20 Positive Parenting Techniques for Early Childhood
Parenthood can sometimes seem like a series of experiments designed to test your patience, resilience, and emotional bandwidth. Learning about different parenting styles and techniques will equip you...
View ArticleWhat parents need to know about Covid’s impact on kindergarten readiness
As New York’s rate of COVID infection drops and the percentage of vaccinated New Yorkers increases, state and city governments have released their plans to reopen. On the tails of Mayor de Blasio’s...
View ArticleBroadway was dark during the pandemic, but lights remained bright at Montclare
In March of 2020, Covid dropped the curtains on live theater and darkened the screens at multiplexes, but the doors to creativity remained open for a certain group of four-year-olds on New York City’s...
View ArticleThe Balanced Curriculum – Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
After a year of disrupted education, researchers are studying the long-term impact on younger children and how long it could take for them to recover both academically and social-emotionally in the...
View ArticleEducating the Children of the World: The Benefits of Multiculturalism in...
A beautiful landmark building. A balanced approach to delivering the curriculum based on best practices for preschool education. Field trips, music, movement, yoga, art, two gyms, and a climbing wall....
View ArticleThree Ways to Raise a Super Reader Right from the Beginning
Our young children are living in their own universe of growth, discovery, and wonder. While we are worrying about so many things right now, all that is happening with Covid and the world, they are...
View ArticleBack to School 2021 – Navigating the Return to Preschool
A Q&A with Montclare Children’s School Parent, Vivian Mougios, PhD Q: One of Covid’s most significant impacts has been the interruption of school from early childhood through higher education. In...
View ArticlePreschool in the Age of Digital Acceleration PT I – The Pandemic Pivot
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and as much as it is time to review our own online activities and learn about safety practices, it is also the perfect time to talk to our children...
View ArticlePreschool in the Age of Digital Acceleration PT II – Proceed with Caution
“What’s the weather today, Alexa?” “Siri, who was the first female astronaut?” “How long does Waze say it will take to get to Grandma’s house tomorrow?” We, and today’s children, interact with AI on...
View ArticleHarnessing Pedal Power to Help Make Miracles Happen
Kindness. According to Motherly’s 2019 State of Motherhood survey, 46 percent of moms say this is the number one character trait they want to cultivate in their children. Kindness came out ahead of...
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