Little Bugs Edu-Play Play School

Little Bugs Edu-Play Play School Little Bugs Edu-Play is a small playschool providing a home-away-from-home environment with attentive and caring staff. We are open from 7:00am to 5:30pm.

We have dedicated indoor and outdoor areas specifically built and designed for our school's purpose. The small size of our school creates a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere that helps children feel at ease and less overwhelmed than they might in a large setting. We follow a play-based curriculum with daily activities planned around themes. We have a small group of children that enables the teacher to

focus on each child's individual needs. The mix of the various ages in the group is very beneficial as the little ones learn from the older children, and the older children learn patience and social skills around the younger children. We have a Christian ethos, and include bible stories and discussions in our day to day activities. We provide daily feedback of your child's day and quarterly developmental evaluations.

Happy Easter
02/04/2026

Happy Easter

Happy Dr Seuss day. The kids had loads of fun dressing up!
06/03/2026

Happy Dr Seuss day. The kids had loads of fun dressing up!

We learned about different homes 🏡
03/03/2026

We learned about different homes 🏡

🎵 This is the way we brush our teeth 🎵
14/02/2026

🎵 This is the way we brush our teeth 🎵

03/02/2026
Hear their "voice". In a harsh world, be the one with a kind word.
15/01/2026

Hear their "voice". In a harsh world, be the one with a kind word.

Welcome back to school, Little Bugs class of 2026!
13/01/2026

Welcome back to school, Little Bugs class of 2026!

Happy new year to all our Little Bugs
31/12/2025

Happy new year to all our Little Bugs

A very Merry Christmas to all our Little Bugs families.
24/12/2025

A very Merry Christmas to all our Little Bugs families.

Thanks to everyone for making our cozy indoor Christmas picnic a huge success!! Little Bugs, you were superstars! We ar...
23/11/2025

Thanks to everyone for making our cozy indoor Christmas picnic a huge success!! Little Bugs, you were superstars! We are so proud of you.

Let's allow our little ones to play and develop the strength needed to hold a pencil and write. 3 and 4 year olds shoul...
18/11/2025

Let's allow our little ones to play and develop the strength needed to hold a pencil and write. 3 and 4 year olds should not be writing, but allowed the opportunity to scribble and paint freely during creative activities.

Pressuring young children to write before their hands are developmentally ready places unnecessary emotional and physical stress on them.

At age 2, the hand is still mostly cartilage, with soft bones and delicate joints. Tasks like writing aren’t just hard—they’re uncomfortable.

At age 4, ossification has begun, but the small muscles and joints are still developing. Fine motor control is emerging, not mastered.

By 7, the hand is structurally ready for more intentional writing. Bones, joints, and muscle strength now support the dexterity we expect.

By 10, children have the refined motor control needed for complex and sustained writing.

These X-rays make something very clear: development cannot be rushed. When we push young children to write before their bodies are prepared, we see frustration, strained joints, and a hit to self-confidence. A toddler’s scribble holds just as much developmental value as a 6-year-old writing their name—they’re simply on different timelines. Earlier is not better. Research consistently shows that early academic pressure leads to lower long-term academic outcomes, not higher.

So why are toddlers and preschoolers being handed worksheets and expected to write? Why the rush?

This misalignment between expectation and biology is exactly what we’ll be breaking down inside our upcoming webinar, “Rethinking Early Learning: More Than Crafts & Worksheets,” to see what replaces those product-driven tasks and how to bring back the whole-body learning that builds the brain (Nov 26, 2025 12:00 PM EST).

FREE REPLAY FOR EVERYONE WHO SIGNS UP!

Join for FREE: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DfJ26HjERJSlS4BOhSgQ8w #/registration

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