Local Child Care To Be Recognized On National TV
In May
Excessive energy, contagious laughter, and
cheery repetitive songs undoubtedly indicate one has entered - THE
PRESCHOOL ZONE!" That particular zone belongs to Placer County’s
Creative Kids Preschool & Child Care in Meadow Vista, CA, that has
been offering high quality preschool and child care to over 350
children the past fourteen years.
Creative Kids Preschool & Child Care is a
state-licensed, nationally accredited large family childcare that
is well known for its individualized early childhood educational
program and their numerous community-involved activities. They use
animals, insects, and various world environments to create interest
and excitement in the children to learn and initialize a great
foundation to continue learning throughout their lives. Creative
Kids’ community involvement is readily visible when entering the
pre-school and quickly acknowledged when talking to parents and the
children.
Dozens of trophies are stacked on shelves
identifying repeated successes in parade float entries from local
towns surrounding them. A photo of a twenty-two foot long pirate
ship float labeled "The Notorious Miniature American River Pirates"
sits next to another parade float photo that shows a huge hen house
with preschoolers as yellow chicks emerging from cracked white eggs
under the watchful eye of a huge colorful rooster labeled "Gold
Country’s Famous Chicken Ranch." Adjacent article photos show "Snow
White and the Thirty Dwarfs" and a "Yellow Submarine" with little
children’s faces peering through riveted portholes. Plaques,
ribbons, and newspaper clippings around the room tell of Creative
Kids’ other community involvements that include the daycare’s
annual Trike-a-Thon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital and
promote children’s bike safety.
Toys, books, paintings, little chairs, and happy
children scurrying about spell out a wonderful preschool and child
care environment. In so much, it is without surprise that Creative
Kids Preschool & Child Care’s local reputation has recently been
catapulted to state levels and in a couple weeks bursts out
nationally. State Legislators in a ceremony held at the State
Capital building recognized owners, Patrick and Jeannette Witz, as
well as seven other child care providers from around California for
their outstanding early childhood educational commitment and
accomplishments on April 29, 2008.
The national PBS early childhood educational
series, "A Place of Our Own" (with Emmy and Peabody awards) will be
airing a short "Provider of the Week" documentary in Episode #4090
on the Witz’s and their child care program on May 16, 2008. KVIE
airs it Sat, May 17 at 6:00 pm; Sat, May 24 at 5:30 pm. For
additional station and channel listing and times, go to
www.aplaceofourown.org.
When asked what makes Creative Kids Preschool &
Child Care great, co-owner and teacher Jeannette Witz stated,
"Young children are sponges for knowledge…all we do is recognize
the timing of that curiosity and then teach in a fun, interesting,
and supportive way. Most times the children are having so much fun
doing an activity that they don’t even know they are learning!"
This only goes to support Creative Kids Preschool and Child Care
brochure’s tag line, "Where Learning Is Fun!". Congratulations to
Patrick and Jeannette Witz at Creative Kids Preschool & Child Care
for their outstanding recognition, support, and education of young
children.
For more info go to:
www.aplaceofourown.org, Creative Kids Preschool & Child Care,
P.O. Box 580, Meadow Vista, CA 95722;
www.kvie.org,
creativekids@pacbell.net, or call 530-878-6766.
