Joshua Early Childhood Center has begun an art enrichment program this year. Our art curriculum is a developmental based program for children between 2.5-5 years old. Our method? Process Art. Process Art is focused on the process, not the product. There are no predetermined products. Instead, teachers provide the guidance, materials, and tools to be creative - the objective is to learn, not teach. Our kiddos learn in, through, and about art by experiencing it - "to become an

Searching for the right preschool for your child can be overwhelming to say the least! There are many options, especially in the Denver/Centennial, CO area. So how do you know where to start and what to look for? These 5 simple steps are just what you need before you make the leap to enroll your child into the best preschool for your family. 1. Start early It is recommended to start a year a head of time. Many preschools have a wait list, so starting early can help get you

Watching preschoolers pretend to run a bakery, play house or get help in a doctor's office is endearing to watch, but did you know pretend play is a critical activity to a child's development? The dramatic play center in the preschool classroom is a crucial area to practice language, literacy, problem solving and fine motor skills! Our teachers at Joshua Early Childhood Center have been putting in a lot of creative energy to make their dramatic play centers engaging and dynam

Joshua Early Childhood Center was recently awarded a grant from Early Childhood Health Outdoors (ECHO) to improve our outdoor learning space. JECC is among the first group of preschool programs in Colorado to be an Echo Seed Grant Site. Over 50 different early childhood centers around Colorado applied and only 25 were selected. We are very proud and appreciative to have been chosen! Today, a team from JECC attended a workshop with ECHO to plan and come up with a beautiful and

Our friends over at Curly Clues Club have a great children's book recommendation this week that lines up perfectly with JECC's mission and values! "Good People Everywhere" by Lynea Gillen helps give a starting point to talk with your child about differences among people. It inspires "young children to grow into grateful, caring, and giving" individuals." Check out Curly Clues Club blog to read their recommendation of the book. We will definitley be picking up a copy for here!

It is the Week of the Young Child, as celebrated annually by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)! The week honors "early learning, young children, their teachers and families" and celebrates each day with themes like Music Monday, Tasty Tuesday, Work Together Wednesday, Artsy Thursday, and Family Friday. Today, Joshua Academy thought about all the different ways children learn during meal time. From manners (e.g., passing food to each other),

One year ago today we opened the doors at Joshua Early Childhood Center! How time flies! What started as one program with two classrooms has grown into two programs, Joshua Early Intervention and Joshua Academy, and five classrooms total. We are so grateful to the many people that have contributed to our growth and success this past year! Joshua Early Intervention is currently full with a waitlist, but public tours continue to be offered every few months for those interested

The Denver Post featured an article today highlighting Joshua Early Childhood Center's integrated preschool model. This article summarizes The Joshua School and all of its budding entities: Joshua Early Intervention, Joshua Academy, Boulder and Denver Campus. READ THE ARTICLE We are proud of the emphasis placed on the importance of inclusion within early childhood education. There's vast research presented by the U.S. Department of Education to support the benefit of inclus

Holidays are a great time to get hands on with your preschooler! Constructing crafts can help teach concepts across many different learning domains. Check out these New Years Eve crafts to try out with your family! Learn more about preschool crafts! Happy crafting! #preschool #newyears #2017 #crafts #arts #handson #constructing #joshua #joshuaearlychildhoodcenter #prek

***Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, and our preschool will be sharing what we're most thankful for! Multiple teachers will be contributing to this series, and you may even see some of our preschoolers' input! *** Thankful for our students! As teachers, there is a lot of time spent on planning and preparing for the many different things we set out to teach each day. It should be noted, however, that our students are the true teachers! The preschoolers at JECC arrive e

At Joshua Early Childhood Center, there is meaning to everything we do. Whether it be what's hanging on classroom walls, to toys in the classroom, even songs sung during transition time; there is purpose to every single part of the day. One particular classroom feature that has more meaning than one may first think is the sensory bin. Not only does the sensory bin capture our senses through touch and site (sometimes smell, too!), but there is also an abundance of learning tha

Today was the first day of the 2016-2017 school year for Early Intervention Program here at Joshua Early Childhood Center! I really don't know who was more excited, the staff or the students?! All of our staff are feeling refreshed, energetic and are ready for another incredible year helping young children learn and grow! In addition to our early intervention program, Joshua Academy kicked off their five-week summer camp program this week with Science Camp! The kids are bus

We are so excited to be hosting Joshua Early Childhood Center's first open house on Saturday, April 30th from 10:00-1:00pm! Please spread the word! We look forward to seeing you! #ei #joshuaearlychildhoodcenter #thejoshuaschool #preschool #daycare #childcare

One of our beloved student's recently graduated from our Joshua Early Intervention program. Transitions like these are always bittersweet since the staff, students and families here at Joshua Early Childhood Center work closely and create strong relationships over time. As a thank you to the staff, the mother of this child wrote a beautiful poem. I have read it about thirty times since she gifted it to us and I think it captures our students and staff very well. "The Differ