Why is Rhyming Important for Early Literacy? Rhyming is an important pre-reading skill for several reasons. One of them being, it's  a predictive factor in reading success. That's not to say that if your child is not good at rhyming as a preschooler or kindergartner...

What is a Family Child Care Home and What are the Potential Advantages of this Type of Early Childhood Education? An in-home preschool is an early childhood education program that is operated out of the preschool owner’s home. The preschool must be licensed by the...

Starting preschool can be a challenging day for our little learners. This is especially true if this is their first adventure in preschool or if it is a totally new preschool to them. Just think of all the new things they will encounter throughout the day. From a new...

Over the past several years, there has been a dramatic increase in child care for preschool-aged children. Whether it is a day care center, a traditional  public or private preschool, or a home preschool, children are expected to transition smoothly between...

What are Gross Motor Skills? Gross motor skill development is a very important part of the preschool-aged child's physical development. Gross motor skills include the movement and coordination of the large muscle groups of our bodies. This includes the arms, legs, and...

Numeracy and math skills in early childhood education are important, however, each child develops at his/her own pace, and what one child may be ready to master in relation to math skills, another may not be ready for. This developmental difference can be due to many...

Hi Everyone! Thanks for checking in on the Imagination Station Preschool blog. I had a great time at the Stapleton Winter Welcome and got to meet many families! Thanks for stopping by and chatting with me in the cold! Winter is such a great time of year to participate...

Imagination Station Preschool has the great opportunity to team up with Neighborhood Music Stapleton this year at the annual winter welcome! I am currently in the process of preparing a lot of fun activities for preschoolers. I hear it has been bone chilling cold in...