by: Rachel Keller Updated: Jul 2, 2020 / 06:17 AM EDT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Under Phase 3 of Governor Ralph Northam’s ‘Forward Virginia‘ initiative, child care centers are welcoming children once again. Child care centers across the commonwealth will be trusted to protect little ones amid the ongoing threat of the coronavirus. It’s […]

Everyone deserves to feel safe, loved, and valued and at LeafSpring Schools we model that to teach every child who comes through our doors about empathy and equity. Too often, people of color do not receive this treatment. We are more than just the color of our skin. Children will only learn this if we […]

  At LeafSpring School, our proprietary INSPIRED curriculum has six literacies. One of them is “environmental.” Which teaches children from infancy to age 13 about how to take care of the environment around them. Earth Day is always a big celebration for us, but with the worldwide pandemic, many of us are celebrating at home […]

The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration of early childhood, early education, learning through play, and early childhood professionals. It celebrates the joy of being young. NAEYC sponsors the largest joint celebration.   Music Monday When children sing, dance, and listen to music, they develop their language and early literacy skills while […]

In these uncertain and unprecedented times we are facing as a community, it is important to care for the mental health of our children and of ourselves. Below are some resources and ideas. Overall, please know (and remind yourselves and your children often!) that there is no “right” way to forge through these days. It […]

As the news about the COVID-19 pandemic changes on a daily basis, we will be updating our strategies accordingly. As of March 13, we are implementing the following. ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES BEING IMPLEMENTED TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY Our normal exclusion of “24 hours fever free without fever suppressing medication” is being adjusted to “48 hours fever […]

The following are the best steps you and your family can take to protect yourselves (from the CDC): CLEAN YOUR HANDS OFTEN Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water […]

Each of our 12 schools is monitoring the situation in their local communities and making decisions based on what is best for their school, their students, their staff, and their community. We are here for our families and staff and want the disruption in your daily lives to be as minimal as possible. For more […]

5 Signs You Need to Keep Your Child Away From Others Written by: Alison Solomon Originally published in Richmond Family Magazine, March 2020 Just last weekend, our family was running errands and shuffling children to activities, as is our usual Saturday routine. One of my boys was particularly irritable that day and while I was […]

Children grow and mature at different rates. Just because your child’s chronological age is the same as his/her peers doesn’t mean they’re ready for school at the same time.  Often, placing a child in a situation where he/she may fail during his early years of school will negatively affect his/her attitude toward the school experience […]

The photo below makes our hearts smile. Each year, our administrative team plans a retreat for all staff. At that retreat, staff participate in teambuilding exercises, refocus, and brainstorm new ways to teach and learn with the children who walk through our doors. This year, the two LeafSpring Schools in San Antonio, TX – Cibolo […]

Krystal Boone talks with Crew Kendall in the Get Well Place at LeafSpring School in Virginia Beach on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot) Published December 27, 2019 in The Virginian-Pilot When 3-year-old Crew Kendall came down with a fever on a recent weekday, his parents didn’t have to call out of work or […]