Rescheduled to: Wednesday, February 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM There is a growing concern among pediatricians, mental health experts, educators and environmentalists that more and more children are growing up today with little or no opportunity for unstructured play, especially outdoors. A new documentary film, Where Do the Children Play? examines this issue. Providence [...]
After two months of extensive renovations – deinstalling and building exhibits, replacing windows, repairing brickwork, sanding, painting, recarpeting – the work has wrapped up and Providence Children’s Museum reopened and debuted Play Power, its newest learning environment.The major new exhibit celebrating the power of children’s play, Play Power gives kids plenty of opportunities for open-ended, [...]
Providence Children’s Museum reopens on Tuesday, October 28, after being closed for extensive renovations. Yesterday my boys and I got a sneak peak of Play Power, a major new exhibit celebrating the power of children’s play that will be the centerpiece at next week’s reopening at the museum. The exhibit encourages kids to experiment, explore, [...]
For over 60 years, Meeting Street has been a pioneer and leader in designing and advocating for early intervention, inclusion, education and therapeutic services for children with various needs. They are experts in childhood development and education who are committed to the success of every child. Meeting Street is where infants, preschoolers and children of [...]
If you are looking for a preschool for your child, I believe you should look at this quest in the context of what your other childcare needs are and what your current situation is. It is easy to say that once your kid reaches the age of 4, he or she should start preschool, but [...]
