Annual Easter Egg Hunting Fun at Mary’s Schoolhouse
It’s spring time here in Valencia and once again the children at Mary’s School House had a blast at the Gregory Family Child Care annual Easter egg hunt. Not only did the children fill their baskets with brightly colored eggs, they also enjoyed a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny! We’ve had many hunts in…
Read MoreReal Train Engineer Teaches Children About Trains
The children were excited to have a real train engineer visit our child care and share about trains. In fact it was an extra special day for us teachers too because once upon a time the train engineer was in our care when he was a child! We wish to extend an very special thank…
Read MoreGrandpa Ninja Warrior Visits Mary’s Schoolhouse in Valencia
It was a special day today as our old friend, Grandpa Ninja Warrior visited Mary’s Schoolhouse in Valencia. Calvin aka Grandpa Ninja was kind enough to stop in for a visit with the children and they were just thrilled. While he was here he did a mini Ninja Warrior demonstration and taught the kids a…
Read MoreMasterchef Junior Jimmy Visits Gregory Family Child Care
We are so excited to have had Masterchef Junior Jimmy visit Gregory Family Child Care in Valencia this week. If you are not familiar with Masterchef Junior, it’s a wonderful Fox Reality TV show where young talented home cooks compete in cooking challenges with the winner earning the title of Masterchef Junior. How Did Teacher…
Read MoreMary’s Schoolhouse Scarecrow Contest Entry at Lombardi’s
UPDATE 2018 – Unfortunately, Lombardi’s Ranch has closed down and there are no more Scarecrow contests and no special events at the old location.There is an alternative and although they don’t have a scarecrow contest, there is plenty of fun to be found at Gilchrist Ranch located very near the old Lombardi’s location. It’s the…
Read MoreOne Month Old Ducklings Visit Mary’s Schoolhouse
It’s was another exciting day for the children as we had two, one month old ducklings visit Mary’s Schoolhouse in Valencia, CA. It was another positive and fun learning experience for the children as they had the opportunity to interact with the ducklings and learn a little bit about how to care for them. I…
Read MoreCircus Day at Mary’s Schoolhouse in Northpark Community
The children and teachers had a wonderful time celebrating Circus Day at Mary’s Schoolhouse in the Northpark Community of Valencia. What a great way to enable the kids to learn more about the circus and all the happenings typically found when the local circus comes to town. We even had a train full of stuffed…
Read MoreEgg Decorating Fun With M’Lissa at Mary’s Schoolhouse
With Easter approaching, we had a ton of fun at our annual egg decorating day here at Mary’s Valencia Schoolhouse. This year was quite a bit different and instead of creating our decorative eggs the way we always do, we had a dear friend join us to teach us all a new way to decorate…
Read MoreCaterpillars to Butterflies at Mary’s Valencia Schoolhouse
It’s spring time here at Mary’s Valencia Schoolhouse, and the children are thrilled about our Caterpillars and Butterflies project! After our afternoon nap, the kids and teachers were very excited to discover our first butterfly had finally emerged from it’s cocoon! The children are so very excited and it’s been a wonderful little project, enabling…
Read MoreSanta’s Arrival Highlights Annual Child Care Christmas Party
We had our Annual Holiday/Christmas Party here at Gregory Family Child Care yesterday and it was again highlighted by the appearance of Santa and Mrs Claus. As usual, Santa arrived with his bag of gifts and the children were delighted to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. The kids…
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