In the lively world of childcare, play is more than just fun—it’s a vital part of how children learn, grow, and connect. While large group activities have their place, small group…
The Power of Small Group Play in Childcare
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What Is Emergent Curriculum? A Gentle Shift Toward Child-Led Learning
In many traditional classrooms, learning is carefully planned in advance—teachers decide what will be taught, when, and how. Emergent curriculum offers a different approach. It begins not with a…
Risky Play
What is Risky Play? Risky play is an intuitive and emergent experience for children, and has been for thousands of years. Learning the limits of their body, searching out those limits…
Fine Motor Focus
The Preschool 2 class has also been working on their fine motor skills. They used playdough, a wooden dowel, and cheerios, to work on their pincer grasps and hand-eye coordination. The…
Classroom Set Up
At Tiny Hoppers we set our classrooms up in a way that invites children to explore and learn through their play. Staff use observations to create activities based on the children’s…
Holiday Ornaments
The Toddler class has begun to get ready for the Holidays! Creating these ornaments they used their fine motor skills to pick up the glitter and drop them into the opening…