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 […]

LeafSpring School at Boulders opened in 1991 as a corporately owned school. For many years, Rainbow Station (now named LeafSpring Schools) owned three schools: Three Chopt, Boulder, and Hanover. The Boulders school sits on a unique parcel of land that is surrounded by trees and allows for a lot of nature exploration. The new owner, […]

Here’s to many more!

The Three Chopt school, named for the street on which it resides, bears the distinction of being the very first location. It opened on December 18, 1989 with 18 enrolled children and one child in the Get Well Place (with chicken pox!). Three Chopt, opened by our founder Gail W. Johnson, remains a corporately owned […]

At the age of 9 months, infants typically start exhibiting signs that they can change to a 2-per-day nap schedule. Prior to this age, infants may be napping 3 times per day or not on a defined nap schedule. Infant sleep can be tricky to figure out, we know. We always work with parents to […]

Navigating a Baby Basic by Alison Solomon, RN at LeafSpring School at Three Chopt Almost every baby will experience diaper rash at some point in the diaper-wearing years. Rashes range from mild to severe and can cause a slight annoyance or a massive upset for you and your baby. Don’t leave yourself guessing as to […]

From the NAEYC Blog: Many early childhood educators, myself included, believe that every classroom should have a full set of unit blocks, assorted props tied to children’s current interests and experiences, open storage shelves, and plenty of space and time to build and rebuild invented and familiar structures. I canvassed NAEYC staff and Young Children consulting editors […]