Kids’ Point Pre-K graduate Class of 2025
Sharing the story of one of our Pre-Kindergarten graduates. Five-year-old Ember knows everyone and isn’t shy about asking questions or taking the lead on an activity in her Pre-Kindergarten classroom at Rainbows Kids’ Point. Her mother, Gemma says, “I have noticed Ember become more confident and be her own person since going to Rainbows. She […]
Hats Off to Our Preschool Graduates!
Today, we celebrate a big milestone for our littlest learners — Preschool Graduation! It’s hard to believe how much they’ve grown in just one short year. From learning the alphabet to making their first friendships, our preschoolers have worked hard, laughed often, and filled our classrooms with joy and wonder. Graduation isn’t just about moving up to […]
Autumn Hutchison Honored with Prism Award
This year Rainbows honored Autumn Hutchinson, a well-respected Early Childhood Special Education Teacher in our Early Care and Education Program at Kids’ Point, with the Prism Award. The criteria for this employee award are to demonstrate Rainbows Guiding Principles, be an example in the role they fulfill for Rainbows; demonstrate leadership; make children and families […]
Creating a Nurturing Environment for Remarkable Milestones
Welcome, parents, caregivers, and fellow enthusiasts of tiny triumphs! The first years of a child’s life are a magical journey filled with adorable firsts and remarkable milestones. In this blog post, we’ll embark on an exploration of how we can create a nurturing environment that encourages the blossoming of developmental milestones in infants and toddlers. […]
Gift of love for send off
3…2…1…Blast Off To The Future! What an exciting theme for this year’s Pre-Kindergarten graduation ceremony. I can’t believe we got to watch robots dancing along with children – a little glimpse of the future for sure! The 2023-2024 school year has undoubtedly been the year of the boys. Thirteen out of the 18 graduating were […]
Kids’ 5 Most Requested Meals, 5 No Thank You Meals
For Chef Ryan Lewis, food is his love language. It’s how he shows people he cares or is thinking about them. “This is what makes my job at Rainbows not really a job,” he said. “It’s something I just love to do. The kids here are like a bunch of little best buddies to me […]
We “Heart” Learning
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! For most families, this means purchasing candy and cards, and decorating boxes for said cards to be slipped into at the child’s school party. For many children, they have their eyes on the main event of the holiday: CHOCOLATE! These things are exciting and fun for young children, […]
How has the community influenced my life?
It’s a Wednesday afternoon after a big exam and I walk into Rainbows’ Classroom 7, where a dozen heads turn to watch excitedly as I enter through the crayon covered door. I plaster a smile on my face, despite the physical and mental exhaustion of it being the third consecutive week of exams as a […]
Children Enjoy the Fruits of Their Labor
Rainbows’ Children’s Garden began a little late this year but became quite successful. The tomatoes had a slow start but have produced bright red juicy fruit. There will be enough tomatoes for each class to enjoy for snacks. As the garden grew slowly, a few peppers were ready to pick, but not enough for everyone […]
Why I choose Rainbows: My story by Alexis Young
I started working at Rainbows in April of 2018 while pursuing an Early Childhood Unified degree at Wichita State University. I started as a para educator in the one-year-old classroom and INSTANTLY knew this was the place for me. Learning from both my WSU professors and Rainbows’ little ones, I gained experience for my current […]
