Kids & Company Blog: Curriculum

How Before-and-After-School Programs Enhance Social and Academic Development

Posted on: Thursday July 25th, 2024

Posted by: Kids & Company

Before-and-After-School programs can be a great way to help children thrive, especially in social and academic growth. In addition to supporting children’s development, the benefits to busy or working parents can be significant. The safe and structured environments of these programs can provide parents a peace of mind while allowing them to focus on other… [read more]

A Green Reading List for Earth Day: Learning with Kindness, Innovation, and Optimism

Posted on: Tuesday April 9th, 2024

Posted by: Kids & Company

At Kids & Company we believe in nurturing not only young minds but also instilling values of kindness, responsibility towards our planet, and fostering a sense of optimism for a brighter future. Afterall, Kindness, Innovative, and Optimism are a part of our Kidco values. In this blog, we share a reading list that our educators… [read more]

​​3 Ways Digital Learning Tools Can Benefit Children & Families and Support Teachers

Posted on: Wednesday April 12th, 2023

Posted by: Kids & Company

This blog is written by our partners in innovation, Marco Polo Learning.  Most of us can think of a documentary that fascinated us.  A clip of an animal in nature, a new invention, or even the inner workings of our own body that is engraved in our memory because it was awe-inspiring.  Technology and media… [read more]

How to Talk about Earth Month with Your Children

Posted on: Friday March 31st, 2023

Posted by: Kids & Company

April is Earth Month, a time to raise awareness and create consciousness around the issues that affect the health of our planet. Concepts like water conservation, recycling, and electricity are widely discussed, but it can sometimes be difficult to explain these concepts to our young children in a way that demonstrates exactly why or how… [read more]

What is STEM learning and does my child need it?

Posted on: Friday July 5th, 2019

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

   We are currently expecting our fourth and the one major insight I have after seven years of parenting is this: kids, like real people, are all very different. Our three kids have vastly different personalities, interests, skills and needs. I’ve been surprised at how uniquely we need to structure their routines, boundaries and education… [read more]

Kindergarten: preparing for September

Posted on: Tuesday January 29th, 2019

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

As we move through the new year, there any many families with a little one getting ready to go into kindergarten for the first time in September. At this stage parents are thinking through logistics, registration and possibly childcare and daycare options to work around their kindergarten program. But there is another side to kindergarten… [read more]