By Andrew A. Jay In early December I joined senior parks leadership and operations staff and our partners from the Associated Recreation Council (ARC)* to explore potential Tiny Trees Preschool locations (for those of you wondering when we are going to announce, our next step is...
By Jocelyn Hilo-Boddy, Preschool teacher. [Editor’s note: High Scope is the research based, play centric and child led curriculum that Tiny Trees is using at all of our preschools.] High Scope is the ultimate form of emergent curriculum. This type of curriculum is focused around the interest...
Dr. Pooja Tandon talks about the importance of active, outdoor play for children. A pediatrician at Children's Hospital in Seattle and a professor and researcher at the University of Washington, Dr. Pooja Tandon spoke at the Tiny Trees Preschool luncheon on November 6, 2015 at...
A big thanks to the over 170 people who have registered for our luncheon on November 6 at the Museum of Flight. With approval from Parks for 9 locations we need to raise the funding necessary to hire, train and empower the great teachers who...
Join me in welcoming Jesús Aguirre to the Tiny Trees community on November 6 at the Tiny Trees Luncheon. He will share his vision for Seattle's Parks and why he is excited for Tiny Trees and the movement to bring outdoor, nature rich and affordable...
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"...