Nature Everyday

July 8, 2025
A boy and a girl are standing next to each other in a kitchen . the girl is wearing a butterfly costume.

At our Caring Connection Children’s Centers, we are thrilled to have each season to

build enrollment and develop our curriculum

and teachers’ skills.



We are always surprised in the the way each day unfolds for each child it’s a new experience. That is what our goal is to give each child his or her

own personal experience in a community of their peers.

A young boy wearing a shirt with a lightning bolt on it

Whether learning about the cycle of the butterfly

or experiencing the beauty of colors

and spring light. All learning in every season cracks open new ideas, new wonders, new questions and contemplation. With each question comes a storm of new language to introduce. With each discovery comes answers and conclusions to developing critical thinking.

A window with a wooden fence in the background

Even during our meals, we are creating

science and art and exploring simple things

in new ways. We are understanding the importance of nutrition for our body, learning how to develop our palette to new tastes and ideas. We are understanding that I am not the only hungry child, but so are me peers, the boy to my left and the girl to my right.

A young boy is sitting at a table with bowls of paint and spoons.
A little girl wearing goggles is sitting at a table playing with leaves.
A little girl is sitting at a table playing with colored squares.

While building skills and filling the room with scent

…more awareness and discovery.

Light, color and the blending of

these things keep minds growing

and hands working.

As our campuses moves through this season

and the children move forward into the next season of their young lives,

we are so grateful to have shared this time with them.

A group of children are sitting on yoga mats in a circle

A Safe, Kind & Clean Story to Share

July 8, 2025
Little Scarlett Riding Hood, A girl of five years old, Lived deep within the forest, In a cottage trimmed with gold, She loved her mom she loved her home, She loved her dear sweet dad, But then one day she got a call, That made her very sad.
Three children are sitting on the floor reading books in a classroom.

A Mixed Blend

February 14, 2025
A Mixed Blend: Montessori, Reggio, Waldorf, Nature Play-Based and More!
A group of children are playing outside in front of a sign that says color run.

Waiting Lists….What’s the Deal??

February 14, 2025
It must be so infuriating and so nerve-wracking to be a parent who needs to work (or go to school) and they cannot find a preschool or child care center that has an opening for their precious child. I know that many preschools use expressions like, “we have a six year waiting list”. At Caring Connection we find this expression really silly. Parents need to work NOW, need to find alternate care NOW, have moved from another state and need a preschool home NOW…or at least in a reasonable period of time.
Two women posing for a picture in front of a yellow building

A VERY LIVING TRIBUTE TO MY MENTOR, NANCY AITKEN

February 14, 2025
There comes a time when you consider the most important people in your life. It is currently during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 Virus that I write this tribute to Nancy Aitken. Take my advice and think of who you owe a debt of gratitude to. I want to make sure that I devote a blog to my Mentor: Nancy Aitken. Nancy Aitken has been the owner of Busy Bee Nursery School in Sacramento, CA since 1968. Nancy drew me into her inner circle by seeing my budding potential. While I was speaking at an event to launch an entrepreneurial idea for a substitute service for preschool teachers, Nancy saw me as a good fit as a Director in her preschool. Although I was flattered, I was not qualified as a Director only a teacher. As my Mentor, she gave me a ‘creative title’ and allowed me to work in that position while I finished my qualifying units and learned to become a Director, under her wise and supportive wing. She even let me continue to operate my substitute service from the desk in her office. No opportunity lost!