmosphere, the school is about so much more than just its good looks. Each piece of our curriculum has been carefully planned and analyzed to ensure it's the best possible learning experience we can...
My Child Isn’t Singing During Music Workshops – Should I Be Worried?
“I noticed my child isn’t singing or participating during his time in the music workshop. I thought Kids Village was about encouraging creativity, participation, and play… Should I be concerned?”
Why Play is Important in Childhood Development
As parents and educators, we intuitively know that play is important for children. We know that there is a direct correlation between the amount of self-led play a child is allowed to enjoy and his or her happiness, and we know anecdotally that it's simply our...
23 of Our Favorite Quotes for Kids
As educators, part of our role is to provide encouragement and inspiration to our students. We believe it's more important to foster self-confidence and a lifelong belief in themselves and their abilities than it is to focus on test scores. Here are some of our...
5 Articles to Read Before Your First Day at Kids Village
We're only a month away from the first day of school! At about this time, many parents--especially if it's their child's first experience in school--may be wondering how to best get ready for the school year. What supplies will my child need? Will my child like his or...
50 Free Kid-Friendly Summer Activities
We have mixed feelings about summer. On one hand, the weather is gorgeous and it's wonderful to get outside and play! On the other hand, we definitely miss our students and their families. There's something about the comfortable daily routine of being at Kids Village...