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Feeling the urge to grab more than a PSL? Get in the kitchen with your little ones and try out some of these sweet and savory recipes kid-friendly pumpkin recipes! …

Our preschool and pre-k classrooms are celebrating the characters in classic children’s books and folktales with our Storybook Adventures this month! In our literary adventures, we are featuring folktales and classic legends …

Fall is here! And this is a great season for fun with the whole family. Here are some great, family-friendly ideas for quality time and autumn-centered activities: Pumpkin Painting – …

We say it all of the time… we are more than a daycare! Our Accredited Childcare Schools serve infants, toddlers, twos, preschoolers, prek, and school age students, with every class …

As fall approaches, many opportunities to “give” as a family will arise. This provides a great opportunity to reflect on an important element of our parenting: Are we raising thoughtful, …

Our childcare centers are full of Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and School Age students who are learning, growing, and having AHA Moments everyday! This past season, we have invited teachers and …

Each month in our Exploratorium™, we feature a different genre of Children’s Literature. For the month of September, we have been investigating Wordless Books! WHAT ARE WORDLESS BOOKS? Wordless books …

Whether you are an adult or a child, in an office or a school, it’s likely that the majority of your day is spent indoors. Some research suggests that this …

Our most heartfelt condolences go out to Anna Dewdney’s family and friends at her passing. Our classrooms all enjoy her amazing children’s books everyday! Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama books animate …

Our young students are grateful for their working parents! As Childcare Centers and Early Education Schools, we want to say on behalf of all of the littles entrusted to our …

This month kicks off our “That’s Me!” inquiry. One of the ways we are exploring our amazing selves is by exploring our Five Senses. Here are some questions we’re going to …

We’re excited to welcome new franchise Owners, Suleman and Shahina Makhani, to our Creative World School in Land O’Lakes, FL! Here’s a little bit more about who they are: Suleman …

All Creative World Schools are having a blast celebrating Away We Go this month. Check out some of the amazing ways our young learners are exploring:

VPK is Florida’s tuition-free Preschool/PreK program. Schools – like ours! – receive subsidies that translate into a free Early Education experience for young children. According to an independent study by …

Back to School can be a fist-pumping AND teary-eyed time as we celebrate our children’s growth. It’s always exciting to look at how far our little ones (and not so …

We are loving #TheAhaMoments our teachers are sharing this month! As Back to School gears up, it’s so awesome to be inspired by their perspective and passion for young learners. …

There are a few approaches to Early Education that have been around long enough and are popular enough to be familiar to us as parents. When someone says “Montessori,” images …

A couple of years ago, when my nephew was about 2 and I had no children, my sister brought the little man to my toy-less house. I scrambled wondering how …

We’re wrapping up our month of Buggin’ Out, Insect Inquiries! We’ve taken wing and burrowed deep to investigate all of the amazing creatures that often hide out of sight. Bugs …

The miracle of learning is on display in young students every day. Children are constantly having AHA Moments as they learn things for the first time. Whether it’s a first …

This month, we are Buggin’ Out over all of the awesome books that describe our creepy crawly buzzy slimy friends! From Rhopaloceras (butterflies) to Formicidae (ants), we are grabbing our magnifying …

Spontaneity is a joyful element of summer… “let’s go get ice cream!” “let’s go to the park at 6am!” And, for the most part, this is probably successful. The challenge …

This month at Creative World Schools, we are Buggin’ Out! It’s a creepy, crawly, buzzy world out there and we are investigating it. Bugs are a great topic for …

We had a blast this past weekend and hope you caught the VISION at our annual Creative World School Conference! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFRx3_pZbcQ&w=420&h=315] School Owners, Brand New Franchisees, Directors, Team Leaders, …

From newsprint to signs to lined, construction, and plain… paper is a familiar substance for all children. This month, in our Exploratorium™, we are featuring Paper as the Art Medium …

It’s not Teacher Appreciation Week. It’s not Education Professionals Day. It’s a Monday. And thousands of educated, competent, cheerful, and hardworking men and women are performing care routines, facilitating learning …

We are deep into our All About Water Inquiry… find some expert guidance and some of our favorite book picks for every age! Toddlers/Twos: All About Ducks! Teaching them about …

The other night, I’m giving my almost-two-year-old a bath, and he is playing with bath paints (thank-you, #targetdollarbin). Instead of smearing the paint on the sides of the tub or …

Each month in our Exploratorium™ we feature a different genre of Children’s Literature. This is an awesome way to strengthen every muscle in our students’ minds as they are growing …

For our annual Spring Into March Curriculum Contest, our schools around the country showed off their inquiry with some amazing entries! We are so excited to see how our teachers …

Dive into some family fun on this long weekend as you remember and celebrate our great country and those who defend it! Learn About It Giving your children an understanding …

In a parenting environment of ever-easy access to a plethora of advice, blogs, articles, and pseudo-science, the escalating pressure to provide even very young children with academic experiences can be …

Painting is a multi-dimensional art process that is equally accessible to a child who can’t even grasp a brush to a child who is easily maneuvering small tools. It’s a …

Every person, whether they had a stick a truck or a doll, has played pretend. Play-acting is a crucial stage of human development, from infants learning to suck by mimicking …

Seemingly overnight, “Preschool Graduation” (complete with cap and gowns) became a thing. Is it a silly ceremony that assigns irrelevant importance to a perceived milestone? Or can it be a …

Summer is just around the corner! Are you going to be READY? Whether you are looking for Summer Camp or an School Program, you know that you don’t want to …

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful women who love unconditionally, give sacrificially, and seize life with joy and wonder each day!

Toddlers seem magically drawn to the glowing screen of a smart device. Colorful, quick movement and jaunty tunes make tilting your smart screen toward them almost irresistible. Plus, how else …

Our annual Curriculum Contest is always an amazing time for teachers to share the awesome learning happening in their classes. We love watching as they put their passion for Early …

Bring on the beautiful outdoors! We love adding inspirational touches to our Springtime fun… and DIY Wind Chimes are all over our favorite sites right now. Check out some of …

We are grateful that each of our schools have beautiful outdoor spaces with plenty of child-sized equipment. But all we really need to enjoy the great outdoors is to be …

Every decision we make as parents can feel monumental… and our access to wide (and sometimes contradicting) information is ready and overwhelming! With a culture that increasingly values Early Education …

We’ve blogged about our awesome iSTEAM Make It Create It Spring Break Mystery Box challenge before… and how a few miscellaneous materials mailed in a box to each of our …

Every year, we join The National Association for the Education of Young Children, as well as Early Education organizations and schools around the country, for a celebration of young children! …

Chances are you first realized “tongue” was a gross dish, commiserated that big sisters could be a PAIN, and related with 8 year old angst with the beloved Ramona Quimby. Ramona’s …

My 20 month old is discovering (and pointing out) colors everywhere we go! This new skill is thrilling to him as he points out the “big green truck” and the …

We were so excited to feature iSTEAM learning at our Make It Create It Spring Break! We sent Mystery Boxes to all of our schools with the same 5 items …

So, turns out you have a Tigger… a bright, bouncy, loud, lively child who just can’t have enough friends or fun! What do you do with this ball of energy? …

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