MiniBury: How will your daily operations change? Linda January: [Before the pandemic] we usually had 45 kids a day in four different classrooms. When we reopen we’ll have three classrooms and a max of 26 children a day. Our capacity is going way down. And that is in order to maintain small groups and feel […]
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By Grace Elletson, VTDigger.org Newly released guidelines from the Scott administration give child care providers a first look at what reopening their facilities will have to look like — if they reopen at all. Gov. Phil Scott announced May 8 that Vermont’s child care providers can begin to reopen their facilities to all families on
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This week: Why not get wacky in the kitchen? You can turn just about anything from your utensil drawer into a puppet. Here’s how. Materials Needed: Items from kitchen drawers—wooden spoons, potato mashers, dinner forks, soup ladles Plastic wrap, aluminum foil, small plastic bags, yarn, paper strips Recipe cards or small pieces of stiff paper
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This will likely be a short column, because we are in the midst of putting in our garden. I have a complex relationship with my garden — as, I suspect, do many. Starting around March, a feeling that has lain dormant throughout the winter begins to stir in me: panic. Suddenly, I feel the urge
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We checked in with Michelle Black, who teaches at Wren’s Nest Forest Preschool, about her school’s experience transitioning to remote learning. MiniBury: How is remote learning going? Michelle: It has been really challenging figuring out how to connect with “Forest Preschoolers” via the computer. Our philosophy at Wren’s Nest was to get outside as fast
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This post was contributed by Su White, director of Quarry Hill School in Middlebury. When the leaders of the Addison County Early Childhood Networks realized that the annual Provider Appreciation event would be cancelled, they sprang to action. How to recognize and thank the hundreds of early childhood teachers and providers in our region who
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Let’s get fancy this week; we’re making paper bag hats! Materials Needed: Large paper grocery bag Glue and tape Pompoms, pipe cleaners, shapes cut from magazines or colored papers, other decorations Scissors Crayons, markers, or colored pencils/pens Hole punch (optional) Step 1: Roll the top of the bag down to your desired size (height). Pinch
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MiniBury: Tell me about yourself. Jennifer: When I was a kid, my mom would play her favorite music while she worked around the house. Whitney Houston’s “The Greatest Love of All” resonated with me. It wasn’t until years later, and lots of self discovery that I realized why: As a child with a baby brother
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A dispatch from Willa Abel, mom of three. MiniBury: In one word, describe how you’re feeling today. Willa: Twisty MiniBury: What is your kids’ relationship with screens these days? Willa: We use screens more consistently than before COVID. Every day we have phone calls with the school, view a few read alouds (either from professionals
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