Family Fun!

At Holly Tree we know the key to success

is partnering with families! We offer many

opportunities for families and teachers to come 

together, both individually, and in groups. 

Not only do we enjoy these times, we know they 

are valuable to children's development. 

Early Childhood News experts agree:

Importance of the Family-Teacher Relationship

"Family-teacher relationships can be complex and include many different areas such as the teacher’s relationships with the children; the teacher’s relationships with the children’s families; the teacher’s relationships with colleagues; and the teacher’s relationship with the community. Often, early childhood teachers attend only to their relationships with the children. Yet, our ability to teach children expands past the children and includes family, colleagues, and our own community. By involving all of these components we create a rich environment for our children and serve as models for the children to create positive relationships with other people."

You can access the article in its entirety

by clicking the link below:

EarlyChildhoodNews.com

The fabulous photos you see are just one example of how

we brought Holly Tree families together, with our bi-annual 

Spaghetti Dinner and Scholastic Book Fair! We had a lot of fun, 

and most importantly, our Holly Tree children did, too!

Fun and fellowship are important at Holly Tree. We believe that 

parents are their children's first teachers, and that we're here to provide

support and promote early childhood development--in a variety of ways! 

We enjoy what we do, and would love to show you just how special Holly Tree can be!

Click the link below to find out more!

www.hollytreechildcare.com

Also, we want to give a shout out to Scholastic! 

We love Book Fairs and they are the best! 

Scholastic provides many resources for parents, as well.

Please check out all Scholastic has to offer at:

Scholastic.com

Many Blessings!

Learning!

Holly Tree is about learning!

Daily activities develop and reinforce 

important skills -- which leads to learning!

Pictured below are important concepts in action; 

things like:

Mathematical thinking (even geometry!)

and social development occur while building with a friend!

Fine motor development, spatial awareness, 

and creative thinking skills develop while

playing lone with blocks!

Dressing up and carrying out "scenarios" 

develop social and emotional skills, respect for others,

creativity, memory, love of learning, and literacy!

Dramatic play even helps us think about the future!

"What do I want to be when I grow up....?"

At the sand table, negotiation skills, scientific 

skills, and persistence develop! 

When teachers share interactive stories with 

their classes, communication, listening, and speaking

skills develop, as well as, alphabet recognition,

book concepts, imagination, and literacy!

So much learning takes place through daily

activities like those pictured above, 

but much develop occurs also through daily routines.

TeachPreschool.org says:

"In the preschool classroom, teachers are always planning 

and evaluating their student’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills 

but we are going to take a look at what many refer to as “life skills…”

The development of life skills often happen naturally as preschoolers 

spend each day doing daily tasks such as putting jackets away, 

pouring cups of juice, or washing hands and getting ready for snack…"

At Holly tree, we believe that for young children,

everything is curriculum! That's why we use every opportunity,

including daily routines, to help your child develop his or

her full potential. For more about what you can do at home

to focus on routines as learning experiences check out

this article from the Hanen Center:

The Power of Using Everyday Routines For Learning

And for more about about our fabulous program

here at Holly Tree, click:

www.HollyTreeChildCare.com

Many Blessings!

Something For Everyone!

Here at Holly Tree,

there's something for everyone.

From Infants to Pre-K, we offer 

a variety of fun and interesting 

activities to promote healthy child

development for the "whole child".

And we top it off with lots of love!

Check out some of our classes

learning and having fun, and 

Find out more at:

www.HollyTreeChildCare.com

In our Infant 2 class, our sweet babies begin to

learn emotional, social and physical development. 

They also begin to develop (cognitive) thinking 

skills, and even independence! With very young children,

everything that happens is curriculum. Our fabulous infant

teachers will help your child learn daily, and most

importantly, feel loved while they're doing it!

For more information about your infant's development,

including expectations, safety, health, and parenting tips,

check out this link from the Centers For Disease Control (CDC. Gov).

Age appropriate activities promote positive development. 

We call this Developmentally Appropriate Practice, also known as DAP. 

Since parents are their children's first teachers, 

we've included a link for the National Association 

for the Education of Young Children, so you can learn more about DAP, 

and what it all means for your child's development. The following 

pictures reveal some fun and important 

DAP aspects in our Holly Tree classrooms!

Using hands and thinking creatively are 

developmentally appropriate for toddlers.

Listening to an interactive story with a group is 

developmentally appropriate for Pre-K.

Using a sensory bin with a friend is 

developmentally appropriate for Preschoolers.

Outside play is developmentally appropriate for 

everyone, even very young children! 

To get a real view of how we put DAP 

into practice here at Holly Tree, come by and pay 

us a visit! We'll show you how valuable positive

Early Childhood Education can be!

Please visit our link to find out more

about our program, where, along with learning,

 we stand for Faith, Family, and Fun!

www.HollyTreeChildCare.com

~Many Blessings~