Aloha!

-written by Michelle Croomes, Kids’ Point Site Coordinator The theme for this years’ Pre-K Graduation Ceremony was “Aloha”, and is in so many ways fitting.  When we first said “Aloha” to these children it was a hello at the beginning of the school year, and many children in this class were completely new to Rainbows.  […]

Valentine’s Day 2017

Anticipating the upcoming Valentine’s holiday and taking an opportunity to learn, Miss Autumn’s class at Rainbows’ Kids’ Point made love potions… and a really awesome, fun mess!   Kids love to pretend, so incorporating imagination with scientific inquiry is a great way to get them interested in asking questions and testing their theories out. Miss […]

Meet Jenna

With your donation, Rainbows can continue to help more than 3,500 local children like Jenna learn to walk, talk and succeed – revealing each child as an original work of art like no other. The piece below was written by Jenna’s mother: Jenna is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, developmental delays, and epilepsy.  In her first year, one of […]

The Best of 2016

What fun we have had over the last 12 months, creating weekly blogs for our followers!  Our goal was to provide useful information and resources as well as share the news and excitement happening at Rainbows, and we hope we have accomplished just that. In case you missed them, we compiled a list of the […]

Helping children differentiate

Written by Tamara Bernard, LMSW – former Rainbows Mental Health Specialist   October marks the beginning of Fall. It is a wonderful time of learning and fun in early childhood. We have the opportunity to experience new temperatures, falling leaves, trips to the pumpkin patch, hot cider and of course, Halloween.   Children and adults alike […]

Noah Crosby

Noah Crosby has been with Rainbows for almost his entire life. Diagnosed with Down Syndrome at birth, Noah began receiving in-home early childhood intervention services at 6 months. At the age of 3, he enjoyed Rainbows’ preschool and child care at Kids’ Cove until he graduated at 5. During his elementary and middle school years […]

Early Childhood Fun

Classrooms at Rainbows’ Kids’ Point have been discussing the new season of spring. In spring, new things hatch, bloom and grow.  When some of the children were asked if they knew how grass grew, they all responded that it grew in the ground with dirt.  They were then shown sponges and asked if grass could […]

Caring for your child

As a mom who worked from the time my two sons were babies, finding quality child care was the foremost issue to address. I remember when my husband and I found out we were going to have a baby; the first calls we made were to child care facilities to put our names on waiting […]

Ready for Big Kid School

Graduation, it’s a happy time as well as a sad time for me. I’ve spent the past year working and teaching the kids in my classroom and they become as if they were my own! I’m happy and thrilled at graduation to help all my kiddos celebrate their successes! They have all grown so much […]

Happy Congratulations Day!

This was my first year at Rainbows United, and so it was my first time experiencing what Pre-K graduation looks like here.  I can truly say that it was funny, and touching, and everything you might hope for in a ceremony. The kids brought all their energy and enthusiasm to graduation.  I feel so blessed […]