This month, the children and I focused on the delights of spring, specifically on the life cycle of plants and rainy weather. We engaged...

As the gorgeous misty sunrise I saw this morning can attest, autumn is here, and along with it is a new face at Blue Sky Daycare! This...

It's fascinating how occasionally the children's play witll take a leap ahead developmentally. Today felt like one of those days because...

The children seemed to be in a quiet and meditative mood this morning, so I decided that a good chunk of time spent making and playing...

Today we started our day as usual with our calendar, weather, and circle time routines. After that, the children (with occasional help)...

Today began with block play after our usual morning routine. We used a combination of rocks and handmade nature blocks, and the children...

Today we decided to do a fresh take on our block play. After our morning routine, I had the big kids play an imitation game. I had them...

The weather didn't turn out the way we had hoped, so today's Earth Day celebration was somewhat more subdued than planned, but as usual,...

While we had a nice time doing our morning routine, the fun really began when we started bringing out the lego-type blocks! First we...

Today was a great day to do our favorite creative activities inside. The grey clouds and misty weather kept us in, but we had fun...

Trains turned out to be the toy of choice this morning after our morning routine. We practiced our manners while trains chugged along...

The children are so excited to share their love on Valentine's Day that loving behaviors seem to be spilling over into our regular...

What a great day it was today! The sun was finally shining and everyone seemed energetic and refreshed. We had a wonderful time doing...

Part of why I love being a daycare provider is watching children learn naturally with just the tiniest hint of guidance from me. Today...

I try to fit block play in with the children about once per week. Blocks are what childhood education experts call "open-ended" toys,...

Today turned out to be a day where we hunkered down and did the best we could given circumstances. The day was ripe for making snowmen...