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Busy Bee Hive

About this Classroom:

  • 8 months - 18 months
  • 1 caregiver to 4 infants
  • Full-time: $185/week; Part-time: $47/day

Active infants and young toddlers come together in this specially designed classroom to learn and grow.  They are given room for crawling, waddling, and beginner walking in a safe space.  In the Hive, babies are introduced to the developmentally-appropriate and recognized Baby Signs sign language curriculum to enhance their communication skills.  It is here that they first learn to play with others and begin to follow daily schedules.  This room is the beginning step to a successful transition in all the following school experiences they will encounter.

Latest news from: Busy Bee Hive

August 7, 2009: B.A.K.E. Sale Success

The Creative Kids BAKE Sale on July 31st was a HUGE  success.  To participate in the Discover Hudsonville Days the center created a BAKE program, BE A KID ENTREPENEUR!  The school age children learned how to create a business plan and execute it with great success.  Many of the classes, children and families baked and [...]

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June 30, 2009: The Garden Grows!

We have begun to really sprout in all this rain and heat.  There are red, cherry tomatoes, lemon-boy tomatoes and cabbage growing.  If the weeds don’t over power the garden this first season we may be ready for a harvest by the end of July!

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May 29, 2009: Sharing Space

We made it through the first week together!  Phew…
I know that change is not always easy and two infant rooms together can seem crazy.  However, the benefits of sharing the space far outweigh the few challenges we are overcoming.  Having the Bees and the Nest classroom together means that we can preserve the quality infant  [...]

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May 21, 2009: Welcome to the Classroom Pages

We’re trying something new here at Creative Kids - full classroom pages.  Here you’ll find the latest news, photos, and documents you’ll want to have for your child’s classroom!
Bookmark this page, or - if you’re super-tech-savvy - subscribe to your classroom’s page (using the orange “feed” icon).

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