Ms. Marina takes on on a tour of her classroom. Little Einstiens is our social-emotional, academic, and play-based prekindergarten program. This class is a small group size that some children may benefit from. Marina
Raising Arizona Preschool was established in 2004 and opened it’s Glendale location in 2013. We have become a place for families seeking affordable high-quality care and early education services in Glendale. We are happy to say that, because of our great service, high-quality programs, and a culture of mindfulness,...
A CDA (Child Development Associate) is a national credential awarded by the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition. This credential requires formal training, experience, observation, exam and is awarded by the Council in Washington D.C. It is a sign of a highly qualified early childhood educator. It a arduous process...
Children love arts and crafts, and chances are that your child has brought home many crafts from preschool. However, was the art project your child’s idea? Or their teachers? At Raising Arizona Preschool we pride ourselves in leaning through play, emergent curriculum, and teacher facilitated learning. The same is...
Here at Raising Arizona Preschool we use a wide variety of different types of curriculums. Our main focus of course is to keep learning play based. However, we also use a variety of popular curriculums. Today we are going to take a look at some of these to give...
We have discussed before what makes a good daycare, and what makes a good preschool teacher, but how do you identify a great preschool? There are different things to look for when considering preschool for your child, not all daycares have good preschools. Here are some things to help...
Children are naturally creative. They come with imaginations, and a desire to make things beautiful. Creativity has little to do with talent or skill, and more to do with thinking, imagining and discovering. It cannot only be found in art and music but in free play. As children get...
As you know, here at Raising Arizona Preschool we thrive on play based learning. While we do believe that play based learning is the way to go, we also use what is called an emergent curriculum. Emergent curriculum can be understood by breaking down and defining the two words....
At Raising Arizona Preschool we are firm believers in play based learning. Many parents wonder what this means, and why play is so important. I am going to share with you some of the reasons that play based learning is so important. It is a proven fact that preschool...