The Cubby Coach

05/18/2023

The Osher JCC Preschool has found a new campus in Mill Valley! They are enrolling now. https://www.marinjcc.org/preschool/?utm_source=marinij&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_email=84F364710502F4F1020ED4B70D&g2i_eui=&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.marinjcc.org%2fpreschool%2f%3futm_source%3dmarinij%26utm_medium%3demail%26utm_campaign%3dnewsletter&utm_campaign=Now+enrolling!

02/28/2023

Free Gym and Playgroups in West Marin

01/14/2023

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/07/06/most-marin-schools-to-offer-transitional-kindergarten-this-fall-2/amp/

The state, which last year mandated universal TK for all 4-year-olds, is only financing the program for districts that are state-funded, or what is referred to as “local control funding formu…

03/02/2022

TK will come back to 4 Marin school districts... phasing in the window of eligibility over the years until all 4 year olds will be eligible. I will have more details soon. https://www.marinij.com/2021/12/15/marin-schools-unveil-universal-transitional-kindergarten-plan/?fbclid=IwAR2No0p_QCdBbbJ6Qa40nUrAE-ybI3gqYkuYRrOMUsTa-bcbifgP2lVRF2o

Four school districts in the county will offer a year of free public pre-kindergarten classes for 4-year-olds.

02/22/2022

Find the perfect Bay Area summer camp for your kids in our 2022 Marin Summer Camp Guide! Browse a wide range of summer camps throughout Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area here!

https://www.marinmommies.com/summercamps

10/15/2021

I hope they take the impact to preschools into consideration. 1/3 of the preschool students will be eligible for TK. And how will the elementary schools accommodate that many new classes? Perhaps new TK centers will need to be created.

The view of one advocate? “I hear this mantra that the child care system is broken and I frankly would argue that it’s never been broken, it's just been severely underfunded.”

08/27/2021

I'm taking my workshop online! Looking for reduced price Beta testers now though the end of September to try out the course. It should take you 60-90 minutes to complete, but it is broken into lots of sections so you can take your time.

Back in 2006, my first baby was 3 months old. I recall sitting in a mom's group gathering listening to five wiser moms talk about the various preschool philosophies of the program that their child attended. My baby and I were sleep deprived, I was heading back to work soon, and was overwhelmed by th...

08/20/2021

Coming soon ... an online course that I am creating on Preschool Selection in Marin. I'm going to be looking for some early Beta testers to help run through the course in its initial stages. Hopefully I will have it published and ready by early next week!

07/28/2021

Right now only a slim fraction of 4-year-old Californians qualify for transitional kindergarten. The most recent state budget changes that with a 5-year plan to expand the extra year of

07/15/2020

I've created a database for those looking for preschools in Marin during times of Covid. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gKcP8tp_ymHgX3v7nPl9Isay1idbYGieafhx0_OKx5o/edit =159145193

This is raw data with answers directly from each director. These are challenging times for parents and for preschools, but there are options.

Please share with those who may be interested.

Form Responses 1 Timestamp,Email Address,Name of PreSchool,Town,Your name,Are you currently open,Are you planning to open in September? ,DIscuss how you are handling Covid restrictions. ,How many children can your program currently accommodate given the restrictions?,Which children are you able ...

06/16/2020

The measures include smaller groups, air filters, thermometers and, at one program, a $7,000 thermal camera.

11/15/2019

Photo credit: Thank you to Emek of Emek Studios Did you know that the right brain develops first? It does so by the time children are 3-4 years of age. The left brain, on the other hand, doesn’t fully come online until children are approximately seven years old; hence the first seven years being...