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Getting Ready for Holidays
The winter holidays are one of the most fun and family-friendly times of the year, but they can also be a challenge. The pressure around the holidays can be considerable, especially when making a plan for kids. As always, other concerns come up: holiday weather, arranging plans with relatives, buying gifts, planning meals, and much…
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Best Children’s Books
During the upcoming holiday season, families have time off from school or work to spend quality time together. There are many fun activities that families can share, one of which is reading aloud from popular children’s books. There are many ways that childhood books can be fun for the whole family. Those who can read…
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Hidden Gems: Meet Natalie Standridge of Casa de Corazón
Natalie has been working in the field of Early Childhood education since 1999 and began her now multi-location program in 2002. Prior to her work experience she graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota receiving a bachelor’s degree in Family Social Science, a minor in Spanish, and an area of emphasis in cultural youth…
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Natalie Standridge Recognized as University of Minnesota Distinguished Alumni
Founder & CEO, Natalie Standridge, was recently recognized by the University of Minnesota as a Distinguished Alumni! Her parents, Jon and Nancy, came to town from Madison to attend the event and show their support. She met the Dean of the College of Education and Human Development, Michael Rodriguez, and realized that they had a connection dating…
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So Many Colors
Learning colors is a fun part of development for children. As they grow from the baby stage to toddlers to little people entering pre-school and beyond, they pick up more and more colors to impress parents and teachers. But what are the best ways to ensure that kids retain the names of colors with the…
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Teaching Young Children About Money
It’s never too early to start teaching children the importance of adequately managing money. It is true that maybe newborn babies might be a little too young to reap the benefits of a solid financial advance, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t start a savings or stock investment for them. You can explain it…
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The Benefits of Dual-Language Development in Early Childhood Education
“In this episode of The Preschool Podcast we discuss the benefits of language immersion in early childhood education with Natalie Standridge, founder and CEO of Casa de Corazón, an intercultural Spanish immersion early childhood development program that serves children ages birth to pre-k in the Minnesota and Wisconsin area, and is expanding nationally through franchising. Natalie…
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Casa de Corazón expanding Spanish-immersion childcare centers to other U.S. markets
Four years after turning to franchising to expand her Spanish-immersion child-care centers, Casa de Corazón founder and owner Natalie Standridge is fielding inquiries from interested parties to bring the centers beyond the Twin Cities.
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Kid-Friendly Avocado Dishes!
Our very own Kelly Peterson spoke with WCCO-TV | CBS Minnesota this morning about a few kid-friendly avocado recipes from Casa in honor of National Avocado Day!
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