Education + School

Looking for early education and preschool options for your child? Des Moines Moms Blog's Preschool and Early Childhood Education guide will help you find the right school for your family.

I remember taking my bright son, who loved to build with all things Legos, to preschool.  Every day, when we got to school, he would have to find a little hand with his name on it and put it...

I'm thrilled to share my newest favorite thing with you today: It's an inspiring, life-changing, easy-to-use, inspiring curriculum from Mother Goose Time! Mother Goose Time is a professionally developed preschool curriculum that nurtures the whole child and supports the child's social, emotional...

About a year ago I shared how our family decided to Redshirt Our Kindergartner. He turned five right before kindergarten started last fall, and after much debate, we came to the conclusion that he was just not ready yet to...

  Last year after kindergarten round-up, we decided to redshirt our son for three main reasons: Lucan has a summer birthday and was one of the youngest in his class. He lacked social and emotional maturity. Kindergarten is hard. These...

Racism. Antiracist. Justice. Privilege. Inclusion. Diversity. You may have seen these words floating around recently and are maybe wondering how to introduce these complex topics to your kids. I want to give a little background about myself, first. I was...

It’s that time of the year again - Teacher Appreciation Week. If you’re looking for a list of gifts for your child’s favorite teacher, this isn’t it. If that’s what you need, check out this post instead for some incredibly helpful...

I love to look through photo albums of old pictures… the rich memories tucked into a candid snapshot in time. Looking into their eyes I can see things now that I certainly didn't see all those years ago. We went...

Dear Daycare, It is time for us to part ways because my son is old now. Every time you’ve told us it was time for my tiny son to move up from the one-year-old room to the two’s, to the...

Do you have a curious toddler or preschool-aged child who loves to learn and discover new things?  The Science Center of Iowa is offering Pint Size Science classes for children ages 20 months to 5 years old. The classes reflect current...