Local
Child Care To Be Recognized On National TV In
May
Excessive energy, contagious
laughter, and cheery repetitive songs undoubtedly
indicate one has entered - THE PRESCHOOL ZONE!" That
particular zone belongs to Placer County’s Creative
Kids Preschool & Child Care in Meadow Vista, CA,
that has been offering high quality preschool and
child care to over 350 children the past fourteen
years.
Creative Kids Preschool & Child
Care is a state-licensed, nationally accredited
large family childcare that is well known for its
individualized early childhood educational program
and their numerous community-involved activities.
They use animals, insects, and various world
environments to create interest and excitement in
the children to learn and initialize a great
foundation to continue learning throughout their
lives. Creative Kids’ community involvement is
readily visible when entering the pre-school and
quickly acknowledged when talking to parents and the
children.
Dozens of trophies are stacked on
shelves identifying repeated successes in parade
float entries from local towns surrounding them. A
photo of a twenty-two foot long pirate ship float
labeled "The Notorious Miniature American River
Pirates" sits next to another parade float photo
that shows a huge hen house with preschoolers as
yellow chicks emerging from cracked white eggs under
the watchful eye of a huge colorful rooster labeled
"Gold Country’s Famous Chicken Ranch." Adjacent
article photos show "Snow White and the Thirty
Dwarfs" and a "Yellow Submarine" with little
children’s faces peering through riveted portholes.
Plaques, ribbons, and newspaper clippings around the
room tell of Creative Kids’ other community
involvements that include the daycare’s annual
Trike-a-Thon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital
and promote children’s bike safety.
Toys, books, paintings, little
chairs, and happy children scurrying about spell out
a wonderful preschool and child care environment. In
so much, it is without surprise that Creative Kids
Preschool & Child Care’s local reputation has
recently been catapulted to state levels and in a
couple weeks bursts out nationally. State
Legislators in a ceremony held at the State Capital
building recognized owners, Patrick and Jeannette
Witz, as well as seven other child care providers
from around California for their outstanding early
childhood educational commitment and accomplishments
on April 29, 2008.
The national PBS early childhood
educational series, "A Place of Our Own" (with Emmy
and Peabody awards) will be airing a short "Provider
of the Week" documentary in Episode #4090 on the
Witz’s and their child care program on May 16, 2008.
KVIE airs it Sat, May 17 at 6:00 pm; Sat, May 24 at
5:30 pm. For additional station and channel listing
and times, go to http://www.aplaceofourown.org/.
When asked what makes Creative Kids
Preschool & Child Care great, co-owner and
teacher Jeannette Witz stated, "Young children are
sponges for knowledge…all we do is recognize the
timing of that curiosity and then teach in a fun,
interesting, and supportive way. Most times the
children are having so much fun doing an activity
that they don’t even know they are learning!" This
only goes to support Creative Kids Preschool and
Child Care brochure’s tag line, "Where Learning Is
Fun!". Congratulations to Patrick and Jeannette Witz
at Creative Kids Preschool & Child Care for
their outstanding recognition, support, and
education of young children.
For more info go to: http://www.aplaceofourown.org/,
Creative Kids Preschool & Child Care, P.O. Box
580, Meadow Vista, CA 95722; http://www.kvie.org/,
creativekids@pacbell.net,
or call 530-878-6766.
