02/07/2025
For one final time... 🥹
Dear Parents and Families,
The staff of Cuddle Bears, past and present, just want to say a love filled "thank you" to every single family who has walked through our doors, entrusted us with your precious Littles, let us welcome you into our family, and let us become a part of yours. It has been our honor and our privilege to serve you!
Especially as the world stands today, it truly does take a village to raise a child, and you made us an important part of that community. The magnitude of that decision and that trust has never gone unrealized, and we hope that we served you well as part of your team and as your child's foundational stepping stone into the world of early childhood education.
Every single child who became part of our community throughout our time has left their mark on our hearts, building our experience, creating memories, bonds, and relationships that live far beyond the walls of Cuddle Bears.
It hasn't always been easy; parenting and the world of early childhood education, especially post Covid, has presented some incredible challenges for us all. We always tried to navigate them together. Early Childhood Education is and never will be 'babysitting,' as it sometimes dismissed or misdefined by the outside world. It's putting heart, mind, patience, love, knowledge, guidance, enthusiasm, creativity, empathy, and often every drop of energy that you have into supporting every need of every child that is lovingly given to your care. When you're truly dedicated, you take it home with you at night, working on strategies, problem-solving, and exciting new activities for the following day. It is a thousand jobs rolled into one.
And all of us here at Cuddle Bears did it with our whole heart.
The world of Early Childhood Education desperately needs people dedicated to the field and to the children themselves, in direct partnership with parents, who see its purpose clearly and have the passion to rise to it. It also needs to receive the recognition from those in power, from the bottom on up, to best support the work that is being done with children long before they walk through the doors of "Big School." If it is in your heart to pursue this passion for teaching young children as a career, please consider it! People like you are so needed for our littlest Littles.
While this will be our final post, this page will remain for "Classic Cuddle Bears," so that you can return and look at some of the great moments in photos that we shared together over the years. ❤
Your admin team and our incredible team of educators wish you a gratitude and love filled "until we meet again" out there in the greater community, and again, to each and every family that has been a part of ours, you will always remain a treasured part of our legacy...we love you!
Thank you, and God Bless!
**For any further interests about Cuddle Bears Child Care, Inc., please reach out to owner Dona and Bill Mahler or son, Shane Mahler, and/or contact their real estate agent for inquiries and interest in the business or the property.**
