To the Delafield KinderCare Families: Your Transition Survival Kit With the news of the Delafield KinderCare closing, we know your family is scrambling. The news has sent a shockwave through our Lake Country families this week. As a childcare provider, my heart breaks for the families who just had t
Why We Built a “Living Room” Instead of a Lobby: Inside the Kindness Hub “Like my parent’s living room…” Matt and I envisioned the Kindness Hub long before we even chose the physical space for our center. We didn’t want a sterile waiting area; we wanted a sanctu
Why Our Private 4K/5K is the Heart of Kindergarten Prep If you’ve peeked into our Blossoms classroom lately, you might have seen a familiar face! I (Grammy Kim) have been back in the classroom leading our oldest learners, and it has been such a joy to see their growth firsthand. Whether your child
Watch this short video to take a peek inside our preschool class to see a fun way to wash hands as a group. It’s only 40 seconds – you can do it! We like to make things fun at Just Like GRAMMY & POPPOP’s and we wash hands a lot – so we change it […]
I’ve been anticipating being asked by Kayla what my favorite book is. I just can’t pick one. I can’t. I’ve been thinking about how I will come to just one. So, I don’t know if she’ll be happy with me or not, but I thought I would get a jump start and share my favo
Let me brag praise a little I created our positive reward system, YayTags, stemming from the popular Brag Tags that are used in a lot of elementary schools. I am not a huge fan of the word brag though, so I knew that had to change. Simple Reward System for Behavior Children that are a part [&hellip
Lockdown Immediately! The words you never want to hear and surely think “it will never happen to me”. I bet that’s what a lot of people who have experienced such a traumatic experience of an intruder in their trusted and safe places thought too. I remember writing our policies fo
Just Like GRAMMY & POPPOP’s child care center/school has been having so much fun with our Pumpkin Decorating Contest and we announced the winner today before our preschool costume parade. (If you missed seeing the entries, you can view our post to see all of the pumpkins the infants -thr
h/t to one of our fabulous teachers, Ms. Maddie for the idea of a Class Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Each class was asked to decorate a pumpkin. The only stipulation was that each child had to participate in part of the decorating and WOW did they do a great job! Now, we need your help, because [&hel
October 22, 2025
The Mouse’s Pumpkin House
The Magic of “The Mouse’s Pumpkin House” At Just Like GRAMMY & POPPOP’S, we believe the best early education happens when children are truly engaged and when they choose to. Here you can see we focused on hands-on storytelling to capture their imagination and foster a lov