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What’s the Best Learning Style for Your Child?

At Early Steps Learning Center, we believe that every child learns differently—and that’s something to celebrate! Understanding how your child learns best can make a big difference in how they engage with the world around them. Whether they’re building with blocks, singing along to a song, or drawing a story, their learning style plays a big role in how they process information. Let’s take a closer look at the three most common learning styles: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic:   🎧

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How to Teach Preschoolers About Black History

Teaching preschoolers about Black history is essential for fostering inclusivity, cultural awareness, and respect for diversity at an early age. By introducing them to positive representations of Black culture and history in an age appropriate way, we can lay the foundation for a more accepting and knowledgeable future generation. Here are some effective strategies to make learning about Black history engaging and meaningful for young children.   Use Picture Books and Storytelling Preschoolers learn best through stories and visuals. Choose

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Music and Movement Education for Parents of Young Children

Music and movement education is a powerful approach to early childhood development. This method combines music, rhythm, and physical movement to support the holistic growth of young children, enhancing their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical abilities.   Why Music and Movement Matter: Brain Development: Music stimulates both hemispheres of the brain. Movement enhances neural connections related to coordination, spatial awareness, and motor control. Physical Development: Dance and movement support gross and fine motor skills, balance, and coordination. Emotional Expression: Children

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Pre-K Reasonable Homework Expectations

It is generally agreed that the younger the child, the less time the child should be expected to devote to homework. A general rule of thumb is that preschool children should be expected to do no more than 10-12 minutes of homework. If your child is spending more than the recommended times during homework nights, then you may want to talk with your child’s teacher about adjusting the workload.  Homework packets will be sent home once a week.  A packet

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December Monthly Blog –

November Overview Last month we had a few exciting events, like the Family Feast before Thanksgiving. Check out these pictures we got of our happy turkeys! Holiday Hours and Events This month we will be adjusting our hours of operation for the holidays. Christmas Eve: 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM Christmas Day: CLOSED New Years Eve: 6:30 AM – 4:00 PM New Years Day: CLOSED But before we take our holiday breaks, we will be celebrating a year of good

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November Monthly Blog –

October Overview Now that the month of Halloween is wrapping up, we’d like to share all the fun, festive things we did to celebrate the season! We kicked things off with a Pumpkin Patch field trip, where students visited a local pumpkin patch to check out all the harvest season’s produce like gourds and apples. Friday, Oct 25th we held a carnival to raise funds for the Learning Center. At this event students from each class were tasked with creating

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