Kiddie Academy of Midlothian - Watkins

Happy Holidays from Kiddie Academy! ❤️🎁

This season of giving, we are happy to bring our values to life by supporting our communities.❤️

A tremendous THANK YOU to Kiddie Academy Corporate for the recent $2K grant award in support of our direct service programs –- Homeownership & Build (including Habi-Tech), Repair, and Financial Literacy! Thank you for supporting decent, affordable shelter, and for helping to provide families with a place to gather and grow!

Here's what Kiddie Academy told us:
As part of our corporate grantmaking process, we aim to support children and families throughout the communities we serve. We are excited to support Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna’s mission and look forward to more ways to work together towards a common goal of brighter futures for children.

We’re always looking for like-minded nonprofit organizations that can help us bring our values to life. Community Essentials ® is how the Kiddie Academy ® brand makes corporate social responsibility real and dynamic. It’s a part of our Life Essentials® philosophy and takes the character development we nurture in our Academies beyond the walls of the classroom. It’s how we work together towards the greater good.

Kid-Friendly Activities to Celebrate the Holidays

Make memories this holiday season by engaging your child in activities that will encourage skill building. Here are four activities that will subtly activate physical, emotional and cognitive development.

Kid-Friendly Activities to Celebrate the Holidays Seeing the holidays through the eyes of a child is a remarkable experience. Children take extra delight in twinkling lights, festive songs and stories, and the excitement in the air.

Tummy time is an important part of infant development as it is essential in strengthening the neck and shoulder muscles. This movement prepares your little one for future gross motor skills down the road like sitting and crawling. Our youngest friends at Kiddie Academy of Naperville enjoy tummy time and gain new skills each day!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are so grateful for our Kiddie Academy community.💛

Friends at Kiddie Academy of Wilmington had fun learning through play!

While discovering Oobleck, children not only got to enjoy some sensory play - they also saw science concepts and worked on strengthening their fine motor skills!

This , Kiddie Academy is proud to honor those who have served and continue to serve our country, including the many military families in the Kiddie Academy community. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.❤️

4 developmentally appropriate ways for children to celebrate the holiday season

Creating holiday traditions with your child isn’t just a heartwarming family bonding moment--it has developmental benefits, as well! Which of these developmentally appropriate activities will you be trying with your little one this holiday season?

4 developmentally appropriate ways for children to celebrate the holiday season (BPT) - Seeing the holidays through the eyes of a child is a remarkable experience....

From costume parades to trunk-or-treating, our Kiddie Academy community had a SPOOKtacular time celebrating Halloween this year! 🧡🎃

Share your child’s Halloween costume in the comments!

from your spooky friends at Kiddie Academy! 👻

The Kiddie Academy of Morrisville community embodied our Character Essentials®️ theme for the month of August, “We are Strong”, by hosting a fundraiser for Alex’s Lemonade Stand! This foundation provides support for families of children who are fighting cancer and funds research into treatments and cures for childhood cancers.

“We raised $1,000 -- almost 20 research hours at facilities like Duke University Medical Center and University of North Carolina, two major contributors to childhood cancer research that are right in our back yard. We are so grateful to our generous families, staff, and students who donated time and resources to a worthy organization. We plan to make this an annual fundraiser and hope to grow with each passing year.”

Want to know the secret to teaching your kids confidence? Positive self-talk. The words we utter aloud have more impact than we realize. Learning to speak positively not only models this behavior to your children, but is bound to boost your mood and increase your confidence, too! http://ow.ly/nHsI50KPinc

BrandpointContent - Developing key character traits helps children succeed in school

Character education is a crucial part of a child’s development. Our Character Essentials curriculum prepares children for school and life — and sets them up for success in the classroom and beyond.

You can learn more about the benefits of character education here:

BrandpointContent - Developing key character traits helps children succeed in school Character education is a crucial part of childhood development. According to a Sage Journal article, character education is associated with higher levels of educational outcomes and is also related to higher levels of expressions of love, integrity, compassion and self-discipline.

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Family Promise Launches Leadership Academy Training Programs for Affiliate Staff and Board Members - Family Promise

Kiddie Academy is thrilled to partner with Family Promise to provide leadership academy training for affiliate staff and board members. The mission of Family Promise is one that is very close to Kiddie Academy’s heart:

“It was our goal to create more opportunities for working women,” says Kiddie Academy Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Maria Dontas.

Family Promise Launches Leadership Academy Training Programs for Affiliate Staff and Board Members - Family Promise Each Leadership Academy curriculum will offer skill-based courses to ensure various roles such as Case Managers, Executive Directors, and Development Staff master the proficiencies necessary for success in a Family […]

Looking for ways to prepare your child to start kindergarten or preschool?

Here are some of our favorites books to read with your child to prepare them for school. 📚

Reading books about going to preschool or kindergarten a few weeks before school begins will help to help the transition and encourage excitement.

What is your favorite book to read with your child? Let us know in the comments below!

Mindful play simply uses PLAY to practice being fully present in each moment. This concept not only nurtures our children's overall well-being and development but also brings parents and caregivers into the practice of mindfulness as well.

Happy Father’s Day to all of our wonderful dads. Thank you for all that you do!

This Juneteenth, share and celebrate the story of freedom with your child!

From the first day drop off to graduation day--we love watching our Kiddie Academy kids learn and grow! ❤️

Mindful play simply uses PLAY to practice being fully present in each moment. This concept not only nurtures our children's overall well-being and development but also brings parents and caregivers into the practice of mindfulness as well.

Your mental health matters. Your child’s mental health matters. Remember to allow your child (and yourself) time to be mindful of mental wellbeing. Here are some simple (but impactful) ideas for you to take a ‘mindful minute’ with your child.

Mindful play simply uses PLAY to practice being fully present in each moment. This concept not only nurtures our children's overall well-being and development but also brings parents and caregivers into the practice of mindfulness as well.

Mindful play simply uses PLAY to practice being fully present in each moment. This concept not only nurtures our children's overall well-being and development but also brings parents and caregivers into the practice of mindfulness as well.

Mindful play simply uses PLAY to practice being fully present in each moment. This concept not only nurtures our children's overall well-being and development but also brings parents and caregivers into the practice of mindfulness as well.

Mindful play simply uses PLAY to practice being fully present in each moment. This concept not only nurtures our children's overall well-being and development but also brings parents and caregivers into the practice of mindfulness as well.

In honor of , we asked our Kiddie Academy parents to share their heartwarming stories about the impact our teachers have had on the lives of their little ones.

"I would love for Ms. Leah to be highlighted as she has been a steady force so so many children in these hard times. Her communication is consistent, clear and thorough and she is able to calm, educate and develop the littlest learners academically and sociology-emotionally. Now even though Noah has graduated from her class, she sees Ms. Leah every day, gives her big hugs outside on the playground, and has a familiar face to help her feel at home."

Read more of our wonderful parent stories here: http://ow.ly/VTZT50IYue1

In honor of , we asked our Kiddie Academy parents to share their heartwarming stories about the impact our teachers have had on the lives of their little ones.

"My daughter, Beatrice, started last year at Kiddie Academy of White Plains and needed her blankie for comfort. We are so blessed with all of our amazing teachers, whose warmth and guidance quickly replaced the need for Bee's favorite blankie. We couldn't have asked for a better collaborative approach for our daughter's development.”

Read more of our wonderful parent stories here: http://ow.ly/VTZT50IYue1

Find someone who looks at you the way he looks at his artwork.💙