January 30, 2020
Meet Katie Hoag: February Employee of the Month
It’s February and speaking of love, we LOVE being able to recognize Miss Katie Hoag this month. Katie is the Center Assistant at our Greece, NY location and a wonderful role model for the teachers in her center. Prior to her promotion to Center Assistant, she was a Lead Toddler Teacher and well-loved by the Read More »
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2020
5 Things We Learned From Studying Our Infant & Toddler Educational Programs
Contributed by: Toni Berrafato, Director of Evaluation and Learning This past spring our Program Evaluation and Education Teams combined efforts to complete a study of our educational program in our infant, 1-year-old, and toddler age groups and our findings left us extremely proud of our BRAVO! curriculum and teaching teams. Our BRAVO! lesson Read More »
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2020
Meet Shannon McCarthy: January Employee of the Month
We can’t think of a better teacher to kick off the new year with than Miss Shannon McCarthy. Miss Shannon is an infant teacher at our Orchard Park, NY location but she is much more to our team and to our families. Shannon is an incredible teacher, mentor, and caregiver. She began at Doodle Bugs! Read More »
Read MoreDecember 12, 2019
Building a Bond
In order for young children to thrive in the classroom, teachers first need to establish a relationship with each child, creating a bond consisting of love, trust, and respect.
Read MoreNovember 27, 2019
Meet Alysa Thacker: December Employee of the Month
Miss Alysa is currently leading a classroom of 12 babies at our Lakewood Ranch, Florida center. She stepped into this role and we have been so impressed with the effort she continues to put forth every day to deliver the highest quality of care. Families and faculty alike really appreciate all she has done to Read More »
Read MoreNovember 12, 2019
Could a smile really be the best medicine?
Contributed by Jennifer Horner, Director of Education Smiling: such a simple way to show kindness, but considerably challenging at times depending on your comfort zones. I read an AMAZING blog shared by a colleague called “What a Smile Can Do” by Meghan Fitzgerald who conducted her own smile project in 2009 and hasn’t looked Read More »
Read MoreNovember 8, 2019
Gratitude is in Season
It’s that time of year when everything starts to feel a little cozier (ahem… PJ Day, anyone!?) A Thanksgiving (lunchtime) Feast, community-focused curriculum and November Food Drive fills our November calendar helping to support themes of gratitude, kindness and friendships – all of which feel especially appropriate this month. Our annual Food Read More »
Read MoreOctober 28, 2019
Meet Lana Gelin: November Employee of the Month
Miss Lana has been a part of the Doodle Bugs! team for over 10 years and is one of the original teachers from when our Webster center opened its doors. Each morning, Lana greets everyone she sees — children, fellow teammates, parents, everyone, with the most genuine smile. She is always proactive and ready to Read More »
Read MoreOctober 25, 2019
Bringing Doodle Bugs! Play Home: Push Track
Contributed by: Jennifer Horner, Director of Education We’re so thankful for November! This month is one of our absolute favorites with so many fun Doodle Traditions like our annual Turkey Trot, celebration of friends and community at our Thanksgiving Feast, and our highly acclaimed day after Thanksgiving PJ Party! Another exciting element of our November Read More »
Read MoreOctober 8, 2019
Parenting in an Increasingly Digital World
Contributed by: Lauren Wierzbicki, Education Specialist Parenting in the 21st century is hard. We are all trying our best to raise our children with one particularly daunting hurdle that our own parents didn’t have – modern technology. Our children have more exposure to technology than we did as children, growing up in a world where Read More »
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