ScuttleBugs Blog

Dear Reader, You may have noticed we have recently been posting more blogs from our wonderful teaching staff. Each of our teachers adds to our reservoir of perspectives on life and early childhood development. We are so proud our existing and future parents can hear directly from them. Here Ms. Greta, our very experienced Pre-School Team Lead, makes the case through simple examples, for helping to train young minds to acquire the tools for learning through developing a process of curiosity and exploration. And presents it in her unique style.

In my humble opinion, pure honesty and humor comes from the mouths of babes! As a teacher I spend most of my day laughing and having a great time with the children, greatly because of the funny but blatantly true remarks they make. Here are just a few recent interactions we’ve experienced in Preschool at The Bug.

Being a step-mother to one and mother to three I’ve always been on the hunt for fun and child-friendly places to go! There are several online and published resources that focus on local, young, family-centric environments and activities. Here are some tips. I hope they are helpful.

I have been the on-site cook at ScuttleBugs since we first opened our doors in 2011. I’d like to take some time to talk about our children and food, and have 7 years of experience to draw from!

Having had many years’ experience with potty training as a parent and seasoned professional, here are some key techniques and tricks of the trade I’d like to share.

There are valuable attributes that children can gain from being proficient in and constantly advancing IT and all it entails. Thousands of apps, forums, websites, games, programs, e books, etc. However, there is a dark side to the equation. Children with access to these devices or screens in general, can accidently or inadvertently experience exposure to the potentially dangerous world wide web.