Nelly's Childcare and Preschool

Great story about ants and the value of honesty. Geared for children 4-7yrs. Narrated in Spanish. Enjoy!

"El hormiguero" - La importancia de la verdad para niños Este cuento sobre la verdad para niños enseña cómo las mentiras pueden ser peligrosas para todos. En el hormiguero habrá una hormiga que no dice la verdad y ...

Good read from the Washington Post.

Perspective | How to trust your instincts to free yourself from overparenting A disastrous grocery trip taught this mom to stop pushing an unrealistic agenda and instead learn to work with her child.

We are on day 4 of our return to school.
A big thank you to all the parents for your support and compliance with our new guidelines. The children are so happy to be back and they have adjusted very well to their new-normal. We could have not done it without you! a Big applause to all of you...you deserve it!!!🙌
Time to get back to work!

Great song for children about the importance of mask use. Enjoy!

CANCIÓN DE LA MASCARILLA La canción de la mascarilla para prevenir el coronavirus o Covid-19. De esto se trata esta canción infantil que espero les guste mucho amig@s. #...

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Fun article with ideas to practice at home!

10 Ways to Boost Your Bilingual Child's Spanish Skills at Home Engage little language learners with these bilingual movies, audiobooks, sing-alongs, and shows worth streaming, plus tips from real moms on how they're teaching their kids Spanish.

Let's give play a chance!.

The Value of Unstructured Play Time for Kids German psychologists find people who were allowed to play freely as children have greater social success as adults.

Timeouts are not effective? This may explain why!

You’re Probably Doing Timeouts All Wrong So there I was last week, perusing a preschool parent handbook, when I stumbled across a curious anti-timeout policy. “Time-out is not an effective form of discipline,” the packet explained. “This focuses on the negative and alienates the child.” I felt an immediate pang of guilt. I’ve given my almo...