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Short Pump Blog – These are the blogs associated with Short Pump, in Richmond VA. A top-rated preschool, childcare, daycare, and kindergarten school.

Making Mornings Easier with Toddlers

Making Mornings Easier with Toddlers Some mornings, there’s barely enough time to drink that hot fresh coffee you just made - mainly because you’ve spent all morning getting your energetic or unwilling toddler ready for school. Here are 3 easy tips you can implement now for immediate results. 1. Create a 3-step routine that never...

Montessori Birthday Celebrations

Montessori Birthday Celebrations Montessori classrooms have a unique way of celebrating the children’s birthdays, and although sweets are not necessarily forbidden, this tradition has nothing to do with cupcakes. The Montessori birthday celebration focuses on concepts related to the passage of time while truly honoring each child on his or her special day. Montessori students...

Montessori Knobless Cylinders

Montessori Knobless Cylinders The Montessori knobless cylinders are 4 sets of 10 wooden cylinders each in a different color. The knobless cylinders are identical sets to the knobbed cylinders, except for the knobs and the colors, and they can fit into the four-cylinder blocks. The knobless cylinders are parts of the sensorial curriculum and they...

Handwriting the Montessori Way

Handwriting the Montessori Way Kids in Montessori Daycare learn to write their letters in a unique way. Maria Montessori used her intuitive observations of children to devise a method of teaching handwriting that was tailored to their specific patterns of development. And, like many aspects of Montessori education, learning to form letters follows a very...

Montessori Kids Universe Global Expansion

Montessori Kids Universe Global Expansion Montessori Kids Universe is going global! As our schools continue to thrive in the United States, we are excited to announce our Montessori Kids Universe global expansion, blending authentic Montessori methodology with Reggio Emilia inspiration. Through our international expansion, we are committed to continuing our work fostering a lifelong love...

Montessori Science Experiments to Do at Home

Easy Montessori Science Experiments to Do at Home Easy home science projects are a simple and fun way to do something educational at home with your kids. Even if your child is currently attending their Montessori daycare program, it’s likely that many or most of their favorite extracurricular activities are on hold due to the...

Montessori Mystery Bag

Montessori Mystery Bag The mystery bag, also called the stereognostic bag, was designed to help children develop their ability to visualize objects using only their sense of touch. This work is well-loved by little ones because it is both challenging and fun. A Unique Sensorial Material Maria Montessori’s curriculum was unique in that it included...

8 Montessori-Inspired Nature Activities For Fall

8 Montessori-Inspired Nature Activities For Fall Do you know why the leaves turn colors? All those beautiful reds, yellows, and oranges are always there, but they are covered up by something called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll makes it so that leaves can turn sunlight into food, and it also makes them green. When autumn arrives, trees stop...

COVID-19 Update

Important information in regard to the ongoing Covid-19 Situation:

Our top priority is the health and wellbeing of our Montessori Kids Universe families, children and staff. We follow guidance from the CDC, as well as state and local officials and health authorities. We strive to maintain our safe and healthy school environment and have implemented new or enhanced health protocols at this time. This includes:

· Staying Home When Appropriate: Both staff and families are required to stay home when not feeling well and follow protocols on returning to school.

· Taking Temperatures: We are screening everyone (staff, children, parents, visitors, etc.) upon arrival.

· Limited Classroom Access: To curb the spread of germs, we are not allowing parents and visitors from to enter the classrooms.

· Masks: Face coverings are required for any adult entering the building and children over the age of 5.

· Greater Health Protocols: We’ve strengthened our existing cleanliness protocols (more frequent hand washing; providing accessible soap, paper towels, hand sanitizer, wipes and masks; and increased cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting of surfaces and items in classrooms).