Many times parents feeling pressured to set up their home environment often ask, “Where do I purchase Montessori materials for our house?”

When asked to present a 90 second clip on How Megan Nordoff Has Made a Difference, well- where to start?

 Forming the fingers in just the right way to hold a pencil can be a challenge for some children with fine motor issues or poor muscle tone.

The experience of helping Ms. Megan articulate her message of innovation has proven insightful- there is so much more to the person...

Ms. Megan makes the TOP TEN GATO finalist as a nationally recognized innovator in the classroom!

I’m excited to tell you that we are expecting a baby in August!

The construction of the large bead stair began as a problem to be solved in our outdoor classroom.

I was a daycare baby. In the ’70s, still relatively few families involved both parents working and if they did, extended family often...

All across the United States, children of all ages have begun a study of North American history and culture.

“What is that?” Nicholas peered over at the tool in my hands.

The best moments in your baby’s life are often not caught on camera. They unfold.

Maslov ranked Sense of Belonging before Self-Esteem on his hierarchy of needs.  Meaning that without a social context in which a person can validate his perceived worth, self-worth is not internalized. Yet we often witness groups of young children being reconfigured each year without regard to established relationships at the start of each school year.

While our play objects for infants at first glance, seem quite simple- an astute observer soon discovers the magic and discovery passive toy

Graduation season turns our thoughts on those members of our community who will be leaving our daily school lives, our Kindergarteners. 

I first heard the term “RIEatized” from an infant specialist at Little Learners Lodge.

It’s funny how The More Things Change – The More Things Stay the Same.

Recently a friend referred to our childcare center as an intentional community model.

When one observes closely a baby being diapered the RIE way the idea that interchange could support early literacy takes root.  Did RIE Founder Magda Gerber see this correlation between reading readiness and diapering?

“How do your children transition to first grade?” I wasn’t surprised by the question which typically comes up during a tour.  

Recently my husband and I hosted an 8 year old birthday party at our house for our middle son, Valin.