It’s National Bagel Day, and we love a good bagel! We like plain bagels, blueberry bagels, and onion bagels. We like cream cheese, peanut butter, and smoked salmon on our bagels. Not all three toppings on one bagel, though, because that would be gross. But, we like a lot of bagels, and we think we […]
Wow! What a year 2017 was for Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool™! It was a busy, successful and truly fulfilling year. Every educator and management team member contributed something special and lasting to our team, and we are happy to have so many candidates for National Teacher of the Year. Our successes lay at the […]
Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool™ was featured in the Granite Bay View magazine here. Article is republished with permission. By Graham Womack It’s little wonder why Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool chose Granite Bay for its first California location. The Springfield, Missouri-based franchise, with 20 sites around the United States, isn’t a one-size-fits-all model of […]
Lauren and Zach Best from Nixa, MO, have two children and are expecting their third child in April. Calan (three) and Emery (one) both attend Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool in Springfield, Missouri, at the Cardinal location, and Lauren and Zach said they already have their third child on the list. “I feel like Little […]
Easy Pies to Make with your Children: At Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool, National Pie Day one of our most favorite holidays to celebrate. There are pies for all kinds and every occasion– apple, chocolate, no-bake, creamy, ones with topping, sugar-free, birthdays, holidays, and just-because-it’s-Tuesday pies. We hope you get to celebrate by eating your […]
Using unconventional and creative containers in the classroom is one way to implement the Reggio Emilia philosophy. Adults may think of a container as something that merely holds objects, but children see containers as part of the activity or something to build with. Containers, when used properly, can help invite children to engage with objects […]
At Little Sunshine’s Playhouse, we feel we have the very best educators, and we want you to have every opportunity to receive recognition for your hard work, time and dedication to teaching and developing your students. Discovery Toys is hosting a Preschool Educator of the Year contest to recognize preschool educators who serve a critical […]
December has been filled with holidays and hardworking teachers! We had a wonderful and talented group of educators nominated for the Little Sunshine’s Playhouse Company-Wide December Teacher of the Month, and the choice was a tough one. Thank you to the men and women who educate and love on our children every day. The following […]
New Year resolutions can help bring out the very best in ourselves and can even be a fun activity for the whole family! Instead of the traditional resolutions to “be more physically active” or “have more patience” (because let’s be honest, those resolutions are usually broken by day 14… or less), encourage your children to […]
Parent involvement in a child’s education is incredibly critical to optimal development and helping a child reach his/her full potential. Supporting evidence is overwhelming. Research shows parent involvement not only leads to higher academic achievement, greater cognitive competence, and better problem-solving skills (Melhuish, Sylva, Sammons, et al., 2001), but also extends beyond educational achievement. Children […]
