Santa’s Arrival Highlights Annual Child Care Christmas Party
Every year we have our Annual Holiday/Christmas Party here at Gregory Family Child Care yesterday and each year it is 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…
Read MoreOnce Upon a Time – Mary’s School House – Valencia
A day at Mary’s School House in Valencia, CA includes many circle time activities, but one of the favorites seems to be story time! I’m Mary’s husband Pete Gregory and I spend part of each day working from home in our upstairs home office. This morning while grabbing a breakfast snack I noticed Mary reading…
Read MoreBaby Chick Hatched at Mary’s Schoolhouse In Valencia
How exciting! The new baby chick hatched here at Mary’s School House in Valencia this week and everyone is overjoyed. As you can imagine, it’s been an exciting week for the children, teachers and the new chick. The children and the teachers had been keeping a close eye on the three chicken eggs which were…
Read MoreAmani and Annie Move On to Kindergarten
Two of our oldsters, Amani and Annie are finally moving on to kindergarten. Amani started up in our care when she was one year old and Annie started out when she was two. They are two very special little girls have are we are so thankful their parents entrusted us to care for their children,…
Read MoreValencia Home Child Care Has Never Been Better!
Valencia home child care has never been better at Gregory Family Child Care, aka – Mary’s Schoolhouse. So far, it’s been a wonderful summer and the children are enjoying all the summer time activities associated with this time of the year. It’s also a transitional time, as some of our longtime children move on to…
Read MoreOpenings for Child Care in Valencia at Gregory Family Child Care
Summer is always a time for change, and we currently have openings for child care in Valencia at Gregory Family Child Care. Our openings usually fill quite quickly, so if you are searching for home child care in Valencia please contact Mary Gregory at 661-210-7617. Mary has been successfully operating her home child care,…
Read MoreChildren Learn and Participate As Mary’s Garden Grows
Here at Gregory Family Child Care, the children’s garden is growing like crazy, and so are the kids! The new garden is actually already starting to produce. The kids all got to pick strawberries and other vegetables today while teacher’s Mary and Beckie made a lunch of beef and vegetable stew. This garden was a…
Read MoreChildren Learn Skills With Educational Video and Toys
As a longtime child care provider and pre-k teacher I know the best methods to utilize to teach the children the skills they will need when they enter kindergarten. Personally, I think way too much is expected of our children when first entering kindergarten, but that’s the way it goes! Regardless, there’s absolutely no reason…
Read MoreNew Gregory Family Child Care Garden Complete at Mary’s School House
Thanks to our favorite Landscaping contractor Dave Forster, the new garden at Mary’s School House, aka Gregory Family Child Care, is now complete. The children and teachers alike are very excited and they started with the planting on Friday. It ended up being a little more work than was thought due to the condition of…
Read MoreWho Peed Green in the Toilet? | Children Search for Leprechaun
Yes, it happened again this year too. It seems the sneaky little Leprechaun made a quick pit stop at our home child care today, and peed green in the toilet while the children were napping! For some reason that little guy must really like our bathroom, because he stops in almost every St Patty’s Day.…
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