Parents often ask for articles and good sources for information regarding child development and behavior. At SLC, we follow RIE, Montessori, and play based approaches. With all of these philosophies, our focus remains the same- to treat children with respect. We believe our interactions with children should reflect a basic trust in them to be natural learners. SLC teachers make sure to actively observe children so we can provide positive reinforcement, redirection when necessary, and have meaningful interactions with the...

Parents often ask, “why is my toddler doing XYZ?” The important thing to remember is that toddler behaviors of ‘acting out’ come in waves. The phases come and go as they learn! It is important to remember that they are still learning how the world works. When they act out and hit, they aren’t trying to hurt but rather see, if I do this…what does it cause? Toddlers are like little scientists- testing and retesting to learn what the result...

At SLC, we take our kids out twice a day- rain or shine. We understand how important it is for kids to be outside and have the freedom to explore, experiment, and discover what their body has the potential to do. CBC News wrote an article recently that discussed how important it is to get kids outside and play. It touches on important topics like how society in general is not allowing kids the time outside that generations have had...

At SLC, we take safety very seriously- especially in summer. We know how important it is to keep your kids protected from the sun and to avoid over heating. Since we take the kids out twice a day, rain or shine, we have protocol in place for all weather conditions. In the summer/warm weather, we apply sunscreen to all of the kids before leaving the center. We provide Alba Botanica sunscreen to all of the children and have waiver forms...

Often parents struggle with feeding their ‘picky’ toddlers. At Seattle Learning Center, we make sure to offer children a wide variety of healthy food options. Our lunches are (mostly) catered through Farestart at our Queen Anne location and occasionally cooked in house. At our Montlake location, we have a cook that makes all of the children’s meals from scratch.  We make sure to offer a wide variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables. With several toddlers eating at once, parents frequently...