Nelly's Childcare and Preschool

07/31/2020

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

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 ...

07/19/2020

Good read from the Washington Post.

A disastrous grocery trip taught this mom to stop pushing an unrealistic agenda and instead learn to work with her child.

07/16/2020

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!

07/08/2020

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

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. #...

07/07/2020

Check our list of favorite books! https://nellyschildcare.com/books/

07/07/2020

06/28/2020

Fun article with ideas to practice 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.

06/27/2014

Let's give play a chance!.

German psychologists find people who were allowed to play freely as children have greater social success as adults.

04/24/2013

Timeouts are not effective? This may explain why!

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...