As adults, we often take our many senses for granted. Yet, the rich world of scent, taste, sound, and touch are core to how people of all ages learn and interpret things. When children explore their senses, they develop essential skills that help them grow their language faculties, build trust and social understanding, solve problems, and refine their motor skills. 

Topics: Early Education

At Maryvale, we believe in the critical importance of early childhood education to create the foundation for a child’s healthy cognitive, social, and emotional development. Our experience has revealed that a healthy, positive environment that prepares children ages 0-5 for the daily experience of elementary school has a profound impact on their ability to succeed academically and in life. 

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Childcare is a premium service for families these days. The rising cost of childcare and a lack of guaranteed family support is at the root of a national crisis that impacts many American families. According to a recent study, there are over 15 million U.S. children under the age of six whose parents are both actively working. Some parents pay as much as a third of their salaries on childcare for young children, with more than half of parents with children under 15 years old spending about 20%...

Topics: Early Education

Parenting is one of life’s greatest joys and comes with many layers of challenges, as well. Providing children with stability, essential comforts, and affection is a substantial set of tasks for most parents. In some cases, even with all of their basic necessities squared away, children can exhibit needs or desires that feel baffling to parents or cause children to misbehave. 

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This Saturday, we join thousands of organizations across the country and globally in observing World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and is even more common among young people. The suicide rate has increased sharply in the past decade – recent data shows that one person dies by suicide every 11 minutes in our country. Suicide is a public health crisis, and with diligent care, it is preventable. As much as these numbers may feel overwhelming or...

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Ah, the joys of back-to-school season! Some children will be brimming with excitement over everything from their freshly sharpened pencils to the days spent among their friends and classmates. Other children will dread this time of year or feel anxious about classroom expectations, bullies, or time away from their parents. Back-to-school season one year might feel completely different the next year. For children, re-entering a daily structure and being accountable for academic progress is one...

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National Immunization Awareness Month is a great time to check in on the standard vaccines that children and families should receive regularly. Many of these routine vaccines have fallen by the wayside since the pandemic began. Over the past two years, there has been an alarming drop in pediatric vaccinations that are, in normal years, an unquestioned component of back-to-school season and business as usual. Between 2016 and 2019, about 66% of children aged five months in the United States were...

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Inflation and the rising cost of essential goods and services are on everyone’s minds these days. In the realm of childcare and early childhood education, rising prices have had a serious impact on early education centers and childhood facilities. Add to this the strain many families have felt who needed childcare and could not afford it during the darkest days of the pandemic – and the resulting state of affairs is both messy and grim. According to a recent study, roughly 16,000 childcare and...

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