By Andrew A. Jay The big moment is here and we are thrilled to announce that Tiny Trees Preschool is officially partnering with Seattle Parks and Recreation to open 9 outdoor preschools in 2016 and 2017. Today we received an official letter of intent (see below copy) from...
With the help of a courageous board of directors and a capable CEO, we’ve built the organization needed to bring affordable, high quality, and culturally responsive preschool to scale at parks across Seattle and Puget Sound. We’ve got hundreds of families pre-enrolled, and a plan...
By Cori Simmons, Volunteer Recently, a friend from California said to me: “How do people raise their kids up there in Seattle? Don’t you get frustrated having to be inside all winter?” I was so shocked, I just stood there, unable to respond. I was born...
By Andrew A. Jay Photo courtesy of heckmanequation.org A couple weeks ago I was kindly invited to the Community Development Round Table to hear County Executive Dow Constantine speak about his latest initiative: Best Starts For Kids (Proposition 1). Here is ten things I learned (and why you should...
Dr. Pooja Tandon Pediatrician at Children's Hospital & Assistant Professor at University of Washington To speak at the Tiny Trees luncheon on November 6 at the Museum of Flight, Seattle. "On the importance of time spent outdoors for the development of healthy children"...
Join us and help launch the first Tiny Trees Preschools. 2015 Fall Luncheon & 2016 Sneak Peak Fri 11/6 | Museum of Flight | Tickets: $75* | Tables: $750* (for 10) Help support the launch of Tiny Trees Preschool. Help make preschool affordable in Seattle. Help give kids the childhood they...
Tiny Trees Preschool 2015 Fall Luncheon & Sneak Peak November 6, 11:30 - 1:30pm Museum of Flight CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OVERVIEW Sponsorships help defray the costs of the Tiny Trees Luncheon and allow 100% of the donations received at the Luncheon to go directly to educational programs at 6 parks in...
By Andrew A. Jay I will admit I am a bit of a data nerd. It’s one of the reasons why Tiny Trees has Evidence Based Practice as a core value and why with almost a year left until opening day we already have an evaluation...
By Teddy McGlynn-Wright When I was reading about Dr. Dimitri Christakis’s research on how children learn that kicked off this post, my friend (and Tiny Trees co-conspirator) Andrew joked: maybe Charlie can start a slow play movement. In true riffing fashion, I began to think of...
Guest Blogger Fiona Yemanberhan Shares her Experiences of attending an Outdoor Preschool in Sweden and the Impact that it had on her Life I was raised in Stockholm, Sweden where outdoor Preschools are very common. Children ages 3-6 attend Preschools that spend an average of 4-6...