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!
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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...
4 Ways to Help your Shy Child Learn Teamwork & Cooperation
Teamwork and cooperation are two skills that can help a child achieve more in the real world. When we are working in an organization (community or professional), part of a partnership, or simply working with others to achieve a common goal, our success relies on...
How to Talk to Your Child About Charity
Well-roundedness is about more than just education. It's also important to teach our children values. That's why every year Kids Village holds the Humanitarian Haunt, which raises funds for a family- or child-related charity. This Haunt is more than just a fun event;...