Welcome to Children R First
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. - Albert Einstein
On-Sight Educational Workshops for Teachers, Parents and Administrators
Our philosophy is to meet the educational needs of children on all levels by encouraging educators and parents to make learning fun! We do this by providing creative workshops designed to help teachers, parents and administrators engage children in the learning process. All this with the comfort and convenience of working on-site at your childcare facility!
Tutoring Services for Children
Children-R-First is proud to announce that we now recommend Little Scholars for tutoring and educational enrichment. For more information about Little Scholars, you can visit them at www.littlescholarsllc.com
Articles
Mechanicsville Kids Clothes Swap
Attention Parents! Join us at the Mechanicsville Kids Clothes Swap at Fairfield Presbyterian Church on Sat. 4/20. Parents can turn in gently used…
Apr 4th, 2013
MoreA Response to Sandy Hook Elementary
In this moment of tragedy, it is hard to try to find a light of positivity, but it is important that we as educators,…
Dec 17th, 2012
MoreEarly Intervention Needs Our Help!
The Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia needs help building support for Early Intervention. Early Intervention is a vital component of the early childhood…
Nov 7th, 2012
MoreCMoR Comes to Chesterfield
Our family loves the Children's Museum of Richmond. We visit there several times each year, but we live in Chesterfield, so our busy schedule…
Jun 28th, 2012
MoreBaby Yoga Class at Rainbow Station Wyndham
Baby Yoga Class to benefit the Capital Diaper Bank on February 16th. Click on the link to see the interview on Ch. 6 Virginia…
Feb 8th, 2012
MorePlease Help Provide a Safe Habor for Infants
The Capital Diaper Bank of Virginia is proud to partner with Safe Harbor, a confidential shelter for abused women and children…
Sep 5th, 2011
More10 Ways To Prevent Summer Slide
By; Stephanie Jefferson, Founder of Little Scholars Did you know that children can lose up to three months of academic progress over the…
May 1st, 2011
MoreFor Teachers, By Teachers
I recently had the pleasure of speaking at a local conference for preschool teachers in the Richmond area. What an enthusiastic group! There…
Feb 8th, 2011
MoreDramatic Play; A Dress Rehearsal for Real Life
We had another great workshop at our "Celebrating Our Children" workshop series on Tuesday, January 4th at Rainbow Station Mechanicsville. Our guest speakers, Georgia…
Jan 18th, 2011
MoreCapital Diaper Bank
I was shocked. I was appalled. I was heartbroken....I recently received an email from a colleague that opened my eyes to an issue in…
Dec 7th, 2010
MoreA Night with the Elves
Our family is a huge fan of The Children's Museum of Richmond, and we take advantage of our annual family pass as often as…
Dec 6th, 2010
MoreThe Power of Play; What We Learned
The Playroom Tri-Cities and Children-R-First collaborated in November to bring early childhood Teachers "The Power of Play" workshop series. Children-R-First workshops provide teachers with…
Dec 2nd, 2010
MoreTurkey Rainbow; A Recipe for Learning Good Nutrition
By: Children-R-First Education Consultant, Heidi Starr So, I have a confession to make, I’m sort of a control freak when it comes to the…
Nov 6th, 2010
MoreRecipes for Reading; Literacy Based Nutrition and Cooking Activities
On November 2nd, Children-R-First and Rainbow Station hosted their second installment of the "Celebrating our Children" workshop series. Over 70 preschool Teachers and Parents…
Nov 4th, 2010
MoreTeachers Say the Darndest Things
Over the past couple of months I've been asking the participants (mostly teachers) of our workshops to tell us what advice they would give a…
