We all want our children and students to be confident. But what does confident mean, and how do we purposefully instill it in children? Confidence is an attribute of emotional intelligence that means a person can trust in someone, or feel certain about something because it is tried and true. As one might imagine, this… Read more

Emotional Intelligence is the ability to adapt to one’s environment; to build social skills needed to navigate successfully and relate to others in ways that are meaningful. For young children, emotions tend to dictate how they feel and interact, moment by moment. As a parent and teacher it is our responsibility to guide children toward… Read more

Greetings, Crème Community! We just celebrated the 4th of July and now we are looking forward to Back to School in the Fall. One common theme here is independence. Fostering independence is important for young children to develop a sense of self, responsibility and citizenship. There are several ways teachers and parents can help children… Read more

It’s Summer and if you are like most parents, safety is on your mind. There are many things to be extra aware of this time of year, such as: pool safety, sun protection and hot car precautions. These are all paramount to children’s safety, but I want to add to it by introducing a simple… Read more

On National Friendship Day we are celebrating all of the wonderful friends your children have made here at Crème de la Crème. From a theoretical perspective, friendship plays a very important role in the cognitive development of young children. Lev Vygotsky (1978), the forefather of the Social Cognitive Theory, had a very progressive and thought-provoking… Read more

Want to give your child that extra edge at the beginning of the school year? Help your child do well in school next fall by preventing the summer brain drain! Summer brain drain is the idea that over the summer break, students lose some of what they learned in the previous school year due to… Read more

May 7th – 11th 2018 is Teacher Appreciation Week. We want to kindly thank each and every one of our teachers for all that they do! At Crème de la Crème, we value all Team Members. Thank you to our Crème teachers for guiding the World’s Future Leaders! Let’s all take a moment this week… Read more

Earth Day Celebrate Earth Day with some of these great activities for you and your little one. Earth Day is a great way to teach your child about the way the world works and encourages them to get outside to explore and play! Earth Day Entertainment Does your little one like to move to the… Read more