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!

When to Start Preschool: A Guide for Utah County Parents

When to Start Preschool: A Guide for Utah County Parents Few parenting decisions feel as weighty as choosing when and where to send your child to preschool for the first time. Parents in Utah County ask the same questions every spring and summer as enrollment season...

What Is Five-Senses Learning — and Why It Works Better Than Worksheets

About the AuthorMikelle Despain Author at Kids Village Mikelle Despain has contributed expert articles on early childhood education to Kids Village for over a decade. With a background in child care and child development, as well as firsthand experience as a mother of...

Questions to Ask on a Preschool Tour

Choosing a preschool is a big decision. When you tour a school, you are not just looking at a classroom or checking a box on your to-do list; you are trying to picture your child there every day — learning, making friends, building confidence, and feeling safe and...

Talking to Young Kids About Veterans Day: A Parent’s Guide with Fun and Meaningful Activities

At Kids Village, a private preschool and K-3 school in Orem, we deeply value patriotism and take pride in teaching our students to appreciate the sacrifices and contributions made by servicemen and women. Veterans Day provides a wonderful opportunity to introduce...

Tips for Encouraging Children to Read During the Summer

With the allure of outdoor activities and family fun during the summer, books often take a back seat. However, summer reading can significantly enhance a child's skills, imagination, and academic preparedness. Here are some fun and effective ways to ignite a passion...

Activities to Celebrate International Family Day

International Family Day, celebrated on May 15th, is a wonderful opportunity to strengthen family bonds and create lasting memories with your children. This special day emphasizes the importance of families, and what better way to celebrate than engaging in activities...
5 (More) Ways Kids Village Workshops Benefit Students

5 (More) Ways Kids Village Workshops Benefit Students

Kids Village programs are set up a little differently from traditional preschool programs. Instead of a single classroom where students are led through a daily schedule of reading, writing, math, and play time, Kids Village students take part in the full village...

Teaching Children Honesty: Our 4 Favorite Articles

Teaching Children Honesty: Our 4 Favorite Articles

This March, our monthly Kids Village values were honesty and loyalty. Honesty is a value that can be difficult to teach younger children since they're still learning the difference between truth, stories, and lies. However, with the right conversations, reactions, and...

Why is Coloring Important for Preschoolers

Why is Coloring Important for Preschoolers

So your child came home from school with yet another picture she drew of you and her holding hands. While the scribbles are cute, have you ever found yourself wondering if they're really an important part of school? Are they actually supporting the academic...

How Does Kids Village Preschool Handle Food Allergies?

How Does Kids Village Preschool Handle Food Allergies?

FAQ - How Does Kids Village Preschool Manage Food Allergies? We recently received the following question from one the parent of a prospective student: Q: My child has a food allergy. Do you guys have protocols for keeping her from being exposed to foods she's allergic...

How Kids Village Preschool’s Design Contributes to Learning & Success

How Kids Village Preschool’s Design Contributes to Learning & Success

The enchanting storybook atmosphere of Kids Village is deliberately designed to encourage an exceptional learning experience for our students. The goal of the beautiful storybook storefronts, cobblestone streets, life-sized oak tree, and seasonal decorations are threefold:

How to Encourage Reading at Home

How to Encourage Reading at Home

At Kids Village, teaching our students to read (and read well) is one of our most important goals. The curriculum we use to support our reading program has been among the top 3 reading curriculum in the nation for the past 30 years. The result is students that are...

6 Children’s Books About Love

6 Children’s Books About Love

We know Valentine's Day often gets a bad rap for being over-commercialized, but we love any extra opportunity to show some love. This year, we wanted to show that love to our students and families by sharing 6 of our favorite (non-valentinesy) kids books about love....

Teaching Children Self-Worth

Teaching Children Self-Worth

One of the most important foundations for your child’s happiness and success is self-worth. This means not only teaching them self-confidence (trusting their own abilities, qualities, and judgments), it also means they have faith in themselves, pride, and self-respect.

Kids Village Registration FAQs

Kids Village Registration FAQs

Registration is an exciting time for us and an exciting time for our parents and prospective families as well! We know parents have a lot of questions when trying to find the perfect school for their child. Here are some of the most common questions we are asked: Kids...

10 Kids Winter Activities (for When There’s No Snow)

10 Kids Winter Activities (for When There’s No Snow)

Is anyone else missing the snow this December? Us too! But winter doesn't have to be dreary -- here are # fun winter activities you can do without snow. Make Paper Snowflakes Bring the beauty of snow indoors by breaking out the paper and scissors and making your own...

Christmas in the Village 2017

Christmas in the Village 2017

When frost settles on the grass and snowflakes dance in the breeze, we are reminded of how blessed we are for the warmth and love your children and families bring to Kids Village. To express our gratitude, on December 8 we will take a break from our regular school day...

Kids Village Week of Gratitude 2017

Kids Village Week of Gratitude 2017

In celebration of Thanksgiving and as part of our November value of the month, Gratitude, Kids Village wanted to participate in a week of gratitude leading up to Thanksgiving. We are so grateful to everyone who has been part of Kids Village and helping our school and...