Kids Co. is helping our community stay strong during this time of crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on all of our lives. As Washington state is under a “stay-home, stay-safe” mandate, most of our centers are closed. The three we have open are for the kids of our workforce heroes—healthcare providers, first responders, and families in vulnerable positions—all…

One important topic that hasn’t been covered by news media that will have a tremendous impact on business and working families is the impact of COVID-19 on licensed child care programs, particularly those programs that are on-site at public elementary schools. If schools shut down, vulnerable families are at a higher risk of being negatively impacted.

Graphic: READER’S DIGEST ULTIMATE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE Simply put, volcanoes are an opening in the Earth’s surface where gas, hot magma, and ash can escape. The word “volcano” comes from the Roman name “Vulcan” – the Roman god of fire. Volcanoes are often found where tectonic plates meet, although they can be found in the middle of tectonic plates. Volcanoes…

September is National Disaster Preparedness Month! Are you ready? The 2001 Nisqually earthquake occurred at 10:54:32 local time on February 28, 2001. I quickly left to check on our Kids Co. preschool kids at Adams Elementary which is near the office. To my surprise, when I got to the center all the kids were playing and the teachers were engaged…

There are lots of fun and interesting destinations to take kids to in and around Seattle. Just do a quick internet search and you’ll find loads of things to do and places to go. Thanks to Kids Co.’s summer field trip line-up, our kids will be going to a lot of Seattle’s Best Places for Kids. Kids Co. is taking…

Kids Co. is a licensed and quality summer day camp.      We can guarantee that parents who enroll their kids in Kids Co. summer camps can feel confident in knowing there kids are safe and well cared for, all-the-while having fun. As a parent or guardian, this is what you can expect: Parents are given calendars and schedules of what…

Summer is a time for kids to play, relax, experience new things, and have fun. For working parents, summer can be a time of stress and worry to find a program that fits their family’s needs and their kids’ interests but we’ve got your answer. Our Kids Co. Summer Day Camps keep kids active, having fun, and learning all summer…

Join Kids Co. for a Summer of Discovery. Summer Camp priority registration for current Kids Co. families runs from Friday, February 1 st – 10 th. Open enrollment begins Monday, February 11 th. Summer Camp Contest: If you register your child(ren) by February 28, 2019, each child’s name will be entered into a drawing to win ONE FREE WEEK of…

Child care, which is commonly referred to as “day care” is in essence the care and supervision of kids. For many of us who do this work, we use the term “child care” because we provide care to children, not the “day.” There is even a debate whether these terms one word or two words? Over my many decades of…

Happy New Year! I’m new to the blogging world so please bear with me. My hope is that you will join me on this journey and that you will gain some insights into the world of child care. Here we go…. Social Emotional Learning Kids Co. staff supports social-emotional learning in many ways from simple actions like greeting kids as…